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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Cuttingattachment guard

This guard is intended to prevent loose ob-
jects from being thrown towards the opera-
tor.The guard als o protects the operator
from accidental contact with the cutting at-
tachment.
Use of incorrectly wound trimmer line or an
incorrect cutting attachment increases the
level of vibration.

Muffler

Themuffler is designed to reduce the noise
level and to direct the exhaust gases away
from the operator.
CAUTION!Muffler is fittedw ith a catalytic
converter designed to reduce harmful ex-
haust gases.
For mufflers, it is very important that you fol-
low the instructions on checking, maintain-
ing, and servicing your machine.
See Checking, maintaining and servicing the
machine’s safety equipment section.
WARNING: Never use a cutting
attachment without an approved
guard. See thesection on “Technical
data”. If an incorrect or faulty guard
is fitted this can cause serious
personal injury.
WARNING: Overexposure to
vibration can lead to circulatory
damageor nerve damagein people
who have impaired circulation.
Contact your doctor if you experi-
ence symptoms of overexposure to
vibration. Such symptomsinclude
numbness, loss of feeling, tingling,
pricking, pain,loss of strength,
changes in skin color or condition.
These symptoms normally appear
in the fingers, handsor w rists. The
risk increases at low temperatures.
WARNING: Mufflersfitted with
catalytic converters get very hot
duringuseandremainsoforsome
time after stopping.This also ap -
plies at idle speed. Contact can re-
sult in burns to the skin. Remember
theriskoffire!
WARNING: Th e inside of the
muffler contain chemicals that may
be carcinogenic. Avoid contact with
these elements in the event of a
damagedmuffler.
WARNING: Bear in mindthat:
Engine exhaust fumes contain car-
bon monoxide,w hichcan cause
carbon monoxidepoisoning. For
this reason youshould not start or
run the machine indoors, or any-
where that is poorly ventilated.
The exhaustfumes from the engine
are hot and maycontain sparks
which can start a fire. Never start
the machineindoors or near com -
bustible material!

Cutting equipment

A trimmer head is intended for trimming
grass.
Checking, maintaining andservicing the machine’ssafety equipment
IMPORTANT!
All servicing and repair work on the mac hine
requires special training. This is especially
true of the machine’s safety equipment. If
your machine fails any of the checks de-
scribed below you must contact y our service
agent. When you buy any of our products we
guarantee the availability of professional re -
pairs and service. If the retailer who s ells
your machine is not a servicing dealer, ask
him for the address of your nearest service
agent.