Using The Mower; Before Starting - Stiga TURBO 8211-0208-08 User Manual

3. Tighten the locking nuts to the lower part of the
handle. When these are tightened, the height of
the handle can be adjusted by tightening the
screws B with the enclosed wrench (fig. 2).
ENGINE BRAKE CABLE
Fit the engine brake cable to the engine brake,
(fig. 3). Note the cable should be fitted in the direc-
tion of the steering.
CABLE BEARER
Attach the cables to the cable bearers (fig. 4) as fol-
lows:
D: Start/Stop cable + Clutch cable (*)
E: Throttle cable(*) + Clutch cable (*)
F: Electric cable (*) + Variator cable (*)
EYELET FOR STARTER HANDLE
Attach the starter handle to the eyelet on the steer-
ing handle (fig. 1).
VARIATOR LEVER (*)
When the lawn mower is supplied the variator ca-
ble is set so that the transmission will not be dam-
aged. It might be necessary to adjust the cable,
refer to the section "ADJUSTING THE VARIA-
TOR CABLE" in the "MAINTENANCE" section.
GRASS COLLECTOR
Raise the collector bin hatch and fit the two retain-
ers to the grass collector bin using the enclosed
screws. The retainers are marked L and R and
should be fitted at the corresponding marks on the
rear section of the mower (fig. 5).
Fabric collector bin (*): Pull the fabric collector
bag over the steel frame and snap the bag on the
plastic cover (fig. 6).
Plastic collector bin (*): Snap the two halves to-
gether and then the upper part (fig. 7).
Open the hatch on the mower and hitch the grass
collector bin onto the retainers.
Note that the mower can be operated without a
grass collector bin. The grass cuttings are then left
in a string behind the mower.
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BATTERY (*)
Electrolyte in the battery is toxic and
corrosive. It can cause serious corrosion
damage etc. Avoid all contact with skin,
eyes and clothing.
Before starting the mower the first time, you
should charge the battery for 24 hours. Refer also
to the section titled "MAINTENANCE, BAT-
TERY".
Insert the starter key (*) into the ignition lock.

USING THE MOWER

BEFORE STARTING

FILL THE CRANKCASE WITH OIL
The lawn mower is delivered without
any oil in the motor crankcase. The
crankcase must, therefore, be filled with
oil before the motor is started the first
time.
Remove the oil dipstick (fig. 8, 9, 10). Fill the en-
gine's crankcase with 0.6 litres of good quality oil
(service class SE, SF or SG) Use SAE 30 or SAE
10W-30 oil.
Slowly fill up to the "FULL/MAX" mark. Do not
fill with too much oil.
CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL
Check before using the machine that the oil level is
between "FULL/MAX" and "ADD/MIN" on the
dipstick.
Remove and dry the dipstick (fig. 8, 9, 10). Slide it
down completely and tighten it. Unscrew and pull
it up again. Read-off. If the oil level is low, fill with
oil up to the "FULL/MAX" mark.
FILL UP THE PETROL TANK
Fill with petrol before starting the mo-
tor. Never remove the filler cap or fill or
top up with petrol while the motor is
running or still warm.
Never fill the fuel tank completely full
but allow a little room for the petrol to
expand.
Always use pure unleaded petrol. You must never
use 2-stroke petrol mixed with oil.
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