Battery Safety - Stihl HSA 100 Owner's Instruction Manual

7 Battery Safety

– Keep hands, feet and
– Do not touch the cutting
– Never touch moving cut‐
– Never hold the material to
– Release the trigger switch
■ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries
from unintentional starting:
– Never touch the cutting blades with your
hand or any other part of your body when
the battery is inserted, even when the cut‐
ting blades are not moving.
– If the cutting blades
■ The cutting blades continue to move for a
short period after the trigger switch or switch
lever is fully released.
– Wait for the cutting blades to stop before
walking with the hedge trimmer or putting
it down.
■ In the event of an emergency:
– Switch off the motor immediately and
remove the battery.
■ Contacting foreign objects while cutting could
damage the cutting blades and may cause
them to crack, chip, break or jam. To reduce
the risk of severe personal injury or death from
loss of control, and to reduce the risk of dam‐
age to the hedge trimmer:
– Inspect the material to be cut and the sur‐
rounding area for stones, fence wire,
metal or other foreign objects before start‐
ing work. Do not use the hedge trimmer in
areas where the cutting blades could con‐
tact such objects.
– Take particular care when cutting next to,
against or near wire fences. Do not touch
the wire with the cutting blades.
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other body parts away
from the cutting blades.
blades while the battery is
inserted.
ting blades with your hand
or any other part of your
body.
be cut. Never remove cut
material without first
releasing the trigger
switch and removing the
battery.
and remove the battery
before clearing jammed
material.
become jammed by
branches or other obstruc‐
tions, switch off the hedge
trimmer immediately and
remove the battery before
attempting to free the
blades.
– When working close to the ground, make
sure that no sand, grit or stones get
between the cutting blades.
– Do not cut any areas of the hedge, bush,
shrub or other vegetation that you cannot
see.
■ To reduce the risk of injury to bystanders:
– Do not allow other persons in the general
work area.
– If cutting the top of a taller hedge, check
the other side of the hedge frequently for
bystanders, animals and obstructions.
■ Check the cutting blades at regular short inter‐
vals during operation, or immediately if there is
a change in cutting behavior:
– Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove
the battery.
– Check the condition, tightness and sharp‐
ness of the cutting blades.
– Inspect the hedge trimmer for loose parts
(nuts, screws, etc.) and for cracked, bent,
warped or damaged cutting blades.
Replace damaged cutting blades before
using the hedge trimmer.
– Always keep the cutting blades sharp.
■ To reduce blade friction and the buildup of dirt,
which can interfere with the proper functioning
of the hedge trimmer:
– STIHL recommends that you spray the
cutting blades with a resin solvent, such
as STIHL Resin Remover and Lubricant,
before starting work.
DANGER
■ To reduce risk of electrocution:
– Never operate this hedge
– Do not rely on the hedge
7 Battery Safety
7.1 Warnings and Instructions
WARNING
■ Read and follow the safety precautions on the
battery and all warnings and instructions that
accompany it.
■ Use of unauthorized batteries can damage the
power tool and result in fire, explosion and
personal injury and property damage.
– Use only genuine STIHL AR or AP series
batteries with this power tool.
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trimmer in the vicinity of
any wires or cables that
may be carrying electric
current.
trimmer's insulation
against electric shock.
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