Safety - Toro Emotion 43 Série Mode D'emploi

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Safety

2.1 General Notes
2.2 Proper Use
2.3 Improper Use
2.4 Preparing the lawn mower for safe operation
2.5 Safe operation
2.6 Safe maintenance and storage
2.7 List of symbols
2.1 General notes
1. Read the instructions carefully. Familiarize yourself with the
operating elements and the proper use of the unit.
2. Children as well as persons who are not familiar with the
instructions for use must not operate the lawn Observe the
local age limits for the operation of the unit.
3. Do not start the mower in close proximity to children and pets.
4. The operator is liable for injuries of third parties and damages
of their property.
2.2 Proper use
The lawn mower serves exclusively for the tending of grass
patches and lawns in the private garden. Any other use is
regarded as inexpedient. The Toro Company is not liable for
damages resulting from this.
2.3 Improper use
The mower must not be used for the trimming of bushes,
hedges and shrubs, for the cutting of creepers or grass on
roof gardens or in balcony boxes, for the cleaning (by suction,
blowing away; snow removal) of sidewalks nor as a chaffcut-
ter for chopping cut-off twigs and branches of trees and
hedges. Moreover, the mower must not be used as drive unit
for other interchangeable equipment items and tool kits.
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2.4 Preparations for safe operation
1. You should always wear sturdy shoes and trousers when
mowing. Do not mow barefoot or wearing sandals.
2. First inspect the area to be mowed. Remove all objects which
can be hurled away by the mower.
3. Fuel is extremely inflammable.
• Store fuel in safe cans only.
• Always take the mower outdoors to fill the fuel tank and do
not smoke while doing so.
• Fill in fuel only before starting the motor. While the motor is
running resp. hot, you must not remove the cap of the tank or
fill in fuel.
• If some fuel has overflown, the motor must not be started
before the unit has been removed from the place where the
fuel has been spilled. Do not take any risk, wait until the
gasoline vapours have evaporated.
• Close all caps of fuel cans and tanks tightly.
4. Exchange damaged sound absorbers.
5. Make a visual inspection before starting the motor and check
for damages and wear on cutter bar, fastening screws of
cutter and cutting parts.
Worn or damaged cutters and screws must always be
exchanged in sets to keep the balance.
6. To avoid fire and motor overheating, always the air entry
around the engine has to be kept clean from any grass,
leaves and dirt.
2.5 Safe operation
1. Do not let the motor run indoors.
Danger of carbon-monoxide poisoning.
2. Mow only in daylight or with good illumination.
3. Do not mow grass when wet.
4. Make sure to have a firm foothold when mowing on sloping
ground.
5. Mow at a walking pace, do not run.
6. Always mow sideways to the slope, never up and down.
7. Be careful when changing direction on sloping ground.
8. Do not mow on extremly sloping ground.
9. Be careful when moving the lawn mower backward or pulling
it.
10. Stop the engine, if you have to tilt the lawn mower when
walking off the grass to cross paths. Transport the machine to
the area to be mowed and back with the motor off.
11. Never operate the lawn mower without safety devices e. g.
impact protection and/or grass collecting elements.
12. The adjustments on the motor are preset and must not be
changed. Do not overspeed the motor.
13. Loosen all clutches of cutters and drive before starting the
motor.
14. On starting the motor, all instructions are to be observed, and
attention is to be paid that the feet are in a safe distance to
the cutters.
15. Do not tilt the lawn mower when starting the motor, unless the
motor has to be tilted for this purpose. In this case, the unit
must not be tilted more than absolutely necessary, to be more
precise, the mower may only be tilted backward, so that the
bottom side with the cutters is not turned towards the
operator
16. Keep away from the grass ejection opening when starting the
motor.
17. Never put your hands and feet on or under rotating parts.
Keep a due distance to the ejection hole.
18. Do not lift or carry the lawn mower with the motor running.
19. In the following cases, the motor is to be stopped and the
spark plug connector is to be disconnected:
• before removing chokings resp. obstructions in the ejection
channel
• before inspecting, cleaning or performing any other work on
the lawn mower;
• after the lawn mower has hit against a foreign matter. Check
your lawn mower for damages and make the necessary
repairs before further use of the lawn mower.
• if the unit starts to vibrate heavily (immediate inspection
required).
20. Always stop the motor before leaving the mower and each
time before refuelling.