Bosch UniversalVerticut 1100 Manual Original página 10

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Safety Notes
Warning! Read all safety warnings and all instructions.
Make yourself familiar with the controls and the proper
use of the product. Please keep the instructions safe for
later use!
Explanation of symbols on the machine
General hazard safety alert.
Read instruction manual.
Make sure that bystanders are not injured by
foreign objects being thrown away.
Warning: Keep a safe distance to the product
when operating.
Caution: Do not touch rotating blades. Sharp
blade(s). Beware of severing toes or fingers.
Switch off and remove plug from mains before
adjusting, cleaning or if the cable is entangled
and before leaving the garden tool unattended
for any period. Keep the power cord away from
the raking tines/blades.
Wait until all machine components have com-
pletely stopped before touching them. The
tines/blades continue to rotate after the ma-
chine is switched off, a rotating blade can
cause injury.
Do not use the product in the rain or leave it
outdoors when it is raining.
Beware electric shock hazard.
Keep supply flexible cord away from cutting
means.
Do not use a high-pressure washer or a garden
hose to clean the machine.
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Carefully check the area where the tool is to be
used for wildlife and pets. Wildlife and pets
may be injured while the machine is in opera-
tion. Thoroughly check the working area and
remove any stones, sticks, wires, bones and foreign objects.
When using the machine, ensure that no wildlife, pets or
small tree stumps are hidden in the dense grass.
Operation
Never allow children or people unfamiliar with these in-
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structions to use the product. Local regulations may re-
strict the age of the operator. When not in use store the
product out of reach of children.
Never allow children, persons with physical, sensory or
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mental limitations or a lack of experience and/or know-
ledge and/or people unfamiliar with these instructruc-
tions to use the product. Local regualtions may restrict
the age of the operator.
Never operate the product when you are tired, ill or under
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the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicine.
Never work while people, especially children, or pets are
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nearby.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not
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play with the product.
The user is responsible for accidents or hazards occurring
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to other people or their property.
Always wear hearing protection and safety glasses when
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working with the product.
Do not wear open rubber shoes or sandals when using the
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product. Always wear sturdy shoes and long trousers. Do
not use barefoot.
Thoroughly inspect the area where the product is to be
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used and remove all stones, sticks, wires, bones and
other foreign objects.
Before using, always visually inspect to see that the tines
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and tine assembly are not worn, damaged or loose.
Replace worn or damaged tine and assemblies in sets to
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preserve balance. On multi-tined machines, take care as
rotating one tine can cause other tines to rotate.
Walk, never run.
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Rake/Verticut only in daylight or in good artificial light.
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If possible, avoid using the product on wet grass or take
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additional precautions to avoid slipping.
Do not rake/verticut excessively steep slopes.
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Working on banks can be dangerous.
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Always be sure of your footing on slopes or wet grass.
Rake/Verticut across the face of slopes never up and
down.
− Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on
slopes.
Use extreme caution when stepping back or pulling the
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machine towards you do not overreach and keep balance
at all times.
Always push the product forward when raking/verticut-
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ting the lawn and never pull it towards the body.
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