Karcher SGV 8-5 - Manual (Page 11)

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– Humans and animals must
not be vacuumed with this ap-
pliance.
– Please arrange for the imme-
diate replacement of a dam-
aged steam hose. You may
only use a steam hose that is
recommended by the manu-
facturer.
– The steam switch must not be
locked during the operation.
– Never touch the steam jet
from a short distance with
your hands and never direct
the steam jet to persons or
animals (risk of scalds).
– Never use the appliance to
clean objects containing haz-
ardous substances (e.g. as-
bestos).
– Be very careful while cleaning
tiled walls with sockets.
– Use and store the unit only in
accordance with the specifi-
cations in the description and/
or figure.
– Never use the appliance in
pools containing water.
– Appliances may not be used
in outside areas in low tem-
peratures.
– If the appliance is used in
hazardous areas (e.g. filling
stations) the corresponding
safety provisions must be ob-
served. It is not allowed to
use the appliance in hazard-
ous locations.
– Only use cleaners recom-
mended by the manufacturer
and comply with their applica-
tion, disposal and warning
guidelines.
– Do not use the recommended
detergents in an undiluted
state. The products are safe
for operations as they do not
contain any acids, alkalis or
environment hazardous sub-
stances. We recommend to
keep the detergents out of
reach of children. If the deter-
gent comes in contact with
the eyes, please rinse the
eyes thoroughly with water
and consult a doctor immedi-
ately if the detergent has
been swallowed.
– Certain materials may pro-
duce explosive vapours or
mixtures when agitated by
the suction air!
 Never vacuum up the follow-
ing materials:
– Explosive or combustible
gases, liquids and dust parti-
cles (reactive dust particles)
– Reactive metal dust particles
(such as aluminium, magne-
sium, zinc) in combination
with highly alkaline or acidic
detergents
– Undiluted, strong acids and
alkalies
– Organic solvents (such as
petrol, paint thinners, ace-
tone, heating oil).
In addition, these substances
may cause the appliance materi-
als to corrode.
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