User manual HUSQVARNA R147S

[. . . ] Before starting to use your machine, make sure to read with care this manual, which has been purposely drawn up to provide you with all the necessary information for proper use, in compliance with basic safety requirements. Keep other people well away from the danger area!Do not use the appliance in closed or poorly ventilated environments. Do not top up with fuel with engine running. [. . . ] To engage the automatic drive, act on the clutch handle (18) and keep it pressed against the handgrip. After the cut, first release the clutch handle (18) then the safety lever (14) and a noise caused by the reloading of the Touch-N-Mow system will be heard. After switching off, take the Touch-N-Mow key (17) to LOCK & REMOVE position to lock the system. After cutting the grass, always remove the key and store it in a safe place available to the authorized operators only. Caution: Without the Touch-N-Mow key in RUN position or with the key in LOCK & REMOVE position, the motor will not start!Make sure that no person or object is near the machine and all protection devices are installed and operating. Act on the safety lever (14) ) and keep it pressed against the handgrip. Push the Touch-N-Mow start lever (16) forward and check the motor start up. Caution: if the motor does not start, it means that the Touch-N-Mow start up system has been unloaded. if so , proceed to load it as described in the relevant section. Important: Should the motor stop due to lack of gasoline, excessively high grass, or any reason other than the normal stop procedures, the Touch-N-Mow start up system will not reload and it will be necessary to repeat the previously described operations in order to load the system. F) When mowing, never run; you must always walk. G)Exercise extreme caution when turning or when pulling the lawn mower towards you. H)Particular precautions must be taken when mowing on slopes or downhill stretches: lUse appropriate antislip footwear. L Mow across the face of slopes, never up or down. L Take great care when changing direction. lDo not mow on excessively steep slopes. I)Never use the lawn mower unless the guards and safety devices (e. Deflector, grass catcher) are securely in position and in good condition. j)Ensure that the grass catcher and deflector are correctly located. Failure to do so may result in foreign objects being ejected by the blade. K)For reasons of safety, the engine must never exceed the speed. [. . . ] M) Remove the safety key to avoid any accidental start up. N) Always remove the safety key when the machine is not used. O) Always store the key in a safe place available to adults only. P) Before removing the safety key, make sure that it is in LOCK & REMOVE position. [. . . ]