Testing The Battery; Operating The Trimmer; After Finishing Work - Stihl Fsa 86 R Gebrauchsanleitung

13 Operating the Trimmer

► If release slide, trigger or Ergo lever is stiff or
does not spring back to the initial position:
Stop using the brushcutter and contact a
STIHL dealer.
The release slide, trigger or the Ergo lever is
defective.
Switching the Brushcutter on
► Insert battery.
► Push and hold the release slide towards the
loop handle.
► Press and hold the trigger.
The cutting attachment rotates.
► If 3 LEDs flash red: Remove the battery and
consult a STIHL dealer.
The brushcutter has a malfunction.
► Release the trigger.
The cutting attachment stops rotating after a
brief delay.
► If the cutting attachment continues to rotate:
Remove the battery and contact your STIHL
dealer.
The brushcutter is defective.
12.2

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.
13 Operating the Trimmer
13.1 Holding and guiding the brush‐
cutter
► Hold the brushcutter firmly with one hand on
the control handle so that your thumb wraps
around the grip of the control handle.
► Hold the brushcutter with the other hand on
the loop handle so that your thumb wraps
around the loop handle.
13.2 Mowing
The cutting height is determined by the distance
of the cutting attachment from the ground.
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► Swing the brushcutter steadily back and forth
in an arc.
► Walk forward slowly and steadily.
► If you work with a bump guard (1): Extend the
bump guard (1) fully.
For optimum performance, observe the recom‐
mended temperature ranges,
13.3 Line Feed on AutoCut Mowing
Heads
► Briefly tap the rotating mowing head on the
ground.
About 30 mm of fresh nylon line is advanced.
The line limiting blade in the deflector auto‐
matically cuts the mowing lines to the correct
length.
2 1
Automatic feed will not take place if the mowing
lines are shorter than 25 mm.
► Switch off the brushcutter and remove the bat‐
tery.
► Depress the spool (1) on the mowing head
and hold it depressed.
► Pull out the mowing lines (2) by hand.
► If the mowing lines (2) cannot be pulled out to
the required length: Replace the spool (1) or
the mowing lines (2).
The spool is empty.

14 After Finishing Work

14.1 After Finishing Work
► Switch off the brushcutter and remove the bat‐
tery.
► If the brushcutter is wet: Allow the brushcutter
to dry.
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