Maintenance
Maintenance
General
Attention!
Sharp cutters. Risk of injury
Before performing maintenance and
cleaning work, remove the battery.
Keep the hedge trimmer in a dry and secure
location and out of the reach of children.
Before using the unit, always check it for damage.
Have all maintenance work and repairs carried
out by a service centre.
Cleaning
After use, always clean the hedge trimmer,
in particular the ventilation slots, using a dry cloth
or a brush if the unit is very dirty.
Never spray the hedge trimmer with water.
After using the hedge trimmer, always clean
the cutter.
After using the hedge trimmer, spray the cutter
with maintenance oil to ensure that the hedge
trimmer has a long service life.
Preferably use environmentally friendly
lubricants, e.g. service sprays.
Do not oil the hedge trimmer while it is running.
Place the hedge trimmer on its side and apply
a thin film of oil to the cutter.
If cutting hedges over a prolonged period,
interrupt your work more frequently and
oil the hedge trimmer cutter.
Operating manual hedge trimmer
Storage
Keep the hedge trimmer in the supplied guard.
Charge the battery before storing the unit
in winter (see "General information about
the battery").
Always store the unit in a dry and secure location
which is not accessible to children
Store the battery and the hedge trimmer
separately.
Store the battery in a clean and dry location.
Recommended storage temperature approx.
18 °C.
Keep the unit, in particular its plastic components,
away from brake fluids, petrol, petroleum
products, penetrating oil, etc.
They contain chemical substances which may
damage, attack or destroy the plastic
components of the unit.
Fertilisers and other garden chemicals contain
substances which may have a highly corrosive
effect on the metal parts of the unit.
Therefore do not store the unit near these
substances.
Replacing the cutter
Have the cutter replaced only by a qualified
technician or a service centre.
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