Starting / Stopping The Engine - Stihl MS 171 Instruction Manual

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Starting / Stopping the
Engine
Positions of the master control lever
STOP
0
Stop 0 – engine off – ignition is switched
off
Operating position F – engine is running
or can start
Warm start n – this position is for
starting the warm engine – the master
control lever returns to the operating
position when the throttle trigger is
squeezed
Cold start l – this position is for starting
the cold engine
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Adjusting the master control lever
To adjust the master control lever from
the operating position F to cold start l,
press and hold down the throttle trigger
lockout and throttle trigger
simultaneously – set master control
lever.
To set the master control lever to warm
start n, first set it to cold start l, then
push the master control lever into the
warm start n position.
Switching to the warm start n position
is only possible from the cold start l
position.
Simultaneously pressing the throttle
trigger lockout and blipping the throttle
trigger causes the master control lever
to jump from the warm start n position
to the operating position F.
To switch off the engine, set the master
control lever to Stop 0.
Position choke shutter closed l
if the engine is cold
–
if the engine stalls during opening of
–
throttle after starting
If the fuel tank has run empty
–
(engine stalled out)
Position starting acceleration n
if engine is warm (once the engine
–
has been running for approx. one
minute)
When the engine has turned over
–
for the first time
after ventilation of the combustion
–
chamber, if the engine was flooded
MS 171, MS 171 C, MS 181, MS 181 C, MS 211, MS 211 C
Fuel pump
Press the fuel pump bulb several times –
even if it is still full of fuel:
When starting for the first time
–
If the fuel tank has run empty
–
(engine stalled out)
Holding the chain saw
There are two ways to hold the chain
saw during starting.