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7• OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MOWING
Wear strong shoes and trousers.Remove all objects such as
stones, wood, iron, string, bones, plastic, etc... from the lawn.
Never put your hand or foot under the mower while the en-
gine is running.
Mow preferably when the grass is dry. If the grass is very
long, cut it twice : first at maximum cutting height, and then
at the final height.
When you are mowing on slopes, you must be particularly
careful and exercise a great deal of caution when changing di-
rection. You should not mow on slopes that are too steep. When
mowing slopes proceed as shown in the diagram (picture 7).
If the grass starts to clog under the deck, switch the engine
off and remove the safety key before thoroughly cleaning the
cutting system.
As the wheel gauge corresponds to the width of the cutting deck, you
can easily visualize the cutting width. Furthermore, this allows you to
mow close up walls and flowerbeds and to go around trees. To obtain a
beautifully mown lawn, we recommend that you mow in parallel lines
overlapping slightly with the wheel each time.
STARTING AND STOPPING THE ENGINE AND
THE CUTTING BLADE
• Make sure that the blade is well mounted and tightened (protect your
hands by wearing gloves) and make sure that the handlebars are
securely locked.
• Install the rechargeable battery on your mower.
• Insert the safety key into its holder and push it all the way.
• Start the mower on a clear area. Never tilt it to start or when the blade
is rotating.
• Check that the drive lever is in the released position.
• Stand behind the handlebar.
• Press and hold the button on the circuit breaker switch (1 picture 8)
and move the operating lever towards the handle bar (2) : the engine
and the cutting blade start up simultaneously.
• Release the button : it will stay pressed in for as long as you maintain
pressure on the operating lever.
• To stop, release the lever : the motor and the blade are stopped and
braked.
After mowing, or when the machine is left unattended, re-
move the safety key and the battery.
To remove the battery:
Lift the battery compartment cover. Press the release button, gently pul-
ling the battery out of its casing, and remove it.
FORWARD MOVEMENT
• To move forwards, pull the advance lever back firmly against the han-
dlebars (3 picture 8).
• To stop release the forward movement lever.
Be particularly careful when you have to pull the machine
towards yourself.
CONTROL OF THE MOWER
Never touch the blade when it is rotating. Take special care when chan-
ging directions on slopes. Never mow up or down the slope, always
mow across (picture 7).
Always keep a safe distance away from the lawnmower cutting deck.
Stop the engine and remove the safety key before removing any jams,
or whilst clearing the cutting deck.
MOWING WITH THE GRASS BOX
• First undo and remove the removable mulching insert (A and B pic-
ture 9).
When mowing with the grass collector, get used to working out when
it is full. Stop before the grass starts to accumulate under the chassis.
The grass collector has an indicator on top (picture 10) which signals
that the grass is no longer going into the grass collector, by indicating
STOP. When this happens, the grass collector needs to be emptied.
ATTACHING THE GRASS COLLECTOR
Always do this with the motor stopped.
• Lift the safety shield/deflector by its handle (1 picture 11) and intro-
duce the mouth of the grass collector into the outlet duct (2).
• Hook the grass collector onto the lawnmower frame with its front
hooks (picture 12) and replace the safety shield/deflector on top of
the grass collector.
Before you start mowing, check that the grass collector and
safety shield/deflector are correctly positioned and that they
are in good condition: have them replaced as soon as they
show any sign of deterioration.
EMPTYING THE GRASS BOX
Always perform this operation with the motor turned off.
• Raise the deflector and take the grass box by its handle. This operation
can be done either from any side of the mower.
• Empty the grass box by the frontal opening.
DUST GRILL (PICTURE 13)
To reduce the amount of dust and cut grass escaping through the sides
of the grass collector, attach the extra grills supplied with your lawn-
mower.
• Put the extra grills inside the grass collector, supported by the top
edge of its side walls, with the hooks facing the walls.
• Insert the mounting hooks into the corresponding openings in the
grass collector grill.
• Slide the extra grills forward to fasten them in place.
MOWING WITH THE INSERT (MULCHING CONFIGU-
RATION)
• Insert the removable “mulching” insert: insert its end into its slot (C
picture 9) at the back under the sump and push down firmly on its
retaining clip in the slot on the sump skirt (D picture 9).