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4.9.2
Battery
WARNING
■ Children cannot recognise or evaluate the
dangers posed by batteries. There is a risk of
serious injury to children.
► Keep the battery out of reach of children.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambi‐
ent conditions. If exposed to certain ambient
conditions, the battery may be irreparably
damaged.
► Keep the battery clean and dry.
► Store the battery in an enclosed space.
► Store the battery separately from the lawn
scarifier.
► If the battery is stored in the charger: dis‐
connect the mains plug and store the bat‐
tery at a charge state between 40% and
60% (2 LEDs illuminated green).
► Do not store the battery outside the speci‐
fied temperature limits,
4.10
Cleaning, Maintenance and
Repair
WARNING
■ If the battery is inserted during cleaning, main‐
tenance or repair, the lawn scarifier may unin‐
tentionally be activated. This may result in
serious injury to people and damage to prop‐
erty.
► Wait until the roller is no longer turning.
► Remove the battery.
■ Abrasive cleaning agents, using a water jet for
cleaning or sharp objects may result in dam‐
age to the lawn scarifier, rollers and battery. If
the lawn scarifier, rollers and battery are not
cleaned correctly, components may no longer
operate correctly and safety devices may be
disabled. This may result in serious injury to
people.
► Clean the lawn scarifier, rollers and battery
as described in this instruction manual.
■ If the lawn scarifier, rollers or battery are not
maintained or repaired correctly, components
may no longer operate correctly and safety
devices may be disabled. This may result in
serious or fatal injury to people.
► Do not maintain or repair the lawn scarifier
or battery yourself.
► If the lawn scarifier or battery need to be
maintained or repaired: consult a STIHL
specialist dealer.
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20.4.
5 Preparing the Lawn Scarifier for Operation
► Maintain the rollers as described in this
instruction manual.
■ The blades and spring-tines may move during
roller cleaning, maintenance or repair. The
user can cut themselves on sharp cutting
edges and be injured or fingers can get caught
between moving tines and stationary parts of
the machine and be crushed.
► Wear protective gloves.
► Work carefully.
5
Preparing the Lawn Scari‐
fier for Operation
5.1
Preparing the Lawn Scarifier
for Operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Remove packaging material and transport
locks.
► Make sure that the following components are
in safe condition:
– Lawn scarifier,
– Rollers,
4.6.2.
– Battery,
4.6.3.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean the lawn scarifier,
► Check the rollers,
► Attach the handlebar,
► Ensure that there is no roller in the transport
compartment,
7.2.
► Fold up and adjust the handlebar,
► If material removed from the lawn is to be col‐
lected in the grass catcher box: attach the
grass catcher box,
► If material removed from the lawn is to be
ejected to the rear: detach the grass catcher
box,
7.3.3.
► Set the working depth,
► Check the controls,
► If the steps cannot be performed: do not use
the lawn scarifier and consult a STIHL special‐
ist dealer.
6
Charging the Battery, LEDs
6.1
Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on various influenc‐
ing factors such as the temperature of the battery
and the ambient temperature. For optimum per‐
formance, note the recommended temperature
ranges,
20.5. The actual charging time may
differ from the specified charging time. For infor‐
4.6.
11.3.
6.1.
16.
11.2.
7.1.
8.1.
7.3.2.
12.2.
11.1.
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