Stihl FSA 56 Instruction Manual page 14

English
￭ If the vegetation being cut or the surrounding ground is
coated with a chemical substance, such as a pesticide or
herbicide:
– Read and follow the instructions and warnings that
accompanied the substance coating the vegetation
or surrounding ground.
5.6.4 Operating Instructions
WARNING
￭ In the event of an emergency:
– Switch off the motor immediately and remove the
battery.
￭ The cutting attachment continues to rotate for a short
period after the trigger switch is fully released.
– Wait for the cutting attachment to stop
before walking with the trimmer or
putting it down.
￭ The rotating cutting attachment may fling foreign objects
directly or by ricochet a great distance. Thrown objects,
including broken cutting attachments, may result in
serious or fatal injury to the operator or bystanders. To
reduce the risk of severe personal injury:
– Inspect the work area. Remove stones,
pieces of metal or other objects that
could be thrown by the cutting
attachment, damage the cutting
attachment or cause damage to property
(e.g., parked vehicles, windows).
– Always wear proper eye protection and
15m (50ft)
keep bystanders at least 50 feet (15 m)
away from the work area. Any persons
who must enter the restricted area must
also wear proper eye protection.
– To reduce the risk of damage to property, also
maintain this distance from such objects as vehicles
and windows.
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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
– Switch off the motor immediately if you are
approached while working with the trimmer.
￭ Your trimmer is equipped with a deflector. To reduce the
risk of personal injury from thrown objects and contact
with the cutting attachment:
– Never operate the trimmer with a
damaged or missing deflector.
– Keep the deflector properly adjusted at
all times.
￭ This trimmer is designed for use only with the STIHL
AutoCut 2-2 mowing head, which may be operated only
with the specified nylon line. Use of metal cutting
attachments, wire or metal-reinforced line or other non-
approved cutting attachments is not authorized and could
be extremely dangerous.
– Never use metal blades or metal-
reinforced line on this trimmer. Use only
the cutting attachments recommended in
this manual, in combination with the
recommended deflector. See
Combinations of Deflectors and Cutting
Attachments, @ 12.1.
￭ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries from
unintentional starting:
– Never touch the cutting attachment or
mowing head with your hand, feet or any
other part of your body while the battery
is inserted, even when the cutting
attachment is not moving. Keep
bystanders at least 50 ft. (15 m) away.
– Remove the battery before installing or adjusting the
bump guard (special accessory).
– If the mowing head, cutting attachment or deflector
becomes clogged or stuck, always switch off the
motor, make sure the cutting attachment has
stopped and remove the battery before inspecting
the cutting attachment and deflector.
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