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may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Pull out the activation key.
► Remove the battery.
■ Abrasive cleaning agents, using a water jet for
cleaning or sharp objects may result in dam‐
age to the lawn mower, blade and battery. If
the lawn mower, blade and battery are not
cleaned correctly, components may no longer
operate correctly and safety devices may be
disabled. This may result in serious injury to
people.
► Clean the lawn mower, blade and battery
as described in this instruction manual.
■ If the lawn mower, blade or battery are not
maintained or repaired correctly, components
may no longer operate correctly and safety
devices may be disabled. This may result in
serous or fatal injury to people.
► Do not maintain or repair the lawn mower or
battery yourself.
► If the lawn mower or battery need to be
maintained or repaired: consult a STIHL
specialist dealer.
► Maintain the blade as described in this
instruction manual.
■ The user may cut themselves on sharp cutting
edges during blade cleaning, maintenance or
repair. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant
material.
■ The blade may become hot during sharpening.
This may result in the user burning them‐
selves.
► Wait until the blade has cooled down.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant
material.
5
Preparing the Lawn Mower
for Operation
5.1
Preparing the Lawn Mower for
Operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Remove packaging material and transport
locks.
► Make sure that the following components are
in safe condition:
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– Lawn mower,
– Blade,
4.6.2.
– Battery,
4.6.3.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean the lawn mower,
► Check the blade,
► Attach the handlebar,
► Fold up the handlebar,
► If mowing and the mown grass is to be collec‐
ted in the grass catcher box: attach the grass
catcher box,
8.3.2.
► If mowing and the mown grass is to be ejected
to the rear: detach the grass catcher box,
8.3.3.
► Set the cutting height,
► Check the controls,
► If the steps cannot be performed: do not use
the lawn mower and consult a STIHL special‐
ist dealer.
5.2
Connecting a battery with Blue‐
tooth
radio interface with the
®
STIHL connected app
► Activate the Bluetooth
mobile device.
► Activating the Bluetooth
the battery,
7.1.
► 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-
times.
► Recharge the battery as described in the User
Manual for the STIHL AL 101, 301, 301-4, 500
chargers.
4.6.1.
12.3.
6.1.
17.2.
12.2.
8.1.
8.2.1.
13.2.
12.1.
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radio interface on the
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radio interface on
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