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• People and animals must not
be vacuumed with the machine.
• Do not aim the suction hose
and nozzle at yourself or oth-
ers during use, particularly not
at the eyes and ears; there is a
risk of injury.
• Do not vacuum any hot, incan-
descent, flammable, explosive
materials, or those which en-
danger health. This includes
hot ashes, petrol, solvents,
acids or caustic solutions. Per-
sonal injury could occur.
• Nozzles and suction tubes
must not reach head level
whilst in use. Personal injury
could occur.
To avoid accidents and injuries
from electric shocks:
• Ensure that the mains cable is
not damaged by being pulled
over sharp edges, by jamming,
or by pulling on the cable.
• Before each use, check the
power supply lead and the ex-
tension cable for damage and
ageing. Do not use the equip-
ment if the cable is damaged or
worn. Danger of electric shock
hazard.
• If the power cable for this
equipment is damaged, it must
be replaced by the manufac-
turer, a customer service agent
of the same or a similarly quali-
fied person in order to prevent
hazards.
• Switch the machine off and pull
the plug under the following cir-
cumstances:
- when you are not using the
device,
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- transporting it or leaving it
unattended;
- when you are checking the
device, cleaning it or remov-
ing blockages;
- when you are carrying out
cleaning work or replacing
accessories;
- when the power or extension
cable is damaged; after con-
tact with foreign bodies or in
case of abnormal vibration.
• Never use the mains lead to
pull the plug out of the socket
or to pull the appliance. Protect
the mains lead from heat, oil
and sharp edges.
• Make sure that the mains volt-
age corresponds with the infor-
mation on the rating plate.
• Only plug the appliance into a
socket which is safeguarded by
at least 16 A.
• The device must only be con-
nected to a mains socket via a
residual-current circuit breaker
(RCD) with a rated leakage cur-
rent of not more than 30 mA.
The following states how dam-
age to the appliance and pos-
sible injury to people can be
avoided:
• Ensure that the machine is cor-
rectly assembled and the filters
are in the correct position.
• Do not use without the filter. This
could damage the machine.
• Only use original spare parts
and accessories delivered and
recommended by our Service
Centre (see "Spare parts/Ac-
cessories"). The use of parts
by other manufacturers imme-