Operating The Engine; Stop The Engine And Switch Off - AL-KO Pro 225 Mode D'emploi

Operating the engine

5 OPERATING THE ENGINE
DANGER!
Risk of poisoning
The engine exhaust gases contain car-
bon 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 nau-
seous, dizzy or weak during use. Im-
mediately consult 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 become 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 cool-
ing vanes to cool down before con-
tact.
WARNING!
Danger from rotating appliance parts!
Reaching into rotating appliance parts
will result in serious injuries!
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Never reach into rotating parts.
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Before starting to use the engine, refer to the
operating instructions for the equipment.
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Only start and allow the engine to run out-
doors.
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Do not operate the engine in inclined posi-
tions with an angle of more than 15°.
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Start the engine only in a horizontal position.
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Do not tilt the machine so far to the side that
fuel runs out of the fuel tank cap.
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Check the oil level.
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Tie up long hair and remove jewellery.
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Do not wear loose clothing.
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Wear sturdy, non-slip shoes.
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Do not change the basic setting of the engine
or over-rev.
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Keep the safety distance when starting.
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Switch off the engine and allow to cool down
before removing the tank cap.
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Switch off the engine and remove the spark
plug cable before checking, cleaning or work-
ing on the machine or engine.
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Wait until the engine has cooled down suffi-
ciently before touching the cylinder ribs and
protective housing.
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Do not rotate the engine without a spark plug.
5.1

Stop the engine and switch off

NOTE
Observe the operating instructions on
the lawn tractor!
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).
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Only start the engine in the horizontal posi-
tion.
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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.
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.
Switch the choke on and off.
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