English - Makita PLM4621N Original Instruction Manual

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1. Upper handle
2. Stop control handle
3. Self-drive control handle
4. Engine speed lever
5. Starter handle
WARNING
For your own safety please read this manual before
attempting to operate your new unit. Failure to follow
instructions can result in serious personal injury. Spend a
few moments to familiarize yourself with your mower
before each use. Keep this manual in a safe place, so that
the information is available at all times. If you give the
equipment to any other person, hand over these operating
instructions and safety regulations as well.
Intended use
The equipment may only be used for the tasks it is
designed to handle. Any other use is deemed to be a case
of misuse. The user/operator and not the manufacturer
will be liable for any damage or injuries of any kind caused
as a result of this.
The petrol lawn mower is intended for private use i.e. for
use in home and gardening environments.
Private use of the lawn mower refers an annual operating
time generally not exceeding that of 50 hours, during
which time the machine is primarily used to maintain
small-scale, residential lawns and home/hobby gardens.
Public facilities, sporting halls, and agricultural/forestry
applications are excluded.
Please note that our equipment has not been designed for
use in commercial, trade or industrial applications. Our
warranty will be voided if the machine is used in
commercial, trade or industrial businesses or for
equivalent purposes.
The operating instructions as supplied by the
manufacturer must be kept and referred to in order to
ensure that the lawn mower is properly used and
maintained. The instructions contain valuable information
on operating, maintenance and servicing conditions.
Important! Due to the high risk of bodily injury to the user,
the lawn mower may not be used to trim bushes, hedges
or shrubs, to cut scaling vegetation, planted roofs, or
balcony-grown grass, to clean (suck up) dirt and debris off
walkways, or to chop up tree or hedge clippings.
Moreover, the lawn mower may not be used as a power
cultivator to level out high areas such as molehills.
For safety reasons, the lawn mower may not be used as a
drive unit for other work tools or tool kits of any kind.
1. SYMBOLS MARKED ON THE
PRODUCT (on the rear cover)
Read operator's manual.
Explanation of general view
6. Rope guide
7. Grass sack
8. Height adjusting lever
9. Deck
10. Spark Plug
2. GENERAL SAFETY RULES
precautions, including the following, should always be
followed to reduce the risk of serious personal injury and/
or damage to the unit.
11. Fuel cap
12. Oil cap
13. Cable clamp
14. Locking knob
15. Speed adjusting lever
Keep bystanders away.
Pay more attention to the operator's hands
and feet to avoid injured.
Toxic fumes; Don't operate inside house.
Fuel is flammable, keep fire away. Do not add
fuel with running machine.
When mowing, please wear the glasses and
ear plugs to defend the operator himself.
When repairing, please picks up the spark
plug, then repairs it according to the
operational manual.
Caution: Engine hot.
Release switch handle to stop the
motor.
Grip self-drive control handle to move
forward.
WARNING: When using petrol tools, basic safety
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