Safety Instructions; Hazard Levels; Electric Components; Safe Handling - Kärcher K 3 Premium Manual Del Usuario

Safety instructions

Apart from the notes contained herein the
general safety provisions and rules for the
prevention of accidents of the legislator
must be observed.
Warnings and notes that are attached on
the appliance provide important notes for
the safe operation.

Hazard levels

DANGER
Pointer to immediate danger, which leads
to severe injuries or death.
WARNING
Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation,
which can lead to severe injuries or death.
CAUTION
Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation,
which can lead to minor injuries.
ATTENTION
Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation,
which can lead to property damage.

Electric components

DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Never touch the mains plug and the
socket with wet hands.
 Check the power cord with mains plug
for damage prior to every use. Immedi-
ately have damaged power cord re-
placed by an authorised customer ser-
vice / electrician. Do not operate an ap-
pliance if the power cord is damaged.
 All current-conducting parts in the work-
ing area must be protected against jet
water.
 The mains plug and the coupling of an
extension cable must be watertight and
must never lie in water. Moreover, the
coupling may never lie on the ground.
The use of cable reels that ensure that
the sockets are at least 60 mm above
the ground is recommended.
 Make sure that the power cord or exten-
sion cable is not damaged by running
over, pinching, dragging or the like. Pro-
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tect the power cords from heat, oil, and
sharp edges.
 Turn off the appliance and remove the
mains plug prior to any care and main-
tenance works.
 Repair work and work on the electrical
components may only be performed by
an authorised customer service.
WARNING
 The appliance may only be connected
to an electric supply that has been in-
stalled by an electrician in accordance
with IEC 60364.
 The appliance may only be connected
to alternating current. The voltage must
correspond with the type plate of the
appliance.
 Safety class I - Appliances may only be
connected to sockets with proper earth-
ing.
 For safety reasons, we recommend that
you operate the appliance only via a re-
sidual current device (max. 30 mA).
 An unsuitable electrical extension cable
can be hazardous. Only use an electri-
cal extension cable which has been ap-
proved and labelled for this purpose
and has an adequate cable cross-sec-
tion outdoors: 1 - 10 m: 1.5 mm
10 - 30 m: 2.5 mm
 Always fully unreel the extension cable
from the cable drum.

Safe handling

DANGER
 The user must use the appliance as in-
tended. The person must consider the
local conditions and must pay attention
to other persons in the vicinity when
working with the appliance.
 Check important components, such as
high-pressure hose, hand spray gun
and safety installations, for damage pri-
or to every operation. Immediately re-
place damaged components. Do not
operate appliance with damaged com-
ponents.
 High-pressure jets can be dangerous if
improperly used. The jet may not be di-
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