Kärcher KM 100/100 R P Manual página 26

Maintenance by Customer Service
Maintenance to be carried out after 8 oper-
ating hours:
 Carry out initial inspection.
Maintenance to be carried out after 20 op-
erating hours
Maintenance to be carried out every 100
operating hours
Maintenance to be carried out every 300
operating hours
Maintenance to be carried out every 500
operating hours
Maintenance to be carried out every 1000
operating hours
Maintenance to be carried out every 1500
operating hours
Note: In order to safeguard warranty
claims, all service and maintenance work
during the warranty period must be carried
out by the authorised Kärcher Customer
Service in accordance with the mainte-
nance booklet.
Maintenance Works
Preparation:
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Turn ignition key to "0" and remove it.
General notes on safety
Danger
Risk of injury!
The engine requires 15 seconds to come to
a standstill once it has been switched off.
Do not open the appliance hood during that
period.
Danger
Risk of injury! Allow the machine sufficient
time to cool down before carrying out any
maintenance and repair work.
Check gas filter (only KM 100/100 R LPG)
 Check gas filter in the screw to gas cyl-
inder to see if it is dirty.
 Clean dirty filters with compressed air.
Check gas connections (only KM 100/
100 R LPG)
 Check gas connections, pipes and
evaporators using leak-search spray for
leaks.
Note
Leaks in the gas cylinder cause formation
of crusts or yellow frothy deposits on the
gas connections, pipes and evaporator.
Contact Kärcher Customer Service for
maintenance of the gas unit.
Check the tyre pressure
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Connect air pressure testing device to
tyre valve.
 Check air pressure and adjust if re-
quired.
 Set air pressure for the rear tyres to 6
bar.
Replacing wheel
Danger
Risk of injury!
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Remove the key.
 When carrying out repairs on public
highways, wear warning clothing when
working close to passing traffic.
 Check stability of ground. Also secure
the machine with wheel chock(s) to pre-
vent it rolling away.
Check tyres
 Check tyre contact face for foreign ob-
jects.
 Remove objects found.
 Use suitable, commercially available
materials to carry out tyre repairs.
Note:Observe the manufacturer's recom-
mendations. The journey may be resumed
providing that the directions supplied by the
product manufacturer have been observed.
The tyre/wheel change should nonetheless
be carried out as soon as possible.
 Raise slightly the waste container on
the appropriate side and pull it out.
 Loosen the wheel screw.
 Install the jack.
Intake point for the jack (rear wheels)
 Raise machine using vehicle jack.
 Remove the wheel screw.
 Remove wheel.
 Mount spare wheel.
 Screw in the wheel screw.
 Lower machine using vehicle jack.
 Tighten the wheel screw.
 Push in the waste container and lock it.
Note: Use a suitable commercially availa-
ble vehicle jack.
Check the vacuum pressure system
The sweeping system is activated by
–
means of a vacuum pressure system.
If the side brush or the roller brush can-
–
not be lowered, the vacuum pressure
sockets must be checked for proper
connection of the hoses, connect the
appropriate hose if necessary.
If the side brush or the roller brush still
–
cannot be lowered, the vacuum pres-
sure system has a leak. In this case,
consult Customer Service.
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Hose connection at the vacuum pressure
socket of the side brush lowering system
Hose connections at the vacuum pressure
sockets of the roller brush lowering system
Hose connections at vacuum pressure
pump and vacuum pressure socket (accu-
mulator)
Note:The vacuum pressure pump runs
only while the vacuum pressure is built up
in the system. If the pump runs continuous-
ly, contact Customer Service.
Replacing side brush
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Set programme switch to step 1 (driv-
ing). Side brushes lift up.
 Turn main key to "0" and remove it.
 Loosen 3 fastening screws on the un-
derside.
 Remove the worn side brushes.
 Clip new side brushes on to driver and
screw on.
Checking roller brush
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Set programme switch to step 1 (driv-
ing). Roller brush is raised.
 Turn main key to "0" and remove it.
 Secure the machine with wheel
chock(s) to prevent it from rolling away.
 Raise slightly the waste containers on
both sides and pull them out.
 Remove belts or cords from roller
brush.
Replacing roller brush
Replacement is due if a visible deteriora-
tion in sweeping performance caused by
bristle wear is evident.
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
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