Operation - Kärcher B 80 Serie Manual Original

 Plug in the Intelligent Key.
 Turn the program selection switch to
transport mode.
 Press the driving lever and slowly move
the machine down from the ramp.
 Remove the Intelligent Key.

Operation

DANGER
In dangerous situations, release the drive
lever.
Parking brake
 Loosen the parking brake; for that press
the pedal downward and move it to the
left. Then let the pedal go upward.
 Activate immobilising brake. Press the
pedal downwards and move it to the
right to lock it.
Driving
Note:
The device is designed and built in such a
way that the cleaning head protrudes to-
wards the right. This enables working in a
comfortable way close to the edges.
 Plug in the Intelligent Key.
 Preselect the speed on the drive speed
rotary knob.
 Turn the programme selection switch to
transport mode.
 Release parking brake.
 Drive the machine.
Forwards:
Press the driving lever to the front.
Backward:
Press the driving lever to the rear.
Note:
The device will only move if the drive lever
is moved by 15°.
 Stop the machine: Release driving lever.
Filling in detergents
Fresh water
 Open the lock of the fresh water reservoir.
 Fill fresh water (maximum 60 °C) until
the lower edge of the filling nozzle.
 Close the lock of the fresh water reser-
voir.
With automatic fill of fresh water reser-
voir (option)
 Connect the hose to the automatic fill-
ing system and open the water supply
(max. 60 °C, max. 5 bars).
 Monitor the appliance - the automatic
filling system will interrupt the water
supply when the tank is full.
 Shut off the water supply and discon-
nect the hose from the appliance.
Detergent
WARNING
Risk of damage. Only use the recommend-
ed detergents. With other detergents, the
operator bears the increased risk regarding
the operational safety and danger of acci-
dent.
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:
Application
Routine cleaning of all water
resistant floors
Routine cleaning of glossy
surfaces (e.g. granite)
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of industrial floors
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of fine stoneware
tiles
Routine cleaning of tiles in
sanitary areas
Cleaning and disinfection in
sanitary areas
Removal of coating from all
alkali-resistant floors (e.g.
PVC)
Removal of coating from li-
noleum floors
Appliance with dosing equipment DOSE
(option)
Detergent is added to the fresh water on
the way to the cleaning head with the help
of a dosaging device.
Note:
The dosing unit can be used to add 3% de-
tergent at maximum. With higher dosage
the detergent must be put into the fresh wa-
ter tank.
 Place the detergent bottle into the holder.
 Close the bottle lid.
 Insert the suction hose of the dosaging
equipment into the bottle.
Note:
If the fresh water tank is empty, then the
function of adding detergent gets deactivat-
ed. The cleaning head continues to work
without the addition of any liquid.
Detergent addition is also stopped when
the detergent canister is empty.
Models without dosing equipment
 Add the detergent to the fresh water
reservoir.
Setting the water quantity
 Adjust the water quantity using the reg-
ulating button according to the dirt on
the floor covering.
Note:
Carry out initial cleaning attempts with low
water volume. Increase water volume step-
by-step until the desired cleaning result is
achieved.
The detergent pump of the dosing equip-
ment does not start working until a mini-
mum water volume is present.
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Setting the Vacuum Bar
Oblique position
To improve the vacuuming result on tiled
Detergent
floors the vacuum bar can be turned to an
RM 746
oblique position of up to 5°.
RM 780
 Loosen the wing nuts.
RM 755 es
 Turn the vacuum bar.
RM 69 ASF
RM 753
RM 751
RM 732
RM 752
 Tighten the wing screws.
Inclination
If the vacuum result is unsatisfactory the in-
RM 754
clination of the straight vacuum bar can be
modified.
 Adjust the rotary handle to incline the
suction bar.
Setting the parameters
With yellow Intelligent Key
Parameters for the different cleaning pro-
grammes are preset in the appliance.
Depending on the authorisation of the yel-
low Intelligent Key, individual parameters
can be changed.
The modification of the parameters is only
valid until another cleaning programme is
selected via the programme selection
switch.
If you wish to permanently change the pa-
rameters, you must use a grey Intelligent
Key. This adjustment procedure is de-
scribed in the section "Grey Intelligent
Key".
Note:
Almost all displayed text regarding param-
eter adjustment is self-explanatory. The
only exception is the parameter FACT:
– Fine Clean: Lower brush speed for re-
moving the grey film on fine stone
floors.
– Whisper Clean: Medium brush speed
for regular cleaning with reduced noise
level.
– Power Clean: High brush speed for pol-
ishing, crystallising and sweeping.
 Turn the program selection switch to
the desired cleaning program.
 Turn the info button until the desired pa-
rameter is displayed.
 Press Info button - the set value blinks.
 Set the desired value by turning the info
button.
 Confirm the changed setting by press-
ing the Info button or wait till the set val-
ue is automatically accepted after 10
seconds.
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