Kärcher IC 15/240 W, User Manual

English

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Note

The fuel cock is supplied from the factory 
open. If the machine has been out of use for 
a longer period of time, open the fuel cock.

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Open the device hood and secure it us-
ing the hood support. 

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Fuel tap

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Push lever in "ON" direction.

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Close cover.

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Release the drawbar.

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Pull out the choke lever.

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Turn ignition key past position 1.

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If the machine starts, release the igni-
tion key.

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Once the engine is running, re-insert the 
choke lever.

Note

Never operate the starter motor for longer 
than 10 seconds. Wait at least 10 seconds 
before operating the starter motor again.

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You can use the accelerator to regulate 
the engine speed.

The beacon light increases the attention of 
others in the traffic towards the appliance 
and the operator.

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Switch

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Switch on the beacon light.

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Pull the unlock/ brake lever and move 
the drawbar cautiously towards the 
front.

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Pull the unlock/ brake lever and move 
the drawbar cautiously towards the rear.

Note

Driving method
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You can release the unlock/ brake lever 
if the drawbar is not in the central posi-
tion.

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The drawbarl can be used to regulate 
the driving speed infinitely.

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Avoid pressing the drawbar suddenly as 
this may damage the hydraulic system.

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In the event of power loss on inclined 
surfaces, slightly reduce the pressure 
on the drawbar.

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Direct the device in the desired direction 
using the drawbar.

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Release the drawbar; the machine 
brakes automatically and stops.

Driving over fixed obstacles which are 50 
mm high or less:

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Drive forwards slowly and carefully.

Driving over fixed obstacles which are more 
than 50 mm high:

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Only drive over these obstacles using a 
suitable ramp.

Note

During operations, the waste container 
must be emptied at regular intervals or re-
placed through an empty waste container.

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In appliances with the leaf  blower at-
tachment set: Open Exhaust openings 
for vacuuming.

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Pull the suction pipe from the holder and 
hold it at the handle.

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Suck off dirt using the suction pipe.

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Insert the suction pipe back into the 
holder after vacuuming.

Garbage that is too big for the suction pipe 
can be thrown into the bulk waste flap. 

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Tilt the bulk waste flap upwards and 
throw in the garbage.

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Close the bulk waste flap. 

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Close exhaust openings for vacuuming.

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Pull the blower pipe out of the holder.

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Use the air jet from the blower pipe to 
blow the leaves in the desired direction. 

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Insert the blower pipe back into the 
blower after vacuuming and open the 
ventilation louvers for suction operation.

The fine dust filter must be cleaned when 
the vacuuming performance diminishes 
and before removing the waste container.

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Move the filter cleaning handle back 
and forth and couple of times and wait 
till the dust has settled down in the 
waste container. 

Note

Wait till the dust has settled down before re-
moving the garbage sack.

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Stop the machine.

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Turn the ignition key to 0 position.

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Tilt the suction head upward. 

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Pull out the cover from the garbage 
sack by holding it at the two holder 
loops. 

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Close the mouth of the garbage sack 
and take it out of the garbage container. 

Note

Wait till the dust has settled down before re-
moving the waste container.

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Stop the machine.

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Turn the ignition key to 0 position.

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Tilt the suction head upward. 

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Close the waste container lid.

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Pull the waste container backwards out 
of the device.

Note

You can remove the waste container, emp-
ty it and re-insert it or replace it through an-
other, empty waste container. 

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Tilt the suction head upward. 

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Insert the waste container into the appli-
ance.

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Open the waste container lid.

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Tilt down the suction head.

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Check whether the washers of the suc-
tion head are sealing properly.

Note

You can use all standard waste containers 
according to DIN EN 840-1 with 240 litre ca-
pacity. It may be necessary to slightly adjust 
the intake due to the manufacturer's toler-
ances.

1

Stopper

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Loosen the fastening screws of the 
stopper.

Starting the machine

Open fuel cock

Turning on the Appliance

Setting the motor rpm

Switch on beacon light (only with 

accessory beacon light kit)

Drive the machine

Drive forward

Reverse drive

Steering

Brakes

Driving over obstacles

Vacuuming

Throwing in bulk waste

Blowing (only using the Leaf Blower 

attachment set)

Cleaning the fine dust filter (only 

Fine dust filter attachment set)

Removing the garbage sack (only 

with the garbage sack accessory 

kit)

Removing the waste container

Insert waste container

Adjusting the intake for the waste 

container