User's Manual

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8. MAINTENANCE
8.2 Winter storage
Automower
®
Automower
®
must be carefully cleaned before winter
storage, see 8.5 Cleaning on page 67.
Charge the battery fully before winter storage. Turn
the main switch to the OFF position.
It is also recommended to fully charge the battery
several times during the winter in order to maximise
its operating life. The charging station must then be
connected to a 230 V wall socket via the low voltage
cable and transformer (with or without connecting the
boundary wire). Now place the mower in the charging
station with the main switch set to ON and check that
the control panel cover is open. The charger should be
charged for about 24 hours. Remove the mower from
the charging station and turn OFF main switch.
To keep the GPS anti-theft device operational during
the winter, the Automower
®
must be regularly charged.
Store the mower standing on all four wheels in a dry
area free from frost, preferably in the mower's original
packaging.
Charging station
If possible store the charging station, transformer and
low voltage cable indoors. The boundary wire can be
left in the ground. If the charging station is taken in
you should protect the ends of the boundary wire from
moisture by placing them, for example, in a tin with
grease. If indoor storage is not possible the boundary
wire should remain connected. The charging station
should remain connected to the mains supply.
8.3 Service
Leave your Automower
®
to a dealer for service prior
to winter storage. This is essential in order to keep
the mower in a good condition.
Service usually includes the following:
• Thorough cleaning of body, chassis, blade disc,
skid plate and all other moving parts.
• Testing of the mower’s function and components.
• Checking of wear components such as mower
blades and bearings.
• Testing of the mower’s battery capacity as well as
a recommendation of change if necessary.
• Relubrication of both chassis halves of the mower
in order to maintain moisture and wetness
resistance.
• If necessary the dealer can also load Automower
®
with new software, possibly including newly added
features.