Proper Use; Safety Instructions - Scheppach MP132-40 Traduction Du Manuel D'origine

m Attention!
The device and packaging materials are not toys!
Children must not be allowed to play with plastic
bags, film and small parts!
m Danger
There is a risk of swallowing and suffocation!

4. Proper use

The machine meets the currently valid EU machine
directive.
Before starting any work, all protective and safety
devices must be in place.
• The machine has been designed to be operated by
one person.
• The operator is responsible for third parties in the
area of operations.
• All safety and hazard notices on the machine must
be observed.
• All safety and hazard notices on the machine must
be kept in a completely legible condition.
• Use the machine in a technically flawless condition
only, as well as for its intended purpose, in a safe
manner and being aware of dangers, in compli-
ance with the operating instructions!
• Disruptions which can affect safety in particular
must be eliminated straight away!
• The manufacturer's safety, operation and main-
tenance instructions as well as the technical data
given in the calibrations and dimensions must be
adhered to.
• Relevant accident prevention regulations and other
generally recognized safety and technical rules
must also be adhered to.
• The machine may only be used, maintained or re-
paired by trained persons who are familiar with the
machine and have been informed about the dan-
gers. Unauthorized modifications of the machine
exclude a liability of the manufacturer for damages
resulting from the modifications.
• The machine is intended for use only with original
spare parts and original tools from the producer.
• Any other use is considered to be not intended.
The manufacturer excludes any liability for result-
ing damages, the risk is exclusively borne by the
user.
• The device must not be used for commercial, tech-
nical or industrial applications.
• If you are not sure whether working conditions are
safe or unsafe, do not work with the machine.
• The petrol lawn mower is intended for private use
i.e. for use in home and gardening environments.
Private use of the lawn mower refers an annual
operating time generally not exceeding that of 50
hours, during which time the machine is primarily
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used to maintain small-scale, residential lawns
and home/hobby gardens. Public facilities, sport-
ing halls, and agricultural/forestry applications are
excluded.
Important! Due to the high risk of bodily injury to
the user, the lawn mower may not be used to trim
bushes, hedges or shrubs, to cut scaling vegeta-
tion, planted roofs, or balcony-grown grass, to clean
(suck up) dirt and debris off walkways, or to chop up
tree or hedge clippings. Moreover, the lawn mower
may not be used as a power cultivator to level out
high areas such as molehills.
• For safety reasons, the lawn mower may not be
used as a drive unit for other work tools or toolkits
of any kind.
m WARNING
For your own safety, please thoroughly read this
manual and the general safety instructions before
turning the device on. If you give the device to third
parties, always include these instructions.

5. Safety instructions

These operating instructions provide places concerning
your safety which are marked with this indication: m
Furthermore this manual contains other important
sections which are marked with the word „Atten-
tion!".
m DANGER
Failure to follow these instructions may cause seri-
ous danger to life of danger or fatal injuries.
m WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions may cause danger
to life or danger of serious injuries.
m CAUTION
Failure to follow these instructions may cause light to
medium risk of injury.
m NOTE
Failure to follow these instructions may cause danger
of damage of the engine or other property values.
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