WARNING
Danger to life due to fire spreading if housing is inadequate
Fire and smoke development can cause severe personal injury or material damage. 
● Install 
devices without a protective housing in a metal control cabinet (or protect the device 
by another equivalent measure) in such a way that contact with fire inside and outside the 
device is prevented.
● Ensure that smoke can only escape via controlled and monitored paths.
 
 
 
 
WARNING
Danger to life from unexpected movement of machines when using mobile wireless devices 
or mobile phones
Using mobile radios or mobile phones with a transmit power > 1 W closer than approx. 2 m 
to the components may cause the devices to malfunction, influence the functional safety of 
machines therefore putting people at risk or causing material damage.
● Switch 
off wireless devices or mobile phones in the immediate vicinity of the components. 
 
 
 
 
WARNING
Danger to life due to fire if overheating occurs because of insufficient ventilation clearances
Inadequate 
ventilation clearances can cause overheating of components followed by fire and 
smoke development. This can cause death or serious injury. This can also result in increased 
downtime and reduced service life for devices/systems. 
● Ensure compliance with the specified minimum clearance as ventilation clearance for the 
respective component. 
 
 
 
 
WARNING
Danger of an accident occurring due to missing or illegible warning labels 
Missing or illegible warning labels can result in accidents involving death or serious injury. 
●
Check that the warning labels are complete based on the documentation.
● Attach any missing warning labels to the components, in the national language if 
necessary.
● Replace illegible warning labels.
 
Safety instructions
1.1 Fundamental safety instructions
SIMOTION D4x5
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