DeWalt DCMWSP255 - Starting Mower; Variable Speed Self Drive System; Mower Overload; Mowing Tips

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Mowing Tips (Fig.A)
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WARNING: ALWAYS INSPECT AREA WHERE
MOWER IS TO BE USED AND REMOVE ALL STONES,
STICKS, WIRE, BONES, AND OTHER DEBRIS WHICH
MIGHT BE THROWN BY THE ROTATINGBLADE.
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WARNING: Mow across the face of slopes, never
up‑and‑down. Exercise extreme caution when
Mower Overload
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try to
remove too much grass at one time. Slow down your cutting
pace, or raise the cutheight.
Variable Speed Self Drive System (Fig.N)
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DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never attempt to
override the operation of the switch box, the self
drive system or the safety key system as serious
injury couldresult.
Your mower is equipped with variable speed self drive. This
system is dependent on the blade ONOFF switch. It can only
be used with the blade spinning.
1. Follow Starting Mowerinstructions.
2. To turn on self drive, hold blade bail handle
5
in place
against the main handle
4
with onehand.
3. Pull the self drive speed lever
6
toward the main handle
with your otherhand.
4. You can hold just the speed lever or hold both bail
handle and speed leversimultaneously.
5. To turn off self drive, release the speed lever.
NOTE: When you turn off the self drive, for example at the
end of a row, the wheels may become temporarily locked
if you pull backwards on the mower. Simply push ahead
slightly and then move the mower asrequired.
NOTE: During cutting, at times it may be easier to maneuver
around an object , such as a tree or plants, with the self drive
off. The mower can easily be used with the self driveoff.
Variable Speed Ajustment Wheel (Fig. N)
Your mower is equipped with a variable speed adjustment
wheel
27
located on the bottom of self drive housing
28
.
This system adjusts how quickly or slowly the self drive
system propells themower.
1. To increase the speed of the self drive system, rotate
the variable speed adjustment wheel in the direction
indicated by the arrow located next to the variable speed
adjustment wheel.
2. To decrease the speed of the self drive system, rotate
the variable speed adjustment wheel in the opposite
direction indicated by the arrow located next to the
variable speed adjustment wheel.
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WARNING: Never attempt to lock a switch or bail
handle in the ONposition.
NOTE: Once the bail handle has returned to the original
position it will activate the “Automatic Braking Mechanism”.
The motor is braked and the mower blade will stop rotating
in three seconds orless. If mower blade rotates longer than
three seconds, discontinue using mower and have itserviced.
Starting Mower (Fig.K–N)
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DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never attempt
to override the operation of the switch box and
safety key system as serious injury couldresult.
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WARNING: Ensure self drive is disengaged before
starting the mower
NOTE: Mower is operational when battery packs and safety
key areinstalled.
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover
10
up to expose the
battery port
25
.
2. Slide a battery pack into the battery port until an
audible click is heard. Repeat this process for the second
batteryport.
NOTE: Ensure the battery packs are fully seated and fully
latched intoposition before startingmower.
3. Close the battery port cover. Ensure the cover is fully
closed before startingmower.
4. Insert safety key
3
into the ONOFF switch box
1
until it is fully seated inside housing. The mower is
nowoperational.
5. Your mower is equipped with a special ONOFF switch
box. To operate the mower, push and hold the ONOFF
button
2
on the ONOFF switch box, then pull the bail
handle
5
to the main handle
4
.
NOTE: Once the mower starts you can release
theONOFFbutton, but you must continue to hold the
bail handle to themain handle for the mower torun.
6. To turn the mower OFF, release the bailhandle.
Safety Key (Fig.L)
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DANGER: Sharp moving blade. In order to prevent
accidental start‑up or unauthorized use of your
cordless mower, a removable safety key
3
has been
incorporated into the design of your mower. The mower
will be completely disabled when the safety key has
been removed from themower.
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DANGER: Rotating blades can cause serious
injury. To prevent serious injury, turn unit off and
remove safety key and battery packs when unattended,
or when charging, cleaning, servicing, transporting,
lifting, or storingmower.
To Install the Battery Packs
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover
10
up to expose the
battery ports
25
.
2. Slide a battery pack into the battery port until an audible
click is heard. Repeat for the second battery
NOTE: Ensure the battery packs are fully seated and fully
latched intoposition before startingmower.
3. Close the battery port cover. Ensure the cover is fully
closed before startingmower.
To Remove the Battery Packs
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover up to expose the
batteryports.
2. Depress the battery release buttons
26
on the battery
packs and pull the battery packs out oftool.