Ransomes Spider I Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Operation manual - Spider ILD0130 / 54 rev. 07-01-01-201010.2. STARTING THE ENGINE OF THE MOWER WITH THE HETRONIC REMOTECONTROL• Check the gasoline in the fuel tank, refuelwith unleaded gasoline BA95 ifnecessary.• Check the position of the blade drive leverswitch (5) on the remote radio controller.The controller must be in the OFFposition.• Check the forward/reverse control joystick(7 on the remote radio controller andleave it the neutral position.• Switch ON the remote radio controllerpower switch (9) by turning clockwise.• The controller will beep after a fewseconds and lamp 10 will illuminate.Unless switch 5 is in the OFF position,button 9 in the ON position and theEMERGENCY STOP button in theraised position, the machine will notstart.• Ensure the EMERGENCY STOP buttonon the remote radio control is in the raisedposition.• Set the engine choke control to theposition for cold start - the lever is pulledup (only for the first start or if the engine iscold). See the engine user’s manual.• Use the key to unlock and pull up theEMERGENCY STOP button on themower.• Wait till LED number 2 on the mowerstarts to shine (about 10 seconds).• Press the horn button on the remote radiocontroller – the mower ignition engages.• Press the START button (4) on theremote radio controller.• The engine is “running”, release theSTART button on the remote radiocontroller. While the engine is working donot use the START button again.• Let the mower idle for about 2 – 3 minuteswithout engaging the mowing device and,while the engine is warming up, pushback the choke control (in the case of acold start).• For 5 seconds after the engine hasstarted all motion functions of the mowerare blocked – they can be unblocked bypressing the horn button 11.NOTICE:Do not stand right next to the mower whilestarting it