Stihl MS 290 STIHL FARM BOSS Product Instruction Manual - Page 38

At very low outside temperatures, To shut down the engine, If fuel tank has been run until dry,

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English / USA : Pull the hand guard back toward the front handle: = The chain brake is now disengaged - your saw is ready for operation. Always disengage chain brake before accelerating engine. High revs with the chain brake engaged (chain locked) will quickly damage the powerhead and chain drive (clutch, chain brake). : Observe safety precautions. : Always check operation of chain lubrication before starting work. 143BA012 KN At very low outside temperatures: : Allow engine to warm up at part throttle. : Change over to winter operation if necessary - see "Winter Operation". 139BA016 KN To shut down the engine: : Move Master Control lever to 0. If fuel tank has been run until dry and then refueled: : Press in decompression valve. : Pull starter rope several times until fuel line is primed. : Now start the engine. 1 If the engine doesn't start: If you did not move the Master Control lever to "Warm Start" n quickly enough after the engine began to fire, the combustion chamber has flooded. : set the Master Control lever to 0. : Turn the twist lock above the rear handle counterclockwise - slot vertical. : lift off the carburetor box cover to the rear. : Pull the prefilter (1) upward and out. 139BA001 KN MS 290, MS 310, MS 390 37

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MS 290, MS 310, MS 390
English / USA
:
Pull the hand guard back toward
the front handle:
=
The chain brake is now disengaged
– your saw is ready for operation.
Always disengage chain brake
before accelerating engine. High
revs with the chain brake engaged
(chain locked) will quickly damage
the powerhead and chain drive
(clutch, chain brake).
:
Observe safety precautions.
:
Always check operation of chain
lubrication before starting work.
At very low outside temperatures:
:
Allow engine to warm up at part
throttle.
:
Change over to winter operation if
necessary – see “Winter
Operation”.
To shut down the engine:
:
Move Master Control lever to
0
.
If fuel tank has been run until dry
and then refueled:
:
Press in decompression valve.
:
Pull starter rope several times until
fuel line is primed.
:
Now start the engine.
If the engine doesn’t start:
If you did not move the Master Control
lever to "Warm Start"
n
quickly enough
after the engine began to fire, the
combustion chamber has flooded.
:
set the Master Control lever to
0
.
:
Turn the twist lock above the rear
handle counterclockwise
– slot vertical.
:
lift off the carburetor box cover to the
rear.
:
Pull the prefilter
(1)
upward and out.
143BA012 KN
139BA016 KN
1
139BA001 KN