Secondary Chain Braking System; Guide To Using This Manual - Stihl MS 362 C-Q Manual De Instrucciones

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Secondary Chain Braking
System
This STIHL chain saw is equipped with a
chain brake system that can be
activated in three different ways. As
before, the chain brake can be activated
by the inertia of the front hand guard in
certain kickback situations or manually
by pushing the front hand guard toward
the bar nose. In both of these cases the
brake, once activated, is designed to
bring the chain to a standstill within
fractions of a second. In addition, there
is a secondary system that is designed
to stop chain rotation within a second of
you letting go of the rear handle. The
locked chain is not released again until
you press down the throttle trigger
lockout lever to operate the throttle.
The chain brake can be activated in
three ways:
1
1 By inertia in certain kickback
situations
2 Manually via the front hand guard
2
3 Manually by releasing the rear
handle
The activating mechanism for the
secondary chain braking system is
integrated in the throttle trigger lockout
2
lever (rear handle). One of the big
advantages of this system is that the
saw chain is automatically locked in
position for engine starts and when
carrying the running saw by the front
handle (with the rear handle released).
To reduce the risk of personal
injury or property damage during
cutting, observe the
characteristics that make this saw
different from saws not equipped
with a secondary chain braking
system. Before operating the
chainsaw for the first time, make
sure you are familiar with how the
rear-handle activation works. Pay
special attention to the chapter
"Chain Brake".

Guide to Using this Manual

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MS 362 C