Stihl MH 600 Instruction Manual page 29

4 Safety Precautions
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals can‐
not recognise or evaluate the dangers posed
by the tiller and high-velocity objects. This may
result in serious injury to bystanding people,
children and animals and damage to property.
► Keep bystanding people, children
and animals out of the work area.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the tiller unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the tiller.
■ Hot exhaust gases are emitted from the muf‐
fler when the engine is running. Hot exhaust
gases may ignite easily inflammable materials
and cause fires.
► Keep the exhaust gas flow away from easily
inflammable materials.
4.6 Safe Condition
4.6.1 Tiller
The tiller is in safe condition when the following
conditions are met:
– The tiller is not damaged.
– The hoes or running wheels are installed in
pairs.
– There is no petrol leaking from the tiller.
– The fuel tank cap is closed.
– There is no engine oil leaking from the tiller.
– The engine oil cap is closed.
– The oil bath air filter is sealed.
– There is no gearbox oil leaking from the gear‐
box housing.
– The gearbox oil cap is closed.
– The screw plug is closed.
– The tiller is clean.
– The controls are working and have not been
modified.
– The hoes or running wheels are correctly
attached.
– Genuine STIHL accessories for this tiller are
attached.
– The accessories are correctly attached.
WARNING
■ If not in safe condition, components may no
longer operate correctly, safety devices may
be disabled and fuel may leak. This may result
in serous or fatal injury to people.
► Use an undamaged tiller.
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► If there is petrol leaking from the tiller: do
not use the tiller and consult a STIHL spe‐
cialist dealer.
► Close the fuel tank cap.
► If there is engine oil leaking from the tiller:
do not use the tiller and consult a STIHL
specialist dealer.
► Close the engine oil cap.
► If there is gearbox oil leaking from the tiller:
do not use the tiller and consult a STIHL
specialist dealer.
► Close the gearbox oil cap.
► The screw plug is tightened securely.
► If the tiller is dirty: clean the tiller.
► Do not modify the tiller. Exception: attach‐
ing hoes or running wheels.
► If the controls are not working: do not use
the tiller.
► Attach genuine STIHL accessories for this
tiller.
► Attach hoes and running wheels as descri‐
bed in this instruction manual.
► Attach accessories as described in this
instruction manual or in the instruction man‐
ual for the accessories.
► Do not insert objects into the apertures in
the tiller.
► Replace worn or damaged warning signs.
► If anything is unclear: consult a STIHL spe‐
cialist dealer.
4.6.2 Rotor Blades
The blades are in a safe condition if the following
points are observed:
– The blades are not damaged.
– The blades are not deformed.
– The blades are properly mounted.
WARNING
■ The user can lose control of the cultivator if it
is not in a safe condition. This can result in
serious injuries.
► Work with undamaged rotor blades.
► If you have any queries: Contact your
STIHL servicing dealer for assistance.
4.7 Fuel and Refuelling
WARNING
■ The fuel used for this tiller is petrol. Petrol is
extremely inflammable. If petrol comes into
contact with an open flame or hot objects, it
may cause fires or explosions. This may result
in serious or fatal injury to people and damage
to property.
► Protect petrol from heat and fire.
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