HDS 2000 Super20GB 4. Start-up4.1 Environmental protection••••• Please dispose of packaging environmentallyresponsibly.The packaging materials are recyclable.Please do not throw the packaging in withhousehold rubbish but take it to a recyclingcentre.••••• Please dispose of scrapped unitsenvironmentally-responsibly.Scrapped units consist of valuable recyclablematerials that should be taken to a recyclingcentre. Batteries, oil and similar productsmust not be allowed to contaminate theenvironment. Therefore, please dispose ofscrapped units via appropriate disposalsystems.••••• Please ensure engine oil, fuel oil, diesel andpetrolto contaminate the environment. Pleaseprotect the ground and dispose of used oilecologically.4.2 Unpacking the appliance••••• Please contact your dealer immediately if, onunpacking the appliance, you discover damagehas been caused during trans-portation.4.3 Attaching the accessories••••• Attach the two handles to the appliance.••••• Fit the spray lance to the hand-held spray gunwith pressure flow control.••••• Connect the high-pressure hose accordingly.••••• Attach the high-pressure nozzle to the spraylance.••••• Tighten all union nuts hand-tight.4.4 Checking the oil level of thehigh-pressure pump••••• Before the initial start-up, open the appliancehood and cut the tip off the oil tank cover(venting the oil housing).4.5 Pouring in the fuel••••• The appliance is delivered with an empty fueltank.••••• Fill the fuel tank with diesel or a light fuel oilbefore the initial start-up.– When the fuel tank is empty, the fuelpump will operate dry and will bedamaged.– Unsuitable fuels must not be used,e.g. petrol (danger of explosion).4.6 Pouring in the liquid softener••••• The liquid softener prevents the heatingelement from becoming calcified whenoperating with hard supply water. The liquidsoftener is added in drops to the supply waterin the water tank. The metering is set to anaverage value at the factoy. This setting maybe adjusted to local conditions by customerservice.••••• Pour the RM 110 liquid softener (included instandard delivery) into the filling orifice of thewhite tank.••••• You can also work without liquid softenerwhen operating with soft water, e.g. rain water.In this case you should remove the small (!)cover from the white tank and place thesupplied spring underneath on the coversupport. Then replace the cover. This preventsthe indicator light on the instrument panel fromcontinually flashing. This spring must beremoved when operating with supply water.••••• Check the oil level in the oil tank. Do not startthe appliance if the oil level has droppedbelow “MIN”. Top up the oil as required (seetech. data, chap. 3).