Start Up; General Notes; Prior To Start/Safety Test; Operation - Kärcher KM 90/60 R Bp Manual Original

Start up

General notes

The appliance will brake electrically while
standing still, if one of the following condi-
tions is met.
– Foot was removed from the pedal.
– Operator's seat was left for more than 1
second.
– Key switch was set to "0".
The automatic emergency brake will only
work while the appliance is at a standstill.
 Park the sweeper on an even surface.
 Remove the key.

Prior to start/safety test

 Check charging status of battery.
 Check side brush.
 Check the roller brush for wear and
wrapped belts.
 Empty waste container.
 Check tyre pressure.
 Check function of seat contact switch.
Note: For description, see section on Care
and maintenance.

Operation

Adjusting driver's seat

 Pull seat adjustment lever inwards.
 Slide seat, release lever and lock in
place.
 Check that the seat is properly locked in
position by attempting to move it back-
wards and forwards.

Check charging status of battery

– Indicator lamp glows green
Battery is charged (100...40%).
– Indicator lamp glows yellow
Battery is discharged to 40 ... 20%.
– Indicator lamp blinks red
Battery is almost discharged. The
sweeping mode will be shortly switched
off automatically.
– Indicator lamp glows red
Battery is discharged. The sweeping
mode will be terminated automatically
(the sweeping aggregates cannot be
taken into operation until the battery is
charged).
 Drive the machine directly to the charg-
ing station; avoid any steep gradients in
the process.
 Charge battery.

Check immobilizing brake

Danger
Danger of accident. The immobilizing brake
must always be checked first on an even
surface before starting the machine.
 Take the seating position.
 Release emergency-stop button by
turning.
 Set main switch to "1".
 Activate the travel direction switch (for-
ward/reverse).
 Gently depress drive pedal.
The break must unlock audibly and
smoothly start rolling on a level ground.
 Release the drive pedal.
When the drive pedal is released, the
brake must brake in an audible manner.
Note: If this is not the case, put the appli-
ance out of operation and call the customer
service.

Storage area

Note: The max. load of the storage area is
20 kg.
 Ensure safe fastening of the cargo.

Emergency-stop button

– The appliance has an emergency OFF
switch. If this switch is pressed, the ap-
pliance will stop abruptly and the auto-
matic emergency brake will be
activated.
– In order to restart the appliance, first un-
lock the emergency OFF switch, then
turn the key switch on and off.

Programme selection

1 Driving
Driving to the Place of Use.
Side brush and roller brush are raised.
2 Sweeping with sweep roller
Roller brush is lowered.
3 Sweeping using roller brush and
side brushes
Roller brush and side brushes are low-
ered.

Turning on the Appliance

NOTICE
The machine is equipped with a seat con-
tact switch When you quit the driver seat,
the machine comes to a halt after a delay of
approx. 1.5 seconds and the activated
sweep function is switched off.
 Sit on the driver's seat.
 Do NOT press the accelerator pedal.
 Set programme switch to step 1 (driv-
ing).
 Set main switch to "1".

Drive the machine

Danger
Danger of accident! If the machine does not
brake, then proceed as follows:
– If the device does not come to a halt on
a ramp with a gradient of 2% when you
release the drive pedal, then the emer-
gency-stop button may be pressed for
safety reasons only if the mechanical
functioning of the immobilizing brake
has been checked properly before com-
missioning the device.
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EN
– Switch off the machine only after it
comes to a complete halt (on an even
surface) and call up the aftersales ser-
vice!
– Further, follow all warning instructions
for braking.
 Release emergency-stop button by
turning.
 Sit on the seat and set main switch to
"1".
Drive forward
 Set the travel direction switch to "for-
ward".
 Press accelerator pedal down slowly.
Reverse drive
DANGER
– Risk of injury! While reversing, ensure
that there is nobody in the way, ask
them to move if somebody is around.
– During reverse drive, a pulsing warning
sound will be heard.
– The reverse drive speed is lower than
the forward speed for safety reasons.
 Set the travel direction switch to "back-
wards".
 Press accelerator pedal down slowly.
Note
The accelerator pedal can be used to
vary the driving speed infinitely.
Brakes
 Release the accelerator pedal, the ma-
chine brakes automatically and stops.
Driving over obstacles
CAUTION
Objects or loose obstacles may not be run
over or pushed.
 Stationary obstacles of up to 5 cm can
be run over slowly and carefully.
 Stationary obstacles of more than 5 cm
may only be run over using a suitable
ramp.
Overlaod of the drive motor
In case of overloading, the drive motor au-
tomatically switches off after a certain peri-
od. The indicator lamp "Overlaod of the
drive motor" will illuminate red as soon as
the drive motor current is limited. If the con-
trol is overheated, all drives (except for the
horn and the filter cleaning) will be switched
off.
 Allow machine to cool down at least for
15 minutes.
 Turn the main switch to "0" and turn it
back to "1".

Sweeping mode

Danger
Risk of injury! If the bulk waste flap is open,
stones or gravel may be flung forwards by
the roller brush. Make sure that this does
not endanger persons, animals or objects.
CAUTION
Do not sweep up packing strips, wire or
similar objects as this may damage the
sweeping mechanism.
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