Operation; Charging The Battery; Battery Operation; Operating Modes - Kärcher K 1 User Manual

Drawing in water from open reservoirs
 Screw the suction hose into the water
connection of the appliance and insert it
into the water source (e.g. rainwater
drum).
 Separate the high pressure hose from
the high pressure connection of the ap-
pliance.
 Switch the appliance on (I/ON) for a
max. of 2 minutes and wait until the wa-
ter exits the high-pressure connection
without bubbles.
 Turn off the appliance "0/OFF".

Battery operation

 Turn on the appliance "I/ON".
The displays for battery operation and
mains operation are subjected to a brief
test routine and will illuminate consecu-
tively.
 The display for battery operation illumi-
nates continuously and shows the bat-
tery status.
The appliance is now ready for opera-
tion.
Display battery oper-
ation
green LED red LED
3 0
2 0
1 0
0 3 blinking
0 3
– Battery empty: Motor will be switched
off, the three red LEDs will blink and
thhen shine ca. 60 seconds - then the
appliance will shut off on its own.
– Engine or battery pack is too hot: the
appliance will shut off on its own.
Charging status
of the battery
pack
70% - 100%
40% - 70%
20% - 40%
10% - 20%
1% - 10%

Charging the battery

 Connect charging station with power
cord and plug into the mains socket.
 Insert the battery pack into the charger.
No battery pack in the
charger
Low voltage protection OFF
Charging process
Charging process com-
pleted
Temperature too high
Short-circuit

Operation

ATTENTION
Dry running of more than 2 minutes leads to
damage of the high-pressure pump. If the
appliance does not build up pressure within
2 minutes, switch the appliance off and pro-
ceed in accordance with the instructions in
Chapter "Troubleshooting".

Operating modes

 Pressing the „ON-/OFF"-switch starts
the appliance in maximum mode.
 Pressing the „ON-/OFF"-switch again
switches to the ECO-mode.
 Pressing the „ON-/OFF"-switch again
switches the appliance off.
High pressure operation
CAUTION
Keep a distance of at least 30 cm when us-
ing the jet for cleaning painted surfaces to
avoid damage.
Illustration
 Push the spray lance into the trigger gun
and fasten it by turning it through 90°.
 Turn on the appliance "I/ON".
 Unlock the lever on the trigger gun.
 Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the
device will switch on.
Note: Release the lever of the trigger
gun; the device will switch off again.
High pressure remains in the system.
LED 1 LED 2
OFF OFF
Blinking
Blinking OFF
ON OFF
OFF ON
OFF ON
English 17