Information Before You Start - Stihl MS 290 Instruction Manual

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Insert the prefilter (1) so that the r
N
symbol (winter operation) is on top
Replace the cover and lock it in
N
place with the knob
Heated air is now drawn in from around
the cylinder and mixed with cold air – this
helps prevent carburetor icing.
At temperatures above +20 °C
Always return the slide and prefilter
N
to the s position (summer
operation)!
NOTICE
Risk of engine malfunction –
overheating!
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Information Before You Start

The four positions of the Master Control
lever
STOP
0
Stop 0 – engine off – ignition is switched
off
Operating position F – engine is running
or can start
Warm start n – this position is for
starting the warm engine
Cold start l – this position is for starting
the cold engine
Adjust Master Control lever
The throttle trigger lockout and throttle
trigger must be pressed simultaneously
to adjust the Master Control lever from
the operating position F to cold start l.
To set the Master Control lever to warm
start n, first set it to cold start l, then
push the Master Control lever into the
warm start n position.
Changing to warm start n is only
possible from the cold start l position.
When the throttle trigger is squeezed,
the Master Control lever returns from
warm start n to the operating
position F.
To switch off the engine, set the Master
Control lever to Stop 0.
MS 290, MS 310, MS 390