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which might cause injuries.
• Wear suitable working clothes and
personal protection equipment!Always
wear goggles or other eye protection,
ear protection, boots or shoes with non-
slip soles and sturdy long trousers as
well as gloves. This will reduce the risk
of injury.
Do not wear long clothing or jewellery
because these might be caught by mov-
ing parts. Do not operate the appliance
bare-footed or when wearing open san-
dals.
• Be particularly careful when working
down a slope. This will help you better
control the appliance in unanticipated
situations.
• Do not operate the appliance when you
are tired or after drinking alcohol or tak-
ing tablets. Have regular breaks.
Make sure the light is good during op-
eration.
• Do not work in the rain, bad weather or
in wet environments. Water penetrating
the appliance will increase the risk of
electric shock.
• The safety device and your personal
protection equipment protect yourself
and the health of others and will ensure
that the appliance is working properly:
Do not operate a damaged or incom-
plete appliance or an appliance that has
been manipulated without the manu-
facturer’s permission. Never operate
the appliance if the safety devices are
defective. Prior to operation, check that
the appliance is in a safe state taking
the switch and the protective cover.
• When turning on the appliance and
when the motor is running, keep the
trimming assembly away from all parts
of your body and mainly from your
hands and feet. Risk of injury!
• Do not start the appliance when it is
upside down or not in working position.
Risk of injury!
• Turn off the appliance and remove the
battery when:
- leaving the appliance unattended,
- cleaning or servicing the appliance,
- replacing the trimming assembly.
This precaution will prevent the appli-
ance from starting unintentionally.
• When starting or working with the ap-
pliance, make sure that the cutting disk
does not contact stones, gravel, wire or
other foreign bodies.
• After turning off the appliance, the trim-
ming assembly will keep revolving for a
couple of seconds:
Never try to stop the trimming assembly
by hand.Always wait until it has stopped
on its own. Risk of injury!
• Only use OEM cutting inserts. You are
not allowed to use a metal insert instead
of the plastic insert. Metal inserts may
cause accidents.
• Do not use the appliance to cut grass
not growing on the ground such as
grass growing on walls, rocks, etc.
• Do not cross gravel walks or streets with
the appliance still running. Risk of injury
• Do not operate the appliance near in- -
• In the area of operation, the operator is
liable for damages caused others as a
result of operating the appliance.
• Check that the ventilation slots are not
clogged up.
• Keep the appliance in a dry place and
out of the reach of children.
• Only use spares and accessories deliv-
ered and recommended by the manu-
