Driving; Before Starting; Start The Engine; Check The Safety System - Jonsered FR 2312 MA Operator's Manual

Before starting

• Read the safety instructions and information concerning
the placement of controls and functions before starting.
• Perform daily maintenance before starting as set out in
the Maintenance schedule.
• Adjust the seat to the required position.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The air intake grille in the engine cover behind the driver's
seat must not be blocked by, for example, clothing, leaves,
grass or dirt.
Impaired cooling of the engine. Risk of major engine
damage.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Avoid cutting when the
cutting head is placed in service position, to prevent
damaging to the drive belt.
• Localise and mark stones and other fixed objects to avoid
collision.
• Avoid mowing a wet lawn. The mowing results will then be
poorer.
• Start with a high cutting height and reduce down until the
required mowing results are obtained.
• The mowing result will be best with the highest permitted
engine speed, see technical data, (the blades rotate
rapidly) and low speed (the Mower moves slowly). If the
grass is not too high and thick, the driving speed can be
increased without noticeably depreciating the mowing
result.
• The best lawns are achieved if the grass is cut often.
Mowing becomes more uniform and the grass cuttings
become more evenly distributed over the surface. The
total time consumption is not greater since it is possible to
select a higher driving speed without inferior mowing
results.
• When the Mulching function is used, it is very important
that the mowing interval is not too long.
• Hose down the cutting unit with water underneath each
time it is used, avoid using a high pressure washer. The
cutting unit should then be put in the service position.
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Driving

Start the engine

Check the safety system

The machine is equipped with a safety system that prevents
starting or driving under the following conditions.
The engine can only be started when:
• The cutting deck is raised and the parking brake is
applied.
The engine should stop when:
• The cutting deck is lowered and the driver rises from the
seat.
• The cutting deck is in its raised position, the parking brake
is not applied and the driver rises from the seat.
Check daily to ensure that the safety system works by
attempting to start the engine when one of the conditions
above is not met. Change the conditions and try again.
WARNING! Do not modify safety equipment.
!
Check regularly that they function as they
should. The machine must not be run with
defective or disassembled safety equipment.
1 For FR2312 MA Make sure that the clutch control is
depressed. (Run position)
2 Lift up the cutting unit by pulling the lever backwards to its
locked position.
3 Activate the parking brake. This is done as follows:
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- Press down the parking brake pedal (1).
- Press in the lock button (2) on the steering column.
- Release the brake pedal while holding the button pressed.
The parking brake lock disengages automatically when the
brake pedal is pressed.
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