Karcher CV 60-2 RS - Manual (Page 15)

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 Remove the power plug from the charg-
er and hook the holder into the appli-
ance.
 Open the lock.
 Swivel the top of the appliance forward.
 Tilt the back of the appliance toward the
back.
 Clamp off the minus pole of the battery.
 Clamp off the remaining cables from the
battery.
 Remove the batteries.
 Dispose of the used batteries according
to the local provisions.
While standing, the device is protected
against rolling off with the help of an electri-
cal immobilising brake. To push the de-
vice, you need to first unlock the
immobilising brake.

Press the unlocking lever down to un-
lock the parking brake.
ƽ
Danger
Risk of accident if the device rolls off. Apply
the immobilising brake again immediately
after finishing pushing the machine by
pushing the unlocking lever down.
Caution
Risk of damage. Never move the appliance
faster than 7 km/h.
Note
Take the foot off the aceelerator pedal,
press the emergency-stop button to imme-
diately deactivate all functions and turn the
key switch to the "0" position.

Unscrew the wooden board from the
top side of the packaging (will be need-
ed as a ramp later).
 Loosen the screws and remove the
wooden cage.
 Cut plastic packing belt and remove foil.
 Loosen the fixing at the wheels.
 Place the wooden board at the back of
the appliance on the pallet as a ramp
and attach with screws.
 Remove both blocks from behind the
rear wheels.
 Remove the block underneath the suc-
tion bar.
 Remove the cable ties from the suction
bar.
 Loosen the flexible steering shaft from
the pallet.
 Swivel the top part of the appliance for-
ward and remove the steering wheel
from the waste reservoir.
 Remove the key from the steering
wheel.
 Remove the nut and the sleeve from the
upper end of the steering shaft.
 Slide the top of the steering shaft
through the bore in the control panel
from the inside out.
 Install the nut and the sleeve onto the
upper end of the steering shaft.
 Slide the lower end of the steering shaft
onto the end of the rotary shaft on the
bottom of the appliance.
 Remove the nut from the upper end of
the steering shaft.
 Insert the steering wheel and straight-
align the front wheel.
 Pull out the steering wheel, align and in-
sert back.
 Fasten the steering wheel using en-
closed nut.
 Insert the cover in the steering wheel.
 Press the unlocking lever down to un-
lock the parking brake.
 Slide the appliance backwards to re-
move it from the pallet.
 Press the unlocking lever upward to un-
lock the parking brake.
Note
Take the foot off the aceelerator pedal,
press the emergency-stop button to imme-
diately deactivate all functions and turn the
key switch to the "0" position.

Carry out maintenance jobs "Prior to
operation" (see section "Maintenance
and Care").
ƽ
Danger
Danger of accident. The immobilizing brake
must always be checked first on an even
surface before starting the machine.

Set main switch to “0”.
 Press emergency-stop button.
If the appliance can be moved by hand, the
parking brake is not engaged.

Pull up the reset lever of the parking
break.
If the appliance can still be moved by hand,
the parking break is defective. Shut down
the appliance and call Customer Service.
ƽ Danger
Danger of accident. If the appliance cannot
brake adequately while going downhill,
press the emergency stop button.
 Open the lock.
 Swivel the top of the appliance forward.
 Tilt the back of the appliance toward the
back.
 Pull the filter bag out of the storage con-
tainer.
 Swivel the back of the appliance back.
 Unfold the filter bag.
 Align the recess in the cardboard por-
tion of the filter bag with the centering
pin in the appliance.
 Press the cardboard portion together
lightly (so that it bows out) and slide it
under the holders.
Carry out the initial trials in an open surface
so that you familiarise yourself with the ap-
pliance.
ƽ
Danger
Danger of tipping if gradient is too high.

The gradient in the direction of travel
should not exceed 10%.
Danger of tipping when driving round
bends at high speed.
Danger of slipping on wet floors.

Drive slowly when cornering.
Danger of tipping on unstable ground.

Only use the machine on sound surfac-
es.
Danger of tipping with excessive sideways
tilt.

The gradient perpendicular to the direc-
tion of travel should not exceed 10%.
 Step on the standing platform.
 Do not press the accelerator pedal.
 Release emergency-stop button by
turning.
 Set main switch to “1”.
 Set the speed range on the programme
selection switch.
 Set the drive direction using the drive
direction button at the operator console.
Note
The driving direction switch is also used as
a safety switch. Therefore, this switch must
be pressed even if the desired driving di-
rection has already been set.

Press the accelerator carefully to drive.
Note
The drive direction can also be changed
during the drive. You can thus clean very
dirty surfaces by driving back and forth a
couple of times.
In case of overloading, the drive motor au-
tomatically switches off after a certain peri-
od.

Allow the appliance to cool down at
least for 5 minutes.
Note
The brush drive is interrupted until further
movement if the appliance rests in one
place for more than 2 seconds.

While vacuuming bulky waste, remove
wires and threads from the area to be
vacuumed to avoid these getting stuck
in the brushes.
After charging
Removing the batteries
Pushing the device
Unloading
Operation
Check immobilizing brake
Brakes
Inserting a filter bag
Driving
Overload
Vacuuming
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