9.TROUBLESHOOTING

9.Troubleshooting

In this chapter, a number of messages are listed which may be shown in the display if there is a malfunction. There is a proposal as to the cause and steps to take for each message.

This chapter also presents some symptoms that can guide you if the robotic lawnmower does not work as expected.

More suggestions for steps to take in the event of malfunction or symptoms can be found on www.gardena.com.

9.1 Messages

Below a number of messages are listed which may be shown in the display of the robotic lawnmower. Contact GARDENA Central Service if the same message appears often. See Memo on page 4.

Message

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheel motor blocked,

Grass or other object has wrapped

Check the drive wheel and remove

left

around the drive wheel.

the grass or other object.

 

 

 

Wheel motor blocked,

Grass or other object has wrapped

Check the drive wheel and remove

right

around the drive wheel.

the grass or other object.

 

 

 

Cutting system

Grass or other object has wrapped

Check the blade disc and remove the

blocked

around the blade disc.

grass or other object.

 

 

 

 

The blade disc lies in a pool of water.

Move the robotic lawnmower and if

 

 

possible prevent the collection of

 

 

water in the working area.

 

 

 

No loop signal

The transformer is not connected.

Check the wall socket connection and

 

 

whether an earth-fault breaker has

 

 

tripped. Check that the low voltage

 

 

cable is connected to the charging

 

 

station.

 

 

 

 

The boundary wire is not connected

Check that the boundary wire

 

to the charging station

connector is fitted properly to the

 

 

charging station. See 3.5 Connecting

 

 

the boundary wire on page 27.

 

 

 

 

Boundary wire broken.

Find out where the break is. Replace

 

 

the damaged section of the loop with

 

 

a new loop wire and splice using an

 

 

original coupler. See 9.4 Finding

 

 

breaks in the loop wire on page 68.

 

 

 

 

The boundary wire is laid in the wrong

Check that the boundary wire has

 

direction around an island.

been laid according to the instructions

 

 

in chapter 3. Installation.

 

 

 

 

The connection between the robotic

Place the robotic lawnmower in the

 

lawnmower and the charging station

charging station and generate a new

 

has been broken.

loop signal via Security -> New loop

 

 

signal.

 

 

 

 

Disturbances from metal objects

Try moving the boundary wire.

 

(fences, reinforcement steel) or

 

 

buried cables close by.

 

 

 

 

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Gardena R40Li, R70Li installation manual Troubleshooting, Messages

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