Stihl FSA 86 R Instruction Manual page 15

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
5.6.4 Operating Instructions
WARNING
￭ In the event of an emergency:
– Switch off the motor immediately and remove the
battery.
￭ The cutting attachment continues to rotate for a short
period after the trigger switch is fully released. This is
known as the "flywheel effect." To reduce the risk of
serious personal injury from contact with the cutting
attachment:
– Wait for the cutting attachment to stop
before walking with the trimmer or
putting it down.
￭ The rotating cutting attachment may fling foreign objects
directly or by ricochet a great distance. Thrown objects,
including broken cutting attachments, may cause serious
or fatal injury to the operator or bystanders. To reduce the
risk of severe personal injury:
– Inspect the work area. Remove stones,
glass, pieces of metal or other objects
that could be thrown by the cutting
attachment, damage the cutting
attachment or cause damage to property
(e.g., parked vehicles, windows).
– Always wear proper eye
15m (50ft)
– To reduce the risk of damage to property, also
maintain this distance from such objects as vehicles
and windows.
– Maintaining a minimum distance of 50 ft. (15 m)
cannot eliminate the potential risk of personal injury
and property damage from thrown objects.
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protection and keep bystanders
at least 50 ft. (15 m) away from
the work area. Any persons who
must enter the restricted area
must also wear proper eye
protection.
– Switch off the motor immediately if you are
approached while working with the trimmer.
￭ Your trimmer is equipped with a deflector. To reduce the
risk of personal injury from thrown objects and contact
with the cutting attachment:
– Never operate the trimmer with a
damaged or missing deflector.
– The cutting attachment and deflector
must be an approved combination.
– Keep the deflector properly adjusted at
all times.
￭ Use of metal cutting attachments, wire or metal-reinforced
line or other non-approved cutting attachments is not
authorized and could be extremely dangerous.
– Never use metal blades or metal-
reinforced line on this trimmer. Use only
the cutting attachments recommended in
this manual, in combination with the
recommended deflector. See
Combinations of Deflectors and Cutting
Attachments, @ 24.
￭ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries from
unintentional starting:
– Never touch the cutting attachment or
mowing head with your hand, feet or any
other part of your body while the battery
is inserted, even when the cutting
attachment is not moving. Keep
bystanders at least 50 ft. (15 m) away.
– Remove the battery before installing or adjusting the
bump guard.
– Switch off the motor and remove the
battery before inspecting a mowing
head, cutting attachment or deflector.
Clean dirt, grass, weeds and other
material from the mowing head and
deflector at regular intervals, but only
after removing the battery.
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