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Slowly push the choke control down when the engine
has started.
Set the desired engine speed with the throttle. Allow
the engine to run at a moderate speed, “half throttle”
for 3-5 minutes before loading it to heavily. USEFULL
THROTTLEWHENMOWING (no choke).
WARNING!
Engineexhaustandcertainvehicle
componentscontainoremitchemicals
consideredtocausecancer,birth
defects,orotherreproductivesystem
damage.Theengineexhaustcontains
carbonmonoxide,whichisaodorless,
colorless,poisonousgas.Donotuse
themachineinenclosedspaces.
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Jumper cable connection
IMPORTANTINFORMATION
Yourmowerisequippedwitha12-volt
negativegroundedsystem.Theothervehicle
mustalsobea12-voltnegativegrounded
system.Donotuseyourmowertostartother
vehicles.
If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should
be recharged. (See Battery in the Maintenance
section.)
If jumper cables are used for emergency starting,
follow this procedure:
Jumpercables
Connect each end of the RED cable to the 1.
POSITIVE (+) terminal on each battery, taking
care not to short against chassis.
Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the 2.
NEGATIVE (-) terminal of the fully charged battery.
Connect the other end of the BLACK cable to a 3.
good CHASSIS GROUND on the mower with the
discharged battery, away from the fuel tank and
battery.
Toremovecables,reverseorder
Remove BLACK cable rst from chassis and then 1.
from the fully charged battery.
Remove RED cable last from both batteries.2.
WARNING!
Lead-acidbatteriesgenerate
explosivegases.Keepsparks,
ameandsmokingmaterialsaway
frombatteries.Alwaysweareye
protectionwhenaroundbatteries.