Checking The Lawn Mower And Battery; Operating The Lawn Mower - Stihl RMA 235.1 Instruction Manual

10 Checking the Lawn Mower and Battery

► Press locking button (1) with the right hand
and hold.
► Pull control bar (2) with the left hand fully in
the direction of handlebar (3) and hold so the
thumb encloses handlebar (3).
The blade turns.
► Release locking button (1).
► Hold handlebar (3) and control bar (2) with the
right hand so the thumb encloses handle‐
bar (3).
9.1.2 Deactivating the Blade
► Release the control bar.
► Wait until the blade is no longer turning.
► If the blade continues to turn: remove the bat‐
tery and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
The lawn mower is defective.
10 Checking the Lawn Mower
and Battery
10.1 Checking the Controls
Locking button and control bar
► Remove the battery.
► Press the locking button and release it again.
► Pull the control bar fully in the direction of the
handlebar and release it again.
► If the locking button or the control bar is stiff or
does not spring back into the initial position:
do not use the lawn mower and consult a
STIHL specialist dealer.
The locking button or the control bar is defec‐
tive.
Activating the blade
► Fit the battery.
► Press the locking button with the right hand
and hold.
► Pull the control bar with the left hand fully in
the direction of the handlebar and hold so the
thumb encloses the handlebar.
The blade turns.
► If 3 LEDs flash red: remove the battery and
consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
There is a fault in the lawn mower.
► Release the locking button and control bar.
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The blade stops turning after a short time.
► If the blade continues to turn: remove the bat‐
tery and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
The lawn mower is defective.
10.2 Checking the Blade
► Switch the lawn mower off and remove the
battery.
► Tilt the lawn mower sideways and set it down,
15.1.
► Measure the following:
– Thickness a
– Width b
– Sharpening angle c
► If the minimum thickness or minimum width is
fallen below: replace the blade,
► If the sharpening angle is not correct: sharpen
the blade, 19.1.
► If anything is unclear: consult a STIHL special‐
ist dealer.
10.3 Testing the Battery
► Press button on battery.
The LEDs glow or flash.
► If the LEDs do not glow or flash: Do not use
the battery and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
There is a malfunction in the battery.

11 Operating the Lawn Mower

11.1 Holding and Guiding the Lawn
Mower
► Hold the handlebar with both hands so that the
thumbs enclose the handlebar.
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