Kärcher KM 105/100 R Bp Mode D'emploi page 32

 Adding water to the battery in its dis-
charged state can cause the acid to
leak.
 Wear protective glasses and protective
clothing when handling battery acid.
Observe the regulations concerning the
handling of batteries!
WARNING
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.
Information concerning accidents with a
risk of chemical burns
 Rinse thoroughly with lots of clear water
if acid gets into the eye or comes in con-
tact with the skin.
 Then consult a doctor immediately.
 Change clothing.
 Wash off the acid If it comes in contact
with the clothes.
Start up
Prior to start/safety test
To be performed by the operator on a
daily basis!
The description of the checks and work be-
low can be found in Chapter "Care and
maintenance/maintenance work".
 Check safety function of the left cover
(device must not start while the cover is
open).
 Check function of seat contact switch.
 Check the roller brush and the side
brush for wear, foreign bodies and
wrapped belts
 During a standstill of the machine:
Check the drive pedal for ease of move-
ment in order to guarantee functional
reliability or timely detect a jamming of
the pedal.
 Empty waste container.
 Check tyre pressure.
 Check battery acid level.
 With appliances with high emptying
system: Check filling level at the hy-
draulic unit.
Operation
Adjusting driver's seat
 Pull seat adjustment lever inwards.
 Slide seat, release lever and lock in
place.
 Check that the seat is properly locked in
position by attempting to move it back-
wards and forwards.
Storage area
Note: The max. load of the storage area is
20 kg.
 Ensure safe fastening of the cargo.
Starting up the appliance
Preconditions for the functioning operation
of the appliance are:
– The KIK-key (grey or yellow) with the
authorisation for the operation of the
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device must be inserted in the key slot
of the control panel.
– The main switch must be in position 1.
– The programme selector switch may
not be in the "OFF" position.
– Waste container and left cover must be
closed and locked in place.
– Sit on the driver seat, the seat contact
switch is activated.
Drive the machine
CAUTION
Risk of damage!
 Always press the accelerator pedal
carefully and slowly. Do not jerkily
change from reverse to forward drive or
vice versa.
 The travel speed must be adapted to
the existing conditions.
1 Drive pedal
2 Driving direction switch
Drive forward
 Set the travel direction to forward using
the travel direction switch at the control
panel.
 Press accelerator pedal down slowly.
Reverse drive
DANGER
Risk of injury!
 When reversing, there must not be any
risk for third parties, have somebody
marshal the driver if necessary.
 Set the travel direction to reverse using
the travel direction switch at the control
panel.
 Press accelerator pedal down slowly.
Driving method
 The accelerator pedal can be used to
vary the driving speed infinitely.
 Avoid operating the pedal fitfully.
Brakes
 Release the accelerator pedal, the ma-
chine brakes automatically and stops.
Note: Should the device not come to a
stop, push the main switch to the "0" po-
sition for an "Emergency stop".
Driving over obstacles
ATTENTION
Objects or loose obstacles may not be run
over or pushed.
 Stationary obstacles of a height of up to
6 cm can be slowly and carefully driven
over (only when the coarse dirt flap is
opened).
 Drive over stationary obstacles higher
than 6 cm (2 inch) only when using a
1/3
suitable ramp.
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Sweeping mode
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.
CAUTION
Do not sweep up packing strips, wire or
similar objects as this may damage the
sweeping mechanism.
Information on the sweeping operation
– Adjust the driving speed to the condi-
tions in order to achieve an optimal
cleaning result.
– Empty the waste container at regular in-
tervals during the sweeping operation.
Note: If mainly gravel was swept up
(high weight of the waste), empty the
waste container sooner.
With appliances with low emptying
system: There is a marking for the
maximum filling level for gravel on the
waste container. The marking becomes
visible when the waste container is re-
moved.
– Lower the roller brush while cleaning
surfaces.
– Preferably perform the cleaning of side
edges with the right side brush.
Information on the sickle brush (option-
al)
– The sickle brush (optional) is only low-
ered during left cornering.
– The sickle brush lowers during the
sweeping operation with the side brush
when the "OK" button is pressed.
– The sickle brush has an after-running
time upon switching off the sweeping
operation.
Sweeping with sweep roller
For cleaning with the roller brush 3 different
sweeping programmes are available, they
are shown by 2 arrows on the display.
1 Sweeping programme "ECO"
2 Sweeping programme "MEDIUM"
3 Sweeping programme "HEAVY"
4 Indicator (2 arrows)
Note: By default the sweeping programme
"ECO" is activated during start-up.
If another sweeping programme is re-
quired, proceed as follows (a precondition
is that a KIK-key with the enabled authori-
sation is inserted in the control panel).
Selecting a sweeping programme
(Programme selector switch in position D,
E, F)
 Stop the machine.
 Push the direction key "to the right" in
order to select the desired sweeping
programme.