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• Insufcient daylight or even a sufcient level of

articial light is one reason not to mow.

• Check the mower, the blade and other parts if

they have struck a foreign object or if the machine

vibrates more than usual.

• Do not make any adjustments or repairs until the

engine has been switched off. Pull the plug boot.

• Pay special attention if you are mowing directly

next to a street or are close by one (trafc). Always

keep the grass chute pointed away from the street.

• Avoid mowing in places where the wheels have

trouble gripping or mowing is unsafe in any other

way. Before you back up, ensure that nobody is

standing behind you (especially little children, who

are more difcult to see).

• When mowing over thick, high grass, select the

highest cutting level and mow at a slower speed.

Before you remove any grass or blockages of any

kind, switch off the engine and pull the plug boot.

• Never remove any safety-related parts.

• Never ll the engine with petrol when it is hot or is

running.

Emptying the grass basket

The debris bag (16) is equipped with a lling level in-

dicator (Fig. 16). This will be opened by the air current

produced by the mower. If the ap falls during mow-

ing, the debris bag (16) is full and should be emptied.

To ensure that the lling level indicator works prop-

erly, the holes under the ap must be kept clean and

permeable.

As soon as grass clippings start to trail the lawn mow-

er, it is time to empty the grass basket.

m WARNING

Before taking off the grass basket, switch off

the engine and wait until the blade has come to

a stop.

To take off the grass basket (16), use one hand to

lift up the chute ap (15) and the other to grab onto

the basket handle (Fig. 16). Remove the basket. For

safety reasons, the chute ap (15) automatically falls

down after removing the grass basket and closes off

the rear chute opening.

If any grass remains in the opening, it will be easier to

restart the engine if you pull the mower back approx.

1 meter. Do not use your hands or feet to remove

clippings in or on the mower housing, but instead use

suitable tools such as a brush or a hand broom.

In order to ensure that the majority of grass clippings

are picked up, the inside of both the grass basket (16)

and especially the air grill must be cleaned after each

use. Reattach the grass basket (16) only when the

engine is switched off and the blade is stopped. Using

one hand, lift up the chute ap (15), while grabbing

onto the basket handle with the other. Hang in the

basket from the top. Fig. 9

to mow inclines whose gradient exceeds 15 degrees.

Use special caution when backing up and pulling the

lawn mower. Tripping hazard!

Mulching

In the mulching mode the cuttings are shredded in the

enclosed mower housing and then spread back onto

the lawn. It is not necessary to gather and dispose of

the grass.

m Note! Mulching is only possible if the lawn is rel-

atively short.

To use the mulching function, disconnect the debris

bag (16), slide the mulching adaptor (Fig. 10-12 / 19)

into the ejector opening and close the ejector opening

(15).

Mowing

Only use a sharp blade that is in good condition. This

will prevent the grass blades from fraying and the

lawn from turning yellow.

Try to mow in straight lines for a nice, clean look.

Insodoing, the mowing swaths should always overlap

each other by a few centimetres in order to avoid bare

strips.

Keep the underside of the mower housing clean and

remove grass build-up. Deposits not only make it

more difcult to start the mower; they decrease the

quality of the cut and make it harder for the machine

to bag the grass. Always mow along inclines (not up

and down). Slightly turning the front wheels up the hill

while mowing will prevent the mower from sliding out

of the straight line. Select the cutting height according

to the length of the grass. If the lawn has grown quite

a bit, mow over it several times so that no more than 4

cm of grass are cut at one time. Switch off the engine

before doing any checks on the blade. Keep in mind

that the blade continues to rotate for a few seconds

after the engine has been switched off. Never attempt

to manually stop the blade.

Regularly check to see if the blade is securely

attached, is in good condition and is sharp. If the

contrary is the case, sharpen the blade or replace it. In

the event that the blade strikes an object,immediately

switch off the lawn mower and wait for the blade to

come to a complete stop. Then inspect the condition

of the blade and the blade mount. Replace any parts

that are damaged.

Tips for proper mowing:

• Pay attention to ensure that you do not run into or

over anything that could damage the mower. The

lawn mower could be damaged and/or the machine

could inict bodily injury.

• A hot engine, exhaust or drive unit can burn the

skin if touched. Thus, do not touch these parts

unless the mower has been switched off for a while

and you know that they have cooled down!

• Use extra caution when mowing on inclines and

steep grades.

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