4 Safety Precautions
► Keep bystanding people, children and
animals out of the working area.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
► Ensure that children cannot play with the lawn mower.
■ 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 explosive
environment.
4.6
Safe Condition
4.6.1
Lawn Mower
The lawn mower is in safe condition when the following
conditions are met:
– The lawn mower is not damaged.
– The lawn mower is clean.
– The controls are working and have not been modified.
– If mowing and the mown grass is to be collected in the
grass catcher box: the grass catcher box is correctly
attached.
– If mowing and the mown grass is to be ejected to the rear:
the grass catcher box is detached and the discharge flap
is closed.
– The blade is correctly attached.
– Only genuine STIHL accessories for this lawn mower are
attached.
– The accessories are correctly attached.
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WARNING
■ If not in safe condition, components may no longer
operate correctly and safety devices may be disabled.
This may result in serous or fatal injury to people.
► Use an undamaged lawn mower.
► If the lawn mower is dirty: clean the lawn mower.
► Do not modify the lawn mower.
► If the controls are not working: do not use the lawn
mower.
► If mowing and the mown grass is to be collected in the
grass catcher box: attach the grass catcher box as
described in this instruction manual.
► Only attach genuine STIHL accessories for this lawn
mower.
► Attach the blade as described in this instruction manual.
► Attach accessories as described in this instruction
manual or in the instruction manual for the accessories.
► Do not insert objects into the apertures in the lawn
mower.
► Never connect the key receptacle terminals to metallic
objects and cause a short circuit.
► Replace worn or damaged warning signs.
► If anything is unclear: consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
4.6.2
Blades
The blades are in safe condition when the following
conditions are met:
– The blades and attachments are not damaged.
– The blades are not deformed.
– The blades are correctly attached.
– The blades are at a 90° angle to each other, @ 11.3.
– The blades are correctly sharpened.
– The blades are burr-free.
– The blades are correctly balanced.
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