Operating The Engine; Stop The Engine And Switch Off; Repair; Maintenance And Care - AL-KO PRO 350 Betriebsanleitung

Operating the engine

5 OPERATING THE ENGINE
DANGER! Risk of poisoning. The engine
exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide that can
kill a person within a few minutes.
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Operate the engine only outdoors, never in a
closed room.
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Do not inhale the engine exhaust gases.
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Switch off the engine if you feel nauseous,
dizzy or weak during use. Immediately con-
sult a doctor.
WARNING! Risk of explosion. Petrol and
oil are highly flammable.
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Never use starter spay or similar.
WARNING! Danger of burns. Engines be-
come very hot in operation!
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Never touch parts of the engine, in particular
the exhaust.
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Allow the exhaust, cylinder and cooling vanes
to cool down before contact.
WARNING! Danger from rotating appli-
ance parts! Reaching into rotating appliance
parts will result in serious injuries!
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Never reach into rotating parts.
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Stop the engine and switch off

NOTE For further information: Refer to the
lawn tractor's operating instructions.
When starting and stopping the engine, be sure
to disengage all lawn tractor traction equipment,
the drive to work tools (such as the power mow-
er).
Only start the engine in a horizontal position, do
not use the engine in inclined positions with a
gradient of more than 15°.
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Cold start problems may occur if the outside
temperature is low.
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Warm start problems may occur if the outside
temperature is low due to evaporation in the
carburettor chamber or pump.
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In either case the grade of oil must be adapt-
ed to the operating temperatures.
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The maximum power of an internal combus-
tion engine progressively decreases with the
increase in altitude above sea level. Exces-
sive engine load and heavy work must there-
fore be avoided with increasing altitude.
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Controlling the engine speed
The lawn tractor engine speed is set using the
throttle:
Increase speed.
Reduce speed.
Cold start and warm start
The choke must be engaged for a warm start and
disengaged once the engine is warm. The choke
does not need to be used for a warm start.
Choke on.
Choke off.

6 REPAIR

WARNING! Risk of injury during repair
work. Improper repairs can lead to serious inju-
ries and damage to the appliance.
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Repair work may only be carried out by AL-
KO service centres or authorised specialist
workshops.
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Only original spare parts from AL-KO are al-
lowed.

7 MAINTENANCE AND CARE

WARNING! Risk of injury. Inadvertent
switching on of the engine can lead to serious in-
juries.
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Before setting, maintenance and repair work,
always switch off the engine and secure
against being switched on again.
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Regular maintenance is essential for safety
and maintaining performance.
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Observe the maintenance schedule.
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For use under more demanding conditions,
more frequent maintenance is required.
1. Before all maintenance and cleaning work:
Remove (04/a) spark plug connector (04/1)
from the spark plug (04/2).
2. Perform the maintenance and cleaning work
described in this section according to the
maintenance schedule.
3. After maintenance and cleaning work: Reat-
tach (05/a) the spark plug connector(05/1) to
the spark plug (05/2).
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