Karcher WD 5-500 M - Manual (Page 15)

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– This appliance is not intended for use
by persons with limited physical, sen-
soric or mental capacities or lack of ex-
perience and/or skills, unless such
persons are accompanied and super-
vised by a person in charge of their
safety or if they received precise in-
structions on the use of this appliance.
– Children must only use this appliance if
they are older than 8 and if they are su-
pervised by a person responsible for
their safety or if they are instructed on
the use of the appliance by such per-
son.
– Keep packaging film away from children
- risk of suffocation!
– Switch the appliance off after every use
and prior to every cleaning/mainte-
nance procedure.
– Risk of fire. Do not vacuum up any burn-
ing or glowing objects.
– The appliance may not be used in areas
where a risk of explosion is present.
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Electrical connection
The appliance may only be connected to al-
ternating current. The voltage must corre-
spond with the type plate on the appliance.
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Risk of electric shock
Never touch the mains plug and the socket
with wet hands.
Do not pull the plug from the socket by pull-
ing on the connecting cable.
Check the power cord with mains plug for
damage before every use. If the power cord
is damaged, please arrange immediately
for the exchange by an authorized custom-
er service or a skilled electrician.
To avoid accidents due to electrical faults
we recommend the use of sockets with a
line-side current-limiting circuit breaker
(max. 30 mA nominal tripping current).
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Danger
Certain materials may produce explosive
vapours or mixtures when agitated by the
suction air!
Never vacuum up the following materials:
– Explosive or combustible gases, liquids
and dust particles (reactive dust parti-
cles)
– Reactive metal dust particles (such as
aluminium, magnesium, zinc) in combi-
nation with highly alkaline or acidic de-
tergents
– Undiluted, strong acids and alkalies
– Organic solvents (such as petrol, paint
thinners, acetone, heating oil).
In addition, these substances may cause
the appliance materials to corrode.
Illustrations on fold-out
pages!
 These operating instructions describe
the basic models of the Multi-Purpose
Vacs shown on the front cover.
 Depending on the model, there are dif-
ferences in equipment and supplied ac-
cessories.
When unpacking the product, make sure
that no accessories are missing and that
none of the package contents have been
damaged. If you detect any transport dam-
ages please contact your dealer.
included in the scope of delivery
possible accessories
 To connect the suction hose during vac-
uuming.
(see description / illustration
)
Note: Observe the maximum connected
power (see Chapter "Specifications").

To connect an electric tool.
(see description / illustration
)
Safety instructions
Description of the Appliance
Suction hose connection
Machine socket
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