Assembly
Caution: Switch the garden tool off and pull the mains
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plug before performing any maintenance.
Connect shaft (see figures C and D)
Note: A connected shaft can no longer be dismounted.
Remove the transport safety (7).
Connect the individual parts of the shaft until they can be
heard to engage.
Mounting and adjusting the handle (see figure E)
The handle (1) can be set to different positions. To change
the adjustment, press buttons (5) and move the handle to
the desired position. Release the buttons (5) again so that
the handle can engage.
Mounting the protection guard (see figure F)
Position the protection guard (6) on the trimmer head and
fasten it with the provided screw.
Operation
Pay attention to the mains voltage. The voltage of the
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power source must match the voltage specified on the
rating plate of the machine.
Caution: Switch the garden tool off and pull the mains
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plug before adjusting or cleaning.
The cutting line continues to rotate for a few seconds
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after the trimmer is switched off. Allow the motor/cut-
ting line to stop rotating before switching on again.
Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
Motor refuses to start
Power turned off
Mains socket faulty
Extension cable damaged
Fuse faulty / blown
Garden tool functions
Extension cable damaged
intermittently
Internal wiring of garden tool defective
Garden product la-
Grass too high
bours
Garden tool does not
Cutting line too short/broken off
cut
Spool empty
Cutting line can no
Line inside the spool entangled
longer be fed
Spool empty
Bosch Power Tools
Do not briefly switch off and on again several times in
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a row.
Only use Bosch approved cutting elements. Cutting
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performance will vary with different cutting elements.
Switching On and Off (see figure G)
To switch on, firstly press the lock-off button (2). Then
press the On/Off switch (3) and keep it pressed.
To switch off, release the On/Off switch (3).
Dismounting the spool, winding up the cutting
line and mounting the spool (see figures J to H)
Remove the mains plug before replacing the spool.
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Press both latches of the spool cover together and remove
the spool cover (9). Afterwards, remove the empty spool
(10).
Cut off approx. 4.0 m line from the refill roll. Slide one end of
the cutting line into the hole for line wind-up (11) in the
spool and wind up the cutting line uniformly and tightly.
Slide the other end of the cutting line through the hole for
line guiding (12) in the trimmer head and mount the spool
back into the trimmer head. Affix the spool by mounting the
spool cover .
Line Feeding (see figure K)
Semi-automatic Line Feeding
The trimmer is equipped with a semi-automatic feeding sys-
tem. The system feeds 10 mm of the line with every press of
the on/off switch (3).
Manual Line Feeding
Press the line-feed button (13), and pull the cutting line out
to the desired length.
Corrective Action
Turn power on
Use another socket
Inspect cable, replace if damaged
Replace fuse
Inspect cable, replace if damaged
Contact Bosch customer service agent
Cut in stages
Manually feed cutting line
Replace line spool
Inspect the spool, rewind if necessary
Refill line spool
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