IKRA ICM 2/2037 Traduction Du Mode D'emploi Original page 25

Local regulations may stipulate the minimum age of the
user.
Keep children and other persons including animals in a
safe distance when using the appliance.
Persons over 16 years of age can only work on the appli-
ance. An exception includes youngsters trained in order
to reach knowledge under supervision of the trainer
during occupational education.
DANGER!
Warning: This power tool generates an electromagnetic
fi eld during operation. Under certain circumstances, this
fi eld may aff ect active or passive medical implants. To
reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury, we recommend
that individuals with medical implants consult your physi-
cian and the manufacturer of the medical implant before
operating the machine.
WARNING
Wear personal protective equipment.
• Always wear goggles when using the machine.
• Wear ear protectors!
• Wear solid shoes and long trousers.
• Avoid wearing loose clothing or clothing with hanging
strings or belts. Hear, clothing and gloves must be out
of reach of moving parts as they could get caught by
the rotating parts. Do not use the appliance when bare-
footed or in open sandals.
• Use protective gloves when handling the blades.
Carefully check the terrain where the appliance is going
to be used and remove all objects that could get caught
or thrown off by the appliance such as stones, branches,
wires, animals, etc.
Before using, always visually inspect to see that the
blades, blade bolts and cutter assembly are not blunt,
worn or damaged. Replace worn or damaged blades
and bolts in sets to preserve balance; Worn or damaged
cutting blades and fastening bolts may only be replaced
in sets to avoid imbalance.
Do not use the appliance if you are tired, ill, under infl u-
ence of drugs, alcohol drinks or medicaments.
Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at all
times. Be careful when going backwards – risk of tripping!
Provide adequate lighting or good lighting conditions
when working with the machine. Poor lighting/light
conditions represent a high safety risk.
Avoid operating the equipment in wet grass, where
feasible;
Walk! Never run! Only operate the machine at a walking
pace.
Make sure your posture is safe, especially on slopes. Do
not cut on too steep slopes. Be particularly careful when
changing travelling direction on slopes.
Mow across the slope, never up or down.
Pay maximum attention when turning around and pulling
the appliance to you.
Be especially careful when changing the direction of
travel on a slope.
Do not mow on excessively steep slopes.
Stop the cutting blade (s) if the lawnmower needs to be
tilted for transport over surfaces other than grass and if
the lawnmower is being moved to and from the area to
be mowed.
Never use the lawn mower with damaged protective
devices or grids or without attached protective devices,
e.g. B. baffl es and / or grass catchers.
Start or operate the starter switch with caution according
to the manufacturer's instructions. Make sure there is
suffi cient distance between your feet and the cutting
knife (s).
The lawnmower must not be tilted when starting or
starting the engine, unless the lawnmower must be raised
during the process. In this case, tilt it only as far as is abso-
lutely necessary and only lift the side away from the user.
Never put your hands or feet on or under rotating parts.
Always stay away from the discharge opening.
Never lift or carry a lawn mower with the engine running.
WARNING
Risk of injury
Rotating blades may lead to serious injuries by cutting
or amputating parts of the body.
• Switch the mower off whenever carrying or inclining it or
when being outside a grass area. Wait until all rotating parts
have stopped.
• All protection covers and safety devices must be correct-
ly attached to operate the device.
• Never remove the collection bag when the machine is
being operated.
• Do not start the engine before your feet are in a safe
distance from the cutting tools.
• Do not incline the appliance when being started.
• Do not start the appliance when you are standing in front
of the ejection opening.
• Never touch under the housing body when the engine
is running. Keep a distance from the ejection opening
at all times.
• Any works / adjusting on the machine to be only perfor-
med with the engine switched off , contact key taken out
and when the mowing blade is not moving.
WARNING
Risk of injury
Thrown-off stones or soil may lead to injuries.
• Before mowing, check the area to be mowed for any
undesirable objects.
• Make sure the collection bag is properly suspended.
• Wear safety goggles when working.
• Stop the machine and take out the contact key. Wait
until all rotating parts have stopped and the unit has
cooled down. Take out the key.whenever you leave the
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