Instructions For Using The Battery; Charging The Batteries - Mantis 8570 Gebrauchsanweisung

Instructions for Using the Battery

1. When the hedge trimmer is delivered, the replaceable
battery is not charged. Before starting the machine
for the first time, the battery must be charged.
2. You must never open the battery.
3. Never throw the used batteries in fire - RISK OF
EXPLOSION!
4. Connect the battery charger only to mains with such
a voltage as stated on the type-bearing plate.
5. Use only the original battery.
6. Never charge the battery with a battery charger from
other producer. This can result in the battery being
damaged or it can result in an injury due to over-
heating.
7. During a long-term operation, the battery may heat
up. Let it cool down before charging it.
8. Do not store the battery charger and the batteries
within children's reach.
9. Do not use the battery charger in an environment
with vapors or inflammable fluids.
10. Charge the batteries only at a temperature within the
range of 10°C to 40°C.
11. Store the battery at temperatures up to 30°C only.
Higher storage temperatures may result in damage
to the battery. The ideal storage temperature range
is 10-15°C.
12. Never short-circuit the contacts of the batteries and
never interconnect them with metal objects.
13. When transporting the battery, take care that the
contacts are not interconnected, do not use metal
transportation containers.
14. Short-circuit of the battery can lead to explosion. In
any case, the short-circuit connection will damage
the battery.
15. Check the cable regularly on whether it is damaged.
If the cable is damaged, have it replaced.
16. Never discharge the batteries up to the point when
the shears completely stop to operate.
17. Before storing the batteries for the wintertime, charge
them fully once more.
Disposal of Batteries
Please observe the following directions for the disposal of
your battery. Batteries are not to be put into the rubbish.
As a consumer you are legally obliged to recycle used
batteries. At the end of the duration of your apparatus,
the batteries have to be taken from the apparatus, dis-
posing of them separately. You have the possibility of
delivering your old batteries to the local collecting points
in your town.
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Charging the Batteries

Caution! Only use the charger in dry areas.
• To take out the battery, press both push-buttons on
the sides designated with the number 1 and take out
the battery.
• Connect the battery charger to the socket. Make sure
that the voltage stated on the battery charger corre-
sponds with the mains voltage in your socket.
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