Trimmer - Stihl FSA 45 Instruction Manual

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Trimmer

WARNING
￭ To reduce the risk of electric shock:
– Do not expose the trimmer to rain, water
or excessive moisture.
– Store the trimmer indoors.
– Never immerse the trimmer in water or
other liquids.
￭ If the moving cutting attachment contacts you, it will result
in serious laceration injuries. To reduce the risk of such
injuries:
– Keep hands, feet and other parts of your body away
from the cutting attachment.
– Never touch the moving cutting attachment with your
hand or any other part of your body.
– Never operate the trimmer with a damaged or
missing deflector.
￭ This battery-powered trimmer is intended only for light-
duty garden and landscape maintenance around the
home. Use for other purposes may increase the risk of
personal injury and property damage.
– Cut grass and similar material only. Do not use the
trimmer for cutting brush, shrubs, bushes or other
types of heavy vegetation.
– Read and follow the operating instructions in this
manual for approved applications, @ 16.
￭ To reduce the risk of personal injury to the operator and
bystanders:
– Always release the trigger switch and
remove the activation key before
assembling, transporting, adjusting,
inspecting, cleaning, servicing,
maintaining or storing the trimmer and
any other time it is not in use.
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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
￭ Although certain unauthorized attachments may fit your
STIHL trimmers, their use may be extremely dangerous.
Only attachments supplied by STIHL or expressly
approved by STIHL for use with this specific model are
authorized.
– Use only attachments supplied or expressly
approved by STIHL.
– Never attempt to mount a metal blade for use on the
trimmer.
– Never modify this trimmer in any way.
– Never attempt to modify or override the trimmer's
controls or safety devices in any way.
– Never use a trimmer that has been modified or
altered from its original design.
￭ If the trimmer is dropped or subjected to similar heavy
impacts:
– Check that it is undamaged, in good condition and
functioning properly before continuing work.
– Check that the controls and safety devices are
working properly.
– Check the LEDs for error messages, @ 10.1.
– Never work with a damaged or malfunctioning
trimmer.
– Never use or charge a trimmer with a housing that is
cracked, deformed, excessively hot, leaking battery
fluid or otherwise damaged. These could be signs
that the battery inside the trimmer is damaged,
increasing the risk of personal injury and property
damage from short circuit, fire or explosion. In case
of doubt, have the trimmer checked by your
authorized STIHL servicing dealer.
￭ If the trimmer is damaged, not working properly, has been
left outdoors, exposed to rain or damp conditions or
dropped into water or other liquid, its components,
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