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
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.
9.7 Level indicator
The upper part of the grass catcher
box features a level indicator (1).
The flow of air that is created by the rotary
movement of the mowing blade and is
responsible for filling the grass catcher box
raises the level indicator (2):
The grass catcher box is filled with
clippings.
When the grass catcher box is full, this
flow of air is reduced and the level
indicator drops (3):
● Empty filled grass catcher box (
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9.8 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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10. Safety devices
The machine is equipped with several
safety devices for safe operation and for
the prevention of improper use.
Risk of injury!
If a safety device is found to be
defective, the machine must not be
operated. Consult a specialist
dealer; VIKING recommends
VIKING specialist dealers.
13.9).
10.1 Safety devices
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The lawn mower is equipped with safety
devices, which prevent inadvertent contact
with the mowing blade and with ejected
clippings.
These include the housing, discharge flap,
grass catcher box and correctly installed
12.3)
handlebar.
10.2 Motorstop lever
The models MB 545, MB 545 T,
MB 545 V, MB 545 VE,
MB 545 VM, MB 545 VR are equipped
with a motorstop device.
The engine stops when motorstop
lever (1) is released during running
operation.
The engine and blade come to a standstill
within 3 seconds.
Measuring the run-on time
Following engine start-up, the blade
rotates and a wind noise is audible. The
run-on time corresponds to the duration of
the wind noise after the engine stops. This
can be measured using a stopwatch.
Risk of injury!
If the run-on time of the blade
exceeds this delay, stop using the
machine and take it to your
specialist dealer.
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