Start Up; Installing The Handle; Water Connection - Kärcher HDS-E 8/16-4M Originalbetriebsanleitung

WARNING
Risk of injury! Appliance, accessories, sup-
ply lines and connections must be in fault-
free condition. If they are not in a perfect
state then the appliance must not be used.
 Lock parking brake.

Installing the handle

Figure 3
Attach the wheel caps
Figure 4
Replace the system care bottle
Note: Push the bottle in securely to pene-
trate the closure. Do not remove bottle until
it is empty.
Note: To protect the appliance, the heater
is switched off 5 hours after the system
care bottle is empty.
– The system care effectively prevents
the calcification of the pump while oper-
ating with calcified tap water. It is dosed
into the supply in the boiler drop by
drop.
– The metering is set to medium water ri-
gidity by the manufacturer
Note: A system care bottle is included in
the delivery.
 Replace the system care bottle.
Adjusting the dosage of the system
care Advance RM 110/RM 111
 Determining the hardness of tap water:
– through the public water supply works,
– using a hardness tester (order no.
6.768-004)
Water hard- Scale on the system care
ness (°dH) service switch
<3 OFF (no dosing)
3...7 1
7...14 2
14...21 3 (presetting)
>21 4
 Set the service switch according to the
water hardness in the table.
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Start up

Note: Observe the following when using
system care Advance 2 RM 111:
– Calcification protection: See table
– Pump care: Set the service switch to at
least setting 3.
Refill detergent
DANGER
Risk of injury!
– Use Kärcher products only.
– Under no circumstances fill solvents
(petrol, aceton, diluting agent etc.)
– Avoid eye and skin contact.
– Observe safety and handling instruc-
tions by the detergent manufacturer.
Kärcher offers an individual cleaning
and care appliances program.
Your dealer will consult you gladly.
 Refill detergent.
Install the hand-spray gun, the jet
pipe, the nozzle and the high
Note: The EASY!Lock system joins com-
ponents with a quick-fasten thread solidly
and securely with just one turn.
Figure 5
 Join the spray lance with the trigger gun
and tighten until hand-tight
(EASY!Lock).
 Insert the high pressure nozzle onto the
spray lance.
 Install union nut and hand-tighten it
(EASY!Lock).
 Join the high-pressure hose with trigger
gun and high-pressure connection of
the appliance and tighten until hand-
tight (EASY!Lock).

Water connection

For connection values refer to technical
specifications.
 Attach supply hose (minimum length
7.5 m, minimum diameter 3/4") to the
water supply set by means of a hose
clamp.
 Connect the supply hose to the water
connection point of the machine and at
the water supply point (for e.g. a tap).
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pressure hose