Summer And Winter Operation; At Temperatures Below +10 °C; Pre-Heat Carburetor; At Temperatures Between +10 °C And +20 °C - Stihl FS 460 C Technical Information

Technical Information 40.2010
3.5

Summer and winter operation

3.5.1 At temperatures below +10 °C

Pre-heat carburetor

Moving a shutter causes heated air to be drawn in
from around the cylinder and mixed with cold air in
order to prevent carburetor icing.
An arrow on the shroud (1) shows the position of the
shutter (2) for summer or winter operation.
Key to symbols
Symbol "Sun" = summer operation
Symbol "Snowflake" = winter operation
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. Unscrew and remove screw (3) on shutter
. Remove shutter (2) from the shroud
. Rotate shutter (2) from summer position to
winter position and reinsert
. Screw the screw (3) through the shutter into the
shroud
3.5.2 At temperatures between +10 °C and
+20 °C
Within this temperature range, the machine can
normally be operated with the shutter (2) in summer
position. Change the position of the shutter as
necessary.
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