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7 REMEDYING MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS
Do not perform any repairs if you do not have the appropriate technical equipment and qualifications. The repairs described below
may be performed by the user of the mower. Other repairs performed by the user that are not specified here will void the warranty.
The manufacturer takes no responsibility for damages resulting from poorly performed unapproved repairs by the user.
PROBLEM
Not enough or no fuel in the fuel tank
Incorrect engine starting procedure
Burned fuse
Flat or defective battery
ENGINE WILL NOT
START
Defective or clogged spark plug or
incorrect gap between the electrodes
Loose or damaged electrical
conductors, faulty switches of the
electrical system
Malfunction of engine or electrical
system of the mower
Incorrect engine starting procedure
Clogged fuel filter
THE ENGINE IS
Closed fuel tap
TURNING BUT WILL
NOT START UP
Malfunction of engine or electrical
system of the mower
Travel belt is loose
THE ENGINE IS
RUNNING, BUT THE
MOWER DOES NOT Cut off or damaged grooves on the
MOVE WHEN THE engine and transmission belt pulley
TRAVEL PEDAL IS
PUSHED
The parking brake is activated
THE ENGINE IS
Insufficient amount of oil or incorrect
RATTLING OR
type of oil
KNOCKING
ENGINE PROBLEMS
POSSIBLE CAUSES
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REMEDY
► Add fuel
► Check the procedure according to
► Replace the fuse
► Check the voltage on the battery terminals – must be
12 V. If it is not, charge the batter or install a new one.
► On a new mower:
- check whether the battery was activated and
charged
- replace the spark plug and check that, as a result
of poor handling, oil has accumulated on the
cylinder
► Clean the spark plug, adjust the gap between the
electrodes (
6.3.2).
► Check that the conductors are tightened and tighten if
necessary.
► Replace damaged conductors or faulty switches.
► Check the engine again exactly according to the
instructions in the User's manual of the engine
manufacturer.
► Have the electrical system checked at a specialised
workshop.
► Check that the prescribed procedure for starting the
engine was followed ( 5.2). Check that the petrol in
the petrol tank is clean.
► Check the fuel filter and clean it if necessary.
► Check whether the fuel tap is open (only on mowers
with a two-cylinder engine (V TWIN)).
► Check the engine again exactly according to the
instructions in the User's manual of the engine
manufacturer.
► Have the electrical system checked at a specialised
workshop.
► Check the tension of the belt and tension it if
necessary ( 6.3.12).
► Check the belt pulley of the engine and transmission,
replace defective parts
► Deactivate the parking brake by pushing on the brake
pedal.
► Check the oil level in the engine (
5.2
3.4.1).