12 Checking the Lawn Mower and Battery
12 Checking the Lawn Mower and Battery
12.1 Checking the Controls
Locking button and control bar for mowing
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Press the locking button and release it again.
► Pull the control bar for mowing fully in the direction of the
handlebar and release again.
► If the locking button or the control bar for mowing is stiff or
does not spring back into the initial position: do not use the
lawn mower and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
The locking button or the control bar for mowing is
defective.
Control bar for self-propulsion
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Pull the control bar for self-propulsion fully in the direction
of the handlebar and release again.
► If the control bar for self-propulsion is stiff or does not
spring back into the initial position: do not use the lawn
mower and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
The control bar for self-propulsion is defective.
Activating the blade
► Insert the activation key.
► Fit the battery.
► Press the locking button with the right hand and hold.
► Pull the control bar for mowing with the left hand fully in
the direction of the handlebar and hold so that the thumb
encloses the handlebar.
The blade turns.
► If 3 LEDs flash red: pull out the activation key, remove the
battery and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
There is a fault in the lawn mower.
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► Release the locking button and the control bar for mowing.
The blade stops turning after a short time.
► If the blade continues to turn: pull out the activation key,
remove the battery and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
The lawn mower is defective.
Engaging self-propulsion
► Insert the activation key.
► Fit the battery.
► Activate the blade.
► Pull the control bar for self-propulsion fully in the direction
of the handlebar and hold so that the thumb encloses the
handlebar.
The lawn mower starts moving.
► Release the control bar for self-propulsion.
The lawn mower comes to a standstill.
► If the lawn mower continues moving: remove the battery
and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
The lawn mower is defective.
12.2 Checking the Blade
► Switch the lawn mower off, pull out the activation key and
remove the battery.
► Upend the lawn mower, @ 17.1.
► Measure the following:
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