Instructions For Using The Battery; Disposal Of Accumulators; Charging The Batteries; Mounting The Protection Cover - FlexoTrim ART 1522 AA Manuel D'utilisation

e) Improper use may result in fluid leaking out of the battery.
Avoid any contact with battery fluid. Flush with water in case of
contact. If battery fluid should get into your eyes seek medical
advice additionally. Leaking battery fluid may lead to irritations of
the skin or burns!

Instructions for Using the Battery

1. When the hedge shears are delivered, the replaceable battery is not
charge. Before starting the machine for the first time, the battery must
be charged
2. You must never open the battery.
3. Never throw the used batteries in fire - RISK OF EXPLOSION!
4. Connect the battery charger only to mains with such a voltage as
stated on the type-bearing plate.
5. Use only the original battery.
6. Never charge the battery with a battery charger from other producer.
This can result in the battery being damaged or it can result in an
injury due to over-heating.
7. During a long-term operation, the battery may heat up. Let it cool
down before charging it.
8. Do not store the battery charger and the batteries within children's
reach.
9. Do not use the battery charger in an environment with vapors or
inflammable fluids.
10. Charge the batteries only at a temperature within the range of 10°C
to 40°C.
11. Store the battery at temperatures up to 30°C only. Higher storage
temperatures may result in damage to the battery. The ideal storage
temperature range is 10-15°C.
12. Protect the battery from heat, intense insolation and fire. Explosion
hazard!
13. In case of damage to the battery, hazardous vapours or fluids may
escape. In case of incidental contact flush with water and seek medi-
cal advice immediately. The fluid may have irritating or caustic effects
on the skin.
14. Never short-circuit the contacts of the batteries and never intercon-
nect them with metal objects.
15. When transporting the battery, take care that the contacts are not
interconnected, do not use metal transportation containers.
16. Short-circuit of the battery can lead to explosion. In any case, the
short-circuit connection will damage the battery.
17. Check the cable regularly on whether it is damaged. If the cable is
damaged, have it replaced.
18. The battery is equipped with a deep-discharge protection feature:
the tool is automatically switched off if the battery is discharged. Re-
charge the battery immediately if this should be the case.
19. Before storing the batteries for the wintertime, charge them fully once
more.

Disposal of accumulators

Please observe the following directions for the disposal of your
accumulator/battery.
Batteries are not to be put into the rubbish. As a consumer you
are legally obliged to return used batteries and accumulators.
At the end of the duration of your apparatus, the batteries or
accumulators have to be taken from the apparatus, disposing of
them separately.
You have the possibility of delivering your old batteries and ac-
cumulators to the local collecting points of your municipality or to
your dealer or to the distribution centers.
GB | Operating Instructions

Charging the Batteries

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• To take out the battery, press both push-buttons on the sides desig-
nated with the number 1 and take out the battery (fig. 1)
• Connect the battery charger to the socket. Make sure that the voltage
stated on the battery charger corresponds with the mains voltage in
your socket.
• Connect the charging set to the charging station using the jack plug
of the charging set with the socket on the top of the charging station.
• Information on the charger:
- LED is red:
- LED is green:
- LED is flashing alternatively red and green:
• The period of charging amounts approximately to 5 ½ hours. During
the process of charging, the battery heats up. This is normal and it
indicates no defect.
• t is not required to monitor the charging time.
• Pull the plug of the charging unit if it is not in use..
• If the battery is not lit up, check if there is electric current in the socket.
If the charging of the batteries is not possible, give the battery charger
and the batteries to a service shop.
Attention! The battery features a protection against its full discharge!
After the battery discharges, the grass trimmer will be fully turned
off and must not be turned on! In such case the battery must be
fully recharged before the String Lawnmower can be turned on
again and used for work.

Mounting the protection cover

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Installation of the cutting radius guide / of the
guide roller
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(Fig. 1 and 2)
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Battery is charging
Charging complete
Fault (e.g. battery overheating)
Put the protection cover onto the
trimmer's housing and fix it us-
ing the 3 included screws.
To protect your valuable plants,
the cutting radius guide shows
the cutting line's maximum cut-
ting radius.
You can of course operate the
trimmer without the radius guide.