- 3The warranty terms published by our com-petent sales company are applicable ineach country. We will repair potential fail-ures of your accessory within the warrantyperiod free of charge, provided that suchfailure is caused by faulty material or de-fects in fabrication. In the event of a warran-ty claim please contact your dealer or thenearest authorized Customer Service cen-ter. Please submit the proof of purchase.The scrubber vacuum is used for wetcleaning or polishing of level floors.– The device can be easily adjusted tothe respective cleaning task by adjust-ing the water volume and the detergentvolume.– The appliance is equipped with a freshwater and a wastewater reservoir (10.6gallons / 40 litres each). These allowsan effective cleaning with a long usagelife.– Depending on the selected cleaninghead, the working width of the B 40 isbetween 17.7 inch (430 mm) and21.6 inch (550 mm).– B 40 C BpThis appliance model is not equippedwith a travel drive. The advance drive isoperated by and is supported by the ro-tation of the brushes. The brush drive ispowered by two batteries.– B 40 W BpThis appliance model is equipped with atravel drive. The travel speed can beadjusted with a rotary knob.– A charger is already integrated in allmodels. Batteries can be selected ac-cording to the configuration (see Chap-ter "Recommended batteries“)NoteThe appliance can be equipped with vari-ous accessories depending on the cleaningtask.Please request our catalogue or visit us onthe Internet at www.kaercher.com.Use this appliance only as directed in theseoperating instructions.– The appliance may only be used for thecleaning of hard surfaces that are notsensitive to moisture and polishing op-erations.– The appliance is not suited for thecleaning of frozen grounds (e.g. in coldstores).– The appliance may only be equippedwith original accessories and spareparts.– The appliance is not suited for the usein potentially explosive environments.– The machine should not be used tosuck in flammable gases, undiluted ac-ids or solvents.This includes petrol, thinning agents orhot oil that can form an explosive mix-ture when it comes in contact withsucked air. Do not use acetone, undilut-ed acids and solvents as they are ag-gressive towards the materials fromwhich the appliance is made.– The machine has been approved foruse on surfaces with max. gradients aslisted under "Technical Specifications".WarrantyFunctionProper use5US