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► Remove the battery.
■ The gear housing can get hot during opera‐
tion. There is a risk of burn injuries.
► Do not touch a hot gear housing.
■ Aggressive cleaning agents, a water jet or
pointed objects can damage the long-reach
hedge trimmer, cutting blades and the battery.
If the long-reach hedge trimmer, cutting blades
or battery are not cleaned correctly, compo‐
nents may no longer function properly or
safety devices may be rendered inoperative.
They may cause serious injury to persons.
► Clean the long-reach hedge trimmer, cut‐
ting blades and battery as described in this
User Manual.
■ If the long-reach hedge trimmer, cutting blades
or battery are not serviced or repaired cor‐
rectly, components may no longer function
properly or safety devices may be rendered
inoperative. This may result in serous or fatal
injury to people.
► Do not attempt to service or repair the long-
reach hedge trimmer or battery.
► If the long-reach hedge trimmer or the bat‐
tery require servicing or repairs: Contact
your STIHL dealer for assistance.
► Maintain the cutting blades as described in
this User Manual.
■ The user may be cut while cleaning or servic‐
ing the sharp cutting blades. This may result in
injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made from resist‐
ant material.
5
Preparing Hedge Trimmer
for Operation
5.1
Preparing the Long-Reach
Hedge Trimmer for Operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Ensure that the following components are in a
safe condition:
–
Long-reach hedge trimmer, 4.6.1.
–
–
Battery, 4.6.3.
► Check the battery, 11.2.
► Fully charge battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
► Clean the long-reach hedge trimmer, 16.1.
► Assembling the long-reach hedge trimmer,
► Mount the loop handle (HLA 135), 8.2.
► Adjust the angle of the cutting blades, 12.1.
► Fit and adjust the shoulder strap, 12.2.
► If you cannot carry out these steps: Do not use
the long-reach hedge trimmer and contact
your STIHL authorized dealer for assistance.
5.2
Connecting a battery with Blue‐
tooth
®
radio interface with the
STIHL connected app
► Activate the Bluetooth
®
radio interface on the
mobile device.
► Activating the Bluetooth
®
radio interface on
► Download the STIHL connected app to the
mobile device from the App Store and create
an account.
► Open and sign in to the STIHL connected app.
► Add the battery in the STIHL connected app
and follow the instructions on the screen.
For contacts and other information, please visit
https://support.stihl.com or see the STIHL con‐
nected app.
The STIHL connected app is available interna‐
tionally.
6
Charging the Battery, LEDs
6.1
Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on various factors,
e.g. the battery temperature or the ambient tem‐
perature. The actual charging time may vary
from the charging time indicated. The charging
time is indicated at www.stihl.com/charging-
► Recharge the battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
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