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  • Page 1 Operator‘s manual SILENO city, smart SILENO city SILENO life, smart SILENO life gardena.com InDesign P01 omslag P01_P02_a5.indd 1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 5.5 Battery............38 1 Introduction 5.6 Winter service...........39 1.1 Introduction..........3 6 Troubleshooting 1.2 Product overview........4 1.3 Symbols on the product......5 6.1 Introduction - troubleshooting....40 1.4 Symbols on the display......5 6.2 Fault messages........40 1.5 Symbols on the battery.......6 6.3 Information messages......

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Product registration key: The serial number is on the product rating plate and on the product carton. • Use the serial number to register your product on www.gardena.com. 1.1.1 Support The operator selects the operation settings with For support about the GARDENA product, speak the keys on the keypad.

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    Body 14. Cutting system Hatch to display and keypad 15. Blade disc Stop button 16. Handle Rear wheel (SILENO city) / Rear wheels 17. Chassis box with electronics, battery and (SILENO life) motors Front wheels 18. Battery cover Charging station 19.

  • Page 5: Symbols On The Product

    This is where the general product when operating. Keep settings are set. your hands and feet away from the rotating blades. Only for smart SILENO city and smart WARNING: Do not ride SILENO life. on the product. Never put your hands or feet close The GARDENA smart system enables to or under the product.

  • Page 6: Symbols On The Battery

    The product is put in the charging station but do not charge the battery. Do not immerse the battery into water. 1.6 General manual instructions The product is set in ECO-mode. The following system is used in the Operator’s Manual to make it easier to use: 1.5 Symbols on the battery italics is a text that is shown •...

  • Page 7: Menu Structure Overview 1

    Period 1 Period 2 Copy Reset Current All week days SensorControl Cutting time SensorControl Low/Mid/High smart system* Exclude Status device Connected Yes/No Signal strength Good Poor * smart SILENO city and smart SILENO life 1298 - 003 - Introduction - 7...

  • Page 8: Menu Structure Overview 2

    1.8 Menu structure overview 2 Settings Security Lawn coverage Installation General Area 1-3 Mower Frost Starting Security level Advanced Drive past mode house sensor point wire New loop Change signal PIN code Time & Language Unit Reset all About Country Medium* High date...

  • Page 9: Display

    1.9 Display The display on the product shows information and settings of the product. To access the display, push the STOP button and open the hatch. 1.10 Keypad The keypad on the product lets the operator navigate in the menu. To access the keypad, push the STOP button and open the hatch.

  • Page 10: Safety

    2 Safety 2.1 IMPORTANT. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE The operator is responsible for accidents or hazards occurring to other people or property. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities (that could affect a safe handling of the product), or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person...

  • Page 11: Safety Definitions

    or the adjacent area if the instructions WARNING: The product in the manual are not obeyed. can be dangerous if used incorrectly. Note: Used to give more information that is necessary in a given situation. WARNING: Do not use 2.3 Safety instructions for operation the product when 2.3.1 Use persons, especially...
  • Page 12 Objects on the lawn • GARDENA does not guarantee full can lead to the product getting stuck. Help compatibility between the product and other may be required to remove the object before types of wireless systems such as remote the product can continue mowing.
  • Page 13 cleaning or maintenance of the charging station or the loop wire. Push the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds and make sure the product is switched off. Check that the indicator lamp on the keypad is not lit. This means that the product is Indicator lamp in the disabled.

  • Page 14: Installation

    • Make a mark on the blueprint where to put the charging station, the boundary wire and the guide wire. Note: Refer to www.gardena.com for more • Make a mark on the blueprint where the information about installation. guide wire connects to the boundary wire.
  • Page 15 60- cm / 24- in. 3.4.2 To examine where to put the power supply • Put the charging station near a power outlet. • Put the charging station on a level surface. WARNING: Do not cut or extend the low-voltage cable. There is a risk of electrical shock.
  • Page 16 3.4.3 To examine where to put the boundary wire CAUTION: If the work area is adjacent to water bodies, slopes, precipices or a public road, the boundary wire must have a protective wall. The wall must be minimum 15 cm / 6 in. in height. CAUTION: Do not let the product operate on gravel.
  • Page 17 >10% 0-25% " 10 cm / 4 " max 1 cm / 0.4 • For slopes adjacent to a public road, put a • If you have a paving stone path that is in fence or a protective wall along the outer level with the lawn, put the boundary wire edge of the slope.
  • Page 18 CAUTION: Do not put the guide wire across the boundary wire, for example a boundary wire that goes to an island. 0 cm / 0" 3.4.3.4 To make a secondary area Make a secondary area (B) if the work area has 2 areas that are not connected with a passage.

