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iMOW® 5.0 EVO, 6.0 EVO, 7.0 EVO 2 - 52 Instruction Manual WARNING Read Instruction Manual thoroughly before use and follow all safety precautions – improper use can cause serious or fatal injury. ADVERTENCIA Antes de usar la máquina lea y siga todas las precauciones de seguridad dadas en el manual de instrucciones –...
® contact your authorized STIHL iMOW servicing maximum performance and satisfaction from dealer. your STIHL robotic mower and, if followed, Guide to Using this Manual reduce the risk of injury from its use. IMPORTANT Signal Words READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE...
3 Main Parts English 4 Hood DANGER Covers the mower's internal parts and fea‐ tures a bump sensor to detect obstacles in ■ Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not the mowing area. avoided, will result in death or serious injury. 5 Rear Wheels The mower's drive wheels.
English 3 Main Parts 4 START Button 2 Power Supply Cord Starts mowing operations. Supplies the docking station with electricity when plugged into an electrical outlet. 5 HOME Button Returns the robotic mower to the docking sta‐ 3 Power Supply tion or cancels the current mowing job if the Supplies electricity to the docking station robotic mower is in the docking station.
4 Safety Symbols English Safety Symbols iMOW Ruler and Installation ® Robotic Mower, Docking Sta‐ tion, Power Supply and Battery ® iMOW Ruler The following safety symbols are found on the robotic mower, docking station, power supply and/or battery: To reduce the risk of injury, follow the specified safety precautions.
DM160A-420A and DM210A-420A power sup‐ – Installing the docking station and setting up ply units are designed for charging the STIHL the robotic mower for operation AAI lithium ion battery inside the robotic – Installing or repairing the perimeter wire mower and supplying low voltage electrical –...
■ Although certain unauthorized attachments ation. may fit STIHL robotic mowers, their use may ■ Good footing is very important. To help main‐ be extremely dangerous. Only attachments tain a secure footing and reduce the risk of...
Use of parts that are not authorized or tained or not completely and properly approved by STIHL may cause serious or fatal assembled. injury or property damage. – Regularly check your robotic mower for –...
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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS English ■ If a rotating metal blade strikes a rock or other ® app. To reduce the risk of personal hard object, sparks may be created, which can injury: ignite flammable materials under certain cir‐ – Keep bystanders, especially children, and cumstances.
■ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries robotic mower's hood for any reason. from unintentional starting: ■ Use of STIHL AAI series batteries for any pur‐ – Never touch the mowing pose other than powering this STIHL robotic blades with your hands, mower could be extremely dangerous.
■ To reduce the risk of a short circuit, which ing station. could lead to electric shock, fire and explosion: – Use the STIHL Docking Station and – Keep the battery dry. – Never immerse any STIHL DM160A-420A or DM210A-420A power...
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– Do not operate in a location where com‐ ® ized STIHL iMOW servicing dealer bustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or before use. other combustible materials are present.
8 Maintenance, Repair and Storage English – Mount the charger only as described in sonal injury or property damage. To reduce this manual. the risk of electrocution: ■ Fluctuations in the electrical supply may dam‐ – Check the power supply cord and plug regularly for age the power supply or result in improper damage.
English 9 Operating Principle – STIHL recommends that all repair work be – Store the robotic mower and docking sta‐ performed by authorized STIHL iMOW® tion indoors in a dry, secure place that servicing dealers. cannot be accessed by children or other –...
10 Before Starting Work English If the robotic mower identifies a restricted area, it robotic mower can then mow specifically in the will slow down and then move in a different direc‐ selected zone. The starting points and zones are tion.
► Charging the robotic mower, ► Closing the Bluetooth ® Interface, ► Remove any objects lying around. STIHL recommends having an authorized STIHL ► Remove metals, magnetic materials and mate‐ rials that conduct electricity as well as old ® iMOW servicing dealer install the perimeter wire perimeter wires.
Investigate all potential sour‐ ces of electrical interference and discuss ® these with your STIHL iMOW servicing dealer before starting installation. NOTICE ► Align the docking station so that the following ■...
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English 11 Installing the Docking Station The docking station is at the edge of the mowing Setting up the docking station outside the mow‐ area against a wall and the guide wire (1) can be ing area routed in a straight line from the docking station into the mowing area over a length a = 6.6 ft.
11 Installing the Docking Station English In this configuration, the perimeter wire is routed Normally the connecting cord is connected from around the docking station toward the rear and the rear. the edge of the mowing area. The guide wire is routed toward the front to the edge of the mow‐...
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English 11 Installing the Docking Station ► If you intend to connect the docking station Securing the docking station from the rear: ► Insert the connector (4) into the conduit (5) and feed the connecting cord (6) through. Push the connecting cord upward inside the docking station.
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11 Installing the Docking Station English 11.4 Setting up the Docking Station within the Mowing Area ► Route the perimeter wire (1) 14.5 in. (37 cm) ® (length: 1x iMOW Ruler) away from the base plate (3) toward the side. ►...
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English 11 Installing the Docking Station 11.5 Setting up the Docking Station 11.6 Setting up the Docking Station outside the Mowing Area in the Center of the Mowing Area ► Install the perimeter wire (1) in the base plate so that the guide wire lies flat in the wire chan‐ ►...
► Route the perimeter wire in the center behind NOTICE the docking station toward the edge of the ■ Use only wire and wire stakes authorized by mowing area. STIHL. Maintain the correct distance to the edge of the mowing area depending on the adjacent NOTICE area.
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English 12 Installing the Perimeter Wire ► Make sure that the perimeter wire does not cross over a guide wire. ► Exception: When installing a corridor, the guide wire must cross the perimeter wire. ► Keep a minimum distance of 3.3 ft. (1 m) to perimeter wires of adjacent robotic mower installations.
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12 Installing the Perimeter Wire English ► Plan the guide wire so that the following condi‐ ► Secure the perimeter wire at the intended tions are met: areas using a wire stake (5). – Route the guide wire for a = 6.6 ft. (2 m) in a ►...
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English 12 Installing the Perimeter Wire ► Route the perimeter wire parallel to and with‐ out any distance from the navigable area. The maximum height difference between the < 90° mowing area and navigable area must not < 90° exceed a = 0.6 in. (1.5 cm). 12.5 Unnavigable Area An area is unnavigable if obstacles close to the...
12 Installing the Perimeter Wire English ► Route the perimeter wire at a distance of a = 3.3 ft. (1 m) parallel to the bank area. ► If the water area is within the mowing area: Block off the water area with a restricted area. 12.7 Drop-off Edge Keep an increased wire distance to drop-off...
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