► Wind up the connecting cable and attach it to
the charger.
► Observe the following points when storing the
charger:
–
Charger is out of the reach of children.
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The charger is clean and dry.
–
Charger is in an enclosed space.
–
The charger is not suspended from the con‐
necting cable or the holder (3) for the con‐
necting cable.
–
Do not store the charger outside of the
specified temperature limits,
20.5.
16 Cleaning
16.1 Cleaning the Brushcutter
► Switch off the brushcutter and remove the bat‐
tery.
► Clean the brushcutter with a damp cloth.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Remove foreign objects from the battery com‐
partment and clean the battery compartment
with a damp cloth.
► Clean the electrical contacts in the battery
compartment with a paintbrush or soft brush.
► Clean the area underneath the fanwheel with
a soft brush.
16.2 Cleaning the Deflector and Cut‐
ting Attachment
► Switch off the trimmer and remove the battery.
► Clean the deflector and cutting attachment
with a damp cloth or a soft brush.
16.3 Cleaning the Battery
► Clean the battery with a damp cloth.
16.4 Cleaning the Charger
► Disconnect the mains plug from the power
supply.
► Clean the charger with a damp cloth.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Clean the charger’s electrical contacts with a
paintbrush or a soft brush.
17 Maintenance
17.1 Maintenance Intervals
The maintenance intervals are dependent on the
environmental and operating conditions. STIHL
recommends the following maintenance inter‐
vals:
Every 12 months
► Have the trimmer checked by a STIHL servic‐
ing dealer.
17.2 Sharpening and Balancing a
Metal Cutting Attachment
Correctly sharpening and balancing metal cutting
attachments requires a lot of practice.
STIHL recommends you have metal cutting
attachments resharpened and balanced by a
STIHL servicing dealer.
► Sharpen the metal cutting attachment as
described in the instructions and on the pack‐
aging supplied with the cutting attachment you
are using.
18 Repairing
18.1 Repairing the Trimmer, Battery
and Charger
The trimmer, cutting attachment, battery and
charger are not user serviceable.
► If the trimmer or cutting attachment is dam‐
aged: Do not use your trimmer or cutting
attachment and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
► If the battery has a malfunction or is damaged:
Replace the battery.
► If the charger has a malfunction or is dam‐
aged: Replace the charger.
► If the connecting cable has a malfunction or is
damaged: Do not use the charger and have
connecting cable replaced by a STIHL servic‐
ing dealer.
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