Maintenance Contract; Frost Protection - Kärcher B 40 C Ep Bedienungsanleitung

Clean water distribution channel
 Remove the rubber strip and clean the
channel with a cloth. After cleaning, re-
place the rubber strip evenly.
Replace or turn vacuum lips
1 Wear indicator
2 Vacuum lip
The vacuum lips must be replaced or re-
versed if they are worn down to the wear in-
dicator.
 Remove the vacuum bar.
 Unscrew the star grips.
 Remove the plastic parts.
 Remove the vacuum lips.
 Insert new or reversed vacuum lips.
 Insert the plastic parts.
 Screw in and tighten the star grips.
Replacing the brush rollers
 Lift the cleaning head.
1 Unlocking key, storage cover
2 Brush
3 Push button
 Press the release button of the storage
cover.
 Swivel the storage cover to the side.
 Pull out the brush rollers.
 Insert new brush rollers.
 Swivel the storage cover back and
press it closed on the push button.
Replacing the disk brushes
 Lift the cleaning head.
 Press the pedal for changing the brush-
es downward beyond its resistance.
 Pull the disc brush out of the side below
the cleaning head.
 Hold the new disc brush under the
cleaning head, push upward and lock.
Install cleaning head
 Push the appliance forward about 2 m
so that the steering rollers point toward
the rear.
 Press the pedal for lowering the clean-
ing head downwards slightly and then
move it to the left. This unlocks the ped-
al. Release the pedal slowly upwards.
The lift arm of the cleaning head will be
lowered.
 Unlock water reservoir: First, loosen
the screw and sheet metal plate on the
side lock.
 The, unlock the water reservoir lock and
swivel the reservoir upwards.
1 Spring element
2 Locking pin
3 Terminal strip cover
4 Lock of safety pin
 Place the cleaning head halfway in front
of the appliance.
 Remove the terminal strip cover.
1
 Connect the mains supply cable of the
cleaning head to the appliance.
 Attach the terminal strip cover.
 Connect the hose couplers on the
2
cleaning head to the hose on the appli-
ance.
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1 Spring element
2 Push handle
 Insert the push bow into the cleaning
head intake.
 Push the spring elements down and
lock them into place.
 Align the lift arm of the cleaning head
with the intake on the top side of the
cleaning head.
 Insert the safety pin and lock it into
place.
 Swivel the water reservoir all the way
down, check the lock.
 Additionally secure the lock with the
screw and the sheet metal plate.
Dismantling the cleaning head
The removal will take place in the opposite
order of the installation.

Maintenance contract

To ensure a reliable operation of the appli-
ance maintenance contracts can be con-
cluded with the competent Kärcher sales
office.

Frost protection

In case of danger of frost:
 Empty the fresh and waste water tank.
 Store the appliance in a frost-protected
room.
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