Troubleshooting - Kärcher K4 Operating Instructions Manual

Transport
CAUTION
Risk of personal injury or damage!
Mind the weight of the appliance during transport.
When transporting by hand
 Lift appliance by the carrying handle and carry it.
 Pull out the transport handle until it audibly snaps
into place.
Pull the appliance by its transport handle.
When transporting in vehicles
 Prior to horizontal transport: Remove the Plug 'n'
Clean detergent bottle from the intake and close it
with the lid.
 Secure the appliance against shifting and tipping
over.
CAUTION
Risk of personal injury or damage!
Consider the weight of the appliance when storing it.
Storing the Appliance
 Park the machine on an even surface.
 Detach spray lance from the trigger gun.
 Push the disconnect button on the trigger gun and
pull the high-pressure hose out of the trigger gun.
 Place the trigger gun into the storage for the trigger
gun.
 Put both spray lances into the storage for the spray
lance.
– Dirtblaster spray lance: Nozzle towards the bottom.
– Vario Power spray lance: Nozzle towards the top.
 Store the mains connection in the accessory com-
partment.
CAUTION
Risk of personal injury or damage!
Observe the rotation direction of the hose reel upon coil-
ing up the high-pressure hose.
 Coil up the high-pressure hose.
Turn the hose reel in a counter-clockwise direc-
tion using the crank handle.
Prior to extended storage periods, as during the winter,
also observe the instructions in the Care section.
Frost protection
ATTENTION
Appliances and accessories that are not completely
drained can be destroyed by frost. Completely drain ap-
pliance and accessories and protect them against frost.
To avoid damage:
 Detach the appliance from the water supply.
 Detach spray lance from the trigger gun.
 Turn on the appliance "I/ON".
 Push the lever of the trigger gun until no more wa-
ter is escaping (approx. 1 min).
 Release the lever of the trigger gun.
 Lock the lever of the trigger gun.
 Turn off the appliance "0/OFF".
 Store the appliance and the entire accessories in a
frost free room.
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Storage
Care and maintenance
DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Prior to all work on the appliance, switch off the ap-
pliance and pull the power plug.
High pressure hose
The high pressure hose is specially constructed with re-
inforced walls to handle water pressure up to 13 MPa
(1900 psi) - it can be easily damaged and should be
stored carefully.
 Do not kink.
 Do not drive vehicles over the hose.
 Do not expose the hose to sharp edges or corners.
Misuse will lead to ballooning or premature failure and
will invalidate warranty.
Clean the sieve in the water connection
Clean the sieve in the water connection regularly.
 Remove coupling from the water connection.
ATTENTION
The sieve must not be damaged.
Illustration
 Pull the sieve out using flat pliers.
 Clean the sieve under running water.
 Reinsert the sieve into the water connection.
Changing the batteries of the trigger gun
The batteries are depleted if nothing is shown on the
display of the trigger gun anymore.
Two batteries or accumulators of the size AAA are re-
quired.
Illustration
 Push the locking slide.
 Open battery compartment.
 Remove the batteries.
 Insert new batteries and observe the correct orien-
tation of the terminals.
 Close battery compartment.
 Dispose of the used batteries according to the local
provisions.

Troubleshooting

DANGER
Risk of electric shock. Turn off the appliance and re-
move the mains plug prior to performing any care and
maintenance work.
Repair work and work on the electrical components may
only be performed by an authorised customer service.
You can rectify minor faults yourself with the help of the
following overview.
If in doubt, please consult the authorized customer ser-
vice.
Appliance is not running
 Push the lever of the trigger gun, the device will
switch on.
 Check whether the voltage indicated on the type plate
corresponds to the voltage of the mains supply.
 Check the mains connection cable for damages.
 Motor overloaded, the motor circuit breaker has
tripped.
– Turn off the appliance "0/OFF".
– Allow the device to cool down for one hour.
– Switch on the device and put it into operation again.
If the malfunction occurs repeatedly, have the de-
vice checked by the customer service.
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