Mowing With Side Discharge Unit (12); Adjusting The Handlebar To Your Body Size (13); Starting And Stopping The Mower Mechanism (14) - AL-KO solo 127597 Manual Del Usuario

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Installing the mulching insert
CAUTION! Danger of lacerations. Danger
of lacerations when reaching into the running
mower mechanism.
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Switch off the appliance and remove the
safety key before inserting or removing the
mulching insert.
1. Switch off the appliance: Turn the safety key
to the OFF position (position 0) and remove.
2. Unhook the grass catcher.
3. Lift the baffle (10/1) and insert the mulching
insert (10/2) in the discharge channel (10/3)
(10/a). The locking mechanism must engage.
IMPORTANT! Danger of damage to the ap-
pliance. If the mulching insert does not engage,
the mulching insert and mower mechanism can
be damaged.
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Make sure that the locking mechanism en-
gages.
Removing the mulching insert
1. Switch off the appliance: Turn the safety key
to the OFF position (position 0) and remove.
2. Lift the baffle.
3. Release the locking mechanism (11/1) on the
mulching insert (11/a).
4. Pull out (11/b) the mulching insert (11/2).
7.4

Mowing with side discharge unit (12)*

* depending on the model, see assembly instruc-
tions.
CAUTION! Danger of cuts and lacera-
tions. Danger of lacerations when reaching into
the running mower mechanism.
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Only install or remove the side discharge in-
sert when the motor and mower mechanism
have come to a standstill.
Installing the side discharge insert
1. Switch off the appliance: Turn the safety key
to the OFF position (position 0) and remove.
2. Remove the grass catcher and fit the mulch-
ing insert, see chapter 7.3 "Mulching with
mulching insert (10, 11)*", page 33.
3. Press the release lever (12/1) of the side dis-
charge flap.
4. Open the side discharge flap (12/2) (12/a)
and hold.
5. Push in the side discharge insert (12/3) (12/b).
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6. Slowly close the side discharge flap (12/2).
The side discharge flap secures the side dis-
charge insert to prevent it from falling out.
Removing the side discharge insert
1. Switch off the appliance: Turn the safety key
to the OFF position (position 0) and remove.
2. Open the side discharge flap and hold.
3. Pull out the side discharge insert and close
the side discharge flap.
4. Remove the mulching insert and attach the
grass catcher.
7.5 Adjusting the handlebar to your body
size (13)*
* depending on the model, see assembly instruc-
tions.
1. Open the quick-release fasteners (13/1) on
the swivel joints (13/2) (13/a).
2. Rotate the handlebar (13/3) around the swiv-
el joints until its has the desired height (13/b).
3. Close the quick-release fasteners.
7.6 Starting and stopping the mower
mechanism (14)
Start the mower mechanism on level ground and
not in long grass. The ground must be free of for-
eign bodies such as stones. Do not lift or tilt the
appliance to start it.
Starting the mower mechanism
1. If you have not already done so: Switch on
the power supply (see chapter 6.3 "Switching
the power supply to the mower mechanism
ON and OFF (06)", page 32).
2. Press the start button (14/1) and hold.
3. Pull the operator presence control (14/2) to-
wards the handlebar (14/3) (14/a). The mow-
er mechanism is started.
4. Release the start button and keep holding the
operator presence control.
NOTE The operator presence control does
not lock in place. Hold it tight against the handle-
bar during the entire working period.
Stopping the mower mechanism
1. Release the operator presence control. It au-
tomatically returns to its starting position.
2. Wait for the mower mechanism to come to a
standstill.
3. Switch off the power supply (see chapter 6.3
"Switching the power supply to the mower
mechanism ON and OFF (06)", page 32).
Operation
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