Preparing The Lawn Mower For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds - Stihl RMA 239.1 C Instruction Manual

5 Preparing the Lawn Mower for Operation

conditions, the battery may be irreparably
damaged.
► Keep the battery clean and dry.
► Store the battery in an enclosed space.
► Store the battery separately from the lawn
mower.
► If the battery is stored in the charger: dis‐
connect the mains plug and store the bat‐
tery at a charge state between 40% and
60% (2 LEDs illuminated green).
► Do not store the battery outside the speci‐
fied temperature limits,
4.10 Cleaning, Maintenance and
Repair
WARNING
■ If the battery is inserted during cleaning, main‐
tenance or repair, the blade may unintention‐
ally be activated. This may result in serious
injury to people and damage to property.
► Remove the battery.
■ Abrasive cleaning agents, sharp objects or
using a jet of water for cleaning may result in
damage to the lawn mower, blade and battery.
If the lawn mower, blade and battery are not
cleaned correctly, components may no longer
operate correctly and safety devices may be
disabled. This may result in serious injury to
people.
► Clean the lawn mower, blade and battery
as described in this instruction manual.
■ If the lawn mower, blade or battery are not
maintained or repaired correctly, components
may no longer operate correctly and safety
devices may be disabled. This may result in
serious or fatal injury to people.
► Do not maintain or repair the lawn mower or
battery yourself.
► If the lawn mower or battery need to be
maintained or repaired: consult a STIHL
specialist dealer.
► Maintain the blade as described in this
instruction manual.
■ The user may cut themselves on sharp cutting
edges during blade cleaning, maintenance or
repair. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear protective gloves.
■ The blade may become hot during sharpening.
This may result in the user burning them‐
selves.
► Wait until the blade has cooled down.
► Wear protective gloves.
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■ The blade on the lawn mower is movable even
when the engine is switched off. During main‐
tenance of the blade, the user may be injured
by the moving blade.
► Work carefully.
► Wear protective gloves.
■ The blade on the lawn mower is movable. Dur‐
ing blade maintenance, the user may trap their
fingers between the moving blade and fixed
parts of the lawn mower.
► Work carefully.
► Wear protective gloves.
5 Preparing the Lawn Mower
for Operation
5.1 Preparing the Lawn Mower for
Operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Remove packaging material and transport
locks.
► Make sure that the following components are
in safe condition:
– Lawn mower,
– Blade, 4.6.2.
– Battery, 4.6.3.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean the lawn mower,
► Check the blade,
► Attach the handlebar,
► Fold up and adjust the handlebar,
► If mowing and the mown grass is to be collec‐
ted in the grass catcher box: attach the grass
catcher box, 7.2.2.
► If mowing and the mown grass is to be ejected
to the rear: detach the grass catcher box,
7.2.3.
► Set the cutting height,
► Check the controls,
► If the steps cannot be performed: do not use
the lawn mower and consult a STIHL special‐
ist dealer.
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Charging the Battery, LEDs

6.1 Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on various influenc‐
ing factors such as the temperature of the battery
and the ambient temperature. For optimum per‐
formance, note the recommended temperature
ranges, 20.5. The actual charging time may
differ from the specified charging time. Please
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