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Personal safety
• Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common
sense when operating a power tool. Do not use a power
tool while you are tired or under the inuence of drugs,
alcohol or medication. A moment of inattention while
operating power tools may result in serious personal
injury.
• Use personal protective equipment. Always wear eye
protection. Protective equipment such as dust mask,
non-skid safety shoes, hard hat, or hearing protection
used for appropriate conditions will reduce personal
injuries.
• Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the switch is in
the o-position before connecting to power source
and/or battery pack, picking up or carrying the tool.
Carrying power tools with your nger on the switch or
energising power tools that have the switch on invites
accidents.
• Remove any adjusting key or wrench before turning the
power tool on. A wrench or a key left attached to a rotat-
ing part of the power tool may result in personal injury.
• Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at
all times. This enables better control of the power tool in
unexpected situations.
• Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewellery.
Keep your hair, clothing and gloves away from mov-
ing parts. Loose clothes, jewellery or long hair can be
caught in moving parts.
• If devices are provided for the connection of dust ex-
traction and collection facilities, ensure these are con-
nected and properly used. Use of dust collection can
reduce dust-related hazards.
Power tool use and care
• Do not force the power tool. Use the correct power tool
for your application. The correct power tool will do the
job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
• Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn
it on and o. Any power tool that cannot be controlled
with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source and/or the
battery pack from the power tool before making any ad-
justments, changing accessories, or storing power tools.
Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of start-
ing the power tool accidentally.
• Store idle power tools out of the reach of children and
do not allow persons unfamiliar with the power tool
or these instructions to operate the power tool. Power
tools are dangerous in the hands of untrained users.
• Maintain power tools. Check for misalignment or bind-
ing of moving parts, breakage of parts and any other
condition that may aect the power tool’s operation.
If damaged, have the power tool repaired before use.
Many accidents are caused by poorly maintained power
tools.
• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly maintained
cutting tools with sharp cutting edges are less likely to
bind and are easier to control.
• Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits etc. in ac-
cordance with these instructions, taking into account
the working conditions and the work to be performed.
Use of the power tool for operations dierent from
those intended could result in a hazardous situation.
SERVICE
Have your power tool serviced by a qualied repair person
using only identical replacement parts. This will ensure
that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
VACUUM CLEANER MAY NOT BE USED FOR:
• Cleaning persons or animals;
• Vacuuming up:
– hazardous, sharp-edged, hot or red hot substances.
– highly ammable or explosive substances and gases
– ash, soot from tiled stoves and central heating systems
– toner dust from printers and copiers.
• Keep suction away from your head when using the han-
dle, nozzles or pipe.
=> Risk of injury.
• Stand the appliance on a rm, secure surface when vac-
uuming.
• When vacuuming stairs, the appliance must always be
lower down than you.
• In the following cases, stop using the appliance immedi-
ately and contact the after-sales service:
– if the mains connection cable is damaged;
– if the appliance has been dropped.
• Do not use the power cord to carry the vacuum cleaner.
• Fully extend the power cord when using the vacuum
cleaner continuously for several hours.
• When disconnecting the appliance from the mains, pull
on the plug, not the power cord.
• Do not pull the power cord around sharp corners or al-
low it to become trapped.
• Unplug the power cord from the mains before carrying
out any work on the vacuum cleaner or its accessories.
• Do not use the vacuum cleaner if it is damaged. Unplug
the power cord from the mains if a fault is detected.
• For safety reasons, only authorised after-sales service
personnel are permitted to carry out repairs and t re-
placement parts to the vacuum cleaner.
• Protect the vacuum cleaner from outside weather con-
ditions, moisture and sources of heat.
• The vacuum cleaner is not suitable for use on building
sites.
=> Vacuuming up building rubble could damage the ap-
pliance.
• Switch o the appliance when it is not in use.