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4 Safety Precautions
■ The user may come into contact with the blade during 
cleaning, maintenance or transport. 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.
■ Material particles may be expelled when sharpening the 
blade. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses. Suitable safety 
glasses are tested in accordance with EN 166 or 
national regulations and available commercially with the 
corresponding marking.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings
4.5.1 Lawn Mower
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot 
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the lawn 
mower and objects expelled at high speed by the mower. 
This may result in serious injury to bystanding people, 
children and animals and damage to property.
► Maintain a safety distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the lawn 
mower.
■ The lawn mower is not waterproof. Working in the rain or 
in a damp environment may result in electric shock. This 
may result in injury to the user and damage to the lawn 
mower.
► Do not work in the rain or in a damp environment.
► Do not mow wet grass.
■ Electrical components of the lawn mower may produce 
sparks. Sparks may cause fires and explosions in highly 
flammable or explosive environments. This may result in 
serious or fatal injury to people and damage to property.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explosive 
environment.
4.5.2 Battery
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot 
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the battery. 
This may result in serious injury to bystanding people, 
children and animals.
► Keep bystanding people, children and animals out of the 
way.
► Do not leave the battery unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the battery.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambient 
conditions. If exposed to certain ambient conditions, the 
battery may catch fire or explode. This may result in 
serious injury to people and damage to property.
► Keep bystanding people, children and 
animals out of the work area.
► Protect the battery from heat and fire.
► Do not throw the battery into a fire.
► Use and store the battery at temperatures 
between - 10 °C and + 50 °C.