IKRA GMTI 52 Gardol Manuel D'utilisation page 85

Store the Engine
For periods of about 3 months or longer:
• Drain and clean the fuel tank in a well ventilated area.
• Dispose fuel properly in accordance with local environ-
mental requirements.
• Empty the fuel tank and screw the tank cap back on.
• Let the engine idle until it stops to free the carburettor
from fuel.
• Let the engine cool down (about 5 minutes)
• Remove the spark plug using a spark plug wrench.
• Fill a tea spoon of pure 2-stroke oil into the combus-
tion chamber. Pull the starter rope several times slowly
to distribute the oil inside the engine. Put the spark
plugback in.
• Thoroughly clean the machine - pay special attentionto
the sylinder fins and the air filiter.
• Remove the tool – clean and inspect it.
• Store the machine in a dry, high or locked location- out
of the reach of children and other unauthorized per-
sons.
• Do not store the tool and fuel can where petrol vapours
could come into contact with a naked flame or sparks
(e.g. not next to a cooker, oven or hot water boiler with
a pilot light). Always allow the tool to cool down before
putting into storage.
CAUTION: All maintenance activities not included in this
manual must be performed exclusively by your dealer.
Activities that are not performed by a specialist company,
or that are carried out by unqualified persons, will explicitly
void the guarantee.
Please note that improper maintenance, the
use of non-compliant spare parts, or the remo-
val or modification of safety devices can cause
damage to the tool and serious injuries to the
operator.
Store the Tools
• For periods of about 3 months or longer:
• Remove and clean the saw chain and guide bar and
hedge trimmer, spray with corrosion inhibiting oil.
• If you use biological chain and bar lubricant com-plete-
ly fill the chain oil tank.
• If the Tool is stored separately, fit the protective cap
on the drive tube to avoid dirt getting into the coupling.
• Store the machine in a dry, high or locked location –
out of the reach of children and other unauthorized
persons.
Transport
• When transporting the tool by car, it must be positioned
so that it poses no danger, and secured.
• Make sure that no petrol escapes during transport. Avoid
damage and injuries.
• During transport and storage of the tool, the blade guard
(chain guard) must be attached.
Spare Parts
Please contact our service department if you need acces-
sories or spare parts.
When working with this machine, do not use spare parts
other than those recommended by us. Using spare parts not
recommend by us can result in serious injuries to persons
or damage to the machine.
Waste Disposal and Environmental Protection
Never pour remainders of chain lubricant or 2-stroke fuel
mixture in the drain or sewerage system or soil, but dispose
of it in a proper, environmentally friendly way, e.g., at a
special collecting point or dump.
If your device should become useless somewhere in the
future or you do not need it any longer, do not dispose
of the device together with your domestic refuse, but
dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.
Thoroughly empty the oil/lubricant and fuel tanks and
dispose of the remainders at a special collecting point
or dump. Please also dispose of the device itself at an
according collecting/recycling point. By doing so, plastic
and metal parts can be separated and recycled. Informa-
tion concerning the disposal of materials and devices are
available from your local administration.
Warranty
For this petrol tool, the company provides the end user
- independently from the retailer's obligations resulting
from the purchasing contract - with the following war-
ranties:
The warranty period is 60 months beginning from the
hand-over of the device which has to be proved by the
original purchasing document. Wearing parts and defects
caused by the use of non fitting accessories, repair with
parts that are not original parts of the manufacturer, use
of force, strokes and breaking as well as mischievous
overloading of the motor are excluded from this warranty.
Warranty replacement does only include defective parts,
not complete devices. Warranty repair shall exclusively
be carried out by authorized service partners or by the
company's customer service. In the case of any interven-
tion of not authorized personnel, the warranty will be held
void. The warranty shall not apply to commercial use of
the product.
All postage or delivery costs as well as any other subse-
quent expenses will be borne by the customer.
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