  • Page 19: Installation Of The Product

    3.4.4 To examine where to put the guide boundary wire is at a minimum 2 m / 6.6 ft. in front of the charging station. wire • If the work area has a passage (B), make Put the guide wire from the charging station sure that the distance to the boundary wire through the work area and connect it to the is at a minimum 2 m / 6.5 ft.
  • Page 20 WARNING: The product is only to be Connect the low-voltage cable to the used with the power supply unit charging station. supplied by GARDENA. Put the power supply at a minimum height of 30 cm / 12 in. WARNING: Do not put the power supply at a height where there is a risk it can be put in water.
  • Page 21 3.5.3 To install the boundary wire Push the connector onto the metal pin on the charging station with the mark "G". CAUTION: Do not put unwanted wire Disconnect the charging station from the in a coil. The coil causes interference power outlet.

  • Page 22: To Put The Wire Into Position With Stakes

    11. Connect the charging station to the power Put the boundary wire or the guide wire into outlet. position. Put the wire ends into a coupler. 3.6 To put the wire into position with Note: Make sure that you can see the ends stakes of the boundary wire or the guide wire through the transparent area of the coupler.

  • Page 23: To Do The Product Settings

    SensorControl Note: If the battery is too low, the product needs to charge the batteries fully before the • Smart system (only for smart SILENO city Guide guide calibration starts. Refer to and smart SILENO life) calibration on page 23 .
  • Page 24 3.10.3.1 Wizard Enter the time with the arrow buttons. The product can cut the grass 1 or 2 periods The wizard is a quick tool to find suitable each day. schedule settings for your lawn. To get access to the menu Do steps 1–3 in on page 23 .
  • Page 25 SensorControl automatically adjust the Example: A lawn of 500 m / 5400 ft , cut with a SILENO life specified for 1250 m cutting time to the growth of the grass. The product is not permitted to operate more than the 500 m / 60 ≈...
  • Page 26 Place the product in the charging station. There are 2 security levels for SILENO city and 3 Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu security levels for SILENO life.
  • Page 27 Push the BACK button. Area C, approximately 20% 3.10.7.2 To set the CorridorCut function Note: To prevent that the grass in the narrow passage is worn, GARDENA recommends to set CorridorCut . a low percentage for the To get access to the menu Do steps 1–3 in...
  • Page 28 Push the OK button. 3.10.8 Starting point Push the START button. This function allows you to control how far the product drives along the guide wire from the Close the hatch. charging station before it starts operating. The Make sure the product can find the area. factory setting is 60 cm and the maximum distance is 300 cm.
  • Page 29 Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to Drive Past Wire distance is changed, Note: If the move through the menu structure Settings > the distance will change along the boundary wire Installation > Mower house > Avoid house in every point of the yard.
  • Page 30 Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to Settings > move through the menu structure General > Language. Only for smart SILENO city and smart SILENO life. Use the arrow buttons to select language and then push the BACK button.
  • Page 31 > Exclude device . Push the OK button. Note: The product must be manually deleted from the list of products in the GARDENA smart system app. 3.10.14.4 To do a check of the status for GARDENA smart system...

  • Page 32: Operation

    4 Operation 4.1 The ON/OFF button must push the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds to make the product active again. WARNING: Read the safety • The product is disabled when the indicator instructions carefully before you start lamp is not lit. the product.

  • Page 33: To Stop The Product

    4.3.6 Spot cutting Spot cutting function is activated with the START button and is useful for quickly mowing an area where the grass has been mown less than in other parts of the yard. You must manually move the product to the chosen area. Spot cutting means that the product mows in a spiral pattern in order to cut the grass in the area where it was started.
  • Page 34 The standby time is depending on how much active time (cutting and searching) the product has each day. The active time is in turn depending on for example battery capacity, slopes and grass growth. When the product has operated the allowed active period in a day, the Today's mowing complete is shown in message the display.

  • Page 35: To Charge The Battery

    4.8 Adjust the cutting height CAUTION: During the first weeks after a new installation, the cutting height must be set to MAX to avoid damaging the loop wire. After this, the cutting height can be lowered step by step every week until the desired cutting height has been reached.

  • Page 36: Maintenance

    WARNING: The product must be a soft brush to clean the product. switched off before any maintenance is GARDENA offers a special cleaning and done. The product is disabled when maintenance kit as an accessory. Contact your the indicator lamp on the keypad is not GARDENA central service.

  • Page 37: Replace The Blades

    Fasten new blades and screws. Check that the blades can pivot freely. 5.4 Firmware update If service is done by GARDENA customer service then available firmware updates are downloaded to the product by the service technician. Owners of GARDENA products can update the firmware if 5.3.1 To replace the blades...

  • Page 38: Battery

    Product safety cannot be guaranteed with other batteries. Do not use non- rechargeable batteries. The product must be disconnected from the supply Go to www.gardena.com, search for and mains when removing the battery. download the firmware update tool and follow the instructions.

