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STIHL AR 900 Instruction Manual Manual de instrucciones WARNING Read Instruction Manual thoroughly before use and follow all safety precautions – improper use can cause serious or fatal injury. ADVERTENCIA Antes de usar la máquina lea y siga todas las precauciones de seguridad dadas en el manual de instrucciones –...
LED on Charger www.stihlusa.com. Connecting Battery to Power Tool Contact your STIHL dealer or the STIHL Disconnecting Battery from Power distributor for your area if you do not Tool understand any of the instructions in this Maintenance and Care manual.
STIHL power tools and STIHL chargers: DANGER STIHL MSA 160 C, STIHL MSA 160 T, Indicates an imminent risk of severe or STIHL MSA 200 C, STIHL HTA 85, fatal injury. STIHL FSA 65, STIHL FSA 85...
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Use and store the bat- WARNING WARNING tery only within a temperature range from Have your STIHL dealer show you how Risk of fire, explosion 14 °F (-10 °C) and no to operate your backpack battery. and / or burns, including more than 122 °F...
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Special precautions must be taken when damaged or deformed battery. Do not STIHL. If you have any questions in this transporting a damaged or open, drop, hit or damage battery. The respect, consult your STIHL servicing malfunctioning battery.
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Acoustic signal should beep when – push button is released. The battery is carried as a backpack. Do not continue using the battery if parts of housing or straps are worn, cracked or broken – contact STIHL servicing dealer. AR 900...
– see also "Before cover upwards. Starting Work". Do not continue operating the battery if it is damaged. In case of doubt, contact your STIHL servicing dealer. After Finishing Work Clean the battery – see "Cleaning the Battery".
Always use the cable outlets at the side Pull the ends of the straps on which the power tool is held and downward to tighten the harness. controlled. Lift the tabs of the adjusters to loosen the straps. AR 900...
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"Positioning the Cable" – thread the cable through the hook and eye Secure the pouch (1) to the waist belt fasteners (5). only in the positions shown. The back padding must fit firmly and securely against your back. AR 900...
Four LEDs on battery flash red. charger (2) until you feel noticeable resistance – then push it as far as Meaning: Malfunction in battery – stop. see "Troubleshooting". Signal stops automatically after a few seconds. AR 900...
The charger's fan is switched off. – inserted – see "Light Emitting Diode AR 900 Lithium-Ion Remove the adapter from the charger. (LED) on Charger". Charging begins as soon as the light emitting diodes (4) on the battery light up green –...
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Malfunction in continuously / flash". power tool When charging: Charge process starts automatically after the battery has cooled down / warmed up. During operation: Power tool switches itself off – allow battery to cool down for a while. AR 900...
– press it down Malfunction in charger – have – carefully until it snaps into position – charger checked by dealer – STIHL the adapter must be flush with the recommends an authorized STIHL top of the housing. servicing dealer.
Depress both locking levers (1) at the same time to unlock the adapter. Take the adapter (2) out of the power tool. The battery and power tool are now disconnected. AR 900...
Clean Check operation – LED display must be Light emitting diodes (LEDs) activated when button is pressed Check operation – brief signal must Acoustic signal sound when button is released Adapter and cable Visual inspection Safety labels Replace AR 900...
English Main Parts Battery Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on Battery Push Button Cover Carrying Handle Shoulder Straps Velcro Fasteners Chest Strap Hip/Waist Belt 10 Pouch 11 Cable 12 Adapter Serial number AR 900...
– up to 100 % capacity: 130 min 9. Hip/Waist Belt Carries the battery comfortably on Transporting batteries hip / around the waist. 10. Pouch STIHL batteries comply with the Accommodates adapter during requirements set forth in UN-Manual work breaks and after finishing ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.5/Part III, work.
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Normally, no further conditions have to be fulfilled by the user to transport STIHL batteries by road to the power tool’s operating site. Check and comply with any special regulations that may apply to your situation.
Switch on the power tool – if the LEDs still flash, the power tool has a malfunction (3 LEDs on battery flash red) and must be checked by a STIHL servicing dealer. Moisture in power tool and/or battery...