Lidl Parkside 20V 1000M2 robot mower review

A few other observations (PMRDA) after a few months of usage:

• The occasional beep
  • yes, it happens sometimes
  • yes, it does not cut during the beep
  • yes, it usually happens during a turn
    But as far as I could tell, the beep is a warning before starting the cutter motor (like when the mower exits the docking station and starts mowing)
    So I think the real question is, why is the cutting motor stopping before a turn or at all during mowing (it's definitely not every turn :))
• Happened only once (today): after a few days of rest, I couldn't start the mower manually (from the app), so I've checked the mower.
  It basically did some kind of reset, I had to select language, set the date/time, and (drumroll please) PIN!
  But it did not forget the WiFi settings :) Right after setting these few settings, I could start it again from the app (history of faults/worked hours reset too).
• Docking fails for me as well sometimes, what really bothers me that it backs up too little, and wants to turn, but it gets usually stuck in that little side fence, and just gets stuck after a while (sometimes it can dock the 2nd time) - this could be easily improved by firmware.
• The keypad beep / warning beep is very annoying, especially considering the above (occasional beeps during mowing), at least the keypad beep should be configurable :)
• Entering the PIN for basically anything is annoying as hell, I know it's an anti-theft feature, but come on… It should be enough to require the PIN every hour or so, or before changing the PIN.

I had the reset issue after the update. Pin, date/time needed re-entering but it had remembered the WiFi settings. Mine hasn't stopped due to overheating yet thankfully but for some reason is now getting itself stuck by running in to the charging station in its house at a weird angle and not being able to get out. It then shuts down after a while. Very strange

hello, sorry if this has been covered, but I’m intermittently getting the error message “please replace adapter” when returned to the station. Any ideas?

I'm having issues with the scheduled mowings. It's only worked once as far as I know. What would be preventing it operating? Rain settings on?

how do folks get the update on the mower. the wifi doesnt reach where the mower is docked so never gets connected. If I bring it into house it says its outside of mowing area.

Thanks for the update Gedven. When I go to version check it says its the latest version. When I check what version that is it's saying v0.4.7 build Jul 18 2024. Any ideas how to get it to recognise the latest version?

i think it should update automatically then your robot will be at the station. You can check Lidl Home app, go to your profile, message center, at the top part of the screen you should see 3 icons, check the middle one(little house), it should say when the firmware was updated, you don't need to check it from a robot menu.

Thanks again gedven. I checked that and it's still saying version v.0.7. I had it on the charging station but it still didn't update. I did a factory reset and stll no luck! Hopefully the software upgrage might go through overnight. My other prmda a1 robot actually did update to v.0.8 so at least one of them is working!.

Maybe a silly question but is there any software updates to worry about on the smaller 500sq mtr. mowers ?

I have the same problem.Have You found any solutio of the Emergency stop error?

My mower suddenly stops itself and the text "Emergency stop" is shown on the display. It can be restarted but the problem repeats after several minutes or hours. The stop button is in a correct position and the cover is not elevated.

Unfortunately, battery and charging are ok. I have disabled the Stop button but it did not solve the problem.

where could you see the notes? (mine updated too for 0.4.8 without me realizing, with auto update turned off 🙄 )

Also, did you notice the Hedgehog protection in the settings? :)

I think auto update can be configured on the mower as well, but I don't mess with the mower if not necessary,

I meant the app.