Periodic Maintenance; Check Engine Oil Level; Checking The Blade Brake Clutch (For Units With A Blade Brake Clutch Only); Check The Mower Blade - Exmark METRO 21 Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Periodic Maintenance

Check Engine Oil Level

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Stop engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make sure unit is on a level surface.
2. Check with engine cold.
3. Clean area around dipstick. Remove dipstick and
wipe oil off. Reinsert the dipstick and push it all
the way down into the tube. Do Not screw into
place. Remove the dipstick and read the oil level.
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Honda Engine
1. Lower limit mark
2. Upper limit mark
3. Dipstick
Kawasaki Engine
1. Dipstick
2. Full
4. If the oil level is low, wipe off the area around the
oil fill cap, remove cap and fill to the "FULL"
mark on the dipstick. Use oil as specified in
Engine Owner's Manual. Do Not overfill.
Important: Do Not operate the engine with the
oil level below the "LOW" (or "ADD") mark on
the dipstick, or over the "FULL" mark.
Checking the Blade Brake
Clutch (For Units with a
Blade Brake Clutch Only)
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Refer to Checking the Blade Brake Clutch in the
Operating Instructions section.

Check the Mower Blade

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Always mow with a sharp blade. A sharp blade cuts
cleanly and without tearing or shredding the grass
blades.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 9
and Figure 10).
3. Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank.
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Figure 17
3. Add