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POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, which is
an odorless deadly poison.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ Carbon monoxide can kill you and is also known to the
State of California to cause birth defects.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦ Do not run engine indoors or in a small confined area
where dangerous carbon monoxide fumes can collect.
Pull out the choke control. Place the throttle control midway between the "Slow"
and "Fast" positions. Turn the key to "Run" position. Pull recoil rope to start engine.
After the engine warms up, gradually push in choke control. DO NOT run warm
engine with the choke in the "ON" position.
NOTE: Kawasaki engines generally need to be "choked" even when warm.
4.3.3 Stopping Engine: Disengage PTO, position transmission in neutral and lock the
drive levers in the "park brake" position. Move throttle to the "Slow" position. Allow
engine to idle for about one minute to allow cool down. Turn key to the "Off"
position and remove key.
4.3.4 Drive Lever/Neutral Lock/Park Brake Latch Operation:
To lock the drive levers in "neutral lock", squeeze the drive levers to the "neutral"
position. See Figure 10 (b). Place thumbs on the inner thumb lobe of the neutral
lock /park brake latches and rotate them to the "neutral" position. See Figure 10
(c). Release the drive levers.
To lock the drive levers in "park brake", squeeze the drive levers farther to the
"brake" position. Place thumbs on the inner thumb lobe of the neutral lock/park
brake latches and rotate them to the "park" position. See Figure 10 (d). Release
drive levers.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ If the nuetral lock/park brake latches are not completely
engaged the drive levers could unexpectedly slip into the
forward drive position.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ If the drive levers slip into the drive position, the unit could lurch
forward and cause injury or property damage.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦ Be sure the drive levers are securely seated at the bottom of the
"neutral" or "park" areas of the neutral lock latches.
To place the drive levers in the "drive" position, slightly squeeze the drive levers
while placing thumbs on the outer thumb lobe of the neutral lock/park brake
latches (or the index finger on the front lobe) and rotate them from under the drive
levers. Slowly and carefully release the drive levers. See Figure 10 (a).
WARNING
CAUTION
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