Instruction Manual

■ Sharp cleaning agents, cleaning with a water
jet or pointed objects can damage the hedge
trimmer, the cutting blades, the battery or the
charger. If the hedge trimmer, cutting blades,
battery or charger are not cleaned correctly,
components may no longer function properly
or safety devices may be rendered inopera‐
tive. They may cause serious injury to per‐
sons.
► Clean the hedge trimmer, cutting blades,
battery and charger as described in this
instruction manual.
■
If the hedge trimmer, cutting blades, battery or
charger are not serviced correctly, compo‐
nents may no longer function properly or
safety devices may be rendered inoperative.
This may result in serous or fatal injury to peo‐
ple.
►
Do not attempt to service or repair the
hedge trimmer, battery or charger.
► If the hedge trimmer, battery or the charger
require servicing or repairs: Contact your
STIHL servicing dealer for assistance.
►
Maintain the cutting blades as described in
this User Manual.
■ The user can be cut by the sharp cutting
edges while cleaning or servicing the cutting
blades. This may result in injury to the user.
►
Wear work gloves made from resistant
material.
5 Preparing Hedge Trimmer
for Operation
5.1 Preparing Hedge Trimmer for
Operation
Perform the following steps before starting work:
► Make sure the following components are in a
safe condition:
–
Hedge trimmer, 4.6.1.
–
Cutting blades, 4.6.2.
–
Battery, 4.6.3.
–
Charger, 4.6.4.
►
Check the battery,
9.2.
►
Fully charge the battery, 6.2.
►
Clean the hedge trimmer, 14.1.
►
Check the controls, 9.1.
► If 3 LEDs flash red while you are checking
the controls: Remove the battery and con‐
tact your STIHL servicing dealer.
Malfunction in hedge trimmer.
► If you cannot carry out this work: Do not use
your hedge trimmer and contact your STIHL
servicing dealer.
6 Charging the Battery, LEDs
6.1 Mounting the Charger on a
Wall
The charger can be mounted on a wall.
d
a
1
2
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a
e
e
b
3
►
Check the following points
when mounting the charger on
a wall:
–
Suitable fixing materials.
–
The charger is level.
The following dimensions are maintained:
–
a = at least 100 mm
–
b (for AL 101) = 75 mm
–
b (for AL 300 and AL 500) = 120 mm
–
c = 4.5 mm
–
d = 9 mm
–
e = 2.5 mm
6.2 Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on several factors,
e.g. temperature of the battery or the ambient
temperature. The actual charging time may differ
from the specified charging time. For specified
charging times see www.stihl.com/charging-
times.
The charging process starts
automatically when the plug is
inserted in a wall outlet and the
battery is fitted in the charger.
The charger switches itself off
automatically when the battery is
fully charged.
The battery and charger become hot during the
charging process.
English 5 Preparing Hedge Trimmer for Operation
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