Preparing For Use - Miele HS14 Operating Instructions Manual

Preparing for use

Attach the suction hose (dia. 01)
 Insert the hose connector into the
suction socket on the vacuum
cleaner until it clicks into position. To
do this, line up the guides on the two
pieces.
To detach the suction hose (dia. 02)
 Press the release buttons at the side
of the hose connector, and lift the
hose from the socket.
Connect the suction hose to the
handle (dia. 03)
 Insert the suction hose into the
handle until it clicks into position.
Connect the handle to the suction
tube (dia. 04)
 Insert the handle into the suction tube
until it clicks into position. To do this,
line up the guides on the two pieces.
 To release the handle from the suc-
tion tube, press the release button
and pull the handle out of the suction
tube, twisting it slightly as you do so.
To adjust the telescopic tube (dia. 05)
One part of the telescopic tube is
packed inside the other and can be ad-
justed to suit your height for comfort-
able vacuum cleaning.
 Press the release button to release
the tubes and adjust to the required
height.
To attach the telescopic suction tube
to the standard floorhead / hard
floorbrush (dia. 06)
 Push the telescopic suction tube into
the floorhead / hard floorbrush and
turn it clockwise or anti-clockwise un-
til it clicks into position.
 To release the floorhead / floorbrush
from the suction tube, press the re-
lease button.
Using the SRD hard floorbrush
(depending on model)
Please observe the flooring manu-
facturer's cleaning and care instruc-
tions.
This hard floorbrush is especially suit-
able for vacuuming floors with deep
gaps and crevices, e.g. old wooden
flooring.
To adjust the floorhead (dia. 07 + 08)
This vacuum cleaner can be used for
daily cleaning of carpets, rugs and ro-
bust hard flooring.
Miele offer a range of other floorheads,
brushes and accessories for other types
of flooring and special requirements
(see "Optional accessories").
Please observe the flooring manu-
facturer's cleaning and care instruc-
tions.
Vacuum carpets and rugs with the
brush retracted:
 Press the  foot control.
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