Stihl ASA 85, Instruction Manual

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0458-285-9721-C
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English 1 Introduction
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing STIHL. We develop and
manufacture our quality products to meet our customers’
requirements. The products are designed for reliability even
under extreme conditions.
STIHL also stands for premium service quality. Our
specialist dealers guarantee competent advice and
instruction as well as comprehensive service support.
We thank you for your confidence in us and hope you will
enjoy working with your STIHL product.
Dr. Nikolas Stihl
IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE USE AND KEEP IN A SAFE
PLACE.
2.1 Applicable Documentation
Local safety regulations apply.
► Read, understand and save the following documents in
addition to this instruction manual:
– Safety notes and precautions for STIHL AP battery
– Instruction manual for STIHL AL 101, 300, 500 chargers
– Safety information for STIHL batteries and products
with built-in batteries: www.stihl.com/safety-data-
sheets
18.1 Maintenance Intervals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
18.2 Lubricating Cutting and Anvil Blades with Grease
Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
18.3 Sharpening the Cutting Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
18.4 Adjusting Play between Cutting and Anvil Blades . . . 22
18.5 Adjusting Tip Contact Point of Cutting and Anvil
Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
19 Repairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
19.1 Opening and Closing the Cutting Blade Manually . . . 23
19.2 Identifying Blade Assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
19.3 Replacing the Anvil Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
19.4 Replacing the Cutting Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
20 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
20.1 Troubleshooting Pruning Shears and Battery . . . . . . . 27
21 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
21.1 STIHL ASA 85 Pruning Shears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
21.2 STIHL AP battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
21.3 Noise and Vibration Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
21.4 REACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
22 Spare Parts and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
22.1 Spare Parts and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
23 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
23.1 Disposing of Pruning Shears and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . 29
24 EC Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
24.1 STIHL ASA 85 Pruning Shears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
24.2 CE Declaration of Incorporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1 Introduction
2 Guide to Using this Manual