Preparing The Blower For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds - Stihl BGA 86 Instruction Manual

5 Preparing the Blower for Operation

the blower to be switched on unintentionally.
This may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Remove the battery.
■ Sharp cleaning agents, cleaning with a water
jet or pointed objects can damage the blower,
the battery and the charger. If the blower, bat‐
tery or charger are not cleaned as described in
this instruction manual, components may no
longer function properly or safety devices may
be rendered inoperative. They may cause seri‐
ous injury to persons.
► Clean the blower, battery and charger as
described in this instruction manual.
■ If the blower, battery or charge are not serv‐
iced or repaired correctly, components may no
longer function properly or safety devices may
be rendered inoperative. This may result in
serous or fatal injury to people.
► Do not attempt to service or repair the
blower, battery or charger.
► If the blower, battery or the charger require
servicing or repairs: Contact your STIHL
servicing dealer for assistance.
5 Preparing the Blower for
Operation
5.1 Preparing the Blower for Oper‐
ation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Ensure that the following components are in a
safe condition:
– Blower, 4.6.1.
– Battery, 4.6.2.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
► Clean blower,
16.
► Attach nozzle,
8.1.
► Check the controls,
► If it is not possible to carry out these steps: Do
not use the blower and consult a STIHL
authorized dealer.
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11.2.
11.1.
5.2 Connecting a battery with Blue‐
tooth radio interface with the
®
STIHL connected app
► Activate the Bluetooth
mobile device.
► Activating the Bluetooth
the battery, 7.1.
► Download the STIHL connected app to the
mobile device from the App Store and create
an account.
► Open and sign in to the STIHL connected app.
► Add the battery in the STIHL connected app
and follow the instructions on the screen.
For contacts and other information, please visit
https://support.stihl.com or see the STIHL con‐
nected app.
The STIHL connected app is available interna‐
tionally.
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Charging the Battery, LEDs

6.1 Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on various factors,
e.g. the battery temperature or the ambient tem‐
perature. The actual charging time may vary
from the charging time indicated. The charging
time is indicated at www.stihl.com/charging-
times.
► Recharge the battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
6.2 Displaying the charge level
1
► Press the button (1).
The LEDs light up green for about 5 seconds
and indicate the state of charge.
► If the LED on the right flashes green: Charge
the battery.
6.3 LEDs on Battery
The LEDs can show the state of charge or mal‐
functions. The LEDs can glow or flash green or
red.
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radio interface on the
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radio interface on
80-100%
60-80%
40-60%
20-40%
0-20%
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