Operation; Shutting Down The Appliance . En - Kärcher B 40 Bedienungsanleitung

Unloading
 Insert batteries and connect (see "Be-
fore Start-up").
 Place long lateral boards of the packag-
ing as a ramp next to the pallet.
 Fix the ramp on the pallet with nails.
 Place short boards as a support under-
neath the ramp.
 Remove the wooden bars in front of the
wheels.
 Lift the cleaning head by pressing the
pedal all the way down.
Remove the cardboard with the R
cleaning head.
 Push down the appliance through the
ramp from the pallet.

Operation

DANGER
Risk of injury. Push the pedal for raising/
lowering the cleaning head with one foot
only. The other foot must firmly be placed
on the floor.
In dangerous situations, release the safety
switch.
Filling in detergents
Fresh water
 Open the lock of the fresh water reser-
voir.
 Fill up fresh water (maximum 50 °C) un-
til the lower edge of filling nozzle.
 Close the lock of the fresh water reser-
voir.
With automatic fill of fresh water reser-
voir (option)
 Connect the hose to the automatic fill-
ing system and open the water supply
(max. 50 °C, max. 5 bars).
 Monitor the appliance - the automatic
filling system will interrupt the water
supply when the tank is full.
 Shut off the water supply and discon-
nect the hose from the appliance.
Detergent
WARNING
Risk of damage. Only use the recommend-
ed detergents. With other detergents, the
operator bears the increased risk regarding
the operational safety and danger of acci-
dent.
Only use detergents that are free from sol-
vents, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric
acid.
Follow the safety instructions for using de-
tergents.
Note:
Do not use highly foaming detergents.
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Recommended detergents:
Application
Routine cleaning of all water
resistant floors
Routine cleaning of glossy
surfaces (e.g. granite)
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of industrial floors
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of fine stoneware
tiles
Routine cleaning of tiles in
sanitary areas
Cleaning and disinfection in
sanitary areas
Removal of coating from all
alkali-resistant floors (e.g.
PVC)
Removal of coating from li-
noleum floors
 Add the detergent to the fresh water
reservoir.
Note:
If the fresh water tank is empty, the clean-
ing head continues working without liquid
supply.
Setting the water quantity
 Adjust the water quantity using the reg-
ulating button according to the dirt on
the floor covering.
Note:
Carry out initial cleaning attempts with low
water volume. Increase water volume step-
by-step until the desired cleaning result is
achieved.
Setting the Vacuum Bar
Oblique position
To improve the vacuuming result on tiled
floors the vacuum bar can be turned to an
oblique position of up to 5°.
 Loosen the wing nuts.
 Turn the vacuum bar.
 Tighten the wing screws.
Inclination
If the vacuum result is unsatisfactory the in-
clination of the straight vacuum bar can be
modified.
 Adjust the rotary handle to incline the
suction bar.
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Detergent
ATTENTION
RM 746
Risk of damage to the floor covering. Do
RM 780
not operate the appliance on the spot.
RM 755 es  Turn the program selection switch to
the desired cleaning program.
 Operate the safety switch.
RM 69 ASF
Lower the cleaning head
 Press the pedal for lowering the clean-
RM 753
ing head downwards slightly and then
move it to the left. This unlocks the ped-
al. Release the pedal slowly upwards.
RM 751
The cleaning head is lowered.
Note:
RM 732
The brush motor comes to a halt when the
machine stops and when there is overload.
RM 752
Lower the vacuum bar
 Pull the lever out and press it down; the
vacuum bar is lowered.
RM 754
Note:
– For cleaning tiled floors, adjust the
straight suction bar in such a way that
cleaning is not done at an angle of 90
degrees to the joints.
– The inclined position and the inclination
of the suction bar can be adjusted to
achieve better suction results (see "Ad-
justing the suction bar").
– If the waste water tank is full, the float
closes the suction opening and the suc-
tion turbine runs at an increased speed.
If this is the case, shut the vacuum off
and drive to empty the waste water
tank.
Setting the Advance Speed (BD cleaning
head only)
 Reducing the speed: Turn the button in
"–" direction.
 Increasing the speed: Turn the button in
"+" direction.
Shutting Down the Appliance
 Close the regulatory button for setting
the water quantity.
 Release the safety switch.
 Set the program selection switch to suc-
tion or vacuuming.
 Lift the cleaning head.
 Briefly drive forward and suck of the re-
maining water.
 Raise the vacuum bar.
 Charge battery, if required.
Cleaning