Kärcher BR 55/40 RS Manual Download

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English

Please read and comply with
these original instructions prior

to the initial operation of your appliance and
store them for later use or subsequent own-
ers.

Before using the appliance for the first time,
read and observe these operating instruc-
tions and the accompanying brochure:
Safety information for brush cleaning units
and spray-extraction units, No. 5.956-251.
The machine has been approved for use on
surfaces with gradients of up to 10%.

Press emergency stop button in an emer-
gency. The appliance will be shut off and
the park brake will be locked.

Safety devices serve to protect the user
and must not be rendered inoperational or
their functions bypassed.

To put all functions out of operation imme-
diately: Press emergency-stop button.

The drive can only be activated when the
operated keeps the pedal depressed with
the foot.

The following symbols are used in this op-
erating manual:



Danger

Immediate danger that can cause severe
injury or even death.

몇

Warning

Possible hazardous situation that could
lead to severe injury or even death.

Caution

Possible hazardous situation that could
lead to mild injury to persons or damage to
property.

The scrubbing vacuum cleaner is used for
the wet cleaning of level floors.

–

By selecting a suitable cleaning pro-
gramme via the programme selection
switch, you can easily adapt to the
cleaning task at hand.

–

A working width of 500 mm and a ca-
pacity of 38 l of the fresh water tank en-
able an effective cleaning when the
machine is to be used for a longer peri-
od of time.

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The appliance is self-driven.

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The batteries can be charged using a
charger connected to a 230 V socket.

–

Battery and charger are included with
the packaged units.

Note

The appliance can be equipped with vari-
ous accessories depending on the cleaning
task.
Please request our catalogue or visit us on
the Internet at www.kaercher.com.

Use this appliance only as directed in these
operating instructions.

–

The appliance may only be used for the
cleaning of hard surfaces that are not
sensitive to moisture and polishing op-
erations.

–

The application temperature ranges
from +5°C to +40°C.

–

The appliance is not suited for the
cleaning of frozen grounds (e.g. in cold
stores).

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The appliance may only be equipped
with original accessories and spare
parts.

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The appliance was designed for the
cleaning of floors inside or of covered
surfaces.

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The appliance is not intended for the
cleaning of public traffic routes.

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Please consider the allowed load per
surface unit of the floor.
Details of load per surface unit can be
found in the technical data.

–

The appliance is not suited for the use
in potentially explosive environments.

–

The machine should not be used to
suck in inflammable gases, undiluted
acids or solvents.
This includes petrol, thinning agents or
hot oil that can form an explosive mix-
ture when it comes in contact with
sucked air. Do not use acetone, undi-
luted acids and solvents as they are ag-
gressive towards the materials from
which the appliance is made.

–

Reactive metal dusts (for e.g. alumini-
um, magnesium, zinc) can form explo-
sive gases when they come in contact
with highly alkaline or acidic detergents.

Notes about the ingredients (REACH)

You will find current information about the
ingredients at:

www.kaercher.com/REACH

Contents

Safety instructions . . . . . . .

EN . . 1

Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 1

Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 1

Environmental Protection, Dis-

posal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 1

Operating and Functional Ele-

ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 2

Before Commissioning . . . .

EN . . 3

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 4

Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 6

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 6

Maintenance and care . . . .

EN . . 6

Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 7

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . . 9

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . 10

Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . 11

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN . 11

EC Declaration of Conformity

EN . 11

Safety instructions

Behaviour in emergency situations

Safety Devices

Emergency-stop button

Safety pedal

Symbols

Function

Proper use

Environmental Protection,

Disposal

The packaging materials are
recyclable. Please do not throw
packaging in the domestic
waste but pass it on for recy-
cling.

Old units contain valuable recy-
clable materials. Batteries, oil
and similar substances may
not be released into the envi-
ronment. Therefore please dis-
pose of old units through
suitable collection systems.