Maintenance And Care; Cleaning The Guard Plate - AL-KO BC 225 L-S Betriebsanleitung

Maintenance and care

10 MAINTENANCE AND CARE
DANGER!
Risk of injury or death
due to improper main-
tenance
Maintenance work carried
out by unqualified persons
and the use of non-ap-
proved spare parts can
result in serious injuries
and even death during op-
eration of the appliance.
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Do not remove or deac-
tivate any safety install-
ations.
■
Use only approved
OEM spare parts.
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Ensure through regular
and proper maintenance
that the appliance is in a
clean and functional
condition at all times.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
Sharp-edged and moving
appliance parts can lead to
injury.
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Always wear protective
gloves during mainten-
ance, care and cleaning
work.
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Proper maintenance and care is necessary to en-
sure the functionality and safety of the appliance.
Note the following points:
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Only carry out maintenance and care work if
you have the necessary knowledge and
tools.
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Wait until the engine has cooled down com-
pletely.
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Only replace any worn or defective appliance
parts with original spare parts from the manu-
facturer.
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Do not carry out any maintenance and care
work that is not described in these instruc-
tions for use. Instruct an authorise service
workshop to do this work. Any infringements
will invalidate the manufacturer's warranty.
The intervals for the maintenance and care work
mentioned here can be found in the maintenance
schedule (see chapter 10.6 "Maintenance sched-
ule", page 48).
Use only the approved cutting tools (see chapter
2.8 "Approved cutting tools", page 34)!

10.1 Cleaning the guard plate

Clean the guard plate and cutter head with cut-
ting tool to remove residues of grass and dirt
after every use. Grass residues will result in over-
loading and damage of the engine, the drive shaft
and the gearbox in the cutter head.
1. Switch off the engine.
2. Remove residues of grass and dirt using a
stick or screwdriver and brush.
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