Instruction Manual

energy content available during operation
is lower.
Operate the electric appliance in a dry
place, indoors only.
Do not dispose of the product with your
household waste.
4 Safety Precautions
4.1 Warning Symbols
Meanings of warning signs and labels on the
hedge trimmer, battery or charger:
Observe safety notices and take the
necessary precautions.
Read, understand and keep the User
Manual.
Wear safety glasses.
Do not touch moving cutting blades.
Remove the battery during work stop‐
pages, transport, storage, maintenance
or repair.
Protect hedge trimmer and charger
from rain and dampness.
Protect battery from heat and fire.
Protect the battery from rain and mois‐
ture and do not immerse it in liquids.
Observe the permitted battery temper‐
ature range.
4.2 Intended Use
The STIHL HSA 56 hedge trimmer is designed
for cutting hedges, shrubs, bushes and scrub.
The hedge trimmer must not be used in the rain.
The STIHL AK battery supplies power to the
hedge trimmer.
The STIHL AL 101 charger recharges the STIHL
AK battery.
WARNING
■
Batteries and chargers not explicitly approved
for the hedge trimmer by STIHL may cause a
fire or explosion. This can result in serious or
fatal injuries and damage to property.
►
Use the hedge trimmer with a STIHL AK
battery.
►Recharge the STIHL AK bat‐
tery with a STIHL AL 101, AL
300 or AL 500 charger.
■
Using the hedge trimmer, battery or the
charger for purposes for which they were not
designed may result in serious or fatal injuries
and damage to property may occur.
►
Use the hedge trimmer, battery and charger
as described in this instruction manual.
4.3 The Operator
WARNING
■ Users without adequate training or instruction
cannot recognize or assess the risks involved
in using the hedge trimmer, battery and
charger. The user or other persons may sus‐
tain serious or fatal injuries.
► Read, understand and save the
instruction manual.
► If you pass the hedge trimmer, battery and
charger on to another person: Always give
them the instruction manual.
►
Make sure the user meets the following
requirements:
–
The user must be rested.
–
The user must be in good
physical condition and
mental health to operate
and work with the hedge
trimmer, battery and
charger. If the user’s phys‐
ical, sensory or mental
ability is restricted, he or
she may work only under
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