Preparatory Measures; Handling - Sabo 40-SPIRIT Livret D'entretien

Preparatory measures

• When mowing you must always wear a strong pair of shoes or safety shoes and long trousers. Do not mow whilst you
are barefooted or wearing sandals. To protect the eyes wear protective goggles.
Always check the area where you intend to use the machine completely for stones, sticks, wires and other
foreign objects which might be picked up and ejected, before and during mowing.
If leaves or foliage are to be sucked in by the mower, all stones and other foreign objects must also be removed
before starting to mow. If this cannot be ensured due to leaves lying on the lawn, leaves and foliage should not
be sucked in.
• Low-hanging branches and similar obstacles can injure the operator or interfere with the mowing operation. Before
mowing, identify potential obstacles such as low-hanging branches, and trim back or remove those obstacles.
WARNING
– Petrol is highly inflammable and explosive.
Fire and explosions can cause severe injury and material damage.
– Store petrol only in a suitable container, and out of the reach of children.
– Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place containers
on the ground away from your vehicle before filling up.
– Only fill the tank in the open and when the engine is cold. No smoking and no naked flames while filling the
tank.
– Fuel operated equipment, which is positioned on a load floor or a trailer, must not be refuelled from a filling
pump, but must be refuelled by a fuel container.
– The petrol must be filled into the tank before starting the engine.
– Whilst the engine is running or if the machine is hot, the lid of the petrol tank must not be opened, nor may
the tank be filled with more petrol.
– If petrol has overflowed, you must not attempt to start the engine. Instead, remove the machine from the
area contaminated with petrol, and wipe the overflowed petrol off the engine. Avoid any attempt to start the
engine until the petrol fumes have evaporated.
– For safety reasons, the petrol tank on the lawnmower and the petrol container must be closed again
carefully.
– If any damage has occurred, the petrol tank and the petrol tank lid must be exchanged.
• Before you use the lawnmower, always check visually to see whether cutting tools, attachment screws and the entire
cutting unit are worn or damaged. Worn or damaged blades and attachment screws must be always replaced to avoid
any imbalance in the lawnmower.

Handling

• The machine must not be operated in potentially explosive surroundings.
• The internal combustion engine must never be used in enclosed rooms in which dangerous exhaust fumes can build up
- danger of poisoning.
• People with pacemakers must not touch any parts of the engine which might be live.
• Attention! Do not operate the unit in front of the extraction openings of air conditioning systems.
• Never remove the spark plug connector when the motor is running. Risk: Electric shock!
• Do not wear radio or music headphones. Safe service and operation requires your full attention.
• Only mow during daylight or if the lighting is good. Always push the machine at walking pace.
• Use care when approaching blind corners, shrubs, trees, or other obstacles that may obscure vision.
• Do not move too closely to compound steps, trenches and banks. The equipment can suddenly topple over when a
wheel suddenly gives way over the edge of a cliff or trench or when an edge suddenly yields.
• Please be careful when mowing underneath playground equipment (e.g. swings). The equipment could get into an
unsafe position. This may result in risk of injury.
• Do not operate the equipment when you are sick, tired or under the influence of alcohol, medicine or drugs.
• Avoid using the machine if possible on wet grass, in order to avoid the danger of slipping.
• Always make sure that you are standing securely whilst mowing slopes. Always mow at right angles to the slope, never
mow straight up or down. Please be especially careful when you change direction when mowing on a slope.
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