– 2 DangerImmediate danger that can cause severeinjury or even death. WarningPossible hazardous situation that couldlead to severe injury or even death.CautionPossible hazardous situation that couldlead to mild injury to persons or damage toproperty.– High-pressure jets can bedangerous if improperlyused. The jet must not bedirected at persons, ani-mals, live electrical equipment or at theappliance itself.– Frost can destroy the not completelydrained appliance. Store the appliancein a frost resistant room during winter. Danger Never touch the mains plug and thesocket with wet hands. The appliance must not be used if thepower cord or important parts of the ap-pliance, e.g. high-pressure hoses, trig-ger gun or safety devices are damaged. Check the power cord and mains plugfor damage before every use. If thepower cord is damaged, please arrangefor it to be replaced immediately by anauthorised repair agent or a skilledelectrician Check the high-pressure hose for dam-age before every use. Please arrangefor the immediate replacement of adamaged high-pressure hose. The appliance may not be used in areaswhere a risk of explosion is present. If the appliance is used in hazardous ar-eas (e.g. filling stations) the corre-sponding safety provisions must beobserved. High-pressure jets can be dangerous ifimproperly used. The jet must not be di-rected at persons, animals, live electri-cal equipment or at the appliance itself. The high-pressure jet must not be di-rected at other persons or directed bythe user at him/herself to clean clothingor footwear. Never use the appliance to clean ob-jects containing hazardous substances(e.g. asbestos). Vehicle tyres or tyre valves are suscep-tible to damage from the high-pressurejet and may burst. The first indication ofthis is a discolouration of the tyre. Dam-aged vehicle tyres/tyre valves are high-ly dangerous. Ensure that a distance ofat least 30 cm is observed when clean-ing with the jet!Symbols in the operating instruc-tionsSymbols on the machineSafety instructions4 EN