Karcher KMR 1250 Lpg - Manual (Page 33)

KMR 1250 LPG
User Instructions
English
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Preparing the
sweeper for use All directions given (left/right, front/rear) are as seen from the driver’s seat.
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Check the oil level in the engine (see Chapter: “Maintenance”).
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Check the amount of fuel in the tank and fill up, if required (see below).
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Check the level of hydraulic fluid and top up, if required (see Chapter:
“Maintenance”).
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Check the air pressure in the tyres (see Chapter: “Maintenance”).
n Inspect the brush roller and remove any string, rope, etc., that may be
caught up in the brushes.
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Check the dust filter. If it is very dirty, operate the shaker to clean it off.
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Empty the waste container.
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Slowly and carefully open shut-off valve of the liquefied-gas cylinder.
Caution: After a long standstill of the sweeper in an enclosed room, or if
a gas smell is apparent, ventilate well.
Adjusting the driver’s seat
The driver’s seat can be adjusted to suit persons of various heights.
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Unhook the rods in the seat tilting device.
ç Undo the 4 screws.
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Move the seat to the desired position.
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Tighten the screws and hook the rods back into the tilting device.
Installing/changing
the gas cylinder Note:
Observe the safety instructions concerning vehicles driven by liquefied
petroleum gas. Change of cylinder may be undertaken only by persons who
have been instructed on how to do it. Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders may
not be changed in garages or in spaces below ground level.
! Caution
Do not smoke or use a naked flame when changing the cylinder.
– Close the shut-off valve tightly on the liquefied petroleum gas cylinder.
– Hold the connection fitting firmly by the handle and carefully undo the
union nut a little at first.
Note: Union nut has a left-hand thread.
– Unscrew union nut completely and take off hose.
– Undo bent lever closure at the gas cylinder bracket
– Screw covering cap of valve immediately on to the empty cylinder.
– Replace empty cylinder by full one.
– There is a filter in the hose connection. Please check this for impurities
and clean it if necessary.
!Attention:
To ensure low-maintenance operation of the gas installation, the connection
union of the shut-off valve on the liquefied petroleum gas cylinder must stand
up vertically. Only type-tested replacement cylinders of 11kg content are to
be used.
– Close hose connection again as prescribed.
– Carry out an examination for leaks according to the maintenance instruc-
tions (see point 1.).
– Tighten bent lever closure firmly.
Note:
Ice accretion and foamy yellow deposits on the gas cylinder indicate a leaka-
ge.
Gas components
System components which are subject to wear or to ageing, pressure regula-
tors, pressure reduction valves, solenoid valve and hoses are to be replaced
after 8 years at the latest (in conformity with ZH 1/455 para. 6.3.).