Starting And Stopping The Engine; Checking The Lawn Mower - Stihl RM 248.3 T Instruction Manual

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► Hold handlebar (1).
► Press lever (2) downwards and hold.
► Fold down handlebar (1).
► Release lever (2).
The handlebar audibly clicks into place.
► Connect the spark plug socket.
8.3 Adjusting the Handlebar
► Stop the engine.
► Detach the spark plug socket.
► Place the lawn mower on a level surface.
► Hold handlebar (1).
► Press lever (2) downwards and hold.
► Adjust handlebar (1) to the desired position
and make sure the handlebar fully engages
again.
► Release lever (2).
► Connect the spark plug socket.
9 Starting and Stopping the
Engine
9.1 Starting the Engine
► Place the lawn mower on a level surface.
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9 Starting and Stopping the Engine

► Press control bar for mowing (1) to handle‐
bar (2) with the left hand and hold.
► Slowly pull out starter handle (3) with the right
hand to the point of noticeable resistance.
► Keep quickly pulling out and returning starter
handle (3) until the engine is running.
► If the engine does not start: see the engine
instruction manual.
9.2 Stopping the Engine
► Place the lawn mower on a level surface.
► Release the control bar for mowing.
The engine stops.
► Leave the user position.

10 Checking the Lawn Mower

10.1 Checking the Controls
Control bar for mowing and control bar for self-
propulsion
► Stop the engine.
► Pull the control bar for mowing and the control
bar for self-propulsion fully in the direction of
the handlebar and release again.
► If the control bar for mowing or the control bar
for self-propulsion is stiff or does not spring
back into the initial position: do not use the
lawn mower and consult a STIHL specialist
dealer.
The control bar for mowing or the control bar
for self-propulsion is defective.
10.2 Checking the Blade
► Stop the engine.
► Detach the spark plug socket.
► Upend the lawn mower,
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