10 Testing the Hedge Trimmer and Battery
► Depress the control bar (1) and hold it in that
position.
► Press the trigger lockout (2) with your hand
and keep it pressed.
► Press the trigger (3) with your index finger and
keep it pressed.
The hedge trimmer accelerates and the cutting
blades run.
The more you press the trigger, the faster the
cutting blades move.
9.2
Switching off the hedge trim‐
mer
► Release the control bar and the trigger.
► Wait for the cutting blades to come to a com‐
plete standstill after about 1 second.
► If the cutting blades continue to run after about
1 second: Remove the battery and contact
your STIHL dealer for assistance.
Your hedge trimmer is defective.
10 Testing the Hedge Trimmer
and Battery
10.1
Checking the controls
Trigger lockout and trigger
► Remove the battery.
► Try depressing the trigger without pressing the
trigger lockout.
► If the trigger can be pressed: Do not use your
hedge trimmer and contact your STIHL author‐
ized dealer.
The trigger lockout is defective.
► Depress and hold the trigger lockout.
► Press the trigger.
► Release the trigger and trigger lockout.
► If the trigger or trigger lockout lever is stiff or
does not spring back to the idle position: Do
not use your hedge trimmer and contact your
STIHL authorized dealer.
The trigger or the trigger lockout is defective.
Control bar
► Remove the battery.
► Depress the control bar and release it again.
0458-068-9601-A
1
2
3
► If the control bar is stiff or does not spring
back to its idle position: Do not use your
hedge trimmer and contact your STIHL author‐
ized dealer.
The control bar is defective.
Switching on the Hedge Trimmer
► Insert the battery.
► Depress the control bar and release it again.
► If the cutting blades have run or are running:
Do not use your hedge trimmer and contact
your STIHL authorized dealer.
The trigger is defective.
► Depress and hold the trigger lockout.
► Press and hold the trigger.
► If the cutting blades run: Do not use your
hedge trimmer; contact your STIHL authorized
dealer.
The control bar is defective.
► Depress the control bar and hold it in that
position.
The cutting blades run.
► If 3 LEDs are flashing red: Remove the battery
and consult a STIHL authorized dealer.
There is a malfunction in the hedge trimmer.
► Release the control bar.
The cutting blades stop running after about 1
second.
► If the cutting blades continue to run after 1
second: Remove the battery and contact your
STIHL authorized dealer.
The hedge trimmer is defective.
10.2
Testing the Battery
► Press button on battery.
The LEDs glow or flash.
► If the LEDs do not glow or flash: Do not use
the battery and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
There is a malfunction in the battery.
11 Operating the Hedge Trim‐
mer
11.1
Holding and controlling the
hedge trimmer
English
31