Instruction Manual

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English 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
6.4 Hedge Trimmer
WARNING
￭ To reduce the risk of electric shock:
– Do not immerse the hedge trimmer in water or other
fluids.
– Store the hedge trimmer indoors.
￭ The cutting blades have many sharp cutters. Making
contact with the cutters may result in serious laceration
injuries, even if the cutting blades are not moving. To
reduce the risk of such injuries:
– Keep hands, feet and other parts of your body away
from the cutting blades.
– Never hold the material to be cut.
– Never remove cut material without first releasing the
trigger switch and removing the battery.
– Wear heavy-duty work gloves when handling the
hedge trimmer or its cutting blades.
– Never touch the moving cutting blades with your
hand or any other part of your body.
– Cover the cutting blades with a blade scabbard
before transporting or storing the hedge trimmer to
reduce the risk of inadvertent contact.
￭ This battery-powered hedge trimmer is intended only for
garden and landscape maintenance. Use for other
purposes may increase the risk of personal injury and
property damage.
– Do not attempt to cut any material other than
hedges, shrubs, bushes or similar vegetation. Do not
cut stems, branches or other vegetation greater than
1.3 in. (33 mm) in diameter.
– Read and follow the operating instructions in this
manual for approved applications, @ 17.
￭ To reduce the risk of personal injury to the operator and
bystanders:
– Release the trigger switch and remove the battery
before clearing jammed material.
– Never leave the hedge trimmer unattended when the
battery is inserted.
￭ Although certain unauthorized attachments may fit your
STIHL hedge trimmers, their use may be extremely
dangerous. Only attachments supplied by STIHL or
expressly approved by STIHL for use with this specific
model are recommended.
– Use only attachments supplied or expressly
approved by STIHL.
– Never modify this hedge trimmer in any way.
– Never attempt to modify or override the hedge
trimmer's controls or safety devices in any way.
– Never use a hedge trimmer that has been modified
or altered from its original design.
￭ If the hedge trimmer is dropped or subjected to similar
heavy impacts:
– Check that it is undamaged, in good condition and
functioning properly before continuing work.
– Check that the controls and safety devices are
working properly.
– Check the LEDs for error messages, @ 11.
– Check that the battery has not been damaged.
Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never work with a damaged or malfunctioning
battery or hedge trimmer. In case of doubt, have the
hedge trimmer and battery checked by your
authorized STIHL servicing dealer.
– Always release the trigger switch and
remove the battery before assembling,
transporting, adjusting, inspecting,
cleaning, servicing, maintaining or
storing the hedge trimmer, and any other
time it is not in use.