Mounting And Operation; Starting; For Your Safety; Battery Charging - Bosch ART 23-18 LI Original Instructions Manual

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Declaration of Conformity

We declare under our sole responsibility
that the product described under "Technical
data" is in conformity with the following
standards or standardization documents:
EN 60335 according to the provisions of the
directives 2011/65/EU, 2004/108/EC,
2006/42/EC, 2000/14/EC.
2000/14/EC: Guaranteed sound power lev-
el:
Conformity assessment procedure accord-
ing to Annex V.
Equipment category: 33
Notified body:
TÜV Rheinland Intercert Kft., Hungary Nr. 1008
Technical file (2006/42/EC, 2000/14/EC) at:
Bosch Lawn and Garden Ltd., PT-LG/ENS23,
Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1EY, England
Henk Becker Helmut Heinzelmann
Executive Vice President Head of Product Certification
Engineering PT/ETM9
Robert Bosch GmbH, Power Tools Division
D-70745 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
15.08.2013

Mounting and Operation

Action
Delivery Scope
Mounting the Cutting Guard
Adjusting the Handle
Mounting wheels
Charging the Battery Pack
Inserting and Removing the Battery Pack
Replace the blade
Setting Handle Angle
Switching On and Off
Working Advice
Adjusting the Cutting Height
Maintenance, Cleaning and Storage
Selecting Accessories
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Starting

For Your Safety

 Warning: Switch off and remove battery from machine
before adjusting or cleaning.
 The blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after
the cordless trimmer is switched off. Allow the motor/
blade to stop rotating before switching "on" again.
 Do not rapidly switch off and on.
 Only use Bosch approved cutting elements. Cutting
performance will vary with different cutting elements.

Battery Charging

 Do not use other battery chargers. The supplied battery
charger is designed for the Lithium-Ion battery in your gar-
den product.
 Observe the mains voltage! The voltage of the power
supply must correspond with the data given on the name-
Figure
plate of the battery charger. Battery chargers marked with
1 230 V can also be operated with 220 V.
The battery is equipped with temperature monitoring that al-
2
lows charging only in the temperature range between 0 °C
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and 45 °C. In this manner, a high battery service life is
achieved.
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Note: The battery is supplied partially charged. To ensure full
capacity of the battery, completely charge the battery in the
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battery charger before using your power tool for the first time.
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The lithium-ion battery can be charged at any time without re-
ducing its service life. Interrupting the charging procedure
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does not damage the battery.
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The "Electronic Cell Protection (ECP)" protects the lithium ion
battery against deep discharging. When the battery is run
down or discharged, the garden product is shut off by means
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of a protective circuit: The blade no longer moves.
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been automatically switched off. The battery can be dam-
aged.
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Do not continue to press the On/Off
switch after the garden product has
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