Fuel And Engine Oil; Safety Devices - Viking MB 248 Manuel D'utilisation

7.8 Fuel and engine oil

Risk of injury!
Note the warnings in the section
"For your safety". (
Avoid damage to the machine.
Top up the engine oil before starting
for the first time (see engine
instruction manual). VIKING
recommends using a suitable filling
aid when topping up the engine oil
(e.g. funnel). The filling aid is not
included in the standard equipment.
Engine oil:
Please consult the engine
instruction manual for the type of
engine oil to be used and the oil capacity.
Check the oil filling level at regular
intervals (see engine instruction manual).
Avoid exceeding or falling below the
correct oil level.
Fuel:
Recommendation:
Fresh good quality fuel.
Please consult the engine
instruction manual for details on the fuel
quality (octane rating).
– Unleaded petrol
A funnel should be used when filling the
tank with fuel (not included in standard
equipment).
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8. Safety devices

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8.1 Motorstop lever
4.)
The lawn mower is equipped with
a motorstop device.
The engine stops immediately when the
motorstop device is triggered (release of
the motorstop lever (15)) and comes to a
complete standstill within a few seconds.
The engine and mowing blade come to a
standstill within 3 seconds.
9. Notes on working with the
machine
A perfect, thick lawn is achieved by
– Mowing at low driving speeds.
– Mowing regularly and keeping the grass
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short.
– Not cutting the lawn too short in hot, dry
conditions as it will be burnt by the sun
and become unsightly.
– Using a sharp mowing blade – mowing
blade should therefore be sharpened
regularly (specialist dealer).
– Changing the cutting direction regularly.
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