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Use caution when mowing
Risk of injury
Risk of injury caused by ejected objects. Never
mow when persons, children, pets or material
assets are in the danger area.
Keep your hands and feet away from the rotat-
ing parts. Keep a distance to the ejection area
while working with the device.
Make sure that help can be provided in case of
an emergency.
Never open the impact protection flap and
never empty the grass collection bag as long
as the knife is running. The rotating knife can
cause injuries and objects can be thrown out.
Only mow during daylight or with adequate arti-
ficial lighting. Never mow in the event of uncer-
tain weather conditions and risk of lightning.
Be especially carefully when mowing on soft
ground, nearby landfills, ditches, dikes and wa-
ter edges.
Fig. 2:
Avoid mowing damp grass, there is a sliding
risk!
Be extremely cautious when turning the device
round or pulling it toward you and when mov-
ing in reverse.
Always walk slowly!
Never lift or carry the device when the engine
is running.
Pay attention to traffic when working close to
roads.
Vibrations
When the device is used over a longer period
of time, vibrations can cause disturbances in
the blood supply of the hands. A generally ac-
cepted usage time cannot be determined.
– Use gloves.
– Take breaks on time.
Have an authorised service centre check the
device
– when the blade has hit an object.
– if the device starts to vibrate unusually
severely.
Mowing surfaces with fire hazard
– Carry a sufficient amount of suitable extin-
guishing agent.
– If side inclination is too great, fuel may leak
from the carburetor or the tank. This poses a
fire hazard!
– Observe the mowed surface also after mov-
ing is completed to ensure that no fire will
start.
To avoid risk of fire, keep the following com-
ponents free of dirt, grass, hay, leaking oil,
grease, etc.:
– Engine
– Silencer (manifold, guard, clearances)
– Area around the fuel tank