Operation - Kärcher B 40 C Bp User Manual

Installing the Vacuum Bar
 Insert the vacuum bar into the vacuum
bar suspension in such a manner that
the profiled sheet is positioned above
the suspension.
 Tighten the wing nuts.
 Insert the suction hose.
Unloading
DANGER
Risk of injury. Pull the Intelligent Key to take
all functions out of operation immediately.
 Insert batteries and connect (see "Be-
fore Start-up").
 Place long lateral boards of the packag-
ing as a ramp next to the pallet.
 Fix the ramp on the pallet with nails.
 Place short boards as a support under-
neath the ramp.
 Remove the wooden bars in front of the
wheels.
 Lift the cleaning head by pressing the
pedal all the way down.
Remove the cardboard with the R
cleaning head.
B 40 C Bp
 Push down the appliance through the
ramp from the pallet.
B 40 W Bp
 Plug in the Intelligent Key.
 Turn the program selection switch to
transport mode.
 Press the driving lever and slowly move
the machine down from the ramp.
 Remove the Intelligent Key.

Operation

DANGER
Risk of injury. Push the pedal for raising/
lowering the cleaning head with one foot
only. The other foot must firmly be placed
on the floor.
In dangerous situations, release the safety
switch/drive lever.
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Driving with motor support
(B 40 W Bp only)
ATTENTION
Risk of damage. The suction bar must be
lifted for reversing.
Note:
The device is designed and built in such a
way that the cleaning head protrudes to-
wards the right. This enables working in a
comfortable way close to the edges.
 Plug in the Intelligent Key.
 Preselect the speed on the drive speed
rotary knob.
 Turn the programme selection switch to
transport mode.
 Drive the machine.
Forwards:
Press the driving lever to the front.
Backward:
Press the driving lever to the rear.
Note:
The device moves only when the driving le-
ver is moved by 15°.
 Stop the machine: Release driving lever.
Filling in detergents
Fresh water
 Open the lock of the fresh water reser-
voir.
 Fill fresh water (maximum 60 °C) until
the lower edge of the filling nozzle.
 Close the lock of the fresh water reser-
voir.
With automatic fill of fresh water reser-
voir (option)
 Connect the hose to the automatic fill-
ing system and open the water supply
(max. 60 °C, max. 5 bars).
 Monitor the appliance - the automatic
filling system will interrupt the water
supply when the tank is full.
 Shut off the water supply and discon-
nect the hose from the appliance.
Detergent
WARNING
Risk of damage. Only use the recommended
detergents. With other detergents, the opera-
tor bears the increased risk regarding the op-
erational safety and danger of accident.
Only use detergents that are free from sol-
vents, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric
acid.
Follow the safety instructions for using de-
tergents.
Note:
Do not use highly foaming detergents.
Application
Routine cleaning of all water
resistant floors
Routine cleaning of glossy
surfaces (e.g. granite)
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of industrial floors
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of fine stoneware
tiles
Routine cleaning of tiles in
sanitary areas
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EN
Cleaning and disinfection in
sanitary areas
Removal of coating from all
alkali-resistant floors (e.g.
PVC)
Removal of coating from li-
noleum floors
Appliance with dosing equipment DOSE
(option)
Detergent is added to the fresh water on
the way to the cleaning head with the help
of a dosaging device.
Note:
The dosing unit can be used to add 3% de-
tergent at maximum. With higher dosage
the detergent must be put into the fresh wa-
ter tank.
 Place the detergent bottle into the holder.
 Close the bottle lid.
 Insert the suction hose of the dosaging
equipment into the bottle.
Note:
If the fresh water tank is empty, then the
function of adding detergent gets deactivat-
ed. The cleaning head continues to work
without the addition of any liquid.
Models without dosing equipment
 Add the detergent to the fresh water
reservoir.
Setting the water quantity
 Adjust the water quantity using the reg-
ulating button according to the dirt on
the floor covering.
Note:
Carry out initial cleaning attempts with low
water volume. Increase water volume step-
by-step until the desired cleaning result is
achieved.
The detergent pump of the dosing equip-
ment does not start working until a mini-
mum water volume is present.
Setting the Vacuum Bar
Oblique position
To improve the vacuuming result on tiled
floors the vacuum bar can be turned to an
oblique position of up to 5°.
 Loosen the wing nuts.
 Turn the vacuum bar.
Detergent
RM 746
RM 780
RM 755 es
 Tighten the wing screws.
RM 69 ASF
Inclination
If the vacuum result is unsatisfactory the in-
RM 753
clination of the straight vacuum bar can be
modified.
 Adjust the rotary handle to incline the
suction bar.
RM 751
RM 732
RM 752
RM 754