Adjusting The Cutting Height (Illustration I ); Before Using The Lawnmower For The First Time; Filling With Oil (Illustration Y1 ); Filling With Fuel - Sabo 40-SPIRIT Livret D'entretien

Adjusting the cutting height (Illustration I )

The cutting height is adjusted behing the motor.
– Press the grey push button with your thumb and lift or lower the mower handle to
bring it into the required position.
– Release the push button: the lever now engages in the required cutting height.
– The marking on the left of the housing shows the adjusted cutting height.
IMPORTANT
Mowing at the lowest cutting height should only be carried out on level and plane
lawns!
Please observe that the lower cutting height settings may only be used for
optimal conditions. If you select cutting height that is too low, the turf can be
damaged and under certain circumstances it can even be destroyed.
Besides the cutting height, also the moving speed influences the cutting pattern
and collection result. Adapt the cutting height and moving speed to the grass
height to be cut.

9 BEFORE USING THE LAWNMOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME

Check all screw connections and the spark plug connector for a tight fit. Tighten the
screws if necessary! Attachment of the cutter bar must be checked in particular (refer
here to the chapter "Cutter bar care").
The blade attachment screw must always be tightened by an authorised workshop. If
the blade screw is too tight or too loose, the blade coupling and cutter bar can become
damaged or loose which can lead to serious injuries.
The lawn mower is equipped with a motor stop device.
Before using the equipment for the first time, make sure that the motor stop safety
control bar is working perfectly. When the control bar is released, the motor and cutter
bar must come to a standstill within three seconds.
After release, the bar must always return to the position shown in the "component
description" diagram.
If this is not the case, it must be checked immediately by an authorised workshop.
Risk of injury!
If the blade run-on time is longer, stop using the equipment and take it to an authorised
workshop.
Measuring run-on time
After the engine has been started, the blade rotates and a wind-like noise can be heard.
The run-on time corresponds to the duration of the wind-like noise after the engine has
been stopped, it can be measured using a stopwatch.
Machine safety and protective devices must not be manipulated or disabled!
Make sure that all protective devices have been attached properly and are not
damaged.

Filling with oil (Illustration Y1 )

IMPORTANT
Avoid damage! Engine is delivered without oil. You must add oil before running
the engine.
Before starting the engine for the first time, use a funnel to fill motor oil (quantity and
quality see technical data) having unscrewed the dipstick in this opening first.
– Set the mower on level ground.
– Slowly fill oil through the filler neck. Do not overfill. After filling the oil, wait for about
one minute and then check the oil level.
Insert the dipstick and screw it tight.
– Check oil level
Remove the dipstick. Use a clean cloth to wipe off the dipstick, then insert it again
and screw tightly. Then pull the dipstick out again and read off the oil level. The oil
must be at the full mark at the top (arrow). Replenish oil if necessary. The oil level
must not be higher than the full mark, however.
Insert the dipstick again and tighten.
– After initial filling, remove the "NO OIL" sign from the top of the engine.
Safety instruction!
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Safety instruction!
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Safety instruction!
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Filling with fuel

– Only fill the tank with fresh and clean unleaded standard petrol.
Fuel with up to 10% ethanol is acceptable.
– Unscrew tank cap.
– Fill tank with fuel using a funnel up to max. lower edge of filling nozzle.
– Replace tank cap and screw tight.

10 STARTING THE ENGINE (ILLUSTRATION D + E )

Only start the engine when you are standing behind the mower.
Always place the mower on a level area which is not covered with high grass (if the
grass is too high it will block the cutter bar start-up and make starting the mower more
difficult). When the engine is started, the machine must not be tilted on end, if
necessary it must be tilted by pressing the guide bar down so that the cutting tool is
pointing in the direction away from the user, but only as far as absolutely necessary. As
long as the mower has not been lowered to the ground again, both your hands must be
on the top part of the bar.
CAUTION
Hold the starter cable handle firmly when starting. The handle may otherwise slip
out of your hand. Risk of injury!
IMPORTANT
The motor only operates when the safety control bracket is pressed against the
upper part of the handlebar. As soon as the safety control bracket is released,
this returns to its original position under spring force, the motor brake is
actuated, and the motor and blade come to stop within three seconds.
– Push and hold the safety control bar (2) on the top tube (3) D .
– Slowly pull the starter cable (4) until resistance is felt, then rapidly pull it out E –
the engine begins to run, slowly recoil the cable.
NOTE
This engine has a ReadyStart system: This system has a temperature-controlled
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automatic choke. The engine runs with optimum power at maximum speed, which is
required for a clean cutting pattern (engine speed = blade speed).

11 SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE (ILLUSTRATION F )

– Release the safety control bracket.

12 EMERGENCY STOPPING

Release the safety control lever.
– The blade will stop.
– The engine will stop.
NOTE
Before every mowing job, make sure that the safety control bar for the engine
brake is working perfectly.
– when the safety control bar is released, the engine and cutter bar must come
to a standstill within three seconds.
If this is not the case, please consult your nearest authorised workshop.

13 GRASS COLLECTOR

Operation with grass collector

WARNING
When operating the equipment with a collecting bag, the bag must be completely
assembled and in technically perfect condition.
While mowing, ensure that the collector is emptied in good time. The turbo signal on the
collector will indicate when the collector should be emptied.
IMPORTANT
Make sure that the chute (1) S1 is not bent when handling the collector.
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Safety instruction!
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Safety instruction!
See table for explanation of symbols page 3
Safety instruction!
See table for explanation of symbols page 3