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Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Only for battery cartridges with "B" at the end of the
model number
1
2
►1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi-
catetheremainingbatterycapacity.Theindicatorlamps
light up for few seconds.
Indicator lamps Remaining
capacity
Lighted Off Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
Thebattery
may have
malfunctioned.
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly
from the actual capacity.
Tool / battery protection system
Thetoolisequippedwithatool/batteryprotectionsys-
tem.Thissystemautomaticallycutsoffpowertothe
motortoextendtoolandbatterylife.Thetoolwillauto-
matically stop during operation if the tool or battery is
placed under one of the following conditions:
Overload protection
Whenthebatteryisoperatedinamannerthatcauses
it to draw an abnormally high current, the tool automat-
ically stops without any indication. In this situation, turn
the tool off and stop the application that caused the tool
tobecomeoverloaded.Thenturnthetoolontorestart.
Overheat protection
Whenthetool/batteryisoverheated,thetoolstops
automatically. In this situation, let the battery cool
before turning the tool on again.
Overdischarge protection
Whenthebatterycapacityisnotenough,thetoolstops
automatically. In this case, remove the battery from the
tool and charge the battery.
NOTE: Overload protection will work only with batter-
ies with star marking.
1
►1. Star marking
Switch action
1
►1. Switch trigger
CAUTION: Before installing the battery car-
tridge into the tool, always check to see that the
switch trigger actuates properly and returns to
the "OFF" position when released.
Tostartthetool,simplypulltheswitchtrigger.Tool
speed is increased by increasing pressure on the switch
trigger. Release the switch trigger to stop.
Electric brake
Thistoolisequippedwithanelectricbrake.Ifthetool
consistently fails to quickly stop after the switch trigger
is released, have the tool serviced at a Makita service
center.