Testing The Battery; Operating The Hedge Trimmer; After Finishing Work; Transporting - Stihl HSA 60.0 Gebrauchsanleitung

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► Release the control bar.
The cutting blades stop running after about 1
second.
► If the cutting blades continue to run after 1
second: Remove the battery and contact your
STIHL authorized dealer.
The hedge trimmer is defective.
9.2

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.
10 Operating the Hedge Trim‐
mer
10.1 Holding and Controlling the
Hedge Trimmer
► Hold the hedge trimmer with one hand on the
control handle – wrap your thumb around the
control handle.
► Hold the hedge trimmer with the other hand on
the loop handle – wrap your thumb around the
loop handle.
10.2 Turning the Control Handle
The control handle can be set to three (3) posi‐
tions depending on the application.
1
► Pull out and hold the locking slide (1).
► Rotate the control handle (2) clockwise or
counterclockwise.
► Release the locking slide (1).
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► Rotate the control handle (2) clockwise or
counterclockwise until the control handle (2)
snaps into place.
10.3
► Use lopping shears or a chainsaw to cut out
thick branches first.
► Swing the hedge trimmer from the bottom
upwards in an arc while making the cut.
► Lower the nose of the hedge trimmer without
cutting.
► Walk slowly and steadily forwards.
► Swing the hedge trimmer from the bottom
upwards in an arc while making the cut.
► Cut the other side of the hedge in the same
way.
► Hold the cutting blades at an angle of 0° to 10°
to the top of the hedge.
► Swing the hedge trimmer horizontally and in
an arc while making the cut.
► If cutting performance deteriorates: Sharpen
the cutting blades.

11 After Finishing Work

11.1
► Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the
battery.
► If the hedge trimmer is wet: Allow the hedge
trimmer to dry.
► If the battery is wet: Allow the battery to dry.
► Clean the hedge trimmer.
► Clean the cutting blades.
► Fit the blade scabbard so that it completely
covers the cutting blades.
► Clean the battery.

12 Transporting

12.1
2
► Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the
battery.
► Fit the blade scabbard so that it completely
covers the cutting blades.

10 Operating the Hedge Trimmer

Cutting
0-10°
After Finishing Work
Transporting the Hedge Trim‐
mer
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