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1. GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTRIC TOOLS
WARNING
Read all the safety information, instructions, illustrations and technical data provided on or with this
power tool. Failure to adhere to the following instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or
serious injury. Keep all the safety information and instructions in a safe place for future use.
This equipment is not intended to be used by children, persons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capacities or with a lack of experience and knowledge, or persons who are not familiar with
the instructions.
Children should be supervised so that they do not play with the equipment. Children are not allowed
to carry out cleaning or maintenance work.
Safety instructions for cordless grass and shrub shears
• Never allow persons who are not familiar with these operating instructions or children to use the
machine.
-Before use, you must examine the machine visually for damaged and for missing or wrongly fitted
safety devices or covers.
Eye protection, sturdy shoes and long trousers must be worn throughout the time spent using the
machine.
• Never use the machine with a damaged cover or safety device or when a cover or safety device is
missing.
• Switch on the equipment only when there are no hands or feet within range of the cutting unit.
• Take out the removable battery
1) whenever the machine is left unattended;
2) before you clear a blockage;
3) before you inspect, clean or work on the machine;
4) to check the machine for damage after it has struck a foreign body;
5) to carry out an immediate inspection whenever the machine starts to vibrate oddly.
• Take out the removable battery before maintenance or cleaning is performed.
• The machine must be inspected and serviced regularly. Have the machine repaired only in an
authorized workshop.
• Avoid abnormal working postures and always keep your balance so that you stand squarely on
inclines at all times. Walk, don‘t run.
• Warning! Do not touch moving hazardous parts before the removable battery has been taken out
and the moving hazardous parts have come to a complete standstill.
• Before you begin your work, examine the material you want to cut. Remove any foreign bodies.
Keep a continuous watch out for foreignbodies while you are working. If you come across any
foreign bodies while cutting, turn off the device (release the ON button) and remove the items in
question.
• Keep the device at a suitable distance from your body while working. Only switch on the device
when all parts of the body are well out of the way.
• Make sure that no people or animals ever come within the working or swiveling range of the
device.
