6NOTE:• The tool automatically stops if you keep pulling theswitch trigger for about 180 seconds.Electric brakeThis tool is equipped with an electric brake. If the toolconsistently fails to quickly stop after the switch triggeris released, have the tool serviced at a Makita servicecenter.Lighting up the front lampCAUTION:• Do not look in the light or see the source of lightdirectly.10149651014966To turn on the lamp status, press the button for fewseconds. To turn off the lamp status, press the buttonfor few seconds again.With the lamp status ON, pull the switch trigger to turnon the lamp. To turn off, release it. The lamp goes outapproximately 10 seconds after releasing the switchtrigger.With the lamp status OFF, the lamp will not turn on evenif the trigger is pulled.NOTE:• To confirm the lamp status, pull the trigger. Whenthe lamp lights up by pulling the switch trigger, thelamp status is ON. When the lamp does not comeon, the lamp status is OFF.• While pulling the switch trigger, the lamp statuscannot be changed.• For approximately 10 seconds after releasing theswitch trigger, the lamp status can be changed.Reversing switch action1 1A B014967This tool has a reversing switch to change the directionof rotation. Depress the reversing switch lever from theA side for clockwise rotation or from the B side forcounterclockwise rotation.When the reversing switch lever is in the neutralposition, the switch trigger cannot be pulled.CAUTION:• Always check the direction of rotation beforeoperation.• Use the reversing switch only after the tool comesto a complete stop. Changing the direction ofrotation before the tool stops may damage the tool.• When not operating the tool, always set thereversing switch lever to the neutral position.Changing the impact force1234560126091. Changed in four steps2. Hard3. Medium4. Soft5. T mode6. Button1. Reversingswitch lever1. Button1. Lamp