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Hedge Trimmer
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6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6.4 Hedge Trimmer WARNING ■ To reduce the risk of electric shock: - Store the hedge trimmer indoors. ■ The cutting blades have many sharp cutters. Making contact with the cutters may result in serious laceration injuries, even if the cutting blades are not moving. To reduce the risk of such injuries: - Keep hands, feet and other parts of your body away from the cutting blades. - Never hold the material to be cut. - Never remove cut material without first releasing the trigger switch and removing the battery. - Wear heavy-duty work gloves when handling the hedge trimmer or its cutting blades. - Never touch the moving cutting blades with your hand or any other part of your body. - Cover the cutting blades with a blade scabbard before transporting or storing the hedge trimmer to reduce the risk of inadvertent contact. ■ This battery-powered hedge trimmer is intended only for garden and landscape maintenance. Use for other purposes may increase the risk of personal injury and property damage. - Do not attempt to cut any material other than hedges, shrubs, bushes or similar vegetation. Do not cut stems, branches or other vegetation greater than 1.3 in. (33 mm) in diameter. - Read and follow the operating instructions in this manual for approved applications, @ 17. ■ To reduce the risk of personal injury to the operator and bystanders: English - Always release the trigger switch and remove the battery before assembling, transporting, adjusting, inspecting, cleaning, servicing, maintaining or storing the hedge trimmer and any other time it is not in use. - Release the trigger switch and remove the battery before clearing jammed material. - Never leave the hedge trimmer unattended when the battery is inserted. ■ Although certain unauthorized attachments may fit your STIHL hedge trimmers, 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 hedge trimmer in any way. - Never attempt to modify or override the hedge trimmer's controls or safety devices in any way. - Never use a hedge trimmer that has been modified or altered from its original design. ■ If the hedge trimmer 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. - Check the LEDs for error messages, @ 11. - 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 battery or hedge trimmer. In case of doubt, have the hedge trimmer and battery checked by your authorized STIHL servicing dealer. 0458-185-8621-A 11