Safety Precautions And Instructions - Kohler KG2204 Service

Read and follow all safety precautions
and instructions. SAVE
INSTRUCTIONS.
This manual has several types of safety
precautions and instructions: Danger,
Warning, Caution, and Notice.
DANGER
Danger indicates the presence of a
hazard that will cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property
damage.
WARNING
Warning indicates the presence of a
hazard that can cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property
damage.
CAUTION
Caution indicates the presence of a
hazard that will or can cause minor
personal injury or property damage.
NOTICE
Notice communicates
operation, or maintenance information
that is safety related but not hazard
related.
Safety decals affixed to the equipment in
prominent places alert the operator or
service technician to potential hazards
and explain how to act safely. The
decals are shown throughout this
publication to improve
recognition. Replace
damaged decals.
TP-6903 5/16a
Accidental Starting
THESE
Accidental
severe injury or death.
Disconnect and ground spark
plug leads before servicing.
Before
equipment,
follows: 1) Disconnect spark plug
leads. 2) Disconnect negative (–)
battery cable from battery.
Before disconnecting negative (–)
ground cable, make sure all switches
are OFF. If ON, a spark will occur at
the ground cable terminal which
could cause an explosion if hydrogen
gas or LPG/NG fuel vapors are
present.
installation,
operator
missing or

Safety Precautions and Instructions

WARNING
starts can cause
working on engine or
disable engine as
Engine Backfire/Flash
Fire
WARNING
Risk of Fire. Can cause severe
injury or death.
Do not smoke or permit flames or
sparks near fuels or the fuel system.
Servicing the fuel system. A flash
fire can cause severe injury or
death. Do not smoke or permit
flames or sparks
carburetor, fuel line, fuel filter, fuel
pump, or other potential sources of
spilled fuels or fuel vapors. Catch
fuels in an approved container when
removing the fuel line or carburetor.
Servicing the air cleaner.
sudden backfire can cause severe
injury or death. Do not operate the
engine with the air cleaner removed.
Troubleshooting and/or repairing
the sensors or the ECM. A
backfire due to an open fuel shut-
off valve can cause severe injury
or death. If power is supplied to the
shut-off valve during ECM or sensor
troubleshooting, fuel may enter the
air intake manifold or the air cleaner
and cause a backfire. Make sure that
the fuel supply is turned OFF and
that the fuel shut-off valves are
DISCONNECTED from the power
source BEFORE turning the ECM
power on.
Safety Precautions and Instructions
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