After refuelling, there are some situations where you
must never start the product:
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If you have spilled fuel or chain oil on the product.
Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to
evaporate.
•
If you have spilled fuel on yourself or on your
clothes. Change your clothes and wash any part of
your body that has come in contact with fuel. Use
soap and water.
•
If the product leaks fuel. Regularly do a check for
leaks from the fuel tank, fuel cap and fuel lines.
Safety instructions for maintenance
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you do
maintenance on the product.
•
Do only the maintenance and servicing given in
this operator's manual. Let professional servicing
personnel do all other servicing and repairs.
•
Regularly do the safety checks, maintenance and
service instructions given in this manual. Regular
maintenance increases the life of the product
and decreases the risk of accidents. Refer to
Maintenance on page 224 for instructions.
•
If the safety checks in this operator's manual is
not approved after you do maintenance, speak to
your servicing dealer. We guarantee that there are
professional repairs and servicing available for your
product.
Safety instructions for the cutting
equipment
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
•
Only use approved guide bar/saw chain
combinations and filing equipment. Refer to
equipment and filing angles on page 239 for
instructions.
•
Use protective gloves when you use or do
maintenance on the saw chain. A saw chain that
does not move can also cause injuries.
•
Keep the cutting teeth correctly sharpened. Obey the
instructions and use the recommended file gauge. A
saw chain that is damaged or incorrectly sharpened
increases the risk of accidents.
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Read the warning
Filing
•
Keep the correct depth gauge setting. Obey the
instructions and use the recommended depth gauge
setting. Too large depth gauge setting increases the
risk of kickback.
•
Make sure that the saw chain has the correct
tension. If the saw chain is not tight against the
guide bar, the saw chain can derail. An incorrect saw
chain tension increases wear on the guide bar, saw
chain and chain drive sprocket. Refer to
the tension of the saw chain on page 232 .
•
Do maintenance on the cutting equipment regularly
and keep it correctly lubricated. If the saw chain is
not correctly lubricated, the risk of wear on the guide
bar, saw chain and chain drive sprocket increases.
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