Karcher KMR 1250 D KAT - Manual (Page 21)

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Î Raise roller brush.
Î The side-brushes lift up.
Î Release parking brake.
Î Press right accelerator pedal down
slowly.
ƽ
Danger
Risk of injury! While reversing, ensure that
there is nobody in the way, ask them to
move if somebody is around.
Î
Press left accelerator pedal down slowly.
Note
Driving method
– The accelerator pedal can be used to
vary the driving speed infinitely.
– Avoid pressing the pedal suddenly as
this may damage the hydraulic system.
– In the event of power loss on inclined
surfaces, slightly reduce the pressure
on the accelerator pedal.
Î Release the accelerator pedal, the ma-
chine brakes automatically and stops.
Note
If the automatic braking effect is not ade-
quate to bring the device to a standstill,
then either use the parking brakes or the re-
verse pedal.
Driving over fixed obstacles which are 50
mm high or less:
Î
Drive forwards slowly and carefully.
Driving over fixed obstacles which are
more than 50 mm high:
Î
Only drive over these obstacles using a
suitable ramp.
ƽ
Danger
Risk of injury! If the bulk waste flap is open,
stones or gravel may be flung forwards by
the roller brush. Make sure that this does
not endanger persons, animals or objects.
ṇ Warning
Do not sweep up packing strips, wire or
similar objects as this may damage the
sweeping mechanism.
ṇ Warning
To avoid damaging the floor, do not contin-
ue to operate the sweeping machine in the
same position.
Note
To achieve an optimum cleaning result, the
driving speed should be adjusted to take
specific situations into account.
Note
During operation, the waste container
should be emptied at regular intervals.
Note
During operations, the dust filter should be
shaken and cleaned every 15-30 minutes
depending on the amount of collected dust.
Note
When cleaning surfaces, only lower the
roller brush.
Note
Also lower side brush when cleaning along
edges.
Lock the sweep roller to "Fine tuning" mode
Î
Lower the roller brush; for that bring the
lever in central position (lower roller
brush wear and tear).
Lock the roller brush to "store in floating
mode" mode
Î
Lower the roller brush; for that bring the
lever in lower position (higher roller
brush wear and tear).
Note
To sweep in larger objects such as bever-
age cans or larger quantities of leaves, it is
necessary to briefly raise the bulk waste
flap.
Raising bulk waste flap:
Î
Open the bulk waste flap manually.
Î Drive over large parts at low speed with
opened bulk waste flap.
Note
An optimum cleaning result can only be
achieved if the bulk waste flap has been
lowered completely.
Î Lower the roller brush while cleaning sur-
faces.
Î Lower side brush when cleaning along edg-
es.
Switch on dust suction while cleaning dusty sur-
faces.
Î
Set the lever to "dry" sweeping operations.
Switch off the dust suction to protect the dust fil-
ter against moisture.
Î
Set the lever to "wet" sweeping operations.
Note
Wait until the automatic filter shaking proc-
ess is finished and the dust has settled be-
fore you open or empty the waste
container.
ƽ Danger
Risk of injury! When emptying the waste
container, care should be taken to ensure
that no persons or animals are within its
swivelling range.
ƽ
Danger
Danger of crushing. Never reach into the
rod assembly for the drainage mechanism.
Stay away from the area under the raised
container.
ƽ Danger
Danger of tipping. Place the machine on an
even surface during emptying.
Î
Stop the machine.
Î Raise roller brush.
Note
The container can only be tilted and emp-
tied once a set minimum level has been
reached.
Note
A two-handed operation is required to carry
out the following steps.
Î Raise waste container.
Once the required height has been
reached:
Î Tip waste container out.
– The waste container can be emptied in
the easiest way in the fully drawn-out
position.
– If the switch for the tilting mechanism of
the waste container is released, then
the waste container automatically goes
back to the starting position.
Î Tilt the waste container up to the end-
position.
Î Release the accelerator pedal, the ma-
chine brakes automatically and stops.
Î Set the engine speed to minimum
speed.
Î Lock parking brake.
Î Raise roller brush.
Î The side-brushes lift up.
Î Turn ignition key to "0" and remove it.
Note
Once the machine has been switched off,
the dust filter is shaked automatically for
approx. 10 seconds.
Drive the machine
Drive forward
Reverse drive
Brakes
Driving over obstacles
Sweeping mode
Sweeping even surfaces
Sweeping uneven surfaces
Sweeping in larger objects
Sweeping dry floors
Sweeping damp or wet floors
Emptying waste container
Turn off the appliance.
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