Stihl FSA 200.0 R Notice D'emploi page 16

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► To reduce the risk of damage to property,
also maintain this distance from such
objects as vehicles and windows.
► Maintaining a minimum distance of 50 ft.
(15 m) cannot eliminate the potential risk of
personal injury and property damage from
thrown objects.
► Switch off the motor immediately if you are
approached while working with the trim‐
mer / brushcutter.
■ Your trimmer / brushcutter is equipped with a
deflector. To reduce the risk of personal injury
from thrown objects and contact with the cut‐
ting attachment:
► Never operate the trimmer / brush‐
cutter with a damaged or missing
deflector.
► The cutting attachment and deflector
must be an approved combination.
► Keep the deflector properly adjusted
at all times.
■ Use of wire, metal-reinforced line or other non-
approved cutting attachments is not author‐
ized and could be extremely dangerous.
► Never use wire or metal-reinforced line on
this trimmer / brushcutter. Use only the cut‐
ting attachments listed in this manual, in
combination with the listed deflector. See
Combinations of Deflectors and Cutting
Attachments,
■ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries
from unintentional starting:
► Never touch the cutting attachment
or mowing head with your hand, feet
or any other part of your body while
the battery is inserted, even when
the cutting attachment is not moving.
Keep bystanders at least 50 ft.
(15 m) away.
► Switch off the motor and remove the
battery before inspecting a mowing
head, cutting attachment or deflec‐
tor. Clean dirt, grass, weeds and
other material from the mowing head
or blade and deflector at regular
intervals, but only after removing the
battery.
■ A damaged or loose cutting attachment may
vibrate, crack, break or come off during opera‐
tion, which may result in serious or fatal injury.
► Make sure the cutting attachment is prop‐
erly tightened before starting work.
► Check the tightness and condition of the
cutting attachment before starting work and
any time cutting behavior changes during
use. Always switch off the motor, wait for
the cutting attachment to stop and remove
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6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
the battery before inspecting the trimmer /
brushcutter or its cutting attachment.
► If the cutting attachment loosens after being
properly tightened, stop work immediately
and have the unit inspected by your author‐
ized STIHL servicing dealer.
■ A cracked, damaged or worn out cutting
attachment may shatter at high speeds and
cause serious or fatal injury.
► Replace a cracked, damaged or worn out
mowing head or a cracked, bent, warped,
damaged, dull or worn out blade immedi‐
ately, even if damage appears to be limited
to superficial cracks.
► Never use a trimmer / brushcutter with a
loose or damaged cutting attachment.
DANGER
■ To reduce risk of electrocution:
► Never operate this trimmer in the
vicinity of any wires or cables that
may be carrying electric current.
Look carefully for concealed wires
before starting work.
► Do not rely on the trimmer's insula‐
tion against electric shock, even
when holding the power tool by insu‐
lated gripping surfaces.
6.7 Working with the Cutting
Attachments
6.7.1 Kickout (Blade Thrust) with All Metal
Cutting Attachments
WARNING
Kickout (blade thrust) is the sudden
and uncontrolled movement of the cut‐
ting head toward the operator's right or
rear that can occur when the shaded
areas (especially the darkly shaded
area) of a rotating blade contact a solid
rigid object like a tree, rock, bush or
wall. The cutting attachment may be
thrown to the right or to the rear (black
arrow) any time the rapid rotation of
the blade is stopped, slowed, snagged
or bound in an object that it doesn't
immediately cut.
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