Kenmore 116.30412 Owner's Manual page 3

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WARNING
Your safety is important to us.To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,
injury to persons or damage when using your vacuum cleaner, follow basic
safety precautions including the following:
Read this manual before assembling or
using your vacuum cleaner.
Use your cleaner only as described in
this manual. Use only with Sears recom-
mended attachments.
To reduce the risk of electrical shock -
Do not use outdoors or on wet sur-
faces°
Disconnect electrical supply before any
servicing or cleaning. Failure to do so
could result in electrical shock or per-
sonal injury.
Always turn cleaner off before unplug-
ging.
Do not unplug by pulling on cord.r To
unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
Do not use with damaged cord or plug.
If cleaner