Maintenance - Husqvarna 543 XP Operator's Manual

2. For temperatures below -5°C/23°F or in conditions
with snow, a winter cover is available. Assemble the
winter cover on the starter housing. The winter cover
decreases the flow of cool air and keeps snow away
from the carburetor space.
CAUTION:
the temperature increases above -5°C/23°F.
Introduction
WARNING:
safety chapter before you do maintenance
on the product.
Maintenance schedule
Daily maintenance
Clean the external parts of the prod-
uct and make sure that there is no oil
on the handles.
Do a check of the throttle trigger and
throttle trigger lockout. Refer to
do a check of the throttle trigger and
throttle trigger lockout on page 23 .
Make sure that there is no damage
on the vibration damping units.
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Remove the winter cover if

Maintenance

Read and understand the
Weekly maintenance
Clean the cooling system. Refer to
To clean the cooling system on page
32 .
Do a check of the starter, starter rope
To
and return spring.
Lubricate the needle bearing. Refer
To lubricate the needle bearing on
to
page 30 .
Put the winter plug in in position 1 if the
temperature increases above 0°C/32°F. Risk
of too high engine temperature and damage
to the engine.
Heated handles (543 XPG)
On models with the designation "G", the front and
rear handles have electrical heating coils. A generator
supplies power to the heating coils.
Push the switch to engage the heat in the handles. The
heat is on when you can see the red mark on the switch.
Electrical carburetor heating (543 XPG)
Adjustment of the carburetor heating is done electrically
through a thermostat. This keeps the correct carburetor
temperature and prevents ice in the carburetor.
Monthly maintenance
Do a check of the brake band. Refer
To do a check of the brake band
to
on page 23 .
Do a check of the clutch centre,
clutch drum and clutch spring.
Clean the spark plug. Refer to
a check of the spark plug on page
27 .
To do
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