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WARNING
To reduce the risk of unintended activation, never store the
battery in the garden shears, @ 20.2.
To insert the battery:
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► Insert the battery (2) into the battery compartment (1) until
it stops.
In this position, there is electrical contact between the
battery and the garden shears.
Since a new battery is not fully charged, STIHL recommends
that you fully charge the battery before using it the first time,
@ 11.2.
14.2 Removing the Battery
WARNING
To reduce the risk of severe personal injury from unintended
activation, always remove the battery before assembling,
transporting, adjusting, cleaning, servicing, maintaining or
storing the garden shears and any other time it is not in use.
WARNING
Use care when ejecting the battery to prevent it from falling
and causing personal injury or property damage.
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15 Switching the Garden Shears On and Off
To remove the battery:
► Release the trigger switch.
► Press down on the locking levers (1) to eject the
battery (2) from the battery compartment.
NOTICE
Avoid exposing the battery to excessive heat or prolonged
periods of direct sunlight. Use or storage outside the
recommended ambient temperature range can reduce the
performance and/or service life of the battery.
15 Switching the Garden Shears On and
Off
15.1 Switching On
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries to the operator
or bystanders from blade contact, keep hands, feet and
other parts of the body away from the cutting blades,
@ 6.6.2. Do not touch the cutting blades while the battery
is inserted. Never touch moving cutting blades with your
hand or any part of your body, @ 6.6.4.
WARNING
Never operate your garden shears if they are modified,
damaged, improperly adjusted or maintained, not
completely and securely assembled or not functioning
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