STIHL FS 500 550 Trimmer Owners Manual

English / USA
In order to reduce the risk of burns and
other personal injury from escaping gas
vapor and fumes, remove the fuel filler
cap on your clearing saw carefully so as
to allow any pressure build-up in the
tank to release slowly. Never remove
fuel filler cap while engine is running.
Cap with Grip
Screw Cap
!
Warning!
!Warning!
In order to reduce the risk of fuel spillage
and fire from an improperly tightened
fuel cap, correctly position and tighten
the fuel cap in the fuel tank opening.
Unit vibrations can cause
an improperly tightened
fuel filler cap to loosen or
come off and spill
quantities of fuel. In order
to reduce the risk of fuel
spillage and fire, tighten the fuel filler cap
by hand with as much force as possible.
Select bare ground for fueling and move
at least 10 feet (3 m) from the fueling
spot before starting the engine. Wipe off
any spilled fuel before starting your
clearing saw and check for leakage.
To do this with this STIHL
cap, raise the grip on the
top of the cap until it is
upright at a 90° angle.
Insert the cap in the fuel
tank opening with the
Operating instructions
!
Check for fuel leakage while refueling
and during operation. If fuel or oil
leakage is found, do not start or run the
engine until leak is fixed and spilled fuel
has been wiped away. Take care not to
get fuel on your clothing. If this happens,
change your clothing immediately.
Warning!
triangular marks on the grip of the cap
and on the fuel tank opening lining up.
Using the grip, turn the cap firmly
clockwise as far as it will go (approx. a
quarter turn).
!
Warning!
Improper use of
any clearing saw
can cause serious
or fatal personal
injury.  To reduce
the risk of personal injury to the operator
from blade contact and thrown objects,
make sure your unit is equipped with the
proper deflector, handle and harness for
the type of cutting attachment being
used (see chart in chapters on Approved
Combinations of Cutting Tool, Deflector,
Handle and Harness).
Fold the grip flush with the
top of the cap. If the grip
does not lie completely
flush with the cap and the
detent on the grip does
Different models may be equipped with
different fuel caps.
not fit in the
corresponding recess in the filler neck,
the cap is not properly seated and
tightened and you must repeat the
above steps.
FS 500, FS 550
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- 90 pages
LanguageEnglish, Español
Product BrandSTIHL. Stihl Inc, USA - Corporate phone: (757) 486-9100. International Support Information: http://stihl.com Email: info@stihl.com, Trimmer
Document File TypePDF
Publisherstihl.com
Wikipedia's PageStihl
CopyrightAttribution Non-commercial
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