Machine Overview; For Your Safety; General - Stihl RM 545 Manual De Instrucciones

3. Machine overview

1 Upper handlebar with controls (
2 Handlebar brace
3 Recoil starter rope
4 Rotary handle
5 Discharge flap
6 Rating plate with machine number
7 Engine
8 Spark plug socket
9 Carrying handle
10 Housing
11 Skirting protector
12 Cutting height indicator
13 Central cutting height adjustment
14 Rotary handle for handlebar height
adjustment
15 Grass catcher box
16 Level indicator
17 Battery (RM 545 VE)
18 Mulch insert (RM 545 VM)
19 Lawn roller (RM 545 VR)

4. For your safety

4.1 General

These safety regulations must
be observed when working with
the machine.
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Read the entire instruction
manual before using the
machine for the first time. Keep
the instruction manual in a safe
place for future reference.
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Observe the operating and maintenance
8.2) instructions contained in the separate
engine instruction manual.
These safety precautions are essential for
your safety, however the list is not
exhaustive. Always use the machine in a
reasonable and responsible manner and
be aware that the user is responsible for
accidents involving third parties or their
property.
Make sure that you are familiar with the
controls and use of the machine.
The machine must only be used by
persons who have read the instruction
manual and are familiar with operation of
the machine. The user should seek expert
and practical instruction prior to initial
operation. The user must receive
instruction on safe use of the machine
from the vendor or another expert.
During this instruction, the user should be
made aware that the utmost care and
concentration are required for working with
the machine.
Residual risks persist even if you operate
this machine according to the instructions.
Risk of death from suffocation!
Packaging material is not a toy -
danger of suffocation! Keep
packaging material away from
children.
Only give or lend the machine, including
any accessories, to persons who are
familiar with this model and how to operate
it. The instruction manual forms part of the
machine and must always be provided to
persons borrowing it.
The machine must only be operated by
persons who are well rested and in good
physical and mental condition. If your
health is impaired, you should consult your
doctor to determine whether working with
the machine is possible. The machine
should not be operated after the
consumption of alcohol, drugs or
medications which impair reactions.
Make sure that the user is physically,
sensorily and mentally capable of
operating the machine and working with it.
If the user is physically, sensorily or
mentally impaired, the machine must only
be used under supervision or following
instruction by a responsible person.
Make sure that the user is of legal age or
being trained under supervision in a
profession in accordance with national
regulations.
Caution – risk of accident!
The lawn mower is only intended for
mowing lawns. Its use for other purposes
is not permitted and may be dangerous or
result in damage to the machine.
Due to the physical danger to the user, the
lawn mower must not be used for the
following applications (incomplete list):
– For trimming bushes, hedges and
shrubs.
– For cutting creepers.
– For tending lawn roofs and balcony
boxes.
– For shredding or chopping tree or
hedge cuttings.
– For clearing paths (vacuuming,
blowing).
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