Proper Use; Safety Devices; Environmental Protection; Before Startup - Kärcher HD 6/13 C Originalbetriebsanleitung

Proper use

Use this high pressure cleaner exclusively for
Cleaning using low pressure jet and de-
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tergent (for e.g. for cleaning machines,
cars, buildings, tools),
For cleaning using high pressure jet
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without detergent (for e.g. for cleaning
facades, terraces, garden appliances).
For stubborn dirt, we recommend the use of
the dirt blaster as a special accessory.

Safety Devices

Safety devices serve for the protection of the
user and must not be put out of operation or
bypassed with respect to their function.
Pressure switch
If the lever on the trigger gun is released
the pressure switch turns off the pump, the
high-pressure jet is stopped. If the lever is
pulled the pump is turned on again.
The overflow valve and pressure switch are
set and sealed at the factory. Setting only
by customer service.
Overflow valve (only HD 6/13...)
While reducing the water supply/quantity
regulation at the pump head, the overflow
valve opens and part of the water flows
back to the pump suck side.

Environmental protection

The packaging material can be
recycled. Please do not throw
the packaging material into
household waste; please send it
for recycling.
Old appliances contain valuable
materials that can be recycled;
these should be sent for recy-
cling. Batteries, oil, and similar
substances must not enter the
environment. Please dispose of
your old appliances using ap-
propriate collection systems.
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Please do not release engine oil, fuel oil,
diesel and petrol into the environment Pro-
tect the ground and dispose of used oil in
an environmentally-clean manner.
Notes about the ingredients (REACH)
You will find current information about the
ingredients at:
http://www.karcher.de/de/unternehmen/
umweltschutz/REACH.htm

Before Startup

Check oil level
Read the oil level display when the de-
vice is not running. The oil level must be
above the two pointers.
Activate deaeration of oil container
Unscrew the fastening screws of the
device hood; remove the device hood.
Cut off tip of oil container cover
Fasten the device hood.
Attaching the Accessories
Mount the nozzle on the spray pipe (mark-
ings on the adjustment ring at the top).
Connect ray tube to hand spray gun
Lever out the safety clip of the handspray
gun using a screw-driver (Picture A).
Place the hand-spray gun upside down
and insert the end of the high pressure
hose till the end. Ensure that the lose
disc falls right below on the hose end
(Picture B).
Press the safety clip back into the hand-
spray gun. The hose can be pulled out
max. 1 mm if it has been installed cor-
rectly. Otherwise, it means the disc has
been installed wrongly (picture C).
In devices without hose drum:
Loosen the clamps of the pushing han-
dle.
Adjust the handle to the desired height.
Tighten the clamps of the pushing han-
dle.
Fasten the high pressure hose to the
high pressure connection.
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