Instruction Manual

4 Safety Precautions
4.1 Warning Symbols
Meanings of warning signs and labels on the
saw, battery or charger:
Observe safety notices and take the
necessary precautions.
Read, understand and keep the User
Manual.
Wear safety glasses and a hard hat.
Observe the safety notices on kickback
and take the necessary precautions.
Remove the battery during work stop‐
pages, transport, storage, maintenance
or repair.
Protect saw 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 MSA 120 C and MSA 140 C chain‐
saws are designed for cutting wood, limbing and
felling small diameter trees and maintaining gar‐
den trees.
Do not use the chainsaw in the rain.
The STIHL AK battery supplies power to the
saw.
The STIHL AL 101 charger recharges the STIHL
AK battery.
WARNING
■
Batteries and chargers not explicitly approved
for the saw by STIHL may cause a fire or
explosion. This can result in serious or fatal
injuries and damage to property.
► Use the saw with a STIHL AK battery.
►Recharge the STIHL AK bat‐
tery with a STIHL AL 101, AL
300 or AL 500 charger.
■
Using the saw, battery or the charger for pur‐
poses for which they were not designed may
result in serious or fatal injuries, and damage
to property may occur.
►
Use the saw, battery and charger as descri‐
bed 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 chainsaw, battery and charger.
The user or other persons may sustain serious
or fatal injuries.
► Read, understand and save the
instruction manual.
► If you pass the saw, 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 saw,
battery and charger. If the
user’s physical, sensory or
mental ability is restricted,
he or she may work only
under the supervision of or
as instructed by a respon‐
sible person.
–
The user is able to recognize and
assess the risks involved in using the
chainsaw, battery and charger.
–
The user must be of legal
age or is being trained in a
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