OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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fluid or allow a fluid to flow inside them. Corrosive or conductive fluids, such as seawater,
certain industrial chemicals, and bleach or bleach-containing products, etc. can cause a short
circuit.
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recommended can result in serious personal injury.
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alteration or modification is misuse and could result in a hazardous condition leading to
possibly serious injury.
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parts, making adjustments, cleaning, or when not in use .
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injury.
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result in objects being thrown into your eyes and other possibly serious injuries .
Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the switch is in the off-position before connecting to
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battery pack, picking up or carrying the appliance. Carrying the appliance with your finger on
the switch or energizing the appliance that has the switch on invites accidents.
Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating parts.
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Exercise extreme caution when operating on or crossing gravel drives, walks, or roads. Stay
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alert for hidden hazards or traffic.
After striking a foreign object, stop the snow shovel, remove the battery pack, thoroughly
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inspect the snow shovel attachment for any damage, and repair the damage before
restarting and operating the snow shovel attachment.
If the appliance should start to vibrate abnormally, stop the appliance and check immediately
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for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
Stop the appliance whenever you leave the operating position, before unclogging the auger
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assembly housing, and when making any repairs, adjustments or inspections.
When clearing, repairing, or inspecting the snow shovel attachment, stop the motor and
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make certain the auger assembly has stopped. Remove the battery pack to prevent
someone from accidentally starting the motor.
Exercise extreme caution when operating on slopes.
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Never operate the snow shovel attachment without proper guards and other safety protective
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devices in place and working.
Never direct the discharge toward people or areas where property damage can occur. Keep
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children and others away.
Do not overload the appliance capacity by attempting to clear snow at too fast a rate.
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Remove the battery pack when snow shovel attachment is transported or not in use.
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Use only attachments and accessories approved by the manufacturer of the snow shovel
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attachment.
Never operate the snow shovel attachment without good visibility or light. Always be sure of
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your footing, and keep a firm hold on the handles.
To reduce the risk of fire, personal injury, and product damage due to
a short circuit, never immerse your tool, battery pack, or charger in
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the
manufacturer of this product . The use of attachments or accessories not
Do not attempt to modify this tool or the battery pack or create
accessories not recommended for use with this tool . Any such
To prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal
injury, always remove the battery pack from the tool when assembling
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you careless .
Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with
ANSI Z87 .1, along with hearing protection . Failure to do so could
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