4.Machineuseandcare
A.Donotforcethemachine.Usethe
correctmachineforyourapplication.
Thecorrectmachinewilldothejobbetter
andsaferattherateforwhichitwas
designed.
B.Donotusethemachineiftheswitch
doesnotturnitonandoff.Anymachine
thatcannotbecontrolledwiththeswitchis
dangerousandmustberepaired.
C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepower
sourceand/orremovethebatterypack,
ifdetachable,fromthemachinebefore
makinganyadjustments,changing
accessories,orstoringthemachine.
Suchpreventivesafetymeasuresreduce
theriskofstartingthemachineaccidentally.
D.Storeanidlemachineoutofthereach
ofchildrenanddonotallowpersons
unfamiliarwiththemachineorthese
instructionstooperatethemachine.
Amachineisdangerousinthehandsof
untrainedusers.
E.Maintainthemachineandaccessories.
Checkformisalignmentorbindingof
movingparts,breakageofpartsand
anyotherconditionthatmayaffectthe
operationofthemachine.Ifdamaged,
havethemachinerepairedbeforeuse.
Manyaccidentsarecausedbyapoorly
maintainedmachine.
F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.
Properlymaintainedcuttingtoolswithsharp
cuttingedgesarelesslikelytobindandare
easiertocontrol.
G.Usethemachine,accessories,and
toolbitsetc.,inaccordancewiththese
instructions,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworkto
beperformed.Useofthemachinefor
operationsdifferentfromthoseintended
couldresultinahazardoussituation.
H.Keephandlesandgraspingsurfaces
dry,cleanandfreefromoilandgrease.
Slipperyhandlesandgraspingsurfacesdo
notallowforsafehandlingandcontrolof
themachineinunexpectedsituations.
5.Batterymachineuseandcare
A.Rechargeonlywiththechargerspecied
byamanufacturer.Achargerthatis
suitableforonetypeofbatterypackmay
createariskofrewhenusedwithanother
batterypack.
B.Usethemachineonlywithspecically
designatedbatteries.Useofanyother
batteriesmaycreateariskofinjuryandre.
C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keep
itawayfromothermetalobjects,like
paperclips,coins,keys,nails,screws
orothersmallmetalobjects,thatcan
makeaconnectionfromoneterminal
toanother.Shortingthebatteryterminals
togethermaycauseburnsorare.
D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybe
ejectedfromthebattery;avoidcontact.
Ifcontactaccidentallyoccurs,ush
withwater.Ifliquidcontactseyes,
additionallyseekmedicalhelp.Liquid
ejectedfromthebatterymaycauseirritation
orburns.
E.Donotuseabatterypackormachine
thatisdamagedormodied.Damagedor
modiedbatteriesmayexhibitunpredictable
behaviorresultinginre,explosionorrisk
orinjury.
F.Donotexposeabatterypackormachine
toreorexcessivetemperature.
Exposuretoretemperatureabove130°C
(265°F)maycauseanexplosion.
G.Followallcharginginstructionsanddo
notchargethebatterypackormachine
outsidethetemperaturerangespecied
intheinstructions.Changingimproperly
orattemperaturesoutsidethespecied
rangemaydamagethebatteryandincrease
theriskofre.
6.Service
A.Haveyourmachineservicedbya
qualiedrepairpersonusingonly
identicalreplacementparts.Thiswill
ensurethatthesafetyofthemachineis
maintained.
B.Neverservicedamagedbatterypacks.
Serviceofbatterypacksshouldbe
performedonlybythemanufactureror
authorizedserviceproviders.
LawnMowerSafety
Warnings
A.Donotusethelawnmowerinbadweather
conditions,especiallywhenthereisarisk
oflightning.Thisdecreasestheriskofbeing
struckbylightning.
B.Thoroughlyinspecttheareaforwildlife
wherethelawnmoweristobeused.Wildlife
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