Transporting The Appliance; Protection Function; Work Environment - Makita VS001G Instruction Manual

Remaining battery capacity
indication (control panel)
You can also check the remaining battery capacity on
the control panel. The remaining battery capacity is dis-
played when the ON/OFF switch is turned on or off, or
when the check button is pressed. The battery indicator
lamps light up for 3 seconds.
Indicator lamps
On Off
Things to know before use

Transporting the appliance

CAUTION:
Before transporting the appliance,
make sure the ON/OFF switch is turned off and
the batteries have been removed.
CAUTION:
Empty the waste container and
make sure that the waste container is properly
locked by the hook before lifting and transporting
the appliance. Failure to lock the hook could result
in injury.
CAUTION:
Lifting and transporting the
appliance should always be performed by at
least two persons using a safe carrying posture.
Transporting the appliance in an unsafe manner could
result in injury.
CAUTION:
When loading and unloading the
appliance in slope, be careful not to let the wheels
fall off.
Two persons should transport the appliance, one
holding the grip and the other holding the grip (waste
container part).
► Fig.10: 1. Grip 2. Grip (waste container part)

Work environment

If there is string-like refuse such as cords or wire in the
location to be cleaned, clear it away before proceeding.
The string-like refuse may become tangled in the main
brushes and the side brush.
► Fig.11: 1. String-like refuse
Remaining
battery
capacity
Blinking
50% to 100%
20% to 50%
0% to 20%
Charge the
battery

Protection function

This appliance is equipped with a protection function.
When one of the following conditions occurs, the protec-
tion function automatically stops all motors. The lamps
on the control panel indicates the error state.
Illumination state
On Off
Restart prevention
This appliance is equipped with a restart prevention
function. If the batteries are inserted while the ON/OFF
switch is turned on, or if the appliance recovers from
low-power mode* while the ON/OFF switch is turned on,
the restart prevention function prevents an unexpected
restart. When the ON/OFF switch is turned off, the error
indication disappears. When the ON/OFF switch is
turned on afterwards, the appliance starts.
* Low-power mode: When all of the following condi-
tions apply, the appliance turns low-power mode
to save the battery capacity.
— No motors operate.
— The front lamps are off.
— No button has been pressed for one minute.
This mode cuts off power to some electronic circuits.
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Error state
Blinking
Battery error Charge the
batteries.
Appliance Allow the appli-
temperature ance to cool
is high down.
Brush Stop use of
overload the brush and
remove the
source of the
overload.
Suction Stop use of the
overload suction mode
and remove the
source of the
overload.
Filter shake Stop use of the
overload filter shake func-
tion and remove
the source of the
overload.
Restart Switch off the
prevention ON/OFF switch.
Action