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► Wind up the connecting cable and attach it to
the charger.
► Observe the following points when storing the
charger:
– Charger is out of the reach of children.
– The charger is clean and dry.
– Charger is in an enclosed space.
– The charger is not suspended from the con‐
necting cable or the holder (3) for the con‐
necting cable.
– Do not store the charger outside of the
specified temperature limits,
14 Cleaning
14.1
Cleaning the hedge trimmer
► Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the
battery.
► Clean the hedge trimmer with a damp cloth or
STIHL resin solvent.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Remove foreign objects from the battery com‐
partment and clean the battery compartment
with a damp cloth.
► Clean the electrical contacts in the battery
compartment with a paintbrush or soft brush.
14.2
Cleaning the cutting blades
► Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the
battery.
► Spray both sides of the cutting blades with
STIHL resin solvent.
► Insert battery.
► Run the hedge trimmer for 5 seconds.
The cutting blades run. The STIHL resin sol‐
vent is distributed evenly.
14.3
Cleaning the Battery
► Clean the battery with a damp cloth.
14.4
Cleaning the Charger
► Disconnect the mains plug from the power
supply.
► Clean the charger with a damp cloth.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Clean the charger's electrical contacts with a
paintbrush or a soft brush.
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15 Maintenance
15.1
Maintenance Intervals
The maintenance intervals are dependent on the
environmental and operating conditions. STIHL
recommends the following maintenance inter‐
vals:
After every 50 hours of operation
► Lubricate the gearbox.
Every 12 months
► Have hedge trimmer checked by a STIHL
servicing dealer.
15.2
Lubricating the Gearbox
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► Remove screw plug (1).
► If no grease is visible on the end of the screw
plug (1):
► Screw in the tube of STIHL gear lubri‐
cant (2).
► Squeeze 5 g of STIHL gear grease into the
gear housing.
► Unscrew the tube of STIHL gear lubri‐
cant (2).
► Insert and tighten the screw plug (1)
securely.
► Run the hedge trimmer for one minute.
The STIHL gear lubricant is evenly distrib‐
uted.
15.3
Sharpening the cutting blades
STIHL recommends you have the cutting blades
resharpened by a STIHL dealer.
WARNING
■ The teeth of the cutting blades are very sharp.
There is a risk of cutting oneself.
► Wear work gloves made of robust material.
► Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the
battery.
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