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6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
￭ Reactive forces can be dangerous.
– Pay special attention to the section of this instruction
manual on Reactive Forces, @ 6.6.
￭ This battery-powered garden pruner is intended only for
light-duty garden and landscape maintenance around the
home. Use for other purposes may increase the risk of
personal injury and property damage.
– Do not use the garden pruner for felling trees or
cutting logs.
– Read and follow the operating instructions in this
manual for approved applications, @ 17.1.
￭ To reduce the risk of personal injury to the operator and
bystanders:
￭ Although certain unauthorized attachments may fit your
STIHL garden pruner, their use may be extremely
dangerous. Only attachments supplied by STIHL or
expressly approved by STIHL for use with this specific
model are recommended.
– Use only attachments supplied or expressly
approved by STIHL.
– Never modify this garden pruner in any way.
– Never attempt to modify or override the garden
pruner's controls or safety devices in any way.
– Never use a garden pruner that has been modified or
altered from its original design.
￭ If the garden pruner is dropped or subjected to similar
heavy impacts:
– Check that it is undamaged, in good condition and
functioning properly before continuing work.
– Check that the controls and safety devices are
working properly, @ 16.
– Check the LEDs for error messages, @ 12.1.1.
– Check that the battery has not been damaged.
Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never work with a damaged or malfunctioning
garden pruner or battery. In case of doubt, have the
garden pruner and battery checked by your
authorized STIHL servicing dealer.
￭ If the garden pruner or battery is damaged, not working
properly, has been left outdoors, exposed to rain or damp
conditions or dropped into water or other liquid, its
components may no longer function properly and safety
devices may be inoperative. To reduce the risk of personal
injury and property damage:
– Take the garden pruner and battery to your
authorized STIHL servicing dealer to be checked
before further operation.
￭ Genuine STIHL replacement parts are specifically
designed to match your garden pruner and meet safety
and performance requirements. Use of parts that are not
authorized or approved by STIHL may cause serious or
fatal injury or property damage.
– STIHL recommends that only identical STIHL
replacement parts be used.
– Always release the trigger switch and
remove the battery before assembling,
transporting, adjusting, inspecting,
cleaning, servicing, maintaining or
storing the garden pruner and any other
time it is not in use.
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