4 Safety Precautions
– The user is not impaired by alcohol,
medicines or drugs.
► If anything is unclear: consult a STIHL spe‐
cialist dealer.
4.4
Clothing and Equipment
WARNING
■ Objects may be thrown up at high velocity
while working. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear long trousers made from resistant
material.
■ Dust may be stirred up while working. Breath‐
ing in dust may be harmful to health and
cause allergic reactions.
► If dust is stirred up: wear a dust mask.
■ Unsuitable clothing may get caught on wood,
briars and in the lawn mower. This may result
in serious injury to the user.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewellery.
■ The user may come into contact with the blade
during cleaning, maintenance or transport.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear protective gloves.
■ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the
user to slip. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with
high-grip soles.
■ Material particles may be expelled when
sharpening the blade. This may result in injury
to the user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses. Suitable
safety glasses are tested in accordance
with EN 166 or national regulations and
available commercially with the correspond‐
ing marking.
► Wear protective gloves.
4.5
Work Area and Surroundings
4.5.1
Lawn Mower
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals can‐
not recognise or evaluate the dangers posed
by the lawn mower and objects expelled at
high speed by the mower. This may result in
serious injury to bystanding people, children
and animals and damage to property.
► Keep bystanding people, children and ani‐
mals out of the work area.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
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► Make sure that children cannot play with
the lawn mower.
■ Working in the rain may cause the user to slip.
This may result in serious or fatal injury to the
user.
► Do not work when it is raining.
■ The lawn mower is not waterproof. Working in
the rain or in a damp environment may result
in electric shock. This may result in injury to
the user and damage to the lawn mower.
► Do not work in the rain or in a damp envi‐
ronment.
► Do not mow and mulch wet grass.
■ Electrical components of the lawn mower may
produce sparks. Sparks may cause fires and
explosions in highly flammable or explosive
environments. This may result in serious or
fatal injury to people and damage to property.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explo‐
sive environment.
4.5.2
Battery
WARNING
■ Bystanders, children and animals cannot rec‐
ognize or assess the dangers of the battery.
Bystanders, children and animals may be seri‐
ously injured.
► Keep bystanders, children and animals
away from the work area.
► Do not leave the battery unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the battery.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambi‐
ent conditions. If the battery is exposed to cer‐
tain ambient conditions, the battery may catch
fire, explode or be irreparably damaged. This
may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Protect battery from heat and fire.
► Do not throw the battery into a fire.
► Do not charge, use and store the battery
outside of the specified temperature limits,
21.4.
► Do not immerse the battery in liq‐
uids.
► Keep battery away from small metal parts.
► Do not expose the battery to high pressure.
► Do not expose the battery to microwaves.
► Protect the battery from chemicals and
salts.
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