Contents; Safety Instructions; Proper Use; Control Elements - Kärcher B 90 R Manual

Please read and comply with
these original instructions prior

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to the initial operation of your appliance and
store them for later use or subsequent own-
ers.

Contents

Safety instructions . . . . . . .

Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Environmental protection . .

Control elements. . . . . . . . .

Before Startup. . . . . . . . . . .
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance and care . . . .
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . .
Technical specifications . . .
Accessories and Spare Parts
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EC Declaration of Conformity
Safety instructions
Before using the appliance for the first time,
read and observe these operating instruc-
tions and the accompanying brochure:
Safety information for brush cleaning units
and spray-extraction units, 5.956-251.
The machine has been approved for use on
surfaces with gradients of up to 10%.
Safety Devices
Safety devices serve to protect the user
and must not be rendered inoperational or
their functions bypassed.
Emergency-stop button
To put all functions out of operation imme-
diately: Press emergency-stop button.
The machine comes to a sudden halt
–
when you press the emergency-stop
button.
The emergency-stop has a direct effect
–
on all machine functions.
The display continues.
–
Safety button
Switches off the drive motor after a short
delay, if the operator leaves the operator
seat during operation or while moving.
Symbols in the operating instruc-
tions
Danger
Immediate danger that can cause severe
injury or even death.
Warning
Possible hazardous situation that could
lead to severe injury or even death.
Caution
Possible hazardous situation that could
lead to mild injury to persons or damage to
property.
Function
The scrubber vacuum is used for wet
cleaning or polishing of level floors.
You can adjust the machine to suit the
cleaning task by modifying the settings for
water quantity, contact pressure of the
brushes, detergent quantity and driving
speed.
Use this appliance only as directed in these
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operating instructions.
EN . . 1
The appliance may only be used for the
–
EN . . 1
cleaning of hard surfaces that are not
EN . . 1
sensitive to moisture and polishing op-
EN . . 1
erations.
EN . . 2
This appliance is intended for inside
–
EN . . 3
use.
EN . . 5
The application temperature ranges
–
EN . . 5
from +5°C to +40°C.
EN . . 5
The appliance is not suited for the
–
EN . . 6 cleaning of frozen grounds (e.g. in cold
stores).
EN . . 8
The appliance is suitable for a max. wa-
EN . . 9 –
ter depth of 1 cm. Do not drive into an
EN . . 9
area where there is a risk of this max.
EN . . 9
water height being exceeded.
The appliance may only be equipped
–
with original accessories and spare
parts.
The appliance is not intended for the
–
cleaning of public traffic routes.
The machine should not be used on
–
surfaces that are sensitive to pressure.
Please consider the allowed load per
surface unit of the floor. Details of load
per surface unit can be found in the
technical data.
The appliance is not suited for the use
–
in potentially explosive environments.
The machine should not be used to
–
suck in inflammable gases, undiluted
acids or solvents.
This includes petrol, thinning agents or
hot oil that can form an explosive mix-
ture when it comes in contact with
sucked air. Do not use acetone, undi-
luted acids and solvents as they are ag-
gressive towards the materials from
which the appliance is made.
Environmental protection
The packaging materials are
recyclable. Please do not throw
packaging in the domestic
waste but pass it on for recy-
cling.
Old units contain valuable recy-
clable materials. Batteries, oil
and similar substances may
not be released into the envi-
ronment. Therefore please dis-
pose of old units through
suitable collection systems.
Notes about the ingredients (REACH)
You will find current information about the
ingredients at:
http://www.karcher.de/de/unternehmen/
umweltschutz/REACH.htm
Proper use
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Control elements
Figure 1, see cover page
1 Wiping flap *
2 Cleaning head *
3 Detergent bottle (only Dose model)
4 Suction hose for detergent (only Dose
model)
5 Lever to raise and lower the vacuum
bar
6 Water quantity regulator
7 Operating field
8 Dirt water reservoir
9 Cover dirt water reservoir
10 Vacuum bar *
11 Wing nuts for tilting the vacuum bar
12 Wing nuts for fastening the vacuum bar
13 Suction hose
14 Float
15 Power cord for charger (only Pack mod-
el)
16 Safety support
17 Battery plug (not with Pack model)
18 Battery
19 Seat (with seat contact button)
20 Steering wheel
21 Fresh water tank cover
22 Lever for brush contact pressure (only
with the Adv model)
23 Fresh water filter
24 Pedal for raising/ lowering the cleaning
head
25 Flat fold filter
26 Waste container (only with R cleaning
head) *
27 Dosing equipment for dirt water
28 Dirt water discharge hose
29 Warning lamp for reverse movement *
30 Filling system *
31 Right step platform
32 Drive pedal
33 Adjustment wheel for wiping flap *
34 Pedal for brush exchange (only with D
cleaning head) *
* not included in the delivery
Operator console
Figure 2, see cover page
1 Drive direction switch
2 Program switch
3 Horn
4 Key switch
5 Emergency-stop button
6 Switch for detergent dosing (only with
Dose model)
7 Switch for warning lamp for reverse
movement *
8 Info button (only Adv. model)
9 Display
10 Indicator lamp - service
11 Indicator lamp - automatic immobilizing
brake active
12 Indicator lamp - battery monitoring
13 Indicator lamp - fault
14 Indicator lamp - Dirt water tank full
15 Indicator lamp - brush overload
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