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6 Battery Safety
■ A missing, cracked or worn intake screen or housing may 
result in an increased risk of injury from thrown objects.
– Never operate a blower that has a missing, cracked 
or worn intake screen or housing.
■ Inserting any foreign object into the air intake or nozzle 
may result in property damage, including damage to the 
blower itself, and serious injury to the operator or 
bystanders as a result of the object or broken parts being 
blown at high speed.
– Never insert any objects into the nozzle or air intake 
of the blower.
– Immediately switch off the blower if it starts to vibrate 
abnormally.
■ Using the blower to spread herbicides, pesticides, 
fertilizers or other chemical substances can be dangerous 
and may cause serious or fatal injury to persons and 
damage to the environment.
– Never use the blower to disperse or spread 
chemicals of any kind.
6.1 Warnings and Instructions
WARNING
■ Use of unauthorized batteries can damage the blower and 
result in fire, explosion and personal injury and property 
damage.
– Use only genuine STIHL AK series batteries.
■ Use of STIHL AK series batteries for any purpose other 
than powering STIHL power tools could be extremely 
dangerous.
– Use STIHL AK series batteries only to power 
compatible STIHL power tools.
■ Use of unauthorized chargers can damage the battery and 
result in fire, explosion and personal injury and property 
damage.
– Use only genuine STIHL AL 101, AL 300 or AL 500 
series chargers to charge STIHL AK series batteries.
■ The battery contains safety features and devices which, if 
damaged, may allow the battery to generate heat, rupture, 
leak, ignite or explode. 
– Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged, 
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never open, disassemble, crush, drop, subject to 
heavy impact or otherwise damage the battery.
– Never expose the battery to microwaves or high 
pressures.
– Never insert objects into the battery’s cooling slots.
6 Battery Safety
– Never heat the battery above 212 °F 
(100 °C).
– Never incinerate or place the battery on 
or near fires, stoves or other high-
temperature locations.