Check Oil Level; Refill Fuel - Kärcher HDS 550 C Eco Original Instructions Manual

Warning
Risk of injury! Device, tubes, high pressure
hose and connections must be in faultless
condition. Otherwise, the appliance must
not be used.
 Lock parking brake.
Open/ close device hood
 Push down cover lock with screw driver
or coin, to open twist counterclockwise
Twist clockwise to lock

Check oil level

Caution
In case of lacteous oil inform Kärcher cus-
tomer service immediately
 If oil level approaches the MIN marking,
fill oil until MAX marking
 Close oil refill nozzle
For oil type refer to technical specifications.
Refill liquid softener
Only HDS 558.../601.../698.../798...
Note: A sample bundle of liquid softener is
included in the delivery.
The liquid softener prevents the calcifi-
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cation of the heating spiral while operat-
ing with calciferous tap water It is dosed
into the supply drop by drop
The metering is set to medium water ri-
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gidity by the manufacturer
For other water rigidity call for Kärcher
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customer service and have it adapted to
local facts
 Refill liquid softener.
Danger
Risk of explosion! Only refill diesel oil or
light fuel oil. Unsuitable fuels, e.g. petrol,
are not to be used.
Caution
Never operate device with empty fuel tank
The fuel pump will otherwise be destroyed.
 Refill fuel.
 Close tank lock.
 Wipe off spilled fuel.
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Start up

Refill fuel

Refill detergent
Caution
Risk of injury!
Use Kärcher products only.
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Under no circumstances fill solvents
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(petrol, aceton, diluting agent etc.)
Avoid eye and skin contact.
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Observe safety and handling instruc-
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tions by the detergent manufacturer.
Kärcher offers an individual cleaning
and care appliances program.
Your dealer will consult you gladly.
 Refill detergent.
Install the hand-spray gun, the jet
pipe, the nozzle and the high
pressure hose
Figure 12
 Connect ray tube with hand spray gun
 Tighten the screw connection of the
spray lance fingertight.
 Insert high pressure nozzle into covering
nut
 Install covering nut and tighten firmly
 Appliance without hose drum:
Connect the high pressure host to the
high pressure connection point of the
machine.
 Device with hose drum:
Connect high pressure hose to hand
spray gun
Device with hose drum
 Place supplied hand crank into hose
drum shaft.
 Before unwinding the high pressure
hose loose hose windings must be
tightened: Turning of the hand crank
clockwise (direction of the arrow).
Caution
Always unwind high pressure hose com-
pletely
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