Installing The Handle - Makita XML12 Instruction Manual

15. Do not touch the terminal of the tool imme-
diately after use as it may get hot enough to
cause burns.
16. Do not allow chips, dust, or soil stuck into the
terminals, holes, and grooves of the battery
pack. It may cause heating, catching fire, burst
and malfunction of the tool or battery pack, result-
ing in burns or personal injury.
17. Unless the tool supports the use near
high-voltage electrical power lines, do not use
the battery pack near high-voltage electrical
power lines. It may result in a malfunction or
breakdown of the tool or battery pack.
18. Keep the battery away from children.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
CAUTION:
Only use genuine Makita batteries.
Use of non-genuine Makita batteries, or batteries that
have been altered, may result in the battery bursting
causing fires, personal injury and damage. It will
also void the Makita warranty for the Makita tool and
charger.
Tips for maintaining maximum
battery life
1. Charge the battery pack before completely
discharged. Always stop tool operation and
charge the battery pack when you notice less
tool power.
2. Never recharge a fully charged battery pack.
Overcharging shortens the battery service life.
3. Charge the battery pack with room tempera-
ture at 10 °C - 40 °C (50 °F - 104 °F). Let a hot
battery pack cool down before charging it.
4. When not using the battery pack, remove it
from the tool or the charger.
5. Charge the battery pack if you do not use it for
a long period (more than six months).
ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
Always be sure that the lock key
and battery pack are removed before carrying out
any work on the mower. Failure to remove the lock
key and the battery pack may result in serious per-
sonal injury from accidental start-up.
WARNING:
Never start the mower unless it is
completely assembled. Operation of the machine
in a partially assembled state may result in serious
personal injury from accidental start-up.

Installing the handle

NOTICE:
When installing handles, position the
cord so that it is not caught by anything between
the handles. If the cord is damaged, the mower
switch may not work.
1. Place the both ends of lower handle into the
grooves of the mower body, then tighten the clamping
levers, and then fold the clamping levers.
Fig.1
► 1. Clamping lever 2. Lower handle
NOTE: Make sure that there is no gap between the
lower handle and the mower body after the clamping
levers are folded.
Fig.2
2.
Align the hole in the upper handle with the hole
in the lower handle, then insert the bolt from outside,
and then tighten the thumb nut from inside. Perform the
same procedure on the other side.
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Fig.3
► 1. Thumb nut 2. Bolt
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