Use and Care Manual

Storage
StoringtheMachine
Important:Storethemachine,batterypack,and
chargeronlyintemperaturesthatarewithinthe
appropriaterange;refertoSpecications(page
16).
Important:Ifyouarestoringthebatterypack
fortheoff-season,chargeituntil2or3LED
indicatorsturngreenonthebattery.Donotstore
afullychargedorfullydepletedbattery.When
youarereadytousethemachineagain,charge
thebatterypackuntiltheleftindicatorlightturns
greenonthechargerorall4LEDindicatorsturn
greenonthebattery.
•Disconnecttheproductfromthepowersupply
(i.e.,removetheplugfromthepowersupplyor
thebatterypack),removethekey,andcheckfor
damageafteruse.
•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.
•Donotstorethetoolwiththebatterypackinstalled.
•Whennotinuse,storethemachine,battery
pack,key,andbatterychargeroutofthereachof
children.
•Keepthemachine,batterypack,key,andbattery
chargerawayfromcorrosiveagents,suchas
gardenchemicalsandde-icingsalts.
•T oreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury,do
notstorethebatterypackoutsideorinvehicles.
•T ouchupchippedsurfaceswithpaintavailable
fromanAuthorizedServiceDealer.Sandaffected
areasbeforepainting,andusearustpreventative
topreventthemetalpartsfromrusting.
•Tightenallloosescrews,bolts,andlocknuts.
Repairorreplaceanydamagedparts.
•Storethemachine,batterypack,key,andbattery
chargerinanenclosedclean,dryarea.
PreparingtheBatteryPackfor
Recycling
Important:Uponremoval,covertheterminalsof
thebatterypackwithheavy-dutyadhesivetape.
Donotattempttodestroyordisassemblethe
batterypackorremoveanyofitscomponents.
Lithium-ionbatterypackslabeledwiththe
Call2Recyclesealcanberecycledatany
participatingretailerorbatteryrecycling
facilityintheCall2Recycleprogram(US
andCanadaonly).Tolocateaparticipating
retailerorfacilityclosesttoyou,pleasecall
1-800-822-8837orvisitwww.call2recycle.org.
Ifyoucannotlocateaparticipatingretaileror
facilitynearby,orifyourrechargeablebattery
isnotlabeledwiththeCall2Recycleseal,
pleasecontactyourlocalmunicipalityformore
informationonhowtoresponsiblyrecyclethe
battery.IfyouarelocatedoutsideoftheUS
andCanada,pleasecontactyourauthorized
Torodistributor.
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