4 Safety Precautions
aged or thrown up at high velocity. This may
result in injury to people and damage to prop‐
erty.
► Remove foreign objects from the work area.
■ When the control bar for mowing is released,
the blades continue to turn for a short time.
This may result in serious injury to people.
► Wait until the blades are no longer turning.
■ Sparks can be produced if the turning blades
hit a hard object. Sparks may cause fires in
highly flammable environments. This may
result in serious or fatal injury to people and
damage to property.
► Do not work in a highly flammable environ‐
ment.
■ If the blades hit a foreign object when working,
the blades may be damaged or the blade posi‐
tion may be changed.
► If the blades hit an object, switch the lawn
mower off and check the lawn mower and
blades.
■ If the lawn mower is stopped on a sloping sur‐
face, it may unintentionally roll away. This may
result in injury to people and damage to prop‐
erty.
► Only release the lawn mower if it is on a level
surface and cannot roll away by itself.
■ If objects are attached to the handlebar, the
additional weight may cause the lawn mower
to tip over. This may result in injury to people
and damage to property.
► Do not attach objects to the handlebar.
DANGER
■ If working near live wires, the blades may
come into contact with the live wires and dam‐
age them. This may result in serious or fatal
injury to the user.
► Do not work near live wires.
■ The user may be struck by lighting if working
during a thunderstorm. This may result in seri‐
ous or fatal injury to the user.
► Do not work during thunderstorms.
4.8
Transporting
WARNING
■ The lawn mower may tip over or move during
transport. This may result in injury to people
and damage to property.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Secure the lawn mower with lashing straps,
belts or a net so that it cannot tip over and
move.
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■ If the activation key and battery are inserted
during transport with self-propulsion disen‐
gaged, self-propulsion may unintentionally be
engaged and the lawn mower may start mov‐
ing. This may result in serious injury to people
and damage to property.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
■ The lawn mower is heavy. Attempting to carry
the lawn mower without assistance may result
in injury to the user.
► The lawn mower must be carried by two peo‐
ple.
4.9
Storage
WARNING
■ Children cannot recognise or evaluate the
dangers posed by the lawn mower. This may
result in serious injury to children.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Keep the lawn mower out of the reach of
children.
■ Moisture may cause corrosion of the electrical
contacts on the lawn mower and metal compo‐
nents. This may result in damage to the lawn
mower.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Keep the lawn mower clean and dry.
■ If the activation key and battery are inserted
during storage, self-propulsion may uninten‐
tionally be engaged and the lawn mower may
start moving. This may result in serious injury
to people and damage to property.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
4.10
Cleaning, Maintenance and
Repair
WARNING
■ If the activation key and battery are inserted
during cleaning, maintenance or repair, the
blades may unintentionally be activated. This
may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
■ If the activation key and battery are inserted
during cleaning, maintenance and repair, self-
propulsion may unintentionally be engaged
and the lawn mower may start moving. This
may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
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