Karcher BD 100-250 R I Bp - Manual (Page 21)

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 Loosen the three hexagonal screws by
key width 7 mm (arrow) by three revolu-
tions each to unlock the emergency
brake.
 Push the appliance.
 Retighten the screw.
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Danger
Danger of accident by failing brakes.
Retighten the screws immediately after the
sliding process.
Caution
Risk of damage to the suction turbine if op-
erated without flat folded filter.

Prior to operating the appliance, check
the flat folded filter inside the lid of the
waste water tank for its presence, cor-
rect installation and condition.
 Replace damaged flat folded filter.
ṇ Warning
Risk of damage. Only use the recommend-
ed detergents. With respect to different de-
tergents the operator bears the increased
risk regarding the operational safety and
danger of accident.
Only use detergents that are free from sol-
vents, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid.
Follow the safety instructions for using de-
tergents.
Note
Do not use highly foaming detergents.
Recommended detergents:
 Open the cover of the fresh water reser-
voir.
 Fill fresh water (max. 60 °C) until 15 cm
below the upper edge of the tank.
 Pour in detergent.
 Close the cover of the fresh water res-
ervoir.
Note
Fill up the fresh water tank completely be-
fore starting up the machine to ventilate the
water supply system.
Detergent is added to the fresh water on
the way to the cleaning head with the help
of a dosaging device.
Note
The metering device can be used to add
5% of detergent at maximum. In case of a
higher dose the detergent must be poured
into the fresh water tank.

Place the canister with the detergent in
the trough behind the seat.
 Unscrew the canister lid.
 Insert the suction hose of the dosing
equipment into the canister.
Note
– The appliance is equipped with a fresh
water level display. If the fresh water
tank is empty, then the function of add-
ing detergent gets deactivated. The
cleaning head continues to work with-
out the addition of any liquid.
– Detergent addition is also stopped
when the detergent can is empty. Indi-
cator lamp: "detergent tank empty"
glows red. Only fresh water is supplied
to the cleaning head.
The sweeper picks up loose dirt before
cleaning the floor.
Caution
Risk of damage to the sweeper.
– Do not sweep in packing tapes, wires or
similar objects.
– Only drive over steps with maximum 2
cm height with the BR/BD...RI models.
– The dust filter can get blocked or germs
can form in it. Use the sweeper only to
sweep dry surfaces.
Note
Suction turbine, side brushes and filter
cleaner continue to run for a while after
switching off.

Switch on "sweeping" button.
The sweeper is activated. The indicator
lamp "sweeping" is on during the opera-
tions.
The bulk waste flap can be raised to sweep
in larger objects (up to max. 6 cm height).
ṇ
Danger
Risk of injury on account of electric shock.
Raise the bulk waste flap only when there
is no person standing close by.
 Press the pedal for raising the bulk
waste flap.
Note
The vacuuming and sweeping performance
is lower when the bulk waste flap is raised.
Hence, raise the bulk waste flap only when
needed.
 Set "sweeping" button to "0".
The sweeper is deactivated. Once you
have stopped sweeping, the dust filter is
cleaned for approx. 15 seconds. The indi-
cator lamp "dust filter shaking" glows.
1 Driving
Driving to the Place of Use.
2 Scrubbing suction
Wet clean the floor and vacuum up dirt
water.
3 Wet scrubbing
Wet clean the floor and allow the deter-
gent to react.
4 Vacuuming
Suck in the dirt fleet.
5 Polishing
Polishing the floor without the applica-
tion of liquid.
6 Scrub the floor without applying water
(vacuum polishing)
Polish the floor without applying any flu-
id and suck in the polishing dust.
7 Manual cleaning
Apply liquid detergent using the wall-
ceiling-floor nozzle (optional) and vacu-
um it again.
Use the Info button to select the menu
items and do the settings.
– Turning the button to the right/left
scrolls through the menus forward/
backward.
– The selected setting gets accepted by
pressing the button.
Pushing the device
Check flat folded filter
Filling in detergents
Detergent
Application Detergent
Routine cleaning of all wa-
ter resistant floors RM 745
RM 746
Routine cleaning of glossy
surfaces (e.g. granite) RM 755 ES
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of industrial floors RM 69 ASF
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of fine stoneware
tiles RM 753
Routine cleaning of tiles in
sanitary areas RM 751
Cleaning and disinfection in
sanitary areas RM 732
Removal of coating from all al-
kali-resistant floors (e.g. PVC) RM 752
Removal of coating from lino-
leum floors RM 754
Fresh water
Metering device (option)
Sweeping (only BR/BD...RI)
Bulk waste flap
Stopping sweeping
Cleaning Programs
Info button
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