Kärcher IC 15/240 W Originalbetriebsanleitung Seite 21

 Charge battery using lowest possible
level of charging current.
Remove the battery
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
 Disconnect pole terminal to negative
pole (-).
 Disconnect pole terminal to positive
pole (-).
 Tilt the suction head upward.
 Close the waste container lid.
 Pull the waste container backwards out
of the device.
 Loosen the fastening belt of the battery.
 Remove the battery from the battery
holder.
 Dispose of the used battery according
to the local provisions.
Check fluid level in the battery and
adjust if required
Caution
Regularly check the fluid level in acid-filled
batteries.
 Unscrew all cell caps.
 Where fluid level is too low, top up cells
to the mark provided with distilled wa-
ter.
 Charge battery.
 Screw in cell caps.
Replacing wheel
Danger
Risk of injury!
 Park the machine on an even surface.
 Lock the parking brakes by releasing
the drawbar.
 Remove ignition key.
 When carrying out repairs on public
highways, wear warning clothing when
working close to passing traffic.
 Check stability of ground. Also secure
the machine with wheel chock(s) to pre-
vent it rolling away.
Check tyres
 Check tyre contact face for foreign ob-
jects.
 Remove objects found.
 Use suitable, commercially available
materials to carry out tyre repairs.
Note:Observe the manufacturer's recom-
mendations. The journey may be resumed
providing that the directions supplied by the
product manufacturer have been observed.
The tyre/wheel change should nonetheless
be carried out as soon as possible.
 Loosen wheel nuts.
 Position vehicle jack at the appropriate
mounting point for the front or rear
wheel.
 Raise machine using vehicle jack.
Note: Use a suitable commercially availa-
ble vehicle jack.
 Remove the wheel nuts; unscrew the
axle at the front wheel.
 Remove wheel.
 Mount spare wheel.
 Screw on wheel nuts.
 Lower machine using vehicle jack.
 Tighten wheel nuts.
Check engine oil level and top up, if
required
Caution
The engine is equipped with an oil deficien-
cy switch. When the fill level is insufficient,
the engine switches off and can only be re-
started once the engine oil has been re-
plenished.
Danger
Risk of burns!
 Allow engine to cool down.
 Wait for at least 5 minutes after switch-
ing off the engine before checking the
engine oil fill level.
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
1 Oil dipstick
2 Oil drain screw
3 Wing nut
4 Air filter
 Pull out oil dipstick.
 Wipe off the oil dipstick and insert until
the head of the oil dipstick rests on the
oil filler neck (see Fig. A).
 Pull out oil dipstick.
 Check engine oil level.
 If required, top up oil carefully.
Oil grade: see Technical Data
Change the engine oil
1 Left side part
2 Fastening screw for side part
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
 Unscrew all the 4 fastening screws of
the left side part.
 Remove the side part.
 Pull out oil dipstick.
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 Keep a collection basin for old oil ready.
 Unscrew the oil drain screw and collect
used oil.
 Screw in oil drain plug.
 Fill in motor oil.
Oil grade: see Technical Data
 Close oil filler opening.
 Wait at least 5 minutes.
 Check engine oil level.
 Replace side part.
Check air filter and replace, if necessary
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
 Unscrew wing nut.
 Remove, check and clean filter car-
tridge.
 Use either a new or cleaned filter car-
tridge in the vacuum container.
 Screw on wing nut.
Clean or replace the spark plug
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
1 Spark plug
 Remove spark-plug connector.
 Unscrew and clean spark plug.
 Screw in cleaned or new spark plug.
 Push on spark-plug connector.
Check and adjust hydraulic fluid fill level
and change oil – axle drive circuit
 (1) Checking fill level
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
 Check the fill level in the header tank.
Note: The oil level must lie between the
"MAX" mark and a distance of 2 cm above
the base of the tank.
1 Equalising container
Caution
This inspection may only be carried out
when the engine is warm
 (2) Adjusting fill level
 Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support.
 Remove the lid of the container.
 If required, top up oil carefully.
 Close container.
Oil grade: see Technical Data
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