AL-KO 113964 Instructions For Use Manual Download Page 28

Page: 28 / 288

HTA 1845

Installation

■

Avoid working with the tool at temperatures
below 10 °C. Define how the vibration load
can be limited in a work plan.

3.5

Noise pollution

A certain level of noise exposure from this appli-
ance is inevitable. Carry out noisy work at ap-
proved and specified time periods. Observe rest
periods as necessary and restrict the duration of
the work to a minimum. For your personal protec-
tion and protection of persons in the vicinity, ap-
propriate hearing protection must be worn.

3.6

Safety notes for rechargeable battery
and charger

■

Remove the batteries from the appliance be-
fore charging.

■

Do not use different battery types or new and
used batteries together in the appliance.

■

Install the batteries in the appliance with the
correct polarity.

■

Remove the batteries from the appliance be-
fore putting it into storage for an extended
period.

■

Do not short-circuit the terminals of the appli-
ance or battery.

Operating instructions

Please observe the safety instructions for the re-
chargeable battery and the charger in the sepa-
rate operating instructions.

See:

■

Operating instructions 443130: Rechargeable
batteries

■

Operating instructions 443131: Chargers

3.7

Safety instructions relating to operation

WARNING! Risk due to electromagnetic

field.

This power tool produces an electromag-

netic field during operation. Under certain circum-
stances, this field may impair active or passive
medical implants.

■

In order to reduce the risk of serious or fatal
injury, we recommend that any persons fitted
with medical implants should consult their
doctor and the manufacturer of the medical
implant before operating the power tool.

■

Note that the user is responsible for acci-
dents and damage that may befall other per-
sons or their property.

■

Use the appliance only for the purposes for
which it is intended. Any non-intended use
can lead to injury and property damage.

■

Switch on the appliance only when there are
no other persons or animals in the working
area.

■

Maintain a safe distance to persons or ani-
mals, or switch off the appliance if persons or
animals approach.

■

Before cutting, check the hedges and bushes
for concealed objects – e.g. wires, wire fenc-
es, electrical cables, garden equipment, bot-
tles – and remove them.

■

Hold the hedge trimmer firmly with both
hands if the trimmer has two handles.

■

Stand on the ground while working, not on a
ladder or other unstable surface.

■

Before using the hedge trimmer, ensure that
the locking devices of moving parts (e.g. of
an extended shaft or swivel element) are
locked.

■

Move and transport the appliance so that per-
sons and animals cannot touch the cutting
blade. Before transport, push the protective
cover over the cutting blade.

■

During the work, do not hold the branches to
be cut off.

■

Before removing jammed branches, switch
off the appliance and wait until the cutting
blade has come to a standstill.

■

Remove the rechargeable battery from the
appliance and push the protective cover over
the cutting blade for:

■

Inspection, adjusting and cleaning work

■

Working on the cutting blade

■

Leaving the appliance