Transport; Frost Protection; Care And Maintenance - Kärcher K 4 Universal Edition Manuel

Transport

CAUTION
Risk of personal injury or damage!
Mind the weight of the appliance during
transport.
When transporting by hand
 Pull the appliance by its transport han-
dle.
When transporting in vehicles
 Empty detergent tank.
 Secure the appliance against shifting
and tipping over.
Storage
CAUTION
Risk of personal injury or damage!
Consider the weight of the appliance when
storing it.
Storing the Appliance
Prior to extended storage periods, as dur-
ing the winter, also observe the instructions
in the Care section.
 Park the machine on an even surface.
 Push the casing of the quick coupling
for the high pressure hose toward the
rear and disconnect the high pressure
hose from the appliance.
 Push the disconnect button on the trig-
ger gun and pull the high-pressure hose
out of the trigger gun.
 Place the trigger gun into the storage
for the trigger gun.
 Engage the spray lance in its holder.
 Stow away the mains cable, the high-
pressure hose and accessory on the
appliance.

Frost protection

ATTENTION
Appliances and accessories that are not
completely drained can be destroyed by
frost. Completely drain appliance and ac-
cessories and protect them against frost.
To avoid damage:
 Completely drain all water from the ap-
pliance: Switch the appliance on with
detached high pressure hose and de-
tached water supply (max. 1 minute)
and wait, until no more water exits at the
high pressure connection. Turn off the
appliance.
 Store the appliance and the entire ac-
cessories in a frost free room.

Care and maintenance

DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Prior to all work on the appliance,
switch off the appliance and pull the
power plug.
Clean the sieve in the water
connection
Clean the sieve in the water connection
regularly.
ATTENTION
The sieve must not be damaged.
 Remove coupling from the water con-
nection.
Illustration
 Pull the sieve out (e.g. using flat pliers),
clean under running water and then re-
insert it.
Cleaning the detergent filter
Prior to longer periods of storage, e.g. in
the winter:
 Remove filter from suction hose for de-
tergent and clean under running water.
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