Before Startup - Kärcher KM 120/150 R Bp Handbuch

Before Startup

Batteries
Safety notes regarding the batteries
Please observe the following warning notes
when handling batteries:
Observe the directions on the
battery, in the instructions for
use and in the vehicle operat-
ing instructions!
Wear an eye shield!
Keep away children from acid
and batteries!
Risk of explosion!
Fire, sparks, open light, and
smoking not allowed!
Danger of causticization!
First aid!
Warning note!
Disposal!
Do not throw the battery in the
dustbin!
Danger
Risk of explosion! Do not put tools or similar
on the battery, i.e. on the terminal poles and
cell connectors.
Danger
Risk of injury! Ensure that wounds never
come into contact with lead. Always clean
your hands after having worked with batter-
ies.
Installing and connecting the battery
Note
KM 120/150 R Bp pack contains in-built bat-
tery and charger.
 Open cover and secure it (Diag. 3).
 Insert battery in battery mount.
 Screw on mounts on battery base.
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Warning
Pay attention to correct poles.
Attach the connection cable provided with
the pack.
Figure 6
 Connect pole terminal (red cable) to
positive pole (+).
 Connect the pole clamps and 2 more
thin cables at the minus pole (-).
 Close cover.
Note
Before removing the battery, make sure
that the negative pole lead is disconnected.
Check that the battery pole and pole termi-
nals are adequately protected with pole
grease.
Warning
Charge the battery before commissioning
the machine.
Charging battery
Note
Before commissioning the charger and
charging the batteries, set the key switch to
"0".
Note
The device is equipped with a safety mech-
anism to prevent total discharge, i.e. when
the permissible minimum capacity is
reached, then the machine can only be driv-
en and existing lamps can be switched on.
In such a case, the battery monitoring sym-
bol on the control console glows red.
 Drive the machine directly to the charg-
ing station; avoid any steep gradients in
the process.
Note
While using other batteries (for e.g. batter-
ies from other manufacturers) the total dis-
charge protection level must be reset by the
Kärcher aftersales service according to the
respective battery.
Danger
Risk of electric shock. Observe supply net-
work and fuse protection - see "Charger".
Only use the charger in dry rooms with suf-
ficient ventilation!
Note
Average charging time is approx. 10 -12
hours.
Danger
Risk of explosion! Maintenance-free batter-
ies can only be charged with the seat being
tilted upward.
 Tilt the seat upward.
Danger
Risk of injury! Comply with safety regula-
tions on the handling of batteries. Observe
the directions provided by the manufacturer
of the charger.
(1) Charging procedure KM 120/150 R Bp
Pack
Danger
Risk of injury! The charger should be used
only if the mains connection line is in an un-
damaged state. Get the manufacturer, the
customer service agent or a qualified per-
son to immediately replace a damaged
mains connection line.
Note
Normally, the machine is equipped with a
maintenance-free battery.
 Insert the plug of the charger into the
socket.
Note
The charger has electronic controls and au-
tomatically switches off the charging proc-
ess. All functions of the machine are
automatically interrupted during the charg-
ing process.
The battery control display shows the
progress of the charging process when the
plug is inserted:
Fault blinks red
Battery not con- glows red
nected
Battery is being glows orange
charged
Battery is charged glows green
(2) Charging procedure KM 120/150 R Bp
 Disconnect battery.
 Connect positive terminal cable from
the charger to the positive pole connec-
tion on the battery.
 Connect negative terminal cable from
the charger to the negative pole con-
nection on the battery.
 Plug in mains connector and switch on
charger.
Note
The recommended chargers (matching the
batteries used) are regulated electronically
and will automatically switch off the charg-
ing process. All functions of the machine
are automatically interrupted during the
charging process.
Maintenance-free batteries
 Add distilled water one hour before the
charging process comes to an end; fol-
low the correct acid level. There are cor-
responding indicators on the battery.