Husqvarna Comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide for Automower Models

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9. TROUBLE SHOOTING

9.2 Fault symptom

If your Automower does not work correctly, follow the trouble shooting guide below. If the fault persists; contact your dealer.

Symptom	Cause	Action


Uneven mowing	Automower works too few hours per	Increase the mowing time, see 6.4
results	day.	Timer (2) on page 48.

	Working area too large.	Try limiting the working area or
		extending the working time, see 6.4
		Timer (2) on page 48.

	Dull blades.	Replace all the blades and screws so
		that the rotating parts are balanced.

	Long grass in relation to the set	Increase the cutting height and then
	cutting height.	successively lower.

	The mower seems to work more at	Change the Garden shape (3-3)
	the top of a slope than at the bottom.	setting to Open.

	Accumulation of grass by the blade	Check that the skid plate and blade
	disc or around the motor shaft.	disc rotate easily. If not, the skid plate
		and perhaps the blade disc must be
		removed and the grass and foreign
		objects removed. See 8.5 Cleaning
		on page 71.

Automower runs at	The clock Automower on needs to be	Set the clock, see Time and date
the wrong time	set.	(4-4)on page 63.

	The start and stop times for mowing	Adjust the start and stop time settings
	are incorrect.	for mowing, see 6.4 Timer (2) on
		page 48.

Automower vibrates	Unbalanced blade disc or damaged	Inspect the blades and screws and
	blades.	replace them if necessary.

Automower runs, but	Automower is looking for the charging	No action. The blade disc does not
the blade disc does	station.	rotate when the mower is searching
not rotate		for the charging station.

The mower mows for	Grass or a foreign object is blocking	Dismantle and clean the skid plate
shorter periods than	the blade disc or skid plate.	and blade disc.
usual between
charges

Both the mowing and	This behavior is normal in high	No action.
charging times are	temperatures (gradually increasing
shorter than usual	above 25 °C).

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Contents Husqvarna Automower 230 ACX/220 AC OPERATOR’S Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction Introduction SafetySymbols on Automower Symbols in the Operator’s Manual Use Safety instructionsTransport MaintenancePresentation Numbers in the picture correspond to Automower, what’s what?Function of Automower CapacityMowing technique Working method 3012-388 3012-700 3012-400 Search method Movement patternSearch method 1 Irregular Search method 3 Follow guide wire Search method 2 Follow boundary wireOne Automower in several gardens More than one Automower in a gardenCarry out the installation in the following steps InstallationInstallation of the charging station PreparationsIdeal position of the charging station Transformer is for indoor use only Low voltage cable must not be extended3012-744 Do not tread or walk on the charging station plate Installation and connecting the charging stationCharging the battery Installation of the boundary wireBest position for the boundary wire Boundaries for the working area 3012-459US Secondary areas Boundaries within the working areaPassages when searching for the charging station Passages when mowingSlopes Laying out the boundary wire Joining the boundary wire Laying the boundary wire in towards the charging stationConnecting the boundary wire 3012-284 3012-264 3012-265 3012-507 Linking Automower to the charging station Checking the installationNeed of a guide wire Installation of the guide wirePlacement and connection of the guide wire Maximum 135º Use Charging a discharged batteryUsing the timer Starting AutomowerStopping Automower Restart after more than 20 seconds Switching off AutomowerRestart Restart within 20 secondsAdjusting the cutting height Control panel Shortcuts Select ProgramsNumbers Main switchNumber series Menu functionsMain menu Browse between menusAutomower main menu Commands Timer Garden SettingsTimer CommandsTimer override Day timerWeekend timer Week timer GardenMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Run all Exit angles Follow loop Proportion firstFollow loop out Direction DistanceProportion Follow loop Corridor width Test OUT TestComplex Garden shapeOpen NormalDrive past wire AdvancedCheck loop Time lock SettingsSecurity PIN codeStop protection Keypad Settings lockSounds OperationSound Significance LanguageTime format Time and dateSet time Set dateGarden example Proposed installation and settings3012-543 3012-544 3012-545US Corridor width Guide 1 This example only applies to 230 ACX 3012-687US Battery MaintenanceAutomower ServiceWinter storage After winter storageUnderframe and blade disc CleaningWheels Do not use running water when cleaningReplacing the blades Chassis3012-260 Fault messages Trouble shootingTrouble Shooting Fault symptom Data Automower 230 ACX Automower 220 AC Technical dataSerial number Personal code Dealer Dealer’s telephone number Environmental InformationAuto IndexFollow loop Follow loop out Shortcuts Control panel Menus Working area Boundaries 115 03