Kobalt KM2180B-06 User Manual page 9

SAFETY INFORMATION
• Never pull the mower back toward you while you are walking. If you must back the mower away from
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steps:
• Step back from the mower in order to fully extend your arms.
• Be sure that you are well balanced.
• Pull the mower back slowly.
• Do not use the mower for any job except that for which it is intended. Do not force the mower.
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• Stay Alert: Do not operate the mower when you are tired. Pay attention to what you are doing. Use
common sense.
• Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts or under the cutting deck. Contact with the blade can
amputate hands and feet.
• Do not attempt to adjust the wheels or the cutting height while the motor is running.
• Avoid dangerous environments. Do not operate the mower in the rain or in wet or damp grass.
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• Stop the blade when crossing gravel driveways, walkways, or roads.
• If the mower starts to vibrate excessively, stop the motor and remove the battery. Check for the
cause immediately. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
• Stop the motor and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop before removing the grass catcher
or unclogging the chute. The cutting blade will continue to rotate for a few seconds after the motor
is shut off. Do not place any part of your body in the blade area until you are sure that the blade has
stopped rotating.
• Never operate mower without a proper trail shield, chute cover, grass catcher, switch control, or
other safety device in place and in working order. Do not operate the mower with damaged safety
devices. Doing so can result in injury.
• Store idle lawn mower indoors. When not in use, remove the battery and then store the lawn mower
in an indoor, dry location that can be locked-up. Keep mower out of the reach of children.
• Maintain lawn mower. Keep blade edges sharp for best and safest performance.
• If lawn mower strikes a foreign objects follow these steps:
• Stop lawn mower, release the switch.
• Remove the battery.
• Inspect for damage.
• Repair any damage before restarting and operating the lawn mower.
• Remove battery before servicing, cleaning or removing material from lawn mower.
Child safety
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not aware of the presence of children.
• Keep children out of the mowing area and under the watchful care of a responsible adult.
• Do not allow children under the age of 14 to operate this mower. Children who are 14 years of age
and older must read and understand the operating instructions and safety rules in this manual, and
must be trained and supervised by a parent.
• Stay alert and turn the mower off if a child or any other person enters the mowing area.
• Look behind and down for small children before and while moving backwards.
• Use extreme care when approaching blind corners, doorways, shrubs, trees, or other objects that
may obscure your view of a child who may run into the path of the mower.
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