9. TROUBLESHOOTING

9.3 Symptoms

If your robotic lawnmower does not work as expected, follow the troubleshooting guide below.

There is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on www.gardena.com which provides more detailed answers to a number of standard questions. Contact GARDENA Central Service if you still cannot find the reason for the fault. See Memo on page 4.

Symptom

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

The robotic

The boundary wire is not laid in a long

Check that the charging station has

lawnmower has

straight line that is far enough out

been installed according to the

difficulty docking

from the charging station.

instructions in 9.4 Finding breaks in

 

 

the loop wire on page 68.

 

 

 

 

The guide wire is not inserted in the

It is absolutely critical for operation

 

slot at the bottom of the charging

that the guide wire is perfectly straight

 

station.

and is in the correct position under

 

 

the charging station. Therefore make

 

 

sure that the guide wire is always in

 

 

its slot in the charging station. See

 

 

3.6 Installation of the guide wire.

 

 

 

 

The charging station is on a slope

Place the charging station on a

 

 

surface that is entirely level. See

 

 

3.2 Installation of the charging station

 

 

on page 16.

 

 

 

Uneven mowing

The robotic lawnmower works too few

Increase the mowing time. See

results

hours per day.

6.3 Timer on page 44.

 

 

 

 

The proportion setting is incorrect in

Check that the correct Proportion

 

relation to the layout of the working

value is selected.

 

area

 

 

 

 

 

The shape of the working area

Also use Remote start 2 to steer

 

requires the use of both Remote start

the robotic lawnmower to a

 

1 and Remote start 2 for the robotic

remote area. See 6.4 Installation,

 

lawnmower to find its way to all

R70Li on page 45. Applies to the

 

remote areas.

GARDENA R70Li only.

 

 

 

 

Working area too large.

Try limiting the working area or

 

 

extending the working time.

 

 

See 6.3 Timer on page 44.

 

 

 

 

Dull blades.

Replace all the blades and screws so

 

 

that the rotating parts are balanced.

 

 

See 8.6 Replacing the blades on

 

 

page 60.

 

 

 

 

Long grass in relation to the set

Increase the cutting height and then

 

cutting height.

successively lower.

 

 

 

 

Accumulation of grass by the blade

Check that the blade disc rotates

 

disc or around the motor shaft.

freely and easily. If not, screw off the

 

 

blade disc and remove grass and

 

 

foreign objects. See 8.3 Cleaning on

 

 

page 59.

 

 

 

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Gardena R40Li, R70Li installation manual Symptoms

R70Li, R40Li specifications

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