Height Adjustment Of The Handlebar; Central Cutting Height Adjustment; Battery And Charger (Rm 545 Ve); Initial Operation - Stihl RM 545 Manuel D'utilisation

8.4 Height adjustment of the
handlebar
The handlebar (1) can be adjusted
to 3 positions:
I Low
II Medium
III High
● Loosen rotary handle for handlebar
height adjustment (2) by turning anti-
clockwise (approx. 5 turns).
● Hold handlebar (1) with both hands and
bring to the desired position by moving
up or down. Ensure that handlebar
adjustment is the same on the left and
right sides.
● Tighten rotary handle for handlebar
height adjustment (2) again by turning
clockwise.
8.5 Central cutting height
adjustment
RM 545, RM 545 T, RM 545 V,
RM 545 VE, RM 545 VM:
Seven cutting heights can be set.
Level 1: 25 mm
Level 7: 80 mm
RM 545 VR:
Six cutting heights can be set.
Level 1: 20 mm
Level 6: 75 mm
● Adjustment lever (1) for the height
adjustment is located on the left side of
the machine (see illustration).
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● Hold the machine at handle (2) and pull
adjustment lever (1) upwards and hold
in order to release the detent
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mechanism. Set the required cutting
height by moving the machine upwards
or downwards.
● This can be read off at cutting height
indicator (3).
● Release adjustment lever (1) again and
allow the height adjustment to engage.
8.6 Battery and charger
(RM 545 VE)
The lawn mower RM 545 VE is
equipped with an electric starter. A lithium-
ion battery is used as the starter battery.
Instructions on how to use the battery and
charger can be found in the supplied
engine instruction manual.
The battery must only be charged
using the supplied charger; the
battery is not recharged during
operation of the lawn mower. Press
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button (2) on the battery to check
the charge state.

Initial operation:

● Remove protective sticker (1) on the
battery.
● Connect charger (K) to the mains
power supply and charge battery (J) for
approx. 10 seconds. This deactivates
sleep mode (delivery condition) and
activates the battery.
Then charge the battery completely.
Removing and inserting the battery:
● Remove battery (J) from the engine by
pulling it sideways to the right and re-
insert in the opposite direction.

8.7 Level indicator

The upper part of the grass catcher
box features a level indicator (1).
A Filling:
The flow of air that is created by the rotary
movement of the mowing blade is
responsible for filling the grass catcher box
and raises the level indicator (1).
B Grass catcher box filled:
When the grass catcher box is full, this
flow of air is reduced and the level
indicator (1) drops.
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● Empty filled grass catcher box (
8.8 Attaching and detaching the
grass catcher box
On machines with mulching
equipment, the mulch insert must
be removed from the discharge
chute before attaching the grass

catcher box. (

Attaching:
● Open discharge flap (1) and hold it
open.
● Attach grass catcher box (2) by mating
recesses (3) with projection (4) on the
machine.
● Close discharge flap (1) again
manually.
Detaching:
● Open discharge flap (1) and hold it
open.
● Lift grass catcher box (2) upwards,
detach from projection (4) and remove.
● Close discharge flap (1) again
manually.
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