Kärcher BR 40/25 C Bp Manual page 21

 Turn the running gear to the front with
your foot.
ATTENTION
Cables at the back of the device can get
damaged. Always tilt the chassis forward
before tilting the tank backward.
 Turn out the screw and tilt the tank
backwards.
 Lift battery cover.
1 Mounting angle
 Align the mounting bracket as shown
above.
1 Battery connector order no. 6.650-440.0
2 Battery, order no. 6.654-264.0
3 Mounting angle
 Insert battery.
 Firmly screw in the fastening bracket
behind the batteries.
ATTENTION
Risk of damage due to inadvertent transpo-
sition of the battery terminals.
Pay attention to correct poles.
Risk of damage due to crushing. Only use
the battery connector indicated above.
Note:
The programme selector switch must be
turned to "OFF" before connecting the bat-
tery set. If you do not observe this instruc-
tion, the following malfunctions can occur:
– The overload indicator of the brush mo-
tor shows a malfunction.
Rectification: Turn the programme se-
lector switch to "OFF" for approx. 10
seconds.
– The battery indicator shows full dis-
charge and the appliance cannot be
started.
Rectification: Completely charge the
battery.
 Turn the program selection switch to
"OFF".
 Connect the plus pole of one of the bat-
teries to the minus pole of the other bat-
tery.
 Connect the connection cable to the
free battery poles (+) and (-).
 Replace battery cover.
 Tilt the tank downward and secure it
with screw.
ATTENTION
Risk of damage due to total discharge.
Charge the batteries before commissioning
the appliance.
Charging battery
Note:
The device is equipped with a safety mech-
anism to prevent total discharge, i.e. when
the permissible minimum capacity is
reached, the device will shut off. In this
case, the battery monitoring symbol on the
control panel is red. Always charge dis-
charged (even partially discharged) batter-
ies.
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