Kärcher K 5, Original Instructions Manual

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from water butts or ponds (see specifica-
tions for max. suction height). 

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Fill the KÄRCHER suction hose with 
backflow valve with water, screw to wa-
ter supply and hang into the water butt.

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Separate the high pressure hose from 
the high pressure connection of the ap-
pliance.

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Switch the appliance on (I/ON) for a 
max. of 2 minutes and wait until the wa-
ter exits the high-pressure connection 
without bubbles.

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Turn off the appliance "0/OFF".

Caution

Dry runs lasting longer than two minutes 
lead to damages to the high pressure 
pump. If the appliance does not build up 
pressure within two minutes, switch it off 
and proceed as instructed in the Chapter 
"Troubleshooting".

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Connect the high pressure hose to the 
high pressure connection of the appli-
ance.

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Push the spray lance into the trigger 
gun and fasten it by turning it through 
90°.

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Completely open the water tap.

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Insert the mains plug into the socket. 

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Turn on the appliance “I/ON”.

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Danger

The trigger gun is subjected to a recoil force 
when the water jet is discharged. Make 
sure that you have a firm footing and are 
also holding the trigger gun and spray lance 
firmly.

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Illustration 
Unlock the lever on the trigger gun.

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Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the 
device will switch on.

Note:

 Release the lever of the trigger gun; 

the device will switch off again. High pres-
sure remains in the system.

Carrying out the most common cleaning 
tasks. The work pressure can be stageless-

ly regulated between "Min" and "Max".

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Release the lever on the trigger gun.

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Turn the spray lance to the desired po-
sition.

For particularly dirty items or areas.
Not suitable for use with detergents.

Suitable for use with detergents.

Please use exclusively KÄRCHER deter-
gents and care products to carry out the re-
spective cleaning task, as these were 
specifically developed for your appliance. 
The use of other detergents and care prod-
ucts may lead to premature wear and can 
invalidate your warranty claims. Please ob-
tain information at your local dealer or re-
quest information directly from KÄRCHER.

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Pull detergent suction hose as far as is 
required out of the housing.

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Suspend end of detergent suction hose 
in a container filled with detergent.

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Use spray lance with pressure regula-
tion (Vario Power).

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Turn the spray lance to "Mix" position.

Note:

 This will mix the detergent with 

the water stream.

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Spray the detergent sparingly on the 
dry surface and allow it to react, but not 
to dry.

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Spray off loosened dirt with the high-
pressure jet.

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Release the lever on the trigger gun.

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Illustration 
Lock the lever on the trigger gun.

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During longer breaks (more than 5 min-
utes), also turn the appliance off using 
the "0/OFF" switch.

Start up

Operation

Spray lance with pressure regulation

Spray lance with Dirtblaster

Washing brush

Working with detergent

Recommended cleaning method

Interrupting operation

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