4 Safety Precautions
► Make sure that children cannot play with the
brushcutter.
■ Electrical components of the brushcutter can produce
sparks. Sparks may cause fires and explosions in highly
flammable or explosive environments. Persons may be
seriously or fatally injured and property may be damaged.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explosive
environment.
4.5.2
Battery
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the battery.
This may result in serious injury to bystanding people,
children and animals.
► Keep bystanding people, children and animals out of the
way.
► Do not leave the battery unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the battery.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambient
conditions. If exposed to certain ambient conditions, the
battery may catch fire or explode. This may result in
serious injury to people and damage to property.
► Protect the battery from heat and fire.
► Do not throw the battery into a fire.
► Use and store the battery at temperatures
between - 10 °C and + 50 °C.
► Do not immerse the battery in liquids.
► Keep the battery away from metallic objects.
► Do not expose the battery to high pressure.
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► Do not expose the battery to microwaves.
► Protect the battery from chemicals and salts.
4.6
Safe Condition
4.6.1
Brushcutter
The brushcutter is in a safe condition if the following points
are observed:
– The brushcutter is not damaged.
– The brushcutter is clean.
– The controls function properly and have not been
modified.
– A combination of cutting attachment and deflector
recommended in this user manual is mounted.
– The cutting attachment and deflector are properly
mounted.
– Genuine STIHL accessories for this brushcutter are fitted.
– The accessories are correctly attached.
WARNING
■ If not in safe condition, components may no longer
operate correctly and safety devices may be disabled.
This may result in serous or fatal injury to people.
► Work only with an undamaged brushcutter.
► If the brushcutter is dirty: Clean the brushcutter.
► Never attempt to modify your brushcutter. Exception:
Mounting one of the combinations of cutting attachment
and deflector recommended in this user manual.
► If the controls do not function properly: Do not use your
brushcutter.
► Never mount metal cutting attachments.
► Fit genuine STIHL accessories for this brushcutter.
► Mount the cutting attachment and deflector as
described in this user manual.
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