Functional Description; Special Product Features; Assembly, Initial Operation, Setting; Battery Pack - Metabo ASE 18 Operating Instructions Manual

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and comes into contact with your eyes, wash
them with clean water and seek medical
treatment immediately!
Always wear protective goggles, gloves, and
sturdy shoes when working with this tool.
Ensure that the spot where you wish to work is free
of power cables, gas lines or water pipes (e.g.
using a metal detector).
When sawing water pipes, ensure that they do not
contain any water.
Hold the power tool only at insulated housing
parts if there is any danger of making contact
with concealed electric cables or the supply
cable. Contact with live wires energises the metal
parts of the housing and can cause electric shock
to the operator.
Wear ear protectors when working for long
periods of time. High noise levels over a
prolonged period of time may affect your hearing.
Materials that generate dusts or vapours that may
be harmful to health (e.g. asbestos) must not be
processed.
The dust created when working is often harmful to
health (e.g. when working with oak and beech,
being materials which contain harmful substances)
and should not be allowed to enter your body. Use
a dust extractor and in addition wear a suitable
dust protection mask. Thoroughly remove any
dust deposits, e.g. by vacuum cleaning.
Do not reach under the workpiece while the
machine is in operation.
Do not try to saw extremely small workpieces.
Clamp the workpiece firmly. Under no
circumstances should you hold the workpiece with
your hand or foot.
Only use sharp, undamaged saw blades. Do not
use saw blades that are cracked or that have
changed their shape.
For sawing, the guide must make secure contact
with the workpiece.
Always hold the machine with both hands at the
intended handles, take a secure stance and
concentrate on the work.
Danger of injury due to the sharp saw blade.
Do not touch the moving saw blade! Remove chips
and similar material only with the machine at
standstill.
SYMBOLS ON THE TOOL
V volts
direct current
n no load speed
0
../min revolutions per minute

4 Functional Description

See page 3 (please unfold).
1 Depot for hexagon wrench
2 Hexagon wrench
3 Screw for setting the guide
4 Guide
5 Saw blade quick-clamping device
6 Lever for saw blade quick-clamping device
7 Front handle
8 Switch-on locking button
9 Trigger
10 Rear handle

11 Battery pack

12 Battery pack release

5 Special Product Features

Handle angle with optimised ergonomics for
perfect power transmission to the saw blade for
energy-saving work.
6 Assembly, Initial Operation,
Setting
Remove the battery pack from the machine
before any adjustment or maintenance is
carried out.
6.1 Battery pack
Charge the battery pack before use.
NiCd and NiMH: The battery pack reaches its
full capacity only after being charged and
discharged 5 times (charge cycles).
The maximum number of charge cycles can
only reached if an exhaustive discharge of the
battery pack is avoided. If performance dimin-
ishes, recharge the battery pack.
Store NiMH battery packs when charged and
recharge after 6 months at the latest.
Li-Ion battery packs (18 V)
have a capacity and signal display:
- Press the button and the charge level is
displayed by the LEDs.
- If one LED is flashing, the battery pack is
almost flat and must be recharged.
- If all LEDs are flashing, the electronic system
has switched off the battery pack (self-
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