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■ The gear housing can get hot during opera‐
tion. There is a risk of burn injuries.
► Do not touch a hot gear housing.
■ Aggressive cleaning agents, a water jet or
pointed objects can damage the trimmer,
deflector, cutting attachment or battery. If the
brushcutter, deflector, cutting attachment or
battery are not cleaned correctly, components
may no longer function properly or safety devi‐
ces may be rendered inoperative. They may
cause serious injury to persons.
► Clean the brushcutter, deflector, cutting
attachment and battery as described in this
User Manual.
■ If the brushcutter, deflector, cutting attachment
or battery are not serviced or repaired cor‐
rectly, components may no longer function
properly or safety devices may be rendered
inoperative. This may result in serous or fatal
injury to people.
► Do not attempt to service or repair the
brushcutter, deflector or battery yourself.
► If the brushcutter, the deflector or the bat‐
tery require servicing or repairs, contact
your STIHL dealer for assistance.
► Maintain the cutting attachment as descri‐
bed in the User Manual supplied with the
cutting attachment being used or on the
cutting attachment's packaging.
■ The user can be cut by the sharp cutting
edges while cleaning or maintaining cutting
attachments. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear work gloves made from resist‐
ant material.
5
Preparing Trimmer for
Operation
5.1
Preparing the Brushcutter for
Operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Ensure that the following components are in a
safe condition:
– Brushcutter,
4.6.1.
– Deflector,
4.6.2.
– Mowing head or metal cutting attachment,
4.6.3 or
4.6.4.
– Battery,
4.6.5.
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5 Preparing Trimmer for Operation
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
► Clean the brushcutter,
► Mount the bike handle,
► Select combination of cutting attachment,
deflector and carrying system,
► Mount the deflector,
► If you are using a universal deflector together
with a mowing head: Fit the skirt and line limit‐
ing blade,
8.3.1.
► Mount mowing head or metal cutting attach‐
ment,
8.4.1 or
► Fit and adjust the carrying system,
► Adjust the bike handle,
► Balance the brushcutter,
► Check the controls,
► If you cannot carry out this work: Do not use
your brushcutter and contact your STIHL
authorized dealer for assistance.
5.2
Connecting a battery with Blue‐
tooth
radio interface with the
®
STIHL connected app
► Activate the Bluetooth
mobile device.
► Activating the Bluetooth
the battery,
7.1.
► Download the STIHL connected app to the
mobile device from the App Store and create
an account.
► Open and sign in to the STIHL connected app.
► Add the battery in the STIHL connected app
and follow the instructions on the screen.
For contacts and other information, please visit
https://support.stihl.com or see the STIHL con‐
nected app.
The STIHL connected app is available interna‐
tionally.
6
Charging the Battery, LEDs
6.1
Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on various factors,
e.g. the battery temperature or the ambient tem‐
perature. For optimum performance, observe the
recommended temperature ranges,
actual charging time may vary from the charging
time indicated. The charging time is indicated at
www.stihl.com/charging-times.
► Recharge the battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
12.2.
17.1.
8.1.
22.
8.2.1.
8.5.1.
9.1.
9.2.
9.3.
12.1.
®
radio interface on the
®
radio interface on
21.4. The
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