Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- STIHL MS 171, 181, 211
- 1 Guide to Using this Manual
- 2 Safety Precautions
- 3 Reactive Forces
- 4 Working Techniques
- 5 Cutting Attachment
- 6 Mounting the Bar and Chain (side chain tensioner)
- 7 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner)
- 8 Tensioning the Saw Chain (side chain tensioner)
- 9 Tensioning the Saw Chain (quick chain tensioner)
- 10 Checking Chain Tension
- 11 Fuel
- 12 Fueling
- 13 Chain Lubricant
- 14 Filling Chain Oil Tank
- 15 Checking Chain Lubrication
- 16 Chain Brake
- 17 Winter Operation
- 18 Starting / Stopping the Engine
- 18.1 Positions of the master control lever
- 18.2 Adjusting the master control lever
- 18.3 Fuel pump
- 18.4 Holding the chain saw
- 18.5 Starting
- 18.6 Starting the chain saw
- 18.7 When the engine has turned over for the first time
- 18.8 Once the engine is running
- 18.9 At very low temperatures
- 18.10 Switch off the engine
- 18.11 If the engine does not start
- 19 Operating Instructions
- 20 Taking Care of the Guide Bar
- 21 Shroud
- 22 Air Filter System
- 23 Cleaning the Air Filter
- 24 Adjusting the Carburetor
- 25 Spark Arresting Screen in Muffler
- 26 Spark Plug
- 27 Engine Running Behavior
- 28 Storing the Machine
- 29 Checking and Replacing the Chain Sprocket
- 30 Maintaining and Sharpening the Saw Chain
- 31 Maintenance and Care
- 32 Main Parts
- 33 Specifications
- 34 Ordering Spare Parts
- 35 Maintenance and Repairs
- 36 Disposal
- 37 EC Declaration of Conformity
► Remove screw (2)
1
3
2310BA016 KN
► Position tensioning gear (1) and guide bar (3)
relative to one another
2
2310BA017 KN
► Insert and tighten screw (2)
7.3 Releasing the chain brake
001BA186 KN
► Pull hand guard towards the front handle until
it engages audibly – chain brake is released
7.4 Fitting the saw chain
1
181BA012 KN
WARNING
Put on protective gloves – risk of injury by the
sharp cutters.
► Fit the saw chain – starting at the nose of the
guide bar – pay attention to the position of the
tensioning gear and the cutting edges
► Turn tensioning gear (1) to the right as far as
possible
► Turn the guide bar so that the tensioning gear
faces the user
2
3
181BA013 KN
► Place the saw chain on the chain sprocket (2)
► Slide the guide bar over the collar screw (3);
the head of the rear collar screw must pro‐
trude into the oblong hole
7 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner) English
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