Instruction Manual

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English 17 During Operation
Trigger Switch Lockout (1), Retaining Latch (2) and Trigger
Switch (3)
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries, keep hands,
feet and other parts of the body away from the cutting
blades. Do not touch the cutting blades while the battery is
inserted. Never touch moving cutting blades with your hand
or any part of your body, @ 6.5.2. Keep bystanders at least
17 ft. (5 m) out of the area while testing the controls.
To test the controls:
► Remove the battery.
► Attempt to depress the trigger switch.
If the trigger switch can be depressed without first
unlocking the retaining latch, take the hedge trimmer to an
authorized STIHL servicing dealer to be repaired before
use.
► Press down on the trigger switch lockout and push the
retaining latch forward. Make sure it moves freely and
springs back into place when released.
► Insert the battery.
► Hold the hedge trimmer firmly with one hand on the control
handle and with the other hand firmly on the front handle
or loop handle. Depress and hold the trigger switch
lockout, push the retaining latch forward with your thumb
and squeeze the trigger switch with your index finger.
The hedge trimmer should switch on. If it does not, take
the hedge trimmer to an authorized STIHL servicing
dealer to be repaired before use.
► Release the trigger switch.
The hedge trimmer should switch off.
If the hedge trimmer does not switch off after you release
the trigger switch, remove the battery and take the hedge
trimmer to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer to be
repaired before use.
17.1 Adjusting the Angle of the Cutting Blades
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury from
unintended activation, remove the battery before attempting
to adjust the angle of the cutting blades. Keep hands, feet
and other parts of the body away from the cutting blades
while making adjustments. Hold the unit by the blade
adjustment grip. Keep bystanders out of the area.
The angle of the cutting blades can be adjusted to four
different positions upwards and seven different positions
downwards to suit the application and the height and reach
of the user.
To adjust the angle of the cutting blades:
► Switch off the hedge trimmer, @ 15.2.
► Remove the battery, @ 14.2.
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17 During Operation
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