Miele S 8900, Operating Instructions Manual

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Use
Power cord
,
Unwind the cord completely to
aid the vacuum in dissipating heat.
Do not pull or carry by the cord, use
the cord as a handle, close a door
on the cord, or pull the cord around
sharp edges or corners. Do not run
the appliance over the cord. Keep
the cord away from heated surfaces.
Do not unplug by pulling the cord. To
unplug grasp the plug, not the cord.
This appliance is equipped with a
power cord reel. Hold the plug when
rewinding onto cord reel. Do not
allow plug to whip when rewinding.
Unwinding (see fig. 11)
^
Pull the cord out to the desired length
(max. approx. 21.4 ft / 6.5 m).
^
Plug the power plug into the
electrical outlet.
Depending on the model, the lighting of
the Park-System on both sides of the
vacuum cleaner switches on.
The first time the vacuum cleaner is
used, the lighting turns on after
approx. two minutes.
,
If you intend to use the vacuum
cleaner for more than 30 minutes,
you will need to pull the cord all the
way out. This is to help prevent
overheating and damage to the
appliance.
Rewinding (see fig. 12)
^
Unplug the power plug from the
electrical outlet.
If your vacuum cleaner is equipped
with an illuminated Park-System, the
lighting switches off again automatically
approx. 30 seconds after disconnecting
the power.
^
Tap the rewind foot switch and the
power cord will rewind automatically.
Turn the vacuum cleaner on and off
(see fig. 13)
^
Press the On/Off foot switch
s
.
The Standby indicator
-
on the display
panel of the vacuum cleaner and the
LED
-
on the Comfort handpiece light
yellow.
First use (see fig. 14)
^
Press
–
to select a lower power level.
^
Press
+
to select a higher power
level.
^
By pressing the Standby button
-
on the Comfort handpiece (see fig.
15) the next time the vacuum is used
it will turn on to the last selected
power level.
Selecting the suction power
You can adjust the suction power to suit
the situation. When you reduce the
suction power, the floor brush can be
moved with less effort.
On the Comfort handpiece you will see
various symbols that show examples of
which power level is recommended for
which purpose.
The selected power level lights yellow.
en
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