Maintenance And Care - Kärcher K 2.31 M Bedienungsanleitung

Working with detergent
Please use exclusively KÄRCHER detergents
and care products to carry out the respective
cleaning task, as these were specifically devel-
opped for your appliance. The use of other deter-
gents and care products may lead to premature
wear and can invalidate your warranty claims.
Please obtain information at your local dealer or
request information directly from KÄRCHER.
Pull detergent suction hose as far as is re-
quired out of the housing.
Suspend end of detergent suction hose in a
container filled with detergent.
Detach spray lance from the trigger gun.
Work only with the trigger gun.
Note: This will mix the detergent with the wa-
ter stream.
Recommended cleaning method
Spray the detergent sparingly on the dry sur-
face and allow it to react, but not to dry.
Spray off loosened dirt with the high-pres-
sure jet.
Interrupting operation
Release the lever on the trigger gun.
Lock the lever on the trigger gun.
During longer breaks (more than 5 minutes),
also turn the appliance off using the "0/OFF"
switch.
Insert the trigger gun in its holder.
Finish operation
Caution
Only separate the high-pressure hose from the
trigger gun or the appliance while there is no
pressure in the system.
After working with detergent, suspend deter-
gent suction hose in a container filled with clear
water, switch the appliance on for around 1
minute once the spray lance has been re-
moved and rinse until water runs clear.
Release the lever on the trigger gun.
Turn off the appliance "0/OFF".
Turn off tap.
Detach the appliance from the water supply.
Press the lever on the trigger gun to release
any remaining pressure in the system.
Lock the lever on the trigger gun.
Insert the trigger gun in its holder.
Pull out the mains plug.
Stow away the mains cable, the high-pres-
sure hose and accessory at the appliance.

Maintenance and care

Danger
Turn off the appliance and remove the mains
plug prior to any care and maintenance work.
Maintenance
The appliance is maintenance-free.
Storage
Prior to longer periods of storage, e.g. in the win-
ter:
Completely drain all water from the appli-
ance: Switch the appliance on with detached
high-pressure hose and detached water sup-
ply (max. 1 minute) and wait, until no more
water exits at the high-pressure connection.
Turn off the appliance.
Remove filter from suction hose for deter-
gent and clean under running water.
Pull out the sieve in the water connection us-
ing flat-nose pliers and clean under running
water.
Frost protection
Caution
Protect the appliance and its accessories against
frost.
The appliance and its accessories can get de-
stroyed through frost if there are any water resi-
dues in them. To avoid damage to them:
Store the appliance and the entire accesso-
ries in a frost-safe room.
Spare parts
Use only original KÄRCHER spare parts. You
will find a list of spare parts at the end of these
operating instructions.
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