Starting And Stopping - Flymo HVT40 Instruction Manual

Before Starting your Trimmer
Filling the Fuel Tank
1. Clean around fuel cap (See fig A).
2. Remove cap.
3. Add fuel mix (See Fuel mixing
instructions)
4. Never use stale fuel left from last season
or fuel which has been stored for long
periods.
5. Refit fuel tank cap and wipe up any spilled
fuel.
USING THE ENGINE PRIMER (Fig G)
FIRST START - or after running the fuel
tank dry. Press the primer 20 times and then
follow steps 1 - 6 in 'To Start your Trimmer'.
If the engine fails to start after 5 pulls of the
starting handle, leave the product to stand for
15 minutes. Press the primer a further 10
times and follow steps 1 - 6 again.
COLD START - if the engine is cold and
there is fuel in the tank. Press the primer 8 -
10 times .
WARM START - if the engine is warm and
there is fuel in the tank - DO NOT USE THE
PRIMER. If the engine has run out of fuel,
refil tank and prime 8 - 10 times.
To Start your Trimmer
1. Move the handle to the Parking position
(See Fig E).
2. Connect the spark plug lead (See Fig H).
3. Move the start/stop switch to 'start'
position (See Fig J).
4. Place your right foot on the deck and
grasp the top of the lower handle with your
left hand. Tilt the trimmer towards you
(See fig. K). This prevents an unsightly
ring being cut in your lawn.
5. Pull the starting handle (see fig A) gently
until you feel a resistance, return the
starting handle slowly.
6. Pull the starting handle firmly towards you
to its full extent to start the engine and
then return the starting handle slowly.
7. Allow the engine to reach its full running
speed then gently lower the trimmer onto
the ground.

Starting and Stopping

G
K
To Stop your Trimmer
1. Move start/stop switch to 'stop' position. (See
Fig J)
2. As the engine dies, tilt the trimmer to one side
(See fig L). This prevents a ring being cut in
your lawn.
3. When the engine has stopped, lower the
trimmer onto the ground.
4. Put the handle in the Parking position (See Fig
E).
H
J
STOP -
START -
L
5
STOP