Maintenance And Repairs; Disposal; Ec Declaration Of Conformity - Stihl FS 55 Instruction Manual

27 Maintenance and Repairs

The K‑factor in accordance with Directive
2006/42/EC is 2.0 dB(A) for the sound pressure
level and sound power level; the K‑factor in
accordance with Directive 2006/42/EC is
2
2.0 m/s for the vibration level.
26.6 REACH
REACH is an EC regulation and stands for the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemical substances.
For information on compliance with the REACH
regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 see
www.stihl.com/reach.
26.7 Exhaust Emissions
The CO value measured in the EU type approval
2
procedure is specified at www.stihl.com/co2.
The measured CO value was determined on a
2
representative engine in accordance with a
standardized test procedure under laboratory
conditions and does not represent either an
explicit or implied guarantee of the performance
of a specific engine.
The applicable exhaust emission requirements
are fulfilled by the intended usage and mainte‐
nance described in this instruction manual. The
type approval expires if the engine is modified in
any way.
27 Maintenance and Repairs
Users of this machine may only carry out the
maintenance and service work described in this
user manual. All other repairs must be carried
out by a servicing dealer.
STIHL recommends that you have servicing and
repair work carried out exclusively by an author‐
ized STIHL servicing dealer. STIHL dealers are
regularly given the opportunity to attend training
courses and are supplied with the necessary
technical information.
When repairing the machine, only use replace‐
ment parts which have been approved by STIHL
for this power tool or are technically identical.
Only use high-quality replacement parts in order
to avoid the risk of accidents and damage to the
machine.
STIHL recommends the use of original STIHL
replacement parts.
Original STIHL parts can be identified by the
STIHL part number, the { logo and the
0458-233-8321-G
STIHL parts symbol K (the symbol may appear
alone on small parts).

28 Disposal

Observe all country-specific waste disposal rules
and regulations.
STIHL products must not be thrown in the gar‐
bage can. Take the product, accessories and
packaging to an approved disposal site for envi‐
ronment-friendly recycling.
Contact your STIHL servicing dealer for the lat‐
est information on waste disposal.
29 EC Declaration of Con‐
formity
ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG
Badstr. 115
D-71336 Waiblingen
Germany
declare under our sole responsibility that
Designation:
Make:
Series:
Serial identification number: 4140
Displacement:
conforms to the relevant provisions of Directives
2011/65/EU, 2006/42/EC, 2014/30/EU and
2000/14/EC and has been developed and manu‐
factured in compliance with the following stand‐
ards in the versions valid on the date of produc‐
tion:
EN ISO 11806-1, EN 55012, EN 61000‑6‑1
The measured and the guaranteed sound power
level have been determined in accordance with
Directive 2000/14/EC, Annex V, and standard
ISO 10884.
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