Before Startup - Kärcher B 40 C Bp Manual

Operator console
1 Rotating button for drive speed
(B 40 W only)
2 Intelligent Key
yellow - operator
grey - supervisor
3 Display
4 Program selection switch
5 Info button
Program selection switch
1 OFF
Device is switched off
2 Transport mode
(B 40 W only)
Driving to the Place of Use.
3 Eco mode
Wet clean the floor (with reduced brush
speed) and vacuum up wastewater
(with reduced suction).
4 Normal mode
Wet clean the floor and vacuum up dirty
water.
5 Intense mode
Wet clean the floor and allow the deter-
gent to react.
6 Vacuum mode
Suck in the dirty fleet.
7 Polishing mode
Polishing the floor without the applica-
tion of liquid.

Before Startup

Installing the Brushes
BD model
The disc brush must be installed before the
initial operation (see "Maintenance work").
BR model
The brushes are mounted.
Install batteries
Install the batteries (see "Care and Mainte-
nance/Install and connect batteries").
Setting the charging marker line
Prior to the initial startup, folllowing a ser-
vice reset or when switching to another bat-
tery type, you must adjust the charging
marker line.
 Use the Grey Intelligent Key.
 Setting the charging marker line (see
Chapter "Grey Intelligent Key/Setting
the charging marker line".
Using batteries made by other manufac-
turers
We recommend using our batteries as de-
scribed in chapter "Care and Maintenance/
Recommended batteries".
Note
While using other batteries (for e.g. batter-
ies from other manufacturers) the total dis-
charge protection level must be reset by
the Kärcher after sales service according to
the respective battery.
Charging battery
Note
The appliance is equipped with a safety
mechanism to prevent total discharge, i.e.
when the permissible minimum capacity is
reached, the brush motor and the turbine
are switched off.
 Drive the machine directly to the charg-
ing station; avoid any steep gradients in
the process.
DANGER
Risk of injury on account of electric shock.
The mains voltage must correspond with
the type plate on the appliance.
Use the charger only in dry rooms with suf-
ficient ventilation!
Charging process
Average charging time is approx. 10 -15
hours.
The built-in charger has electronic controls
and is suitable for all recommended batter-
ies; it automatically switches off the charg-
ing process.
The built-in battery is shown on the display
during the charging process. If this is not the
case, the charging marker line must be select-
ed (see "Setting the charging marker line").
The appliance must not be used during the
charging process.
Initial charge tips
With the initial charge, the control will not
yet be able to detect which battery type has
been installed. Keep charging the batteries
until the display shows a full charge
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DANGER
Risk of explosion!
Prior to Charging low-maintenance bat-
teries, the tank must be swivelled upwards
(see chapter "Installing and connecting bat-
teries"). This will prevent the generation of
dangerous gases during the charging pro-
cess under the tank.
While the water tank is folded up, you must
not clean with any water.
When charging maintenance-free batter-
ies, the water tank does not need to be
folded up.
 Insert the plug of the connecting cable
into the socket. The charging process
will start.
Note: The selected battery will be dis-
played during charging.
 Charge until the display shows a full
charge.
Low maintenance batteries (wet batter-
ies)
WARNING
Danger of caustic material!
Adding water to the battery in its dis-
–
charged state can cause the acid to
leak.
Use safety glasses while handling bat-
–
tery acid and follow the safety instruc-
tions to avoid personal injury or damage
to clothes.
Should the acid spray on to the skin or
–
clothes, rinse immediately with lots of
water.
CAUTION
Risk of damage!
Use only distilled or desalinated water
–
(EN 50272-T3) for filling the battery.
Do not add any substances (so-called
–
performance improving agents), else
warranty claims will not be entertained.
Replace batteries only with batteries of
–
the same type. Otherwise, the charging
guideline must be readjusted by cus-
tomer service.
Installing the Squeegee Tool
 Insert the squeegee tool into the squee-
gee tool suspension in such a manner
that the profiled sheet is positioned
above the suspension.
 Tighten the wing nuts.
 Insert the suction hose.
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