Kärcher KM 40 W G, Manual

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Danger
Risk of burns!
 Allow engine to cool down.
 Wait for at least 5 minutes after switch-
ing off the engine before checking the
engine oil fill level.
 Open the device hood.
1 Oil dipstick/oil filler neck
 Unscrew and withdraw oil dipstick.
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Wipe off oil dipstick and screw it in.
 Unscrew and withdraw oil dipstick.
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Read the value of the oil level.
– The oil level must be within the marking.
– Top up motor oil if necessary, do not
overfill.
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Fill motor oil into the oil fill neck.
Oil grade: see Technical Data
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Reinsert the oil dipstick.
 Wait at least 5 minutes.
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Check engine oil level.
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DANGER
Risk of burns due to hot oil!
 Allow engine to cool down.
 Open the device hood.
 Unscrew and withdraw oil dipstick.
 Draw off engine oil via the oil filler neck
using 6.491-538 oil-change pump.
 Fill motor oil into the oil fill neck.
Oil grade: see Technical Data
 Reinsert the oil dipstick.
 Wait at least 5 minutes.
 Check engine oil level.
1 Air filter cover
2 Pre-filter
3 Filter element
4 Air filter housing
5 Unlocking button
 Turn the unlocking button and remove
the air filter cover.
 Remove both filter inserts.
 Clean or change the filter inserts.
 Place the pre-filter in the air filter cover.
 Insert the filter element.
The filter slats must point in the direc-
tion of the air filter cover.
 Fit and lock the air filter cover.
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Danger
Risk of burns!
1 Ignition plug
 Open the device hood.
 Remove spark-plug connector.
 Unscrew and clean spark plug.
 Check the electrode gap (0.8 mm), cor-
rect if necessary.
 Screw in a cleaned or new spark plug
(27 Nm).
 Push on spark-plug connector.
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Allow engine to cool down.
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Open the device hood.
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Close the fuel supply.
Turn the rotating knob perpendicular to
the fuel tap.
 Compress the fuel hose from the tank to
the fuel cock so that no fuel leaks out.
 Loosen the hose clamp on the fuel tap.
 Remove the fuel hose.
 Open fuel filler cap.
 Hold the fuel hose over a suitable catch
bin and drain the fuel.
 If the tank is empty, reattach the fuel
hose to the stub of the fuel tap and in-
stall the hose clamp.
The Bowden cable for adjusting the drive is
on the left in the direction of travel.
This must be adjusted if the drive perfor-
mance of the appliance becomes insuffi-
cient when driving uphill.
1 Counter-nut
2 Bowden traction cable
 Open the device hood.
 Loosen counter-nut.
 Adjust the adjustment screw.
 Tighten the counter-nut.
 Switch off engine.
 Lock parking brake.
 Remove the waste container.
 Remove belts or cords from roller
brush.
An adjustment is necessary if the sweeping
result has deteriorated due to wear of the
bristles.
Check the sweeping pattern:
 Raise the sweeper from the front and drive
it on to a smooth, even surface covered
with a visible layer of dust or chalk.
 Lock parking brake.
 Let the sweeping roller rotate for ap-
prox. 15-30 seconds.
 Raise the sweeper at the front and drive
it towards the side.
 The right sweeping track is a regular
rectangle that is 30-40 mm wide.
Adjust sweeping track:
The sweeping track can be adjusted with
the left and right adjustment levers.
 Adjust the left and right adjustment le-
vers and engage into the same boring.
Check engine oil level and top up, if
required
Change the engine oil
Cleaning/replacing air filters
Clean or replace the spark plug
Empty fuel tank
Adjust the Bowden cable of the
acceleration drive
Checking roller brush
Adjusting the sweeping track of the
roller brush
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