Interrupting Operation - Kärcher HDS 2.3/12 C ED Mode D'emploi

DANGER
Risk of injury! The trigger and safety lever may not be
locked during the operation.
DANGER
Risk of injury! Contact Customer Service if the safety le-
ver is damaged.
ATTENTION
Risk of damage! Never operate device with an empty
fuel tank. The fuel pump will otherwise be destroyed.
Opening/closing the trigger gun
 To open the trigger gun: Actuate the safety lever
and trigger.
 To close the hand spray gun: Release the safety le-
ver and trigger.
Replace the nozzle
DANGER
Risk of injury! Switch the appliance off prior to replacing
nozzle and activate hand spray gun until device is pres-
sureless.
 Secure the trigger gun. To do so, push the safety
catch towards the front.
 Replacing the nozzle.
Turning on the Appliance
 Set appliance switch to desired operating mode.
Indicator lamp for operational readiness lights up.
The device starts briefly and turns off, as soon as the
working pressure is reached.
 Release the trigger gun. To do so, push the safety
catch towards the back.
When activating the hand spray gun the device switch-
es back on.
Note: If no water comes out of the high pressure nozzle,
vent pump. Refer to "Help with malfunctions - appliance
is not building up pressure".
Adjust cleaning temperature
 Set device switch to desired temperature.
 Close the hand spray gun.
 Turn the casing of the nozzle till the desired symbol
matches the marking.
High pressure flat spray (25°) for large
dirt areas
High pressure circular spray (0°) for spe-
cially stubborn dirt
Flat low pressure spray (CHEM) for op-
erating using detergents or cleaning at
low pressure.
Select round or flat spray using touch-less switching:
 Close the hand spray gun.
 Turn the spray-pipe that is inclined about 45° down-
ward to the left or the right.
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Triple nozzle
Operation with detergent
– For considerate treatment of the environment use
detergent economically.
– The detergent must be suitable for the surface to
be cleaned.
 Set nozzle to "CHEM".
 With support of the detergent dose valve set deter-
gent concentration as determined by the manufac-
turer.
Note: Recommended values at the control panel at
maximum working pressure.
Note: If detergent is be suctioned from an external con-
tainer, route the detergent suction hose through the re-
cess to the outside.
 Set temperature and detergent concentration ac-
cording to the surface to be cleaned.
Note: To prevent damage due to too much pressure, al-
ways position high pressure ray first from a greater dis-
tance towards object to be cleaned.
Recommended cleaning method
– Loosen the dirt:
 Spray detergent economically and let it work for
1...5 minutes but do not let it dry up.
– Remove the dirt:
 Spray off loosened dirt with the high pressure jet.
Operating with cold water
Removal of light contaminations and clear rinse, i.e.:
Gardening tools, terrace, tools, etc.
The appliance works in the most economical tempera-
ture range (max. 140 °F/60 °C).
Operating with hot water
DANGER
Scalding danger!
 Set device switch to desired temperature.
We recommend the following cleaning temperatures:
– Light contaminations
86 °F/30 °C-122 °F/50 °C
– Contaminations containing protein, i.e. in the food
processing industry
max. 140 °F/60 °C
– Vehicle cleaning, machine cleaning
140 °F/60 °C-194 °F/90 °C

Interrupting operation

 Secure the trigger gun. To do so, push the safety
catch towards the front.
After operation with detergent
 Set dosing value for detergent to "0".
 Set the appliance switch to "1" (operation with cold
water).
 Open the hand spray gun and rinse the appliance
for at least 1 minute.
Turn off the appliance
DANGER
Danger of scalding from hot water! After operation with
hot water, the device must be operated with opened
handgun with cold water for at least two minutes.
 Shut off water supply.
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