Husqvarna K970 II Rescue Operator's Manual page 114

• Grip the front handle with your left hand. Put your right
foot on the lower section of the rear handle pressing
the machine against the ground. Pull the starter
handle with your right hand until the engine starts.
Never twist the starter cord around your hand.
• Push in the choke control as soon as the engine
starts, with the choke pulled out the engine will stop
after a few seconds. (If the engine stops anyway, pull
the starter handle again.)
• Press the throttle trigger to disengage the start throttle
and the machine will idle.
NOTICE! Pull with your right hand out the starter cord
slowly until you feel a resistance (as the starter pawls
engage) and then pull firmly and rapidly.
Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and do not let
go of the starter handle when the cord is fully extended.
This can damage the machine.
With a warm engine:
• Make sure that the stop switch (STOP) is in the left
position.
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STARTING AND STOPPING
• Set the choke control in the choke position. The choke
position is also the automatic start throttle position.
• Decompression valve: Press in the valve to reduce
the pressure in the cylinder, this is to assist starting
the power cutter. The decompression valve should
always be used when starting. The valve
automatically returns to its initial position when the
machine starts.
• Push the choke control to disable the choke (the start
throttle position remains).
• Grip the front handle with your left hand. Put your right
foot on the lower section of the rear handle pressing
the machine against the ground. Pull the starter
handle with your right hand until the engine starts.
Never twist the starter cord around your hand.
• Press the throttle trigger to disengage the start throttle
and the machine will idle.
NOTICE! Pull with your right hand out the starter cord
slowly until you feel a resistance (as the starter pawls
engage) and then pull firmly and rapidly.
Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and do not let
go of the starter handle when the cord is fully extended.
This can damage the machine.