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Operation
onto the floor. If necessary, put the tip of your
right foot on the rear handle.
2. Press the hand guard forward to actuate the
chain brake.
3. Remove the protective cover of the saw chain.
4. Press the primer ball (10/1) 3-4 times (10/a).
5. Turn the rotary choke knob (11/1) clockwise
to the end stop.
6. Using your free hand, pull the starter grip
(11/2) upwards (11/a) until resistance is felt.
7. Do not release the starter grip; pull firmly sev-
eral times until the engine starts for the first
time. Turn the rotary choke knob (11/1) coun-
terclockwise to the end stop.
8. Pull the starter grip (11/2) firmly several times
until the engine starts again.
9. As soon as the engine is running, briefly
press the safety locking switch (11/3) and
throttle lever (11/4). Thus, the throttle valve of
the carburettor is released from the locked
position.
10. Let the device run at idle for about one min-
ute.
11. To release the chain brake, pull back the
hand guard.
Warm start
If the motor is only briefly shut down, the start
procedure can be performed only by pressing the
primer ball but not turning the choke knob.
6.1.2 Switching off the motor (12)
1. Release the safety locking switch (12/1) and
then the throttle lever (12/2).
2. Allow the engine to run at idling speed for a
few seconds.
3. Press the rocker switch (12/3) into position
"0" button (12/a).
6.2 At the end of a work session
WARNING!
Risk of injury by cutting
The sharp links of the saw chain can
cause serious laceration injuries.
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Switch off the motor.
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Wear protective gloves.
WARNING!
Danger of fire
The heated machine can ignite waste
cuttings (e.g. sawdust, remains of
branches or leaves).
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Allow the engine to cool down be-
fore you place the machine in a
room.
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To reduce the risk of fire, the ma-
chine must be cleaned to remove
saw chips, twigs, leaves or surplus
grease.
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Containers with cutting residues
must not be stored inside rooms.
1. Switch off the engine (see chapter 6.1.2
"Switching off the motor (12)", page 46 ).
2. Allow the device to cool down.
3. Remove all traces of saw chips or oil resi-
dues.
4. If the saw chain is very dirty, remove the saw
chain and leave it to soak for a few hours in a
container of special cleaner. Then rinse it
with clean water and spray with an appropri-
ate anticorrosion product before mounting it
on the device again.
5. Pull the protective cover over the saw chain
before cleaning up the device.
6.3 Changing between normal/summer and
winter operation (29)
To prevent the carburettor from icing up at low
ambient temperatures (less than 5 °C), it is possi-
ble to heat the intake air by positioning the slider
insert in winter operation. The slider insert can be
accessed directly after removing the air filter cov-
er, using a screwdriver.
IMPORTANT!
Danger of engine damage due to
overheating!
If the chain saw is operated at more than
5 °C and the sliding insert is in the Win-
ter position, this can cause it to over-
heat.
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Before operating, check the ambient
temperature and, if necessary, ad-
just the position of the sliding insert.
1. Remove the air filter cover (see chapter 8.1
"Removing/remounting the air filter cover
(20)", page 50
).