Establishing The Mains Connection (09); Starting And Stopping The Motor (10); Attaching And Removing The Grass Collector [Optional] (11); Moving The Appliance On The Grass (12) - AL-KO COMBI-CARE 36.8 E Comfort Betriebsanleitung

Operation
6.5

Establishing the mains connection (09)

1. Firmly plug the socket (09/1) of the mains ca-
ble into the plug (09/2) on the motor switch.
2. Clamp (09/a) and (09/b) the mains cable
(09/3) in the cable strain relief (09/4) so it
cannot be pulled off the motor switch.
6.6

Starting and stopping the motor (10)

IMPORTANT!
Danger of damage to the
appliance
The motor and blade sys-
tem can be damaged by
consecutively switching on
and off briefly several
times.
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Only switch the motor
on when the blade sys-
tem has stopped.
Starting the engine
1. Press the safety button (10/1) and hold (10/a).
2. Pull the motor switch bracket (10/2) towards
the handlebar (10/3) (10/b). Start the motor
and blade system.
3. Release the safety button (10/1) and hold the
motor switch bracket (10/2).
NOTE
The motor switch bracket does not lock
in place. Hold it tight against the handle-
bar during the entire working period.
Stopping the motor
1. Release the motor switch bracket (10/2). It
automatically returns to its initial position.
The motor stops immediately. The blade system
keeps running until it stops.
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CAUTION!
Danger of cutting inju-
ries
There is a danger of lacer-
ations when reaching into
the blade system while it is
running on.
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Wait until the blade sys-
tem has stopped.
6.7 Attaching and removing the grass
collector [optional] (11)
Assembly: See images (03) to (04).
The appliance can be operated with and without
grass collector.
Attach the grass collector
1. Raise the impact flap (11/1) (11/a).
2. Attach the grass collector (11/2) in the hold-
ers (11/b) from behind.
3. Release the impact flap.
Remove and empty the grass collector
1. Stop the appliance and wait until the blade
system has stopped.
2. Raise the impact flap (11/1).
3. Lift the grass collector (11/2) out of the hold-
ers and take off to the rear.
4. Empty the grass collector.
5. Attach the grass collector (see above).
6.8 Moving the appliance on the grass (12)
Guide the appliance (12/1) over the grass (as
shown in the image) in such a way to avoid dam-
aging the mains cable (12/2). Heed the safety in-
structions (see chapter 3.2 "Safety instructions
for scarifiers", page 34).
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Watch out for objects in the grass and re-
move them from the working area.
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Guide the mains cable by hand.
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Only control the appliance by the handlebar.
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Move the appliance at walking speed.
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Always move the appliance across the slope.
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