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MAINTENANCE SAFETY
Failure to properly follow maintenance instructions and precautions
can cause you to be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and precautions in this owner’s manual.
Safety Precautions
Injury from moving parts.
Burns from hot parts.
Carbon monoxide poisoning from engine exhaust.
To ensure the best quality and reliability, use only new, Honda
genuine parts or their equivalents for repair and replacement.
Remember that an authorized Honda servicing dealer knows your
mower best and is fully equipped to maintain and repair it.
To reduce the possibility of fire or explosion, be careful when
working around gasoline. Use only a nonflammable solvent, not
gasoline, to clean parts. Keep cigarette, sparks, and flames away
from all fuel-related parts.
Read the instructions before you begin, and make sure you have the
tools and skills required.
Do not run the engine unless instructed to do so.
Let the engine and exhaust system cool before touching.
Be sure there is adequate ventilation whenever you operate the
engine.
Make sure the engine is off before you begin any maintenance or
repairs. This will eliminate several potential hazards:
Some of the most important safety precautions follow. However, we
cannot warn you of every conceivable hazard that can arise in
performing maintenance. Only you can decide whether or not you
should perform a given task.
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