8.Donotforcethemachine—Allowthemachineto
dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichit
wasdesigned.
9.Stayalert—Watchwhatyouaredoinganduse
commonsensewhenoperatingthemachine.
Donotusethemachinewhileill,tired,orunder
theinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
10.Operatethemachineonlyingoodvisibilityand
appropriateweatherconditions.
11.Useextremecautionwhenreversingorpulling
themachinetowardyou.
12.Keepproperfootingandbalanceatalltimes,
especiallyonslopes.Useextremecautionwhen
changingdirectionsonslopes.Donotoperate
themachineonexceedinglysteepslopes.Walk,
neverrunwiththemachine.
13.Donotdirectthedischargematerialtoward
anyone.Avoiddischargingmaterialagainsta
wallorobstruction;materialmayricochettoward
you.Stopthemachinewhencrossinggravel
surfaces.
14.Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartsto
vibrate,immediatelyshutoffthemachine,
removetheelectric-startbutton,removethe
batterypack,andwaitforallmovementtostop
beforeexaminingthemachinefordamage.
Makeallnecessaryrepairsbeforeresuming
operation.
15.Shutoffthemachinewheneveryouleavethe
operatingpositionforanyreason.
16.Shutoffthemachinebeforeuncloggingthe
machineandalwaysuseastickoracleanout
tooltoremovetheclog.
17.Stopthemachineandremovetheelectric-start
buttonbeforeloadingthemachineforhauling.
18.Underabusiveconditions,thebatterypackmay
ejectliquid;avoidcontact.Ifyouaccidently
comeintocontactwiththeliquid,ushwith
water.Iftheliquidcontactsyoureyes,seek
medicalhelp.Liquidejectedfromthebattery
packmaycauseirritationorburns.
IV.MaintenanceandStorage
1.Stopthemachine,removetheelectric-start
button,removethebatterypackfromthe
machine,andwaitforallmovementtostop
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoring
themachine.
2.Donotattempttorepairthemachineexceptas
indicatedintheinstructions.HaveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerperformserviceonthemachine
usingidenticalreplacementparts.
3.Wearglovesandeyeprotectionwhenservicing
themachine.
4.Whenservicingtherotor,beawarethattherotor
canstillmoveeventhoughthepowersource
isoff.
5.Forbestperformance,useonlygenuineToro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Other
replacementpartsandaccessoriescouldbe
dangerous,andsuchusecouldvoidtheproduct
warranty.
6.Maintainthemachine—Keephandlesdry,clean,
andfreefromoilandgrease.Keepguards
inplaceandinworkingorder.Useidentical
replacementpartsonly.
7.Checkallhardwareatfrequentintervalsfor
propertightnesstoensurethatthemachineisin
safeworkingcondition.
8.Checkthemachinefordamagedparts.Check
formisalignedandbindingmovingparts,broken
parts,mounting,andanyotherconditionthat
mayaffectitsoperation.Unlessindicatedinthe
instructions,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealer
repairorreplaceadamagedguardorpart.
9.Whenthebatterypackisnotinuse,keepit
awayfrommetalobjectssuchaspaperclips,
coins,keys,nails,andscrewsthatcanmakea
connectionfrom1terminaltoanother.Shorting
thebatteryterminalsmaycauseburnsorare.
10.Whenyouarenotusingthemachine,storeit
indoorsinadry,secureplaceoutofthereach
ofchildren.
11.CAUTION—Amistreatedbatterypackmay
presentariskofreorchemicalburn.Donot
disassemblethebatterypack.Donotheatthe
batterypackabove68°C(154°F)orincinerate
it.ReplacethebatterypackwithagenuineT oro
batterypackonly;usinganothertypeofbattery
packmaycauseareorexplosion.Keep
batterypacksoutofthereachofchildrenand
intheoriginalpackaginguntilyouarereadyto
usethem.
12.Donotdisposeofthebatteryinare.The
cellmayexplode.Checkwithlocalcodesfor
possiblespecialdisposalinstructions.
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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