Kärcher HDS 1000 BE Bedienungsanleitung Seite 18

Example: For a water hardness of 15 °dH, adjust to
the scale value 7 on the rotary potentiometer.
Water hardness (°dH)
5
10
15
20
25
30
Battery
Safety instructions for the battery
DANGER
Danger due to explosion
Risk of injury and damage
Do not place any tools or objects on the battery, i.e. on
the end poles and cell connectors.
DANGER
Battery acid danger
Risk of acid burns
Always wear protective clothing and eye protection
when working on batteries.
DANGER
Danger from lead
Risk of injury
Never allow lead to come into contact with open
wounds. Always clean your hands after working on bat-
teries.
Warning symbols
Observe the following warnings when handling the bat-
teries:
Observe notes in the instructions for the
battery, on the battery and in these oper-
ating instructions.
Wear eye protection.
Keep acids and batteries away from chil-
dren.
Risk of explosion
Fire, sparks, open flames and smoking
are prohibited.
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Scale on the rotary po-
tentiometer
10
8
7
6.5
6
5.5
Risk of acid burns
First aid.
Warning
Disposal
Do not throw batteries in the bin.
Charging the battery
DANGER
Danger when handling batteries
Risk of injury
Observe the safety regulations when handling batteries
and the charger manufacturer's instructions for use. On-
ly charge the battery with a suitable charger.
1. Disconnect the battery.
2. Connect the plus cable of the charger to the plus ter-
minal of the battery.
3. Connect the minus cable of the charger to the minus
terminal of the battery.
4. Plug in the mains plug and switch on the charger.
5. Charge the battery with the lowest possible charging
current.
Check and correct the battery fluid level
ATTENTION
Battery fluid level too low
Damage to the battery cells
Check the battery acid fluid level regularly.
1. Unscrew all cell caps.
2. If the fluid level is too low, fill the cells up to the mark
with distilled water.
3. Charge the battery.
4. Screw in the cell caps.
Mounting the high-pressure gun, spray
lance, nozzle and high-pressure hose
Note
The EASY!Lock system connects components quickly
and safely via a single turn of the quick-release thread.
1. Connect the spray lance to the high-pressure gun
and hand-tighten (EASY!Lock).
Illustration H
2. Plug the high-pressure nozzle onto the spray lance.
3. Fit the union nut and hand-tighten (EASY!Lock).
4. Connect the high-pressure hose to the high-pres-
sure gun and high-pressure connection of the de-
vice and tighten hand-tight (EASY!Lock).
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