Find Breaks In The Loop Wire - Gardena SILENO city Operator's Manual

Symptoms Cause
The product is The product has operated the maximum cut-
parked for hours in ting time for the day.
the charging station.
The STOP button has been pushed.
Parking mode is enabled.
The product does not operate if the battery
temperature is too high or too low.
Uneven mowing re- The product operates for a small number of
sults. hours per day.
For the shape of the work area it is necessa-
ry to adjust the settings for
to cover all parts of the work area.
The work area is too large.
Blunt blades.
Long grass in relation to the set cutting
height.
Collection of grass by the blade disc or
around the motor shaft.
The battery state of To prevent to become blocked in a small
charge is high, but area, the product follows the guide wire to
the product goes the charging station.
back to the charging
station.

6.6 Find breaks in the loop wire

Breaks in the loop wire are usually the result of
unintentional physical damage to the wire such as when
gardening with a shovel. In countries with ground frost,
also sharp stones that move in the ground can damage
the wire. Breaks can also occur due to the wire being
stretched excessively during installation.
Mowing the grass too low right after the installation can
damage wire insulation. Damage to the insulation may
not cause disruptions until several weeks or months
later. To avoid this, always select the maximum cutting
height the first weeks after installation and then lower
the 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 done. A
faulty splice can, for example, be the result of the
coupler not being pressed together hard enough with a
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Action
Usual operation for the product. Refer to
Make an estimate of the necessary operating
time on page 23 .
Open the hatch, enter the PIN code and
push the OK button. Push the Start button
and then close the hatch.
Change the operating mode. Refer to
ating modes on page 30 .
Make sure that the charging station is put in
an area with protection from the sun.
Increase the cutting time. Refer to
schedule on page 23 .
Change the settings of the areas where the
Lawn Coverage product starts to cut and how often. Refer to
To set the Lawn Coverage function on page
25 .
Decrease the size of the work area or extend
the schedule. Refer to
on page 23 .
Replace all the blades. Refer to
blades on page 34 .
Increase the cutting height and then lower it
when the grass is shorter.
Remove the collection of grass and clean the
product. Refer to
33 .
Usual operation for the product.
pair of pliers, or that a coupler of lower quality than the
original coupler has been used. Please first check all
known splices before further troubleshooting is done.
A wire break can be located by gradually halving the
distance of the loop where the break may have occurred
until there is only a very short section of the wire left.
The following method does not work if
activated. Make sure first that
ECO mode on page 27 .
off. Refer to
1. Check that the indicator lamp in the charging
station flashes blue, which indicates a break in the
boundary loop. Refer to
charging station on page 43 .
Oper-
To set the
To set the schedule
Replace the
Clean the product on page
ECO mode is
ECO mode is switched
Indicator lamp in the
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