User Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Only for use with STIHL trimmers. Check
trimmer manual for compatibility.
STIHL recommends the use of original
STIHL replacement parts and accesso‐
ries.
WARNING
Read and follow all safety
precautions in manual for
your trimmer. Improper
use can cause serious or
fatal injury!
Objects may be thrown or
ricochet in all directions.
To reduce risk of injury to
operator, never operate a
trimmer without a properly
configured and mounted
deflector. Keep bystand‐
ers at least 15 m (50 ft.)
away.
To reduce risk of eye injury,
always wear goggles or close-fit‐
ting protective glasses with ade‐
quate side protection that are
impact-rated and marked as
complying with ANSI Z87.1
(US), EN 166 (Europe) or your
national standard.
■ To reduce the risk of hearing damage,
wear sound barriers (ear plugs or ear
muffs).
■ A cracked, damaged or worn out mow‐
ing head may shatter at high speeds
and cause serious or fatal injury. To
reduce risk of injury from broken parts,
check condition of trimmer and mowing
head before starting work and at regu‐
lar short intervals thereafter.
■ Do not use the mowing head if the
wear marks (1) become visible, A.
Replace the mowing head immediately.
■ A cracked, damaged or worn polymer
blade may shatter at high speeds and
cause serious or fatal injury B. To
reduce the risk of injury from broken
parts, use only genuine STIHL polymer
replacement blades and replace all pol‐
ymer blades at the same time.
Keep polymer blades and mowing lines in
a water bath between 12 hours and 24
hours before use to increase their useful
life.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
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