Switching The Hedge Trimmer On/Off; Testing The Hedge Trimmer And Battery; Checking The Controls - Stihl HLA 56 Gebrauchsanleitung

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► Depress the locking lever (1).
The battery (2) is unlocked and can be
removed.
9 Switching the Hedge Trim‐
mer On/Off
9.1 Switching on the long-reach
hedge trimmer
► Hold the long-reach hedge trimmer with one
hand on the control handle - wrap your thumb
around the handle.
► Hold the long-reach hedge trimmer firmly with
your other hand on the loop handle or handle
hose - wrap your thumb around the loop han‐
dle or handle hose.
► Push the release slide (1) in the direction of
the cutting blades with your thumb and hold it
there.
► Press the trigger (2) with your index finger and
keep depressed.
The long-reach hedge trimmer accelerates
and the cutting blades run.
The release slide can be released (1).
If the ergo lever (3) is pressed, the trigger switch
(2) remains unlocked. This means the trigger can
be released and depressed again without having
to push the release slide in the direction of the
cutting blades.
If the trigger (2) and the Ergo lever (3) are
released, the trigger (2) is locked. The release
slide (1) must be pushed towards the cutting
blades again and held to unlock the trigger (2).
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9.2
► Release the trigger and Ergo lever
► Wait until the cutting blades come to a com‐
1
► If the cutting blades continue to run after about
2
10 Testing the Hedge Trimmer
10.1
Release slide, Ergo lever and trigger
► Remove the battery.
► Try squeezing the trigger switch without acti‐
► If the trigger can be pulled: Do not use the
► Push the release slide in the direction of the
► Press and hold Ergo lever.
► Press the trigger.
1
► Release the trigger and the Ergo lever.
3
► If the release slide, trigger or the Ergo lever is
2
Switching on the long-reach hedge trimmer
► Insert battery.
► Push the release slide in the direction of the
► Press and hold the trigger.
► If 3 LEDs flash red: Remove the battery and
► Release the trigger.
► If the cutting blades continue to run after about

9 Switching the Hedge Trimmer On/Off

Switching Off
plete standstill after about 1 second.
1 second: Remove the battery and contact
your STIHL dealer for assistance.
There is a malfunction in the hedge trimmer.
and Battery

Checking the controls

vating the release slide.
long-reach hedge trimmer and contact your
STIHL dealer for assistance.
The release slide is faulty.
cutting blades with your thumb and hold it
there.
The release slide can be released.
stiff or does not spring back to the idle posi‐
tion: Do not use the long-reach hedge trimmer
and contact your STIHL dealer for assistance.
The release slide, trigger or the Ergo lever is
defective.
cutting blades and hold it there.
The cutting blades run.
consult a STIHL dealer.
There is a malfunction in the long-reach hedge
trimmer.
The cutting blades stop running after about 1
second.
1 second: Remove the battery and contact
your STIHL dealer for assistance.
There is a malfunction in the long-reach hedge
trimmer.
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