English - Makita PLM5113N Instruction Manual

ENGLISH (Original instructions)
WARNING
For your own safety please read this manual before
attempting to operate your new unit. Failure to follow
instructions can result in serious personal injury. Spend a
few moments to familiarize yourself with your mower
before each use. Keep this manual in a safe place, so that
the information is available at all times. If you give the
equipment to any other person, hand over these operating
instructions and safety regulations as well.
Intended use
The equipment may only be used for the tasks it is
designed to handle. Any other use is deemed to be a case
of misuse. The user/operator and not the manufacturer
will be liable for any damage or injuries of any kind caused
as a result of this.
The petrol lawn mower is intended for private use i.e. for
use in home and gardening environments. Private use of
the lawn mower refers an annual operating time generally
not exceeding that of 50 hours, during which time the
machine is primarily used to maintain small-scale,
residential lawns and home/hobby gardens. Public
facilities, sporting halls, and agricultural/forestry
applications are excluded.
Please note that our equipment has not been designed for
use in commercial, trade or industrial applications. Our
warranty will be voided if the machine is used in
commercial, trade or industrial businesses or for
equivalent purposes. The operating instructions as
supplied by the manufacturer must be kept and referred to
in order to ensure that the lawn mower is properly used
and maintained. The instructions contain valuable
information on operating, maintenance and servicing
conditions.
Important! Due to the high risk of bodily injury to the user,
the lawn mower may not be used to trim bushes, hedges
or shrubs, to cut scaling vegetation, planted roofs, or
balcony-grown grass, to clean (suck up) dirt and debris off
walkways, or to chop up tree or hedge clippings.
Moreover, the lawn mower may not be used as a power
cultivator to level out high areas such as molehills.
For safety reasons, the lawn mower may not be used as a
drive unit for other work tools or tool kits of any kind.
1. SYMBOLS MARKED ON THE
PRODUCT (on the rear cover)
Read operator's manual.
Keep bystanders away.
Pay more attention to the operator's hands
and feet to avoid injured.
Toxic fumes; Don't operate inside house.
Fuel is flammable, keep fire away. Do not add
fuel with running machine.
When mowing, wear the glasses and ear
plugs to defend the operator himself.
When repairing, picks up the spark plug, then
repair it according to the instruction manual.
Caution: Engine hot.
Release stop control handle to stop
the motor.
Grip self-drive control handle to move
forward.
2. GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING: When using petrol tools, basic safety
precautions, including the following, should always be
followed to reduce the risk of serious personal injury and/
or damage to the unit.
Read all these instruction before operating this product
and retain these instructions for future reference.
WARNING: This machine produces an
electromagnetic field during operation. Under some
circumstances this field may interfere with active or
passive medical implants. To reduce the risk of serious or
fatal injury, we recommend persons with medical implants
to consult their physician and the medical implant
manufacturer before operating this machine.
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