Wolf Garten A 400 E - Page 23

Operating instructions lawnmower 19
Operation English
Adjusting the cutting height 
Attention! Rotating cutter bar!
Do not work on or make any adjustments
to the lawnmower until the motor has been
switched off and the cutter bar has come
to a standstill.
 Pull the handle outwards slightly
.
 Set the required cutting height
.
 Release the lever again .
Cutting height – condition of grass
 To protect the sward, mow a lawn which
is as dry as possible.
 Set a cutting height of 45 mm.
 Increase the cutting height when mowing damp
or all grass.
Connection to the socket (230 volts, 50 Hz)
Connect the lawnmower only to sockets
which are fused with a slow-blow 16 amp
fuse (or LS switch type B).
Important information about residual current device
– These protective devices protect you from
serious injuries if you touch damaged lines,
faulty insulation and, in certain cases, also
when live cables are damaged.
– Connect the lawnmower only to sockets which
are fused with a residual current device (RCD)
and have a residual current of no more than
30 mA.
– There are retrofit kits for old installations.
Speak with a qualified electrician.
Switching lawnmower on/off 
 Switch on the lawnmower on a level surface.
 Do not switch it on in tall grass – if required,
lift it as shown in Fig. .
 To prevent injuries, do not switch on the lawn-
mower if you are standing in front of the grass
discharge opening!
Motor on

 Press and hold down the button .
 Pull the safety lever .
 Release the button
.
Motor off

 Release the safety lever .
Activating the cut-collect function

Attention! Rotating cutter bar!
Do not make any adjustments to the lawn-
mower until the motor has been switched off
and the cutter bar has come to a standstill.
The lawnmower features a changeover switch
(cut-collect-mulch) . Cut-collect is for mowing and
catching, mulch is for mulching.
You can use this switch to set cut-collect or mulch
functions on the lawnmower for looking after your
garden.
 Lift the discharge flap .
 Remove the grass catcher bag .
 Lower the discharge flap down again .
 Turn the switch to
cut-collect .
 Lift the discharge flap .
 Hook in the grass catcher bag .
 Lower the discharge flap down again
.
 Start the motor and ensure that your feet are
at a safe distance from the cutter bar.
Removing and emptying the grass
catcher bag

If clippings are left lying on the ground or the yellow
STOP sign is visible on the level indicator ,
the grass catcher bag is full and should be emptied
immediately
.
Attention! Rotating cutter bar!
Do not make any adjustments to the lawn-
mower until the motor has been switched off
and the cutter bar has come to a standstill.
 Switch the motor off and pull out the mains plug.
 Lift the discharge flap .
 Remove the grass catcher bag .
 Lower the discharge flap down again .
Empty the grass catcher bag .
 Before starting, remove any obstructions from
the mowing area.
Information about the level indicator 
 The position of the flap on the level indicator
indicates how full the grass catcher bag is.
 When the grass catcher bag is empty, the flap
of the level indicator is pointing upwards
.
 When the grass catcher bag is full, the flap
of the level indicator is pointing downwards
and the yellow STOP sign is visible
.
The grass catcher bag must be emptied
immediately
.