Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- STIHL MS 171, 181, 211
- 1 Guide to Using this Manual
- 2 Safety Precautions
- 3 Reactive Forces
- 4 Working Techniques
- 5 Cutting Attachment
- 6 Mounting the Bar and Chain (side chain tensioner)
- 7 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner)
- 8 Tensioning the Saw Chain (side chain tensioner)
- 9 Tensioning the Saw Chain (quick chain tensioner)
- 10 Checking Chain Tension
- 11 Fuel
- 12 Fueling
- 13 Chain Lubricant
- 14 Filling Chain Oil Tank
- 15 Checking Chain Lubrication
- 16 Chain Brake
- 17 Winter Operation
- 18 Starting / Stopping the Engine
- 18.1 Positions of the master control lever
- 18.2 Adjusting the master control lever
- 18.3 Fuel pump
- 18.4 Holding the chain saw
- 18.5 Starting
- 18.6 Starting the chain saw
- 18.7 When the engine has turned over for the first time
- 18.8 Once the engine is running
- 18.9 At very low temperatures
- 18.10 Switch off the engine
- 18.11 If the engine does not start
- 19 Operating Instructions
- 20 Taking Care of the Guide Bar
- 21 Shroud
- 22 Air Filter System
- 23 Cleaning the Air Filter
- 24 Adjusting the Carburetor
- 25 Spark Arresting Screen in Muffler
- 26 Spark Plug
- 27 Engine Running Behavior
- 28 Storing the Machine
- 29 Checking and Replacing the Chain Sprocket
- 30 Maintaining and Sharpening the Saw Chain
- 31 Maintenance and Care
- 32 Main Parts
- 33 Specifications
- 34 Ordering Spare Parts
- 35 Maintenance and Repairs
- 36 Disposal
- 37 EC Declaration of Conformity
► Turn the screw (1) counterclockwise until the
tensioner slide (2) butts against the left end of
the housing slot.
6.2 Disengage the chain brake.
001BA186 KN
► Pull the hand guard towards the front handle
until there is an audible click – the chain brake
is disengaged.
6.3 Fitting the chain
143BA003 KN
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the
sharp cutters.
► Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
3
1
1
2
4
001BA187 KN
► Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) – the cut‐
ting edges on the top of the bar must point to
the right.
► Engage the peg of the tensioner slide in the
locating hole (2) –- place the chain over the
sprocket (3) at the same time.
► Turn the tensioning screw (4) clockwise until
there is very little chain sag on the underside
of the bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
► Refit the sprocket cover and screw on the nut
only fingertight.
► Go to chapter on "Tensioning the Saw Chain"
7 Mounting the Bar and
Chain (quick chain ten‐
sioner)
7.1 Removing the chain sprocket
cover
1
2
3
2310BA013 KN
► Swing grip (1) into position (until it engages)
► Turn the wing nut (2) to the left until it hangs
loosely in the chain sprocket cover (3)
► Remove chain sprocket cover (3)
7.2 Mounting the tensioning gear
1
2310BA014 KN
► Remove and reverse tensioning gear (1)
2310BA015 KN
2
English 7 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner)
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