13
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Before asking for repairs, conduct your own inspection
first. If you find a problem that is not explained in the
manual, do not attempt to dismantle the tool. Instead, ask
Makita Authorized Service Centers, always using Makita
replacement parts for repairs.
M
a
lf
unct
i
on
s
tatu
s
Cau
s
e
A
ct
i
on
Battery
cartr
i
dge
is
not
i
n
s
ta
ll
ed
.
I
n
s
ta
ll
the
b
attery
cartr
i
dge
.
Battery
pro
bl
em
(
under
v
o
l
tage
).
R
echarge
the
b
attery
. If
recharg
i
ng
is
not
e
ff
ect
iv
e
,
rep
l
ace
b
attery
.
T
he
dr
iv
e
s
y
s
tem
doe
s
not
wor
k
correct
l
y
.
Ask
your
l
oca
l
author
iz
ed
s
er
vi
ce
center
f
or
repa
i
r
.
R
otat
i
on
is i
n
re
v
er
s
e
.
Change
the
d
i
rect
i
on
o
f
rotat
i
on
w
i
th
the
re
v
er
si
ng
s
w
i
tch
.
Battery
's
charge
l
e
v
e
l is l
ow
.
R
echarge
the
b
attery
. If
recharg
i
ng
is
not
e
ff
ect
iv
e
,
rep
l
ace
b
attery
.
Ov
erheat
i
ng
.
Stop
u
si
ng
o
f
too
l
to
a
ll
ow
i
t
to
coo
l
down
.
Battery
is i
n
s
ta
ll
ed
i
mproper
l
y
.
I
n
s
ta
ll
the
b
attery
cartr
i
dge
a
s
de
s
cr
ib
ed
i
n
th
is
manua
l.
Battery
power
is
dropp
i
ng
.
R
echarge
the
b
attery
. If
recharg
i
ng
is
not
e
ff
ect
iv
e
,
rep
l
ace
b
attery
.
T
he
dr
iv
e
s
y
s
tem
doe
s
not
wor
k
correct
l
y
.
Ask
your
l
oca
l
author
iz
ed
s
er
vi
ce
center
f
or
repa
i
r
.
T
he
ny
l
on
cutt
i
ng
cord
doe
s
not
f
eed
.
T
he
cord
is
u
s
ed
up
or
tang
l
ed
i
n
the
s
poo
l.
R
ew
i
nd
the
cord
.
T
he
cord
cutter
on
the
protector
is
damaged
or
m
issi
ng
.
Ask
your
l
oca
l
author
iz
ed
s
er
vi
ce
center
f
or
repa
i
r
.
T
he
cord
e
x
tend
s
pa
s
t
the
protector
.
R
ew
i
nd
the
cord
.
F
ore
i
gn
o
bj
ect
s
uch
a
s b
ranch
is
j
ammed
b
etween
the
guard
and
the
ny
l
on
cutt
i
ng
head
.
R
emo
v
e
the
f
ore
i
gn
o
bj
ect
.
T
he
dr
iv
e
s
y
s
tem
doe
s
not
wor
k
correct
l
y
.
Ask
your
l
oca
l
author
iz
ed
s
er
vi
ce
center
f
or
repa
i
r
.
O
ne
ny
l
on
cord
ha
s b
een
b
ro
k
en
and
the
head
got
un
b
a
l
anced
.
Bump
the
ny
l
on
cutt
i
ng
head
aga
i
n
s
t
the
ground
wh
il
e
i
t
is
rotat
i
ng
to
cau
s
e
the
cord
to
f
eed
.
T
he
dr
iv
e
s
y
s
tem
doe
s
not
wor
k
correct
l
y
.
Ask
your
l
oca
l
author
iz
ed
s
er
vi
ce
center
f
or
repa
i
r
.
Cutt
i
ng
head
and
motor
cannot
s
top
:
R
emo
v
e
the
b
attery
i
mmed
i
ate
l
y
!
El
ectr
i
c
or
e
l
ectron
i
c
ma
lf
unct
i
on
.
R
emo
v
e
the
b
attery
and
a
sk
your
l
oca
l
author
iz
ed
s
er
vi
ce
center
f
or
repa
i
r
.
Ab
norma
l vib
rat
i
on
:
Stop
the
too
l i
mmed
i
ate
l
y
!
T
he
ny
l
on
cutt
i
ng
cord
is
not
cut
o
ff
at
the
correct
l
ength
.
M
otor
doe
s
not
run
.
M
otor
s
top
s
runn
i
ng
a
f
ter
a
li
tt
l
e
u
s
e
.
I
t
doe
s
not
reach
ma
xi
mum
R
P
M.
Cutt
i
ng
head
doe
s
not
rotate
:
Stop
the
too
l i
mmed
i
ate
l
y
!
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