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Safety Information
Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly
Personal Safety (continued)
• Make sure you keep your feet at a safe distance from
the mower blade at all times! Do not stand near the
• The safety distance from the moving blade produced
by the push handle must be maintained at all times.
• If you use the mower on a small incline, mow across
the slope (not in an up and down direction). Always be
sure of your footing on slopes.
• Be particularly careful when changing direction with the
mower whilst working on a slope.
• Do not use the lawn mower on gradients of over 15
degrees.
• Ensure that you have safe footing at all times whilst
working with the mower.
• Always wear strong, anti-slip footwear and long
trousers when using the mower. Never mow in bare
feet or in open-toed sandals.
• When the mower is running ensure that no person
or pet, particularly children and animals, is in the
immediate vicinity of the lawn mower. Ensure that
you keep everybody at least 10 meters away from the
mower when it is working.
• Switch off the motor and disconnect the plug from
the power supply if the mower strikes a foreign body.
Check the mower for signs of damage and carry out all
necessary repair work before you start the mower again.
• If the lawn mower begins to vibrate abnormally, switch
it off immediately, disconnect the plug immediately and
check it carefully. Ensure that all the nuts, bolts
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