4 English Danger Never touch the mains plug and thesocket with wet hands. The appliance must not be used if thepower cord or important parts of the ap-pliance, e.g. high-pressure hoses, trig-ger gun or safety devices are damaged. Check the power cord and mains plugfor damage before every use. If thepower cord is damaged, please arrangefor it to be replaced immediately by anauthorised repair agent or a skilledelectrician Check the high-pressure hose for dam-age before every use. Please arrangefor the immediate replacement of adamaged high-pressure hose. The appliance may not be used in areaswhere a risk of explosion is present. If the appliance is used in hazardous ar-eas (e.g. filling stations) the corre-sponding safety provisions must beobserved. High-pressure jets can be dangerous ifimproperly used. The jet must not be di-rected at persons, animals, live electri-cal equipment or at the appliance itself. The high-pressure jet must not be di-rected at other persons or directed bythe user at him/herself to clean clothingor footwear. Never use the appliance to clean ob-jects containing hazardous substances(e.g. asbestos). Vehicle tyres or tyre valves are suscep-tible to damage from the high-pressurejet and may burst. The first indication ofthis is a discolouration of the tyre. Dam-aged vehicle tyres/tyre valves are high-ly dangerous. Ensure that a distance ofat least 30 cm is observed when clean-ing with the jet! Risk of explosion!Do not spray flammable liquids.Never draw in fluids containing solventsor undiluted acids and solvents! This in-cludes petrol, paint thinner and heatingoil. The spray mist thus generated ishighly inflammable, explosive and poi-sonous. Do not use acetone, undilutedacids and solvents as they are damag-ing to the materials from which the ap-pliance is made. Warning The mains plug and the coupling of anextension cable must be watertight andmust never lay in the water. Unsuitable extension cables can behazardous. Only use extension cablesoutdoors which have been approved forthis purpose and labelled with a suffi-cient cable cross-section:1 - 10 m: 1.5 mm2; 10 - 30 m: 2.5 mm2 Always fully unroll electrical cables fromthe cable drum. High-pressure hoses, fixtures and cou-plings are important for the safety of theappliance. Only use high-pressure hos-es, fixtures and couplings recommend-ed by the manufacturer. This appliance is not intended for useby persons with reduced physical, sen-sory or mental capabilities.The appliance must not be operated bychildren or persons who have not beeninstructed accordingly.Children should be supervised to pre-vent them from playing with the appli-ance. Keep packaging film away from children- risk of suffocation! This appliance was designed to beused with detergents which are sup-plied or recommended by the manufac-turer. The use of other detergents orchemicals may compromise the safetyof the appliance. The operator must use the appliancecorrectly. When working with the appli-ance, he must consider the local condi-tions and pay due care and attention toother persons, in particular children,who are nearby. Do not use the appliance when thereare other persons around unless theyare also wearing safety equipment.Safety instructions