Ryobi RLM16E36S, Original Instructions Manual

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Safety, performance, and dependability have
been given top priority in the design of your
electric lawn mower.
INTENDED USE
The electric lawn mower is only intended for
use outdoors.
The product is designed for domestic lawn
mowing. The cutting blade should rotate
approximately parallel to the ground over
which it is being wheeled. All four wheels
should touch the ground while mowing. It is
a pedestrian-controlled walk-behind mower
designed to be pushed by hand.
The product should never be operated with
the wheels off the ground; it should not be
pulled or ridden on. It should not be used to
cut anything other than domestic grass lawns.
Do not use the product for any other purpose.
GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS
WARNING
When using the product, the safety rules
must be followed. For your own safety
and that of bystanders, please read these
instructions before operating the product.
Please keep the instructions safe for later
use.
PERSONAL SAFETY
■ The product is capable of amputating hands
and feet, and throwing objects. Failure to
observe all safety instructions could result
in serious injury or death.
■ Be familiar with the controls and the correct
use of the product.
■ Never allow children or people with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or
persons not familiar with these instructions
to operate, clean or maintain the product.
Local regulations may restrict the age of the
operator. Children should be adequately
supervised to ensure they do not play with
the product.
■ Stay alert, watch what you are doing,
and use common sense when operating
the product. Do not operate the product
while tired or under the influence of
drugs, alcohol, or medication. A lapse in
concentration while operating the product
may result in serious personal injury.
■ Wear heavy, long trousers, long sleeves,
and sturdy anti-slip footwear. Do not wear
short trousers, sandals, or go barefoot.
Avoid wearing clothing that is loose fitting
or that has hanging cords or ties.
■ Always wear safety glasses with side
shields.
■ Always be sure of your footing. Keep firm
footing and balance. Walk, never run.
■ Use the product across the face of slopes,
never up and down. Exercise extreme
caution when changing direction on slopes.
■ Do not use the product near drop-offs,
ditches, excessively steep slopes, or
embankments. Poor footing could cause a
slip-and-fall accident.
WORK AREA SAFETY
■ Never use product while people, especially
children, or pets are within 15 m because
of the danger of objects being thrown by
contact with the blade.
■ Objects struck by the lawn mower blade
can cause severe injuries to persons.
Thoroughly inspect the area where the
product is to be used and remove all rocks,
sticks, metal, wire, bones, toys, or other
foreign objects. Remember, string or wire
may entangle with the cutting means.
■ Always use the product in the daylight or
with good artificial light.
■ Do not operate the product in explosive
atmospheres, such as in the presence
of flammable liquids, gases or dust. The
product creates sparks which may ignite
the dust or fumes.
■ Do not operate the product on wet grass or
in the rain.
■ Do not use the product when there is a risk
of lightning.
■ Keep in mind that the operator or user
is responsible for accidents or hazards
occurring to other people or their property.
■ Tragic accidents can occur if the operator
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