  • Page 39: Winter Service

    10. Carefully tighten screws for the battery cover (Torx 20). 5.6 Winter service Take your product to your GARDENA central service for service prior to winter storage. Regular winter service will maintain the product in good condition and create the best conditions for a new season without any disruptions.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    6.2 Fault messages The fault messages in the table below are shown in the display of the product. Speak to your GARDENA customer service if the same message shows frequently. Message Cause...
  • Page 41 Wrong PIN code Wrong PIN code has been entered. Enter the correct PIN code. Contact Five attempts are permitted, and the GARDENA customer service if you for- keypad is then blocked for five minutes. get the PIN code. No drive...
  • Page 42 Message Cause Action Charging station The contact between the charging Put the product in the charging station blocked plates (product) and contact plates and check that the charging plates and (charging station) may be poor and the contact plates make good contact. product has made a number of at- tempts to charge.
  • Page 43 Message Cause Action Safety function Temporary electronic or firmware rela- Restart the product. faulty ted issue in the product. If the problem remains, the message requires action by authorized service Electronic problem technician. Loop sensor prob- lem, front/rear Charging system problem Tilt sensor prob- Temporary prob-...
  • Page 44 Message Cause Action No loop signal The power supply is not connected. Check the wall socket connection and whether an earth-fault breaker has trip- ped or not. Check that the low voltage cable is connected to the charging sta- tion. The low voltage cable is damaged or Check that the low voltage cable is not not connected.

  • Page 45: Information Messages

    6.3 Information messages The information messages in the table below are shown in the display of the product. Speak to your GARDENA customer service if the same message shows frequently. Message Cause Action Low battery The product cannot find the charging Check that the charging station and the station.

  • Page 46: Indicator Lamp In The Charging Station

    The indicator lamp in the charging station must show a solid or flashing green light for a correct installation. If not, follow the instructions in the troubleshooting guide below. You can also find information on www.gardena.com. Speak to your GARDENA customer service for more information.

  • Page 47: Symptoms

    If your product does not work as expected, follow the symptoms guide below. There is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on www.gardena.com which provides more detailed answers to a number of standard questions. Contact GARDENA customer service if you still cannot find the reason for the fault.

  • Page 48: Find Breaks In The Loop Wire

    Symptoms Cause Action Battery Both the mowing The battery is spent. Replace the battery. Refer to on page 38 . and charging times are shorter than usual. The product is The product has an inbuilt standby peri- No action. parked for hours in od according to the Standby time table.
  • Page 49 always select the maximum cutting height the first weeks after installation and then lower the GUIDE height one step at a time every second week until the desired cutting height has been reached. A defective splicing of the loop wire can also lead to disruptions several weeks after the splice was POWER done.
  • Page 50 b) If the suspected boundary wire is long (thick black line) then do as follows: Put L and GUIDE back to their original positions. Then disconnect R. Connect a new loop wire to R. Connect the other end of this new loop wire at the middle of the suspected wire section.

  • Page 51: Transportation, Storage And Disposal

    Note: If you keep the charging station outdoors, do not disconnect the power supply and the connectors. • Contact GARDENA sales representative about what accessories are available for your product. 7.3 Disposal • Obey the local recycling requirements and applicable regulations.

  • Page 52: Technical Data

    8 Technical data 8.1 Technical data Data SILENO city SILENO life smart SILENO city smart SILENO life Dimensions Length, cm / in. 55 / 21.7 58 / 22.8 Width, cm / in. 38 / 15.0 39 / 15.4 Height, cm / in.
  • Page 53 Noise emissions measured in the environment as SILENO city SILENO life sound power smart SILENO city smart SILENO life Measured sound power noise level, dB (A) Guaranteed sound power noise level, dB (A) Sound pressure noise level at the operator’s ear,...
  • Page 54 Internal SRD (short range device) SILENO city, SILENO smart SILENO city, life smart SILENO life Operating frequency band, MHz 863-870 Maximum transmitted power, dBm Free field radio range, approx. m Husqvarna AB does not guarantee full compatibility between the product and other types of wireless systems such as remote controls, radio transmitters, hearing loops, underground electric animal fencing or similar.

  • Page 55: Warranty

    The blades and wheels are seen as disposable and are not covered by the warranty. If an error occurs with your GARDENA product, please contact GARDENA customer service for further instructions. Please have the receipt and the product’s serial number at hand when contacting GARDENA customer service.

  • Page 56: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    VI to the Council’s Directive of May 8, 2000 “relating to noise emissions into the environment” 2000/14/EC. The certificate is numbered: 01/901/287 for GARDENA SILENO city and for GARDENA smart SILENO city, GARDENA SILENO life and GARDENA smart SILENO life.
  • Page 57 1298 - 003 - EC Declaration of Conformity - 57...
  • Page 58 58 - EC Declaration of Conformity 1298 - 003 -...
  • Page 59 1298 - 003 - EC Declaration of Conformity - 59...
  • Page 60 ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS We reserve the right to make changes without prior notice. Copyright © 2019 GARDENA Manufacturing GmbH. All rights reserved. 114 18 53-26 2019-12-18 InDesign P01 omslag P01_P02_a5.indd 2...

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