Manual for VSZ4

Safety Information

• The appliance may be used by children over the age of 8 years and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacity or by persons with a lack of experience or knowledge if they are supervised or have been instructed on the safe use of the appliance and have understood the potential dangers of using the appliance.
• Children must never play with the appliance.
• Cleaning and user maintenance must never be carried out by children without supervision.
• Plastic bags and films must be kept out of the reach of children before disposal. => Risk of suffocation.

Proper use

• Only connect and use the vacuum cleaner in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate.
• Never vacuum without the dust bag or dust container, motor protection or exhaust filter. => This may damage the vacuum cleaner.
• Always keep the vacuum cleaner away from your head when using nozzles and tubes. => This could cause injury!
• When vacuuming stairs, the appliance must always be positioned below the user.
• Do not use the power cord or the hose to carry or transport the vacuum cleaner.
• If this appliance's mains power cable becomes damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, their after-sales service department or a similarly qualified person.
• If using the appliance for longer than 30 minutes, pull out the power cord completely.
• When disconnecting the appliance from the mains, pull on the plug itself to remove it; do not pull on the power cord.
• Do not pull the power cord over sharp edges or allow it to become trapped.
• When the cable is being automatically rewound, ensure that the mains plug is not thrown towards persons, body parts, animals or objects. => Use the mains plug to guide the power cord.
• Pull out the mains plug before carrying out any work on the vacuum cleaner.
• Do not operate the vacuum cleaner if it is damaged. Unplug the appliance from the mains if a fault is detected.
• For safety reasons, only authorised after-sales service personnel are permitted to carry out repairs and fit replacement parts to the vacuum cleaner.
• Protect the vacuum cleaner from the weather, moisture and sources of heat.
• Do not pour flammable substances or substances containing alcohol onto the filters (dust bag, motor protection filter, exhaust filter, etc.).
• The vacuum cleaner is not suitable for use on construction sites. => Vacuuming up building rubble could damage the appliance.
• When not in use, switch off the appliance and pull out the mains plug.
• At the end of its life, the appliance should immediately be rendered unusable, then disposed of in an appropriate manner.

Disposal information

• Packaging: The packaging is designed to protect the vacuum cleaner from being damaged during transportation. It is made of environmentally friendly materials and can therefore be recycled. Dispose of packaging that is no longer required at an appropriate recycling point.
• Old appliance: Old appliances still contain many valuable materials. Therefore, please take appliances that have reached the end of their service life to your retailer or recycling centre so that they can be recycled. For current disposal methods, please enquire at a retailer or your local council.
• Disposal of filters and dust bags: Filters and dust bags are manufactured from environmentally friendly materials. Provided they do not contain substances that are not permitted in household waste, you can dispose of them with your normal household waste.

General information

• Accessories: Your accessories (nozzle, suction pipe, etc.) may look different from but work in the same way as those depicted in the illustrations in this instruction manual.

Notes on the energy label

This vacuum cleaner is a general purpose vacuum cleaner. To achieve the declared energy efficiency and cleaning performance class on carpet, please use the interchangeable universal nozzle. To achieve the declared energy efficiency and cleaning performance class on hard floor with nooks and crannies, please use the hard floor nozzle provided. These calculations are based on the delegated regulation (EU) no. 665/2013 established by the commission on 3rd May 2013 as a supplement to Directive 2010/30/EU. All of the procedures in these instructions that are not described in more precise detail were listed based on DIN EN 60312-1:2014.