Stihl FS 450 Instruction Manual - Page 8
Warning, Cap with Grip, Screw Cap, Operating instructions
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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. 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. !Warning! 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. Different models may be equipped with different fuel caps. Cap with Grip !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. 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 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). 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 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. Screw Cap !Warning! 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. Operating instructions ! 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). FS 300, FS 350, FS 400, FS 450, FS 480 7
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