Turning On The Appliance - Kärcher SC 1202 Kurzanleitung

the two grooves of the attachments on
the locks of the detail nozzle and turn
clockwise until the stop (see Fig. 5).
Removing the Accessories
DANGER
Hot water may drip out of the accessory
parts while you are detaching them! Never
detach accessory parts while steam streams
out - risk of scalding!
Push the lock (C3) to the front (steam
switch blocked).
To detach the accessory parts, press the
unlocking button (C2 or G2), and pull the
items apart (see Fig. 6).
To detach an attachment from the detal
nozzle, turn the attachment counter-
clockwise and pull the parts apart.
Note: If you always use usual commercial
distilled water it is not necessary to descale
the boiler.
CAUTION
Do not use condensation water from the drier!
Do not fill in detergents or other additions!
Remove the safety cap (A5) from the device.
Empty remaining water from boiler.
Figure 5
Fill the boiler with a maximum of 1.6 liters
of fresh tap water.
Note: The boiler can be filled up to 2 cm
below the edge of the filler neck. You can
cut down the heating-up time by using
warm water.
Screw the safety cap (A5) back onto the
device.

Turning on the Appliance

CAUTION
Do not turn the appliance on without water in
the boiler. Otherwise, the appliance may
overheat (see troubleshooting).
Insert the mains plug into a socket.
Press the ON/OFFswitch to turn on the
appliance.
The green (B2) and oragen (B3) indica-
tor lamps will light up.
The orange indicator lamp (B3) goes out
after approximately 10 minutes. The
Figure 6
steam cleaner is ready to use.
Push the steam switch lock (C3) to the
back.
Note: If you push the lock (C3) back-
wards, the steam switch (C4) cannot be
actuated (child control).
While operating the steam switch (C4),
always direct the steam gun (C1) at a
separate piece of cloth until the steam is
emitted evenly.
Note: The heating of the steam cleaner
is turned on in regular intervals during
the operation of the appliance in order to
maintain the pressure in the boiler at a
constant level. When the heating is
turned on, the orange indicator lamp (B3)
lights up.
Fill up with water
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