Sabo 43-ACCU, Operator'S Manual

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In the cases described above, there is a risk of the wire being pulled in and wound
up by the tool; this can lead to serious injury.
• Overhanging branches and similar obstacles can injure the user or impede
mowing. Cables can get caught and damaged or pulled out. A damaged cable may
result in a technical defect of the equipment. Before and during mowing, check for
possible obstacles such as overhanging branches and cut these back or remove
them.
The electrical equipment must not be modified.
Read and note the separate operating instructions for the battery and
charger!
• Before use, always carry out a visual inspection to see whether the cutting tool,
attachment screws and the complete cutting unit are worn or damaged. To avoid
unbalance, worn or damaged blades and attachment screws must be replaced by
an authorised workshop.
• The condition of the pictograms must be checked every time the device is
used. Worn or damaged pictograms must be replaced.
Handling
• The supplied charger may only be used for the batteries belonging to the
lawnmower.
Equally, the batteries must not be charged using another charger. You can put
yourself at risk or damage your device.
Only use the lawnmower with the batteries approved for it.
Incorrect use of batteries and charger may result in electric shock or fire.
Approved chargers and batteries: see chapter "Original spare parts and
accessories".
• The machine must not be operated in potentially explosive surroundings.
• Do not mow in bad weather when lightning could strike.
• Do not expose the tool to rain or humidity.
• Do not wear radio or music headphones. Safe service and operation requires your
full attention.
• Only mow during daylight or if the lighting is good. Always push the
machine at walking pace.
• Please adjust the driving speed depending on the person and the terrain. Increase
speed gradually until you have reached a suitable driving speed, switch the motor
drive off if necessary.
• Use care when approaching blind corners, shrubs, trees, or other obstacles
that may obscure vision.
• Do not move too closely to holes, trenches and banks. The equipment can
suddenly topple over when a wheel suddenly gives way over the edge of a trench
or a bank or when an edge suddenly yields.
• Please be careful when mowing underneath playground equipment (e.g. swings).
The equipment could get into an unsafe position. This may result in risk of injury.
• Do not operate the equipment when you are sick, tired or under the influence of
alcohol, medicine or drugs.
• Avoid using the machine if possible on wet grass, in order to avoid the
danger of slipping.
• Always make sure that you are standing securely whilst mowing slopes.
Always mow at right angles to the slope, never mow straight up or down. Please
be especially careful when you change direction when mowing on a slope.
• Do not mow excessively steep slopes. Mowing slopes always means additional
risks. Always make sure you have a firm stance. Manually guided lawn mowers
should never be used for gradients of more than 26% (15° slope). Stability may be
lost.
• Please be especially careful when turning the machine or pulling it towards
yourself.
• If you walk backwards whilst using the machine, you can easily stumble so
this should be avoided. Avoid unnatural body positions. Ensure that you are
standing securely and keep your balance at all times.
• Always observe the safety distance to the machine which is maintained by
the handlebar.
• In order to avoid the machine slipping when being carried, always hold the
machine by the grip devices provided (carrying handle, housing, handlebar ends or
transverse bar of the lower handlebar section). Do not grasp the machine by the
ejection flap!
• Note the weight of the machine before lifting or carrying it (see technical
data). Lifting heavy weights can lead to health problems.
• Never lift or carry the machine when the engine is running.
• Never use the machine with safety and protective devices damaged or missing.
Missing or damaged safety and protective devices are a safety hazard for both you
and other people.
Safety equipment includes ( see chapter Component description):
– Cutter bar stop safety control bar (1)
The lawn mower is equipped with a cutter bar stop device.
During operation and in the event of a hazard, the cutter bar is
stopped by releasing the cutter safety control bar.
The cutter must come to a standstill within 3 seconds.
After release, the safety control bar must always return to the position
shown in the "component description" diagram.
If this is not the case, it must be checked immediately by an
authorised workshop.
Risk of injury!
If the blade run-on time is longer, stop using the equipment and take
it to an authorised workshop.
Measuring run-on time
After the cutter motor has been started, the blade rotates and a wind-
like noise can be heard.
The run-on time corresponds to the duration of the wind-like noise
after the motor has been switched off, it can be measured using a
stopwatch.
The function of the safety control bar must never be put out of
operation.
It is important to make sure that the safety control bar functions
correctly. Have an incorrectly functioning safety control bar repaired
by an authorised specialist workshop.
– Safety key (9)
This safety device protects against injuries from inadvertent starting
of the motor.
In order to prevent unauthorised operation of the machine, the safety
key must be removed for all work on the machine, before
maintenance and repair work, if the machine is left unsupervised and
during storage.
Protective equipment includes ( see chapter Component description):
– Housing (13), grass collecting bag (16), ejection flap (6).
The protective devices protect the user against objects being ejected at
high speed.
The machine must not be operated with a damaged housing or without
a properly fitted collecting bag or ejection flap on the housing.
– Housing (13)
This protection unit protects against injuries through contact with the
rotating cutting blade bar.
The equipment must not be operated with a damaged housing. Please
make sure that hands and feet are not placed underneath the housing.
The safety devices must not be modified.
When you start the machine, make sure that your feet are at a sufficiently
safe distance away from the cutting blades.
When the starting the motor, the machine must not be tilted on end, if
necessary it must be tilted by pressing the guide bar down so that the
cutting tool is pointing in the direction away from the user, but only as far
as absolutely necessary. As long as the device does not have all 4 wheels
on the ground, both your hands must be on the top part of the bar.
Never start the motor while persons or animals are near the mower.
Never place hands or feet close to or under rotating parts. Please make
sure that hands and feet do not get under the housing.
Switch off the cutter motor by releasing the cutter safety control bar and
make sure that all moving parts have come to a complete stop and the
safety key is removed:
– if you leave the machine unsupervised;
– before you inspect or clean the machine or carry out work on it;
– if you have to lift or tilt the mower e.g. for transport purposes;
– if you transport the machine to and from the mowing surface again
and again;
– before you remove the battery from or insert it into the battery
compartment on the motor;
– when driving outside the lawn;