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DRC 18/4 Li
GB
Customer service and repair
only
through manufacturer or service
workshops: Please find the nearest
address at: www.festool.com/service
Use only original Festool spare parts!
Order No. at: www.festool.com/service
Note the following information:
– Keep the ventilation slits on the machine free and
clean to ensure adequate cooling.
– Keep the contacts on the machine, charger and
battery pack clean.
Information on battery packs
– Store in a cool, dry place at a temperature be-
tween 5 °C and 25 °C.
– Protect battery packs from moisture, water and
heat.
– Do not leave flat battery packs in a charger dis-
connected from the mains power supply for lon-
ger than one month. Danger of deep discharge!
– If you intend to store li-ion battery packs for lon-
ger periods without use, you should charge them
to 40 % capacity (approx. 15 min charging time).
– To avoid short circuits the battery pack should be
stored in the packaging supplied.
– Significantly shorter operating times after each
charge indicate that the battery pack is worn and
should be replaced with a new one.
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Environment
Do not dispose of the device in house-
hold waste!
Recycle devices, accesso-
ries and packaging. Observe applica-
ble national regulations.
EU only:
In accordance with European
Directive on waste electrical and electronic equip-
ment and implementation in national law, used elec-
tric power tools must be collected separately and
handed in for environmentally friendly recycling.
Return used or faulty battery packs
to your local spe-
cialist retailer, Festool after-sales service or nearest
public waste management facility (observe applicable
regulations). Batteries must be discharged on return.
Battery packs will then be recycled.
EU only:
In accordance with the European Directive
on batteries and implementation in national law,
defective or used battery packs/batteries must be
collected separately and handed in for environmen-
tally friendly recycling.
Information on REACh:
www.festool.com/reach
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Transport
The lithium-ion batteries are subject to the require-
ments of the legislation on hazardous goods. A li-
ion battery pack alone falls below the applicable
limit value and certified as per UN manual ST/SG/
AC.10/11/rev. 3 part III, subsection 38.3. However,
dangerous goods regulations may apply when sev-
eral battery packs are transported For shipping by
third parties (e.g. air transport or freight forward-
ing company) special requirements with regard to
packaging and labelling must be observed.For the
preparation of the package an expert on hazardous
goods must be consulted. Please observe any fur-
ther national regulations.
Only return the battery pack if the housing is undam-
aged. Tape over the exposed contacts and wrap the bat-
tery pack so that it cannot move inside the packaging.
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EU Declaration of Conformity
We declare under sole responsibility that this prod-
uct complies with all the relevant requirements in
the following Directives, standards and normative
documents:
2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EU, EN 60745-
1, EN 60745-2-1, EN 60745-2-2, EN 55014-1, EN
55014-2.
We declare under sole responsibility that this prod-
uct complies with all the relevant requirements in
the following Directives, standards and normative
documents:
2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EU, EN 60335-
1, EN 60335-2-29, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN
61204-3.
Festool GmbH
Wertstr. 20, D-73240 Wendlingen, Germany
Dr. Johannes Steimel
Head of Research, Development and Technical
Documentation 2014-10-07
EKAT
1
2
3
5
4
Cordless drill
Serial no.
DRC 18/4
768173
Year of CE mark: 2013
Charger
Serial no.
TCL 3
10002345, 10004911
Year of CE mark: 2013
