19 Troubleshooting
19.1 Remedying Lawn Mower or Battery Faults
Fault LEDs on the
battery
Cause Remedy
The lawn mower
does not start
when switched
on.
1 LED flashes
green.
The battery charge
state is too low.
► Charge the battery.
1 LED illumina‐
tes red.
The battery is too
warm or too cold.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Allow the battery to cool down or warm
up.
3 LEDs flash
red.
There is a fault in the
lawn mower.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Clean the electric contacts in the battery
compartment.
► Fit the battery.
► Switch the lawn mower on.
► If 3 LEDs still flash red: do not use the
lawn mower and consult a STIHL spe‐
cialist dealer.
3 LEDs illumi‐
nate red.
The lawn mower is
too warm.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Allow the lawn mower to cool down.
4 LEDs flash
red.
There is a fault in the
battery.
► Remove the battery and fit it again.
► Switch the lawn mower on.
► If 4 LEDs still flash red: do not use the
battery and consult a STIHL specialist
dealer.
The electrical connec‐
tion between the lawn
mower and battery
has been interrupted.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Clean the electric contacts in the battery
compartment.
► Insert the activation key.
► Fit the battery.
The lawn mower or
battery are damp.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Clean the lawn mower.
► Allow the lawn mower or battery to dry.
The resistance at the
blade is too great.
► Set a higher cutting height.
► Switch the lawn mower on in lower
grass.
The area around the
blade is blocked.
► Clean the lawn mower.
The lawn mower
stops during ope‐
ration.
3 LEDs illumi‐
nate red.
The lawn mower is
too warm.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Allow the lawn mower to cool down.
► Clean the lawn mower.
► Do not switch the lawn mower on too fre‐
quently within a short time.
► Set a higher cutting height.
► Mow shorter grass.
The blade is blocked. ► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
► Clean the lawn mower.
There is an electrical
fault.
► Remove the battery and fit it again.
► Switch the lawn mower on.
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