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HANDLING FUEL
• Be careful when handling fuel – risk of personal injury and/or material damage. Petrol is highly
flammable and can be explosive in certain circumstances. If you get petrol on your skin or
clothes, wash immediately.
• Only use an approved fuel container.
• Store and handle petrol away from sparks, naked flames, heat and other ignition sources.
Smoking prohibited when handling fuel.
• Never refuel indoors.
• Never remove the filler cap or top up with fuel when the engine is running.
• Allow the engine to cool for at least 2 minutes before refuelling.
• Do not overfill the tank. Do not fill the fuel tank to more than 1 cm below the filler pipe, so that
the fuel can expand.
• Replace and tighten the cap on the tank.
• Wipe up spilled fuel immediately. Move the machine away from any fuel spill before starting.
Wait 5 minutes before starting the engine.
• Never store the machine or fuel container indoors where there are ignition sources such as a
boiler, water heater, tumble drier and electric motors that could emit sparks, in order to avoid
the risk of the ignition of fuel vapour.
• Allow the machine to cool for at least 5 minutes before putting it away.
USE
• Keep your hands and feet away from moving parts – risk of serious personal injury and/or death.
• Never attempt to bypass or deactivate the function of the auger lever – risk of serious personal
injury.
• It must be possible to move control levers in both directions and they must automatically return
to the neutral position when released.
• Do not use the machine if the ejector chute is missing or damaged. The safety devices must be
fitted correctly and work properly.
• Never start the engine indoors or in an enclosed area. Exhaust fumes from the engine contain
carbon monoxide, an odourless and highly dangerous gas.
• Never use the machine when you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or
medication.
• The muffler and engine become hot – risk of burn injuries. Keep onlookers, especially children,
and pets at a safe distance.
• Be careful when working on or crossing entrances, roads, etc.
• Pay attention to traffic and hidden danger.
• Be very careful when changing direction, and when on slopes.
• Plan the work so that thrown snow does not hit windows, walls, cars, etc., to avoid the risk of
damage to property and/or personal injury.