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Device-specific safety instructions
• Pay attention when walking backwards.
Danger of stumbling!
• Pay attention to local regulations for rest
periods.
• Remember that moving parts may also be
located behind ventilation and venting
slots.
• Symbols affixed to your tools may not be
removed or covered. Information on the
device that is no longer legible must be
replaced immediately.
Observe the safety instructions be-
fore using the product for the first
time.
Read and observe the operating in-
structions before commissioning.
Risk of injury due to flying objects!
Always ensure sufficient safety dis-
tance is held.
Risk of injury due to cutting mecha-
nism!
Never reach into the cutting mecha-
nism.
Before doing any maintenance and
repair work disconnect the machine
from the power.
Only re-charge the battery under cov-
er.
Do not dispose of in rivers, lakes or in
the sea!
Do not throw into fire!
Do not expose to sunlight! Do not
store at temperatures exceeding
50 °C!
MAX50°C
Personal protective clothing
Wear ear defenders when working
with the device.
When working with the tool wear stur-
dy footwear.
Wear goggles when working with the
device.
Wear safety gloves when working
with the device.
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Training
• Read the operating instructions carefully.
Make sure that you are familiar with the
adjustment elements and the correct use
of the machine.
• Never allow children or other people who
are not familiar with the operating instruc-
tions to operate the lawn mower. Regional
legislation may specify the minimum per-
mitted age of the user.
• Never mow when other people, particu-
larly children, or animals are in the vicinity.
• Remember that the operator or user is
responsible for accidents involving other
people or their property.
Preparation
• When operating the machine, always
wear sturdy shoes and long trousers.
Never operate the machine with bare feet
or in light-weight sandals. Do not wear
loose fitting clothes or clothes with hang-
ing cords or belts.
• Check the area you wish to mow, before
you do so, and remove all objects that
may be caught and thrown up by the
machine.
• Before using, carry out a visual check to
make sure that the cutting blades, fixing
bolts and the cutting unit as a whole are
not worn or damaged. In order to avoid
imbalance, worn or damaged cutting
blades and fixing bolts may only be
replace in sets. Worn or damaged infor-
mation labels must be replaced.
Handling
• Only mow in daylight or with good artificial
lighting.
• If possible, avoid using the tool when the
grass is wet.
• Ensure that you are standing firmly when
operating on slopes.
• Only operate the machine at walking
speed.
• Mow across the slope, never up or down
slope.
• Be particularly careful when changing
direction on a slope.
• Do not mow on very steep slopes.
• Be particularly careful when turning the
mower or pulling it towards you.
• Stop the cutting blades when the mower
must be tilted to transport it over surfaces
that are not grass and when the mower is
being moved from and to the area to be
mowed.