Stihl MSA 160 C User manual

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STIHL MSA 160 C, 200 C
Gebrauchsanleitung
Instruction Manual
Notice d‟emploi
Manual de instrucciones
Istruzioni d‟uso
Instruções de serviço
Handleiding

D Gebrauchsanleitung
1 - 43
G Instruction Manual
44 - 83
F Notice d‟emploi
84 - 127
E Manual de instrucciones
128 - 170
I Istruzioni d‟uso
171 - 212
P Instruções de serviço

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n Handleiding
254 - 294

Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2 Guide to Using this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 45
2.1 Applicable Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 45
2.2 Warning Notices in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.3 Symbols in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.1 Chainsaw and Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.2 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.1 Warning Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.2 Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 4.3 The Operator. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 48
4.4 Clothing and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 50
4.6 Safe Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.7 Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.8 Reactive Forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.9 Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4.10 Storing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
4.11 Cleaning, Maintenance and Repairs. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 56
5 Preparing the Saw for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 57
5.1 Preparing the Saw for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 57
6 Assembling the Saw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.1 Mounting and Removing the Bar and Chain. . . . . . .
. . 57
6.2 Tensioning the Saw Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 59
6.3 Filling Up with Chain Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 59
7 Engaging and Disengaging the Chain Brake. . . . . . .
. 60
7.1 Engaging the Chain Brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 60
7.2 Disengaging the Chain Brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 61
8 Removing and Fitting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 61
8.1 Fitting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.2 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 61

English
9 Switching the Saw On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 61
9.1 Switching On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.2 Switching Off the Chain Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 62
10 Testing the Chain Saw and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 62
10.1 Checking the Chain Sprocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 62
10.2 Checking the Guide Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 62
10.3 Checking the Saw Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 63
10.4 Testing the Chain Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 63
10.5 Checking the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.6 Checking Chain Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 64
10.7 Testing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
11 Operating the Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
11.1 Holding and Controlling the Chainsaw. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 64
11.2 Sawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
11.3 Limbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.4 Felling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12 After Finishing Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 12.1 After Finishing Work . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
13 Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
13.1 Transporting the Chainsaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 70
13.2 Transporting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 70
14 Storing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
14.1 Storing the Chainsaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 70
14.2 Storing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
15 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
15.1 Cleaning the Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
15.2 Cleaning the Bar and Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 71
15.3 Cleaning the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
16 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
16.1 Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
16.2 Deburring the Guide Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 72
16.3 Sharpening the Saw Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 72

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17 Repairing . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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0458-701-9921-E 45
1 Introduction
17.1 Repairing the Chainsaw and Battery . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 73
18 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
18.1 Troubleshooting Chainsaw or Battery . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 74
19 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
19.1 STIHL MSA 160 C, MSA 200 C Chainsaws. . . . . . . .
. 76
19.2 Chain Sprockets and Chain Speeds . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 76
19.3 Minimum groove depth of guide bars . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 76
19.4 STIHL AP battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
19.5 Noise and Vibration Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 76
19.6 REACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
20 Bar and Chain Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 78
20.1 STIHL MSA 160 C, MSA 200 C Chainsaws. . . . . . . .
. 78
21 Spare Parts and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 79
21.1 Spare Parts and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 79
22 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
22.1 Disposing of Chainsaw and Battery . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 79
23 EC Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 79
23.1 STIHL MSA 160 C, MSA 200 C Chainsaws. . . . . . . .
. 79
24 General Power Tool Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 80
24.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
24.2 Work area safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
24.3 Electrical safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
24.4 Personal safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
24.5 Power tool use and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 81
24.6 Battery tool use and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 81
24.7 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
24.8 Chain saw safety warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 82
24.9 Causes and operator prevention of kickback:. . . . . . .
82
1
Introduction
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing STIHL. We develop and manufacture
our quality products to meet our customers‟ requirements.
The products are designed for reliability even under extreme
conditions.
STIHL also stands for premium service quality. Our specialist
dealers guarantee competent advice and instruction as well
as comprehensive service support.
We thank you for your confidence in us and hope you will
enjoy working with your STIHL product.
Dr. Nikolas Stihl

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IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE USE AND KEEP IN A SAFE
PLACE.
2
Guide to Using this Manual
2.1 Applicable Documentation
Local safety regulations apply.
►Read, understand and save the following documents in
addition to this instruction manual:
–User instructions for STIHL AR battery
–Instruction manual for AP belt bag with connecting
cable–Safety notes and precautions for STIHL AP
battery
–Instruction manual for STIHL AL 101, 300, 500 chargers
–Safety information for STIHL batteries and products with
built-in batteries: www.stihl.com/safety-datasheets
3 Overview
2.2 Warning Notices in Text
►Serious or fatal injuries can be avoided by taking the precautions
mentioned.
This notice refers to risks which can result in serious or fatal injury.
►Serious or fatal injuries can be avoided by taking the precautions
mentioned.
NOTICE
This notice refers to risks which can result in damage to property.
►Damage to property can be avoided by taking the precautions
mentioned.
2.3 Symbols in Text
This symbol refers to a chapter in this instruction manual.
1 Rear Hand Guard
3
Overview
This notice refers to risks which result in serious or fatal injury.
3.1
Chainsaw and
Battery
DANGER
WARNING

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Protects operator‟s right hand from contact with the chain
if it comes off the bar or breaks.
2 Chain Sprocket
Toothed wheel that drives the chain.
3 Tensioning Gear
Moves guide bar to increase or reduce chain tension.
4 Spiked Bumper
Toothed stop for holding saw steady against wood while
cutting.
3 Overview
5 Saw Chain Cuts the wood.
6 Guide Bar
Supports and guides the saw chain.
7 Chain Sprocket Cover
Covers the chain sprocket and secures the guide bar to
the chainsaw.
8 Adjusting Wheel
Permits precise adjustment of chain tension.
9 Chain Catcher
Reduces risk of operator contact with the chain if it comes
off the bar or breaks.
10 Wingnut
Secures chain sprocket cover to chainsaw.
11 Front Hand Guard
Helps protect operator‟s left hand from contact with the
saw chain, serves to engage the chain brake and
activates the chain brake by inertia in certain kickback
situations.
12 Locking Lever
Secures the battery in the battery compartment.
13 Battery Compartment Accommodates the battery.
14 Control Handle
For operating, holding and controlling the chainsaw.
15 Chain Scabbard
Helps protect user from contact with saw chain.
16 Handlebar
For holding, controlling and carrying the chainsaw.
17 Oil Tank Cap Closes the oil tank.
18 Lockout Button Unlocks the trigger.
19 Trigger
Switches the chainsaw on and off.
20 Battery
Supplies power to the chainsaw.
21 LEDs
Indicate battery‟s state of charge and malfunctions.
22 Button
Activates the LEDs on the battery.
# Rating Label with Serial Number
3.2 Symbols
Meanings of symbols that may be on the chainsaw and
battery:
This symbol shows the direction of rotation of the chain.