Maintenance Works - Kärcher KM 120/150 R P Bedienungsanleitung

Maintenance to be carried out every 200
operating hours
Maintenance to be carried out every 300
operating hours
Note
In order to safeguard warranty claims, all
service and maintenance work during the
warranty period must be carried out by the
authorised Kärcher Customer Service in
accordance with the maintenance booklet.

Maintenance Works

Preparation:
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Turn ignition key to "0" and remove it.
 Lock parking brake.
General notes on safety
Danger
Risk of injury! While working around the lift/
tilt emptying mechanism, raise the waste
container to its highest point and secure.
 Insert safety support into the piston rod
for the lifting cylinder and secure it.
Danger
Risk of injury due to engine overrun. Once
the engine has been switched off, wait for 5
seconds. Stay well clear of the working area
for this time.
 Allow the machine sufficient time to cool
down before carrying out any mainte-
nance and repair work.
Do not touch any hot parts, such as the
drive motor and exhaust system.
Please do not release engine
oil, fuel oil, diesel and petrol
into the environment Protect
the ground and dispose of
used oil in an environmentally-
clean manner.
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
 Open cover and secure it (Diag. 3).
 Insert battery in battery mount.
 Screw on mounts on battery base.
 Connect pole terminal (red cable) to
positive pole (+).
 Connect pole terminal to negative pole
(-).
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.
Charging battery
Danger
Risk of injury! Comply with safety regula-
tions on the handling of batteries. Observe
the directions provided by the manufacturer
of the charger.
 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.
 Charge battery using lowest possible
level of charging current.
Check fluid level in the battery and ad-
just if required
Warning
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 water.
 Charge battery.
 Screw in cell caps.
Check fuel indicator (only KM 120/150 R
P and R D)
Note
After the machine is switched on, the
number of operating hours is displayed for
10 seconds. The fuel gauge is then auto-
matically displayed.
Note
The fuel gauge shows the length of time the
machine has been in operation since the
elapsed-time counter was last reset.
Note
The machine can be operated for a maxi-
mum of 3 hours on a full tank.
 Check fuel gauge for elapsed-time
counter.
Check gas filter (only KM 120/150 R LPG)
 Check gas filter in the screw to gas cyl-
inder to see if it is dirty.
 Clean dirty filters with compressed air.
Check gas connections (only KM 120/
150 R LPG)
Note
Inspection must be carried out by a quali-
fied specialist.
 Check gas connections, pipes and
evaporators using leak-search spray for
leaks.
Note
Leaks in the gas cylinder cause formation of
crusts or yellow frothy deposits on the gas
connections, pipes and evaporator. Con-
tact Kärcher Customer Service for mainte-
nance of the gas unit.
Check the tyre pressure
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Connect air pressure testing device to
tyre valve.
 Check air pressure and adjust if re-
quired.
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