Introduction; Guide To Using This Manual; Applicable Documentation - Stihl GTA 26 Instruction Manual

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17 Repairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
17.1 Repairing the Garden Pruner, Battery and
Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
18 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
18.1 Troubleshooting Garden Pruner or Battery . . . . . . . . . 26
18.2 Troubleshooting Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.1 STIHL GTA 26 Garden Pruner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.2 Chain Sprockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.3 Minimum groove depth of guide bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.4 STIHL AS Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.5 STIHL AL 1 Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.6 Extension Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.7 Sound Values and Vibration Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
19.8 REACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20 Bar and Chain Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
20.1 STIHL GTA 26 Garden Pruner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21 Spare Parts and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
21.1 Spare Parts and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.1 Disposing of Garden Pruner, Battery and
Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
23 EC Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
23.1 STIHL GTA 26 Garden Pruner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
23.2 STIHL AL 1 Charger Conformity Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
24 General Power Tool Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
24.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
24.2 Work area safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
24.3 Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
24.4 Personal safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
24.5 Power tool use and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
24.6 Battery tool use and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
24.7 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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1 Introduction

Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing STIHL. We develop and
manufacture our quality products to meet our customers'
requirements. The products are designed for reliability even
under extreme conditions.
STIHL also stands for premium service quality. Our
specialist dealers guarantee competent advice and
instruction as well as comprehensive service support.
We thank you for your confidence in us and hope you will
enjoy working with your STIHL product.
Dr. Nikolas Stihl
IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE USE AND KEEP IN A SAFE
PLACE.

2 Guide to Using this Manual

2.1

Applicable Documentation

Local safety regulations apply.
► Read, understand and save the following documents in
addition to this instruction manual:
- Information on STIHL Multioil Bio:
www.stihl.com/safety-data-sheets
- Safety information for STIHL batteries and products
with built-in batteries: www.stihl.com/safety-data-
sheets
1 Introduction
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