Husqvarna 220iL without battery and charger Owner Manual - Page 7

or anything that could affect your vision, alertness, coordination or judgment. • Faulty cutting attachment can increase the risk of accidents. • Do not allow children to use or be in the vicinity of the product. Since the product is easy to start, children may be able to start it if they are not kept under full surveillance. This can mean a risk of serious personal injury. Disconnect the battery when the product is not under close supervision. • Ensure that no people or animals come closer than 15 metres while you work. When several operators are working in the same area the safety distance should be at least 15 metres. Otherwise there is a risk of serious personal injury. Stop the product immediately if anyone approaches. Never swing the product around without first checking behind you to make sure that no one is within the safety zone. • Ensure that people, animals or other things can not affect your control of the product or that they do not come in contact with the cutting attachment or loose objects that are thrown out by the cutting attachment. However, do not use the product unless you are able to call for help in the event of an accident. • Always inspect the working area. Remove all loose objects such as stones, broken glass, nails, steel wire, string, etc., that could be thrown out or become wrapped around the cutting attachment. • Make sure that you can move and stand safely. Check the area around you for possible obstacles (roots, rocks, branches, ditches, etcetera) in case you have to move suddenly. Take great care when you work on sloping ground. • Keep a good balance and a firm foothold at all times. Do not overreach. • Deactivate the product before you move to another area. • Never put the product down unless you have deactivated it and removed the battery. Do not leave the product unsupervised when it is switched on. • Remove the battery before you pass the product to another person. • Make sure that no clothes or parts of the body come in contact with the cutting attachment when the product is activated. Keep the product below waist level. • If anything jams in the cutting attachment while you operate the product, stop and deactivate the product. Make sure that the cutting attachment stops completely. Remove the battery before you clean, inspect or repair the product and/or the cutting equipment. There is a risk of burns as the gear housing can become very hot. Use gloves when working with the trimmer head. • Keep your hands and feet away from the cutting attachment until it has stopped completely when the product is deactivated. • Watch out for stumps of branches that can be thrown out when you cut. Do not cut to close to the ground where stones and other objects can be thrown out. • Watch out for thrown objects. Always wear approved eye protection. Never lean over the cutting attachment guard. Stones, rubbish, etc., can be thrown up into the eyes which can cause blindness or serious injury. • Listen out for warning signals or shouts when you wear hearing protection. Always remove your hearing protection as soon as the product stops. • Never work from a ladder, stool or any other raised position that is not fully secured. • If any unwanted vibrations occur, tap out new line to give the line the correct length to stop the vibrations. • Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory damage or nerve damage in persons who have poor circulation. Speak to your physician if you experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration. Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling, tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in skin colour or condition. These symptoms usually show in the fingers, hands or wrists. • Always hold the product with both hands. Hold the product on the right side of your body. • Do not remove the cut material, or let other persons remove cut material, while the product is on or the cutting equipment rotates, as this can result in serious injury. • Always stop the product, remove the battery and make sure that the cutting equipment does not rotate before you remove material that is wound around the blade shaft or caught between the guard and the cutting attachment. • This product produces an electromagnetic field during operation. This field may under some circumstances interfere with active or passive medical implants. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury, we recommend persons with medical implants to consult their physician and the medical implant manufacturer before operating this machine. • Release the power trigger after each working operation to save battery power. • Don't force the product. It will do the job better and with less likelihood of a risk of injury at the rate for which it was designed. • If any foreign object is hit or if vibrations occur stop the product immediately. Remove the battery from the product and check that the product is not damaged. Personal protective equipment WARNING: Read the warning instructions that follow before you use the product. • Always use approved personal protective equipment when you use the product. Personal protective equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it 1752 - 001 - 03.11.2021 7