Use and Care Manual

3.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-height
setting.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight
(page13).
4.Washouttheareaunderthereardoorwherethe
clippingsgofromtheundersideofthemachine
tothegrassbag.
Note:Washouttheareawiththe
bag-on-demand(ifequipped)inboththefully
forwardandfullyrearwardpositions.
5.Attachagardenhosethatisconnectedtoa
watersupplytothewashoutport(Figure19).
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Figure19
1.Washoutport
6.Turnthewateron.
7.Startthemotorandrunituntiltheclippingsno
longercomeoutfromunderthemachine.
8.Shutoffthemotor.
9.Shutoffthewateranddisconnectthegarden
hosefromthemachine.
10.Startthemotorandrunitforafewminutesto
drytheundersideofthemachinetopreventit
fromrusting.
11.Shutoffthemotorandallowittocoolbefore
storingthemachineinanenclosedarea.
CleaningundertheMachineinthe
Vertical-StowPosition
1.Setthemachineinthevertical-stowposition;
refertoStoringtheMachineintheVertical-Stow
Position(page19).
2.Washouttheclippingsfromunderthemachine.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperly
candamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Removetheelectric-startbutton(Figure20).
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Figure20
2.Holdthehandlewhiledisengagingthehandle
lockstoavoidpinchingyourhands.
3.Disengagethehandlelocksuntilyoucanmove
theupperhandlefreely.
4.Foldthehandleforwardeithertothevertical
positionorthefullyforwardpositionasshown
inFigure21.
Important:Routethecablestotheoutside
ofthehandlelocksasyoufoldthehandle.
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