Setup
1
Unfolding the Handle
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Move the handle rearward and hold the upper handle
in place (Figure 3).
Note: The handle will click into position.
2. Tighten the upper handle knob as tight as you can
(Figure 4).
Figure 3
Figure 4
2
Filling the Engine with Oil
Parts needed for this procedure:
0.58
SAE 30 detergent oil with an API service classification
quart
of SH, SJ, SL, or higher (not supplied with the mower).
(0.55 l)
Procedure
Important: Your mower does not come with oil
in the engine.
1. Remove the dipstick (Figure 5).
2. Slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube, periodically
checking the level with the dipstick, until the dipstick
indicates that the engine is full as illustrated in
Figure 5. Do not overfill. (Max. fill: 0.58 quart (0.55
l), type: SAE 30 detergent oil with an API service
classification of SH, SJ, SL, or higher.)
Note: If you overfill the engine, pour some oil out
of it as directed in Changing the Engine Oil.
3. Install the dipstick securely.
Important: Change the engine oil after the first
5 operating hours ; change it yearly thereafter.
Refer to Changing the Engine Oil.
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Figure 5