Mantis Reel Mower manual Trouble-Shooting

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K. Trouble-Shooting

The following table contains the problems most frequently occurring and shows how to remedy them.

Problem	Possible Cause	Remedy
Abnormal noise.	Motor fixing screws or mower casing loose.	Tighten screws.
Clattering in the unit.
Metal-like hammering noises.	Foreign body blocking the cutting cylinder.	Turn off the mower. Pull the battery
		out of the contact bar. Remove the foreign
		body.
Motor will not start.	The battery is not pushed all the way in.	Harness is not flat against the battery.
	Circuit breaker has been triggered.	Wait approx. 2-5 minutes then turn on
		the motor again.
Motor turns off.	Blocked by foreign body.	Switch off the motor. Pull the battery
	Blocking protection activated.	out of the contact bar. Remove the foreign
		body.

The cutting height you have selected is too low; you are pushing the mower too quickly. Circuit breaker has been activated.

Let the motor cool for 2 – 5 minutes then use the mower with a higher cutting height and reduce the cutting height in stages until you reach the lower cutting height you require. Push the mower more slowly across the lawn.

	Battery power too low for cutting height	Increase the cutting height and cut the
		lawn in stages or charge the battery. (See
		Chapter H-2. “The Battery”).
Yellow lawn.	Cutting height too low.	Increase the cutting height.
Cut not clean.
	Cutting gap between cutting cylinder and	Readjust cutting tool (refer to section H-4).
	bottom blade is too wide.
	Blades are blunt or damaged.	Have the blade replaced at a Service
		Centre or by an authorized specialist.

If you have any other problems with your Mantis Reel Mower, please contact your authorized Mantis dealer

or return the defective unit with a short description of the problem and, in case of guarantee, with the appropriate guarantee documents.

We would draw attention to the fact that, under the product liability legislation, we are not liable for loss or damage caused by our products when such are caused by improper repairs or when during an exchange of parts such parts are used which are not manufactured by or approved by ourselves, and the repairs are not carried out by an authorized Mantis dealer. The same restrictions also apply for supplementary and accessory parts.

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