WORKING TECHNIQUES
•Always use both hands to hold the machine. Hold the machine at the side of your body.
•Make sure that no clothes or parts of the body come in contact with the cutting equipment when it is activated.
•When the motor is switched off, keep your hands and feet away from the cutting attachment until it has stopped completely.
•Watch out for stumps of branches that can be thrown out during cutting. Do not cut too close to the ground. Stones and other objects can be thrown out.
•Check the working area for foreign objects such as electricity cables, insects and animals, etc, or other objects that could damage the cutting attachment, such as metal items.
•If anything jams in the blades while you are working, switch off the motor and wait until it has stopped completely before cleaning the blades. Remove the battery from the machine.
•Never leave the machine unsupervised with the motor running.
Safety instructions after completing work
•The transport guard should always be fitted to the cutting attachment when the machine is not in use.
•Make sure the cutting attachment has stopped before cleaning, carrying out repairs or an inspection. Remove the battery from the machine.
•Always wear
•Store the machine out of reach of children.
•Use only original spare parts for repairs.
Basic working techniques
•Work with a swinging action from the bottom upwards when trimming sides.
•When trimming a hedge the motor should always face away from the hedge.
•Hold the machine as close to your body as possible to get the best balance.
•Make sure that the tip does not touch the ground.
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