If you cannot create adequate ventilation wherever the mower is stored, then you can hook up a pipe extension to the exhaust pipe and run it outside to direct the exhaust fumes away from you.
The key will automatically be on the stop position when you insert it.
The brake pedal may be located on the left- or right-hand side of your mower, depending on the model.
Some models of riding mowers have a choke knob instead of a choke position on the throttle. If this is the case for your mower, move the throttle into the half-speed position and pull out the choke knob.
It’s important to only turn the key to the start position for 5-second intervals. If you hold it there for longer, you might damage the starter. If the mower doesn’t start and it has been sitting idle for a while, check the gas tank. You may simply need to add gas.
The run position is the spot second from the left, immediately to the left of the start position.
Don’t let the engine idle for longer than a few minutes at a time or you can cause engine damage. If you are going to stop operating the mower for longer than 2 minutes, go ahead and turn it off and then start it back up when you are ready to operate it again.
This minimizes the amount of unburnt fuel that enters the engine before you turn it off.
You will hear the engine stop when you have successfully turned the key to the stop position.
The brake pedal will stay compressed when the parking brake is engaged.
If you leave the key in the ignition and it is accidentally turned to the headlights on position, then you will kill the battery of your mower very quickly.
