operation manual

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Transport
Check the contact surfaces on the automatic
lawn mower
1. Use a cloth to remove soiling and then lightly
grease with contact grease.
Check the charging contacts of the base
station
1. Disconnect the mains plug.
2. Press the charging contacts in the direction
of the base station and release them. The
charging contacts must spring back into the
initial position.
Note:If the charging contacts do not spring
back, have them replaced by the AL-KO ser-
vice centre.
9.3 Replacing the cutting blades
CAUTION!
Danger of injury due to the cutting
blade
The cutting blades are very sharp and
can cause cutting injuries.
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Wear protective gloves.
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Make sure that parts of the body do
not get into the cutting blade.
IMPORTANT!
Damage to the appliance due to in-
correct repair
The blade plate can be damaged by the
alignment of a bent, built-in cutting
blade.
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Do not align bent cutting blades.
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Replace bent cutting blades by origi-
nal spare parts from AL-KO.
Worn or bent cutting blades must be replaced.
1. Switch off the appliance with .
2. Put down the appliance with the cutting
blades pointing upwards.
3. Unscrew the fastening screws.
4. Take the cutting blade out of the blade seat.
5. Clean the blade seat with a soft brush.
NOTE
The cutting blades are sharpened along
the entire length and can therefore also
be mounted rotated by 180°, which dou-
bles their runtime.
6. Replacing the cutting blades:
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If cutting blades have not been rotated
since the initial mounting: Rotate the cut-
ting blades by 180° and insert into the
blade seat again with the sharpened side
pointing towards the appliance, and tight-
en the fastening screws again by hand.
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If the cutting blades have already been
rotated once since the initial mounting:
Insert new cutting blades into the blade
seat again with the sharpened side point-
ing towards the appliance, and tighten
the new fastening screws by hand.
Note:It is only allowed to use original
spare parts from AL-KO.
In case of stubborn dirt that cannot be removed
with a brush, the blade plate must be replaced
because an imbalance can lead to increased
noise levels, greater wear and malfunctions.
10 TRANSPORT
To transport the appliance, proceed as follows:
1. Stop the appliance with or the stop but-
ton.
2. Switch off the appliance with .
3. Lift the appliance with both hands on the
housing:
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Do not touch the cutting blades.
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The cutting blades must always point
away from the body.
11 STORAGE
11.1 Storing the automatic lawn mower
The appliance must be stored over winter or
when it is to be taken out of service for an ex-
pected duration of longer than 30days.
1. Fully charge the rechargeable battery (see
chapter 5.1 "Charging the rechargeable bat-
tery (08)", page48).
2. Thoroughly clean the appliance (see chapter
9.1 "Cleaning", page52).
3. Store the appliance:
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upright on all wheels
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at a dry, lockable location protected from
frost
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out of the reach of children