Cleaning The Battery; Maintenance - Stihl Rma 443.3 Pv Gebrauchsanleitung

18 Maintenance

► Place to the right of the machine.
► Open discharge flap (1) and hold it open.
► Press lever (2) downwards with the left hand
and hold.
► Hold the lawn mower at transport handle (3)
with the right hand and upend.
The lawn mower is stable and can be cleaned.
17.2 Cleaning the lawn mower
► switch the lawn mower off and remove the bat‐
tery.
► Clean the lawn mower with a damp cloth.
► Clean the discharge chute with a soft brush or
a damp cloth.
► Remove any foreign bodies from the battery
compartment and clean the battery compart‐
ment with a damp cloth.
► Clean the electrical contacts in the battery
compartment with a paintbrush or a soft brush.
► Clean the ventilation slots with a paintbrush.
► Upend the lawn mower.
► Clean the area around the blade and the blade
with a stick, a soft brush or a damp cloth.
NOTICE
■ Using a high-pressure cleaner or a water jet
for cleaning can damage the machine.
► Do not clean the machine with a high-pres‐
sure cleaner or a water jet.
17.3

Cleaning the Battery

► Clean the battery with a damp cloth.
18 Maintenance
18.1 Removing and Attaching the
Blade
18.1.1 Removing the Blade
► Switch the lawn mower off and remove the
battery.
► Upend the lawn mower.
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► Block blade (1) using a piece of wood (2).
► Unscrew the screw with washer (3) in the
direction of the arrow and remove.
► Remove blade (1).
► Dispose of the screw with washer (3).
Use a new screw with washer to attach
blade (1).
18.1.2 Attaching the Blade
► Switch the lawn mower off and remove the
battery.
► Upend the lawn mower.
► Apply Loctite 243 threadlocker to the thread of
the screw with washer (1).
► Position blade (2) so that the raised areas on
the contact area engage in the notches.
► Screw in the screw with washer (1).
► Block blade (2) using a piece of wood (3).
► Tighten screw with washer (1) to 60 Nm.
18.2 Sharpening and Balancing the
Blade
Sharpening and balancing the blade correctly
requires a lot of practice.
STIHL recommends having the blade sharpened
and balanced by a STIHL specialist dealer.
The current addresses of the specialist dealers
can be found under the respective STIHL country
representative at www.stihl.com.
WARNING
■ The cutting edges of the blade are sharp. This
may result in the user cutting themselves.
► Wear protective gloves.
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