Honda HRS216VKAA, Owner'S Manual

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SERVICING YOUR MOWER

Proper maintenance is essential for safe, economical, and

trouble-free operation. It also helps reduce air pollution.

To help you properly care for your mower, the following pages include 
a maintenance schedule, routine inspection procedures, and simple 
maintenance procedures using basic hand tools. Other service tasks 
that are more difficult or require special tools are best handled by 
professionals and are normally performed by a Honda technician or 
other qualified mechanic.

The maintenance schedule applies to normal operating conditions. If

you operate your mower under severe conditions, such as sustained

high load, high temperature, or unusually wet or dusty conditions,

consult your servicing dealer for recommendations applicable to your

individual needs and use.
Remember that an authorized Honda servicing dealer knows your

mower best and is fully equipped to maintain and repair it. To ensure

the best quality and reliability, use only new, Honda Genuine parts or

their equivalents for repair and replacement.

Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control

devices and systems may be performed by any engine repair

establishment or individual, using parts that are “certified” to

EPA standards

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Maintenance Safety

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.

Safety Precautions

 • Make sure the engine is off before you begin any maintenance or

repairs. This will eliminate several potential hazards:

–

Carbon monoxide poisoning from engine exhaust.

Be sure there is adequate ventilation whenever you operate

the engine.

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Burns from hot parts.

Let the engine and exhaust system cool before touching.

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Injury from moving parts.

Do not run the engine unless instructed to do so.

 • Read the instructions before you begin, and make sure you have

the tools and skills required.

 • 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 cigarettes, sparks, and flames away

from all fuel-related parts.

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 WARNING

Improper maintenance, or failure to correct a problem 

before operation, can cause a serious malfunction.
Some malfunctions can seriously hurt or kill you.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance 

recommendations and schedules in this owner’s 

manual.

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 WARNING

Improper maintenance can cause an unsafe condition.
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 

manual.