Instruction Manual

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English 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
5.1 Intended Use
WARNING
￭ Use of STIHL AR L batteries for any purpose other than
powering the STIHL tools listed below could lead to
personal injury and property damage. Use only with the
following STIHL power tools:
– STIHL MSA chain saws (see important exceptions
below)
– STIHL HTA pole pruners
– STIHL FSA trimmers and brush cutters
– STIHL HSA hedge trimmers
– STIHL HLA extended reach hedge trimmers
– STIHL BGA blowers
– STIHL RMA lawn mowers designed for use with STIHL
AR L batteries
￭ Do not use STIHL AR L batteries with STIHL TSA cut-off
machines or STIHL RMA lawn mowers designed with an
AP battery compartment. Use with these products could
lead to severe personal injury and property damage from
entanglement of the connecting cord, loss of control, or
loss of balance.
￭ Do not use STIHL AR L batteries with STIHL MSA
top-handle chain saws while climbing in a tree for in-tree
use. Use could lead to severe personal injury and property
damage from entanglement of the connecting cord, loss of
control, or loss of balance. Always use a lift bucket for in-
tree surgery and maintenance if using an AR L battery
with a MSA top-handle chain saw. Do not climb in the tree
with an AR L battery.
￭ Use of unauthorized chargers can damage the battery and
result in fire, explosion and personal injury and property
damage.
– Charge STIHL AR L batteries only with genuine
STIHL AL 300 or STIHL AL 500 series chargers.
￭ The STIHL battery harness is designed for carrying a
STIHL AR L series battery while working with a handheld
product. When using the harness, the battery is carried as
a backpack with the straps of the harness over both
shoulders.
The STIHL AR L battery uses Bluetooth
®
technology to
exchange information with mobile devices running the
STIHL connected App.
5.2 Battery Warnings and Instructions
WARNING
￭ The battery contains safety features and devices which, if
damaged, may allow the battery to generate heat, rupture,
leak, ignite or explode.
– Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never open, disassemble, crush, drop, subject to
heavy impact or otherwise damage the battery.
– Never expose the battery to microwaves or high
pressures.
– Never insert objects into the battery's openings.
– Never sit or stand on the battery. Never place
objects on the battery or stack batteries on top of
one another.
5 IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
– Never heat the battery above 212 °F
(100 °C).
– Never incinerate or place the battery on
or near fires, stoves or other high-
temperature locations.