DeWalt XR DCMW564N Original Instructions Manual page 43

2. Slide a battery pack 19
until an audible click is heard (Fig. G). Make sure the battery
packs are fully seated and fully latched into position.
3. Close the battery port cover. Ensure the cover is fully closed
before starting mower.
To Remove Battery Packs
1. Open the battery port cover
2. Depress the battery release button
and pull battery pack
19
READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE
OPERATING YOUR MOWER
Refer to Figure A at the beginning of this manual for a complete list
of components. Save this manual for future reference.

DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Do not operate the
mower in mulching mode if the rear door is not closed
under spring tension as serious injury could result. Take
your mower to the nearest service centre for repair.

DANGER: Do not operate mower unless handle is
locked into position.

DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never operate the
mower in bagging mode unless the hanger hooks on the
grass catcher are seated properly on the mower and the
rear discharge door rests firmly against the top of the grass
catcher as serious injury could result.

WARNING: Let the mower work at its own pace. Do
not overload.
Adjusting Mower Height (Fig. H)
The height of cut is adjusted by the central cut height
adjust lever.
nOTE: If you are not sure which height to cut, begin mowing
with the cut height adjustment lever
the rear of the appliance and adjust the height down as needed,
as shown in Fig. H.
To Set the Height of Cut
1. Pull the cut height adjustment lever
notch .
24
2. Move the lever towards the rear of the appliance to raise the
height of cut.
3. Move the lever towards the front of the appliance to lower
the height of cut.
4. Push the height adjustment lever into one of the
locking notches.
Safety Key (Fig. I)

DANGER: Sharp moving blade. In order to prevent
accidental start-up or unauthorised use of your
Cordless Mower, a removable safety key ( 3 ) has been
incorporated into the design of your mower. The mower
will be completely disabled when the safety key has been
removed from the mower.
into each of the two battery ports
11 as described above.
20 on the battery pack
out of tool.
positioned towards
12
12 out of the locking
nOTE: The safety key has a rope attached to allow for
storage on a nail, out of the reach of children. Do not
tether safety key to mower.

DANGER: Rotating blades can cause serious injury.
To prevent serious injury, remove safety key and
battery packs when unattended, or when charging,
cleaning, servicing, transporting, lifting, or
storing mower.
Starting Mower (Fig. I)

DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never attempt to
override the operation of this switch box and safety
key system as serious injury could result.
nOTE: Mower is operational when batteries and safety key
are installed.
1. Insert safety key 3 into the on‑off switch box
fully seated inside housing as shown in Fig. I. The mower is
now operational.
2. Your mower is equipped with a special ON‑OFF switch
box 1 . To operate the mower, push and hold the ON‑OFF
button 2 on the ON‑OFF switch box
handle to the handlebar as shown in Fig. I. Once the
4
mower starts you can release the ON‑OFF button.
3. To turn the mower OFF, release the bail handle

WARNING: Never attempt to lock a switch or bail handle
in the ON position.
nOTE: Once the bail handle has returned to the original
position it will activate the "Automatic Braking Mechanism". The
motor is mechanically braked and the mower blade will stop
rotating in three seconds or less.
Mower Overload
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try to
remove too much grass at one time. Slow down your cutting
pace, or raise the cut height.
Storage (Fig. A, J1)

DANGER: Rotating blade can cause serious injury. Release
bail handle ( 4 to turn mower off, remove safety key, and
remove batteries before lifting, transporting, or storing the
mower. Store in a dry place.

CAUTION: Pinch point. To avoid being pinched, keep
fingers away from area around lower handle brackets and
upper handle knobs when folding down handles.

CAUTION: Make sure cord does not become stretched or
pinched in the area between the lower handle and lower
handle brackets, and in the area between the lower and
upper handle near the upper handle knobs during folding.
This can cause damage to the cord.
The handle of the mower can be easily folded for quick and
convenient storage.
1. To unlock the lower handle
the two lower handle locks
lower handle.
2. Fold the handle to the front of the mower as shown in
Figure J1.
EnGLIsH
1 until it is
1 , then pull the bail
4 .
, and twist a quarter turn,
5
7 located on both sides of the
41