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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Operation
• Mow only in daylight or in good artificial light.
• Ideally, avoid operating the appliance on wet grass.
• Always be sure of your footing on slopes.
• Walk, never run.
• For wheeled rotary mowers, mow across the face of slopes, never up and down.
• Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on slopes.
• Do not over mow steep slopes.
• Use extreme caution when reversing or pulling the appliance towards you.
• Stop the blade(s) if the appliance has to be tilted for transportation when crossing surfaces
other than grass, and when transporting the appliance to and from the area to be mowed.
• Never operate the appliance with defective guards or shields, or without safety devices, for
example deflectors and/or grass catchers, in place.
• Switch on the motor according to instructions and with feet well away from the blade(s).
• Do not tilt the appliance when switching on the motor, except if the appliance has to be tilted
for starting. In this case, do not tilt it more than absolutely necessary and lift only the part
which is away from the operator. Always ensure that both hands are in the operating position
before returning the appliance to the ground.
• Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating parts. For rotary mowers, keep clear of the
discharge opening at all times.
• Never pick up or carry an appliance while the motor is running.
• Pull the plug from the socket:
- Whenever you leave the machine;
- Before clearing a blockage;
- Before checking, cleaning or working on the appliance; after striking a foreign object. Inspect
the appliance for damage and make repairs as necessary;
- If the appliance starts to vibrate abnormally (check immediately).
