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4 Safety Precautions
￭ The user may come into contact with the hoes during
cleaning or maintenance. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
￭ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the user to slip.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with high-grip soles.
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings
WARNING
￭ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the tiller and
high-velocity objects. This may result in serious injury to
bystanding people, children and animals and damage to
property.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the tiller unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the tiller.
￭ Hot exhaust gases are emitted from the muffler when the
engine is running. Hot exhaust gases may ignite easily
inflammable materials and cause fires.
► Keep the exhaust gas flow away from easily
inflammable materials.
4.6 Safe Condition
4.6.1 Tiller
The tiller is in safe condition when the following conditions
are met:
– The tiller is not damaged.
– The hoes or running wheels are installed in pairs.
– There is no petrol leaking from the tiller.
– The fuel tank cap is closed.
– There is no engine oil leaking from the tiller.
– The engine oil cap is closed.
– The oil bath air filter is sealed.
– There is no gearbox oil leaking from the gearbox housing.
– The gearbox oil cap is closed.
– The screw plug is closed.
– The tiller is clean.
– The controls are working and have not been modified.
– The hoes or running wheels are correctly attached.
– Genuine STIHL accessories for this tiller are attached.
– The accessories are correctly attached.
WARNING
￭ If not in safe condition, components may no longer
operate correctly, safety devices may be disabled and fuel
may leak. This may result in serous or fatal injury to
people.
► Use an undamaged tiller.
► If there is petrol leaking from the tiller: do not use the
tiller and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
► Close the fuel tank cap.
► If there is engine oil leaking from the tiller: do not use the
tiller and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
► Close the engine oil cap.
► If there is gearbox oil leaking from the tiller: do not use
the tiller and consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
► Close the gearbox oil cap.
► The screw plug is tightened securely.
► If the tiller is dirty: clean the tiller.
► Do not modify the tiller. Exception: attaching hoes or
running wheels.
► If the controls are not working: do not use the tiller.
► Keep bystanding people, children and
animals out of the work area.
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