Makita PLM4817 Manuel D'instructions page 8

WARNING:
• For your own safety please read this manual before
attempting to operate your new unit. Failure to follow
instructions can result in serious personal injury. Spend
a few moments to familiarize yourself with your mower
before each use. Keep this manual in a safe place, so
that the information is available at all times. If you give
the equipment to any other person, hand over these
operating instructions and safety regulations as well.
Intended use
The equipment may only be used for the tasks it is
designed to handle. Any other use is deemed to be a case
of misuse. The user/operator and not the manufacturer
will be liable for any damage or injuries of any kind
caused as a result of this.
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 used to maintain
small-scale, residential lawns and home/hobby gardens.
Public facilities, sporting halls, and agricultural/forestry
applications are excluded.
Please note that our equipment has not been designed
for use in commercial, trade or industrial applications.
Our warranty will be voided if the machine is used
in commercial, trade or industrial businesses or for
equivalent purposes.
The operating instructions
manufacturer must be kept and referred to in order
to ensure that the lawn mower is properly used and
maintained. The instructions contain valuable information
on operating, maintenance and servicing conditions.
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 vegetation, 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 tool kits of any kind.
1. SYMBOLS MARKED ON THE
PRODUCT
• Read Operator's Manual.
• Keep Bystanders Away.
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as supplied by the
• Pay more attention to the operator's hands
and feet to avoid injury.
• Fuel is flammable, keep fire away. Do not
add fuel with running machine.
• Toxic fumes; don't operate inside house.
• When mowing, please wear the glasses
and ear plugs to defend the operator
himself.
• When repairing please picks up the spark
plug and then repair it according to the
operational manual.
• Caution: Engine hot.
2. GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING:
• When using petrol tools, basic safety precautions,
including the following, should always be followed
to reduce the risk of serious personal injury and/or
damage to the unit. Read all these instruction before
operating this product and retain these instructions for
future reference.
WARNING:
• This machine produces an electromagnetic field during
operation. This field may under some circumstances
interfere with active or passive medical implants.
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury, we
recommend persons with medical implants to consult
their physician and the medical implant manufacturer
before operating this machine.
Training
• Read the instructions carefully. Be familiar with the
controls and the proper use of the equipment .Learn
how to stop the engine quickly;