Preparing Pruning Shears For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds; Charging The Battery; Displaying State Of Charge - Stihl ASA 85 Instruction Manual

5 Preparing Pruning Shears for Operation

5 Preparing Pruning Shears for
Operation
5.1 Preparing Pruning Shears for Operation
Perform the following steps before starting work:
► Make sure the following components are in a safe
condition:
– Pruning shears, @ 4.6.1.
– Cutting and anvil blades, @ 4.6.2.
– Battery, @ 4.6.3.
► Check the battery, @ 12.2.
► Recharge the battery fully as described in the instruction
manual for the STIHL AL 101, 300, 500 chargers.
► Clean the pruning shears, @ 17.1.
► Clean the holster and bag, @ 7.1.
► Lubricate cutting and anvil blades with grease gun,
@ 18.2.
► If you cannot carry out this work: Do not use the pruning
shears and contact your STIHL dealer for assistance.
The following steps have to be performed after working 30
minutes with new pruning shears, a new cutting blade or
new anvil blade:
► Adjust play between cutting and anvil blades.
► Sharpen the cutting blade.

6 Charging the Battery, LEDs

6.1

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.
0458-285-9721-C
► Recharge the battery fully as described in the instruction
manual for the STIHL AL 101, 300, 500 chargers.
6.2

Displaying State of Charge

Showing state of charge on battery:
1
► Press the button (1).
The LEDs (5) glow green for about 5 seconds and indicate
the state of charge.
► If the LED on the right flashes green: Charge the battery.
Showing state of charge on control unit's display:
► Switch on the pruning shears.
BATT:
The display shows the battery's state of charge after a few
seconds. Each bar represents 10% of the battery's capacity
6.3

LEDs on Battery

The LEDs can show the state of charge or malfunctions. The
LEDs can glow or flash green or red.
The state of charge is indicated when the LEDs glow or flash
green.
English
80-100%
60-80%
40-60%
20-40%
0-20%
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