Kärcher B 140 R Manual

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English- 1Please read and comply with theseoriginal instructions prior to the ini-tial operation of your appliance and store themfor later use or subsequent owners.Notes about the ingredients (REACH)You will find current information about theingredients at:http://www.karcher.de/de/unternehmen/umweltschutz/REACH.htm DangerImmediate danger that can cause severeinjury or even death. WarningPossible hazardous situation that couldlead to severe injury or even death.CautionPossible hazardous situation that couldlead to mild injury to persons or damage toproperty.Use this appliance only as directed in theseoperating instructions.– The appliance may only be used for thecleaning of hard surfaces that are notsensitive to moisture and polishing op-erations.– The application temperature ranges from+5°C to +40°C.– The appliance is not suited for the clean-ing of frozen grounds (e.g. in cold stores).– The appliance may only be equipped withoriginal accessories and spare parts.– The appliance has been developed forcleaning floors - floors inside rooms androofed areas. With respect to other ap-plications the usage of alternativebrushes must be checked.– The appliance is not intended for thecleaning of public traffic routes.– The machine should not be used onsurfaces that are sensitive to pressure.Please consider the allowed load persurface unit of the floor. Details of loadper surface unit can be found in thetechnical data.– The appliance is not suited for the usein potentially explosive environments.– The machine should not be used tosuck in inflammable gases, undilutedacids or solvents.This includes petrol, thinning agents orhot oil that can form an explosive mix-ture when it comes in contact withsucked air. Do not use acetone, undi-luted acids and solvents as they are ag-gressive towards the materials fromwhich the appliance is made.Before using the appliance for the first time,read and observe these operating instruc-tions and the accompanying brochure:Safety information for brush cleaning unitsand spray-extraction units, No. 5.956-251.The machine has been approved for use onsurfaces with gradients of up to 10%.The machine may only be used whenthe dirt water tank has been tilted for-ward and all the lids are closed.Safety devices serve to protect the userand must not be rendered inoperational ortheir functions bypassed.Pull the battery plug to put all functions outof operation immediately.The safety button switches off the drive mo-tor with a delay of 1.5 seconds if the opera-tor leaves his seat when the machine isrunning.The appliance is used for the wet cleaningor polishing of level floors and to pick upaqueous solutions.– You can adjust the machine to suit thecleaning task by modifying the settingsfor water quantity, contract pressureand the speed of the brushes, the quan-tity of cleaning agent as well as the driv-ing speed.– A working width of 750 mm or 900 mmand a capacity of 140 l each of the freshand dirt water reservoirs enable an ef-fective cleaning even when the ma-chine is used for long duration.– The device is self-moving; the drive mo-tor is feed by a trough battery.– The batteries can be charged using acharger connected to a 230 V socket.– Depending on the package type, bat-tery and charger are included.NoteThe appliance can be equipped with vari-ous accessories depending on the cleaningtask.Please request our catalogue or visit us onthe Internet at www.kaercher.com.ContentsEnvironmental protection EN - 1Symbols in the operating in-structionsEN - 1Proper use EN - 1Safety instructions EN - 1Function EN - 1Device elements EN - 2Start up EN - 4Operation EN - 5Charger, pack model EN - 8Transport EN - 8Storing the device EN - 8Maintenance and care EN - 8Troubleshooting EN - 9Warranty EN - 11Accessories and Spare Parts EN - 11Technical specifications EN - 13CE declaration EN - 14Environmental protectionThe packaging materials are re-cyclable. Please do not throwpackaging in the domestic wastebut pass it on for recycling.Old units contain valuable recy-clable materials. Batteries, oiland similar substances may notbe released into the environ-ment. Therefore please disposeof old units through suitable col-lection systems.Symbols in the operatinginstructionsProper useSafety instructionsSafety DevicesBattery plug/ Emergency-stopSafety buttonFunction18 EN