Hilti GX 2 Manual page 19

Malfunction
No fastener is driven.
No fastener is driven (or
driven only intermittently).
A fastener cannot be
removed from the fastener
guide.
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Possible cause
Inadequate number of nails in the
magazine.
Nail transport malfunction.
The battery is discharged.
Empty gas can
LED 1 lights red
Incorrect piston position due to
lifting the tool away too soon after
driving the fastener.
Incorrect piston position due to
carbon build-up.
The tool doesn't fire due to a dirty
spark plug.
Foreign object in the area of the
fastener guide.
Electronic fault.
Ambient conditions are outside the
permissible range.
The gas can temperature is outside
the permissible range.
The tool was not lifted completely
away from the surface after driving
a fastener.
A fastener has jammed in the fas-
tener guide.
Action to be taken
▶ Load the magazine. → page 11
▶ Check the nail strip and, if
damaged, use a new one.
▶ Clean the magazine and the
fastener guide.
▶ Change the battery.
▶ Check the status of the gas can.
→ page 13
▶ Check the status of the gas can.
→ page 13
▶ Keep the tool pressed against
the surface for longer.
▶ Clean the fastening tool
→ page 15.
▶ Clean the fastening tool.
→ page 15
▶ Remove foreign objects from
the area of the fastener guide.
→ page 14
▶ Remove the gas can and then
reinsert it. If the problem
persists, use a new gas can.
▶ Remove the battery and then
reinsert it.
▶ Make sure that the permissible
ranges, in accordance with the
technical data, are observed.
▶ Make sure that the permissible
ranges, in accordance with the
technical data, are observed.
▶ Lift the fastening tool completely
away from the working surface
after driving a fastener.
▶ Remove the fastener guide
→ page 14.
▶ Release the jammed fastener.
▶ Clean the fastener guide.
▶ Remove foreign objects from
the area of the fastener guide.
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