MTD L04 User Manual

L04
FORM NO. 769-01545

MTD Products Aktiengesellschaft • Saarbrücken • Germany

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English Operating instructions

Details on the rating plate

These details are very important for
identifying your appliance when you
order spare parts or contact our
aftersales service. The rating plate
is found under the driver’s seat.
Enter all the details on your
appliance’s rating plate in the
following fields.

For your safety

Use the appliance properly

This appliance has been designed
– as a riding mower to mow the lawns

of domestic and leisure gardens,

– in accordance with the details and

safety information given in these

operating instructions.
The appliance must not be put to any
other use. The user is liable for all
damage caused to third parties and
their property.

The manufacturer is not liable for any
damage incurred as a result of
unauthorised changes to the appliance.

You are not permitted to use this
appliance on public roadways nor
for transporting persons.

General safety information

Before using the appliance for the first
time, read and follow these operating
instructions carefully.

Inform other users how the vehicle
is used properly.

Operate the appliance only when it
is in good technical condition as
stipulated and delivered by the
manufacturer.

Keep these operating instructions in
a safe place and within reach every
time the appliance is used.

Hand over the operating instructions
together with the appliance when there
is a change of ownership.

Replacement parts must comply with
the requirements specified by the
manufacturer. For this reason, use
only original replacement parts or
replacement parts approved by the
manufacturer. All repair work must be
conducted exclusively at a specialised
garage.

Before working with the appliance

Persons using the vehicle must not be
under the influence of intoxicants, e.g.
alcohol, narcotics, medication, etc.

Persons under sixteen years of age
must not operate the vehicle (bylaws
may stipulate a different minimum
age).

Before starting work, familiarise
yourself with all the installations and
controls as well as their functions.

Store fuel in approved receptacles
only, and never near sources of heat,
e.g. ovens, hot water tanks, etc.

Replace damaged exhausts, fuel tanks,
and filler caps.
Observe the regulations before
attaching trailers and add-on
equipment.
Add-on equipment, trailers, ballast,
and filled grass catchers affect the
handling properties, in particular
manoeuvrability, braking behaviour,
and roll-over stability.

When working with the appliance

When working with or on the
appliance, wear suitable working
clothes (e.g. safety shoes, long
trousers, tight-fitting garments,
goggles).

Operate the appliance only when it
is in perfect technical condition.

Do not fuel the appliance when the
engine is running or hot. Fuel the
appliance outdoors only.

Avoid naked flames and sparking,
and do not smoke.

Make sure that there are no persons,
in particular children and animals,
near the running appliance.

Check the terrain the appliance is to
mow, and remove all objects that
could be caught and ejected.
This helps you to prevent risks to
persons and damage to the appliance.
Do not mow on inclines steeper than
15 %. Working on inclines is
dangerous: the appliance can roll over
or lose traction. Whenever possible,
always start and brake the appliance
gently on inclines. Keep the clutch
engaged and drive slowly on downhill
stretches. Never drive directly up or
down inclines, but always across
them.

Always work with the appliance only
during daylight or with adequate
artificial lighting.

You are not permitted to use this
appliance for transporting persons.
Do not take passengers.

Before all work on this appliance

Before all work on this appliance, you
can prevent injury by observing the
following:
– switch OFF the engine,
– take out the ignition key,
– wait until all moving parts have

come to a complete stop and the
engine has cooled down,

– disconnect the spark plug terminal

on the engine so that it cannot start
by accident,

– engage the locking brake.

After working with the appliance

Never leave the appliance until you
have switched OFF the engine,
engaged the locking brake, and
removed the ignition key.

Safety devices

Safety devices serve for your protection
and must be fully functional at all times.
You must not make any changes to the
safety devices or circumvent their
functions.
Never use the appliance when the
safety devices are defect.

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