Attention!
The device and packaging materials are not toys!Children
must not be allowed to play with plastic bags, firm and
small parts!
There is a risk of swallowing and suffocation!
16. Proper use
The machine meets the currently valid EU machine directive.
Caution – risk of accident:
The ride-on mower is only intended for mowing lawns; its use
for other purposes is not permitted.
Before starting any work, all protective and safety de-vices must
be in place.
• The machine has been designed to be operated by one per-
son.
• The operator is responsible for third parties in the area of ope-
rations.
• All safety and hazard notices on the machine must be obser-
ved.
• All safety and hazard notices on the machine must be kept in
a completely legible condition.
• Use the machine in a technically flawless condition only, as
well as for its intended purpose, in a safe manner and being
aware of dangers, in compliance with the operating instructi-
ons!
• Disruptions which can affect safety in particular must be eli-
minated straight away!
• The manufacturer’s safety, operation and maintenance inst-
ructions as well as the technical data given in the calibrations
and dimensions must be adhered to.
• Relevant accident prevention regulations and other generally
recognized safety and technical rules must also be adhered
to.
• The machine may only be used, maintained or re-paired byt-
rained persons who are familiar with the machine and have
been informed about the dan-gers. Unauthorized modificati-
ons of the machine exclude a liability of the manufacturer for
damages resulting from the modifications.
• The machine is intended for use only with original spare parts
and original tools from the producer.
• Any other use is considered to be not intended. Themanufac-
turer excludes any liability for resulting damages, the risk is
exclusively borne by the user.
• The device must not be used for commercial, technical orin-
dustrial applications.
• If you are not sure whether working conditions are safe or
unsafe, do not work with the machine.
• The petrol lawn mower is intended for private use
i.e. for use in home and gardening environments. Private
use of the lawn mower refers an annual operating time ge-
nerally not exceeding that of 50 hours, during which time
the machine is primar-ily used to maintain smallscale, resi-
dential lawns and home/hobby gardens. Public facilities,
sporting halls, and agricultural/forestry applications are ex-
cluded.
Due to the physical danger to the user or other persons, the
machine must not be used, for example, for the following appli-
cations:
• for cutting creepers,
• for shredding or chopping tree or hedge cuttings,
• for clearing paths (vacuuming, blowing),
• for snow clearing using the mowing deck,
• for the care of lawn roofs,
• for levelling earth mounds, e.g. mole hills.
• for transporting clippings, except in the grass catcher box in-
tended for this purpose.
• The machine is not approved for use on public roads.
• The carrying of persons (especially children) and animals is
not permitted.
• Never climb onto the mowing deck, and in particu-lar the
gauge wheels.
• For safety reasons, the lawn mower may not be used as a
drive unit for other work tools or toolkits of any kind.
• WARNING
For your own safety, please thoroughly read this man-ual and
the general safety instructions before turning the device on. If
you give the device to third parties, always include these inst-
ructions.