Operating The Saw - Stihl MSA 160.0 C Instruction Manual

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► If 3 LEDs flash red: Remove the battery and
consult a STIHL dealer.
Malfunction in saw.
► Release the trigger.
The saw chain stops running.
► If the chain continues to rotate: Engage the
chain brake, remove the battery and contact
your STIHL servicing dealer.
Your saw has a malfunction.
12.6 Checking Chain Lubrication
► Fit the battery.
► Disengage the chain brake.
► Hold the guide bar over a light surface.
► Switch on the saw.
Chain oil is thrown off the chain and is visible
on the light surface. Chain lubrication is oper‐
ating properly.
► If no chain oil can be seen:
► Fill up with chain oil.
► Check chain lubrication again.
► If chain oil is still not visible on the light sur‐
face: Do not use your chain saw and con‐
tact your STIHL servicing dealer. Chain
lubrication is defective.
12.7 Testing the Battery
► Press button on battery.
The LEDs glow or flash.
► If the LEDs do not glow or flash: Do not use
the battery and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
There is a malfunction in the battery.

13 Operating the Saw

13.1 Holding and Controlling the
Chainsaw
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► Hold and control the chainsaw with your left
hand on the handlebar and your right hand on
the grip area (1) of the control handle so that
your left thumb wraps around the handlebar
and your right thumb wraps around the control
handle.
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13.2 Sawing
WARNING
■ If kickback occurs, the chainsaw can be
thrown up in the direction of the operator. This
may result in serious or fatal injury to the user.
► Always cut with the chain running at full
speed.
► Do not cut with the upper quadrant of the
guide bar nose.
► Begin the cut with the chain running at full
speed and keep the guide bar vertical.
► Engage the spiked bumper and use it as a ful‐
crum.
► Guide the full width of the guide bar into the
wood and reposition the spiked bumper as
required.
► Pick up the weight of the chainsaw at the end
of the cut.
For optimum performance, observe the recom‐
mended temperature ranges,
13.3 Delimbing
► Support the chainsaw on the log.
► With the chain running at full speed, pivot the
guide bar downward against the limb.
► Cut through the limb with the top of the guide
bar.
13 Operating the Saw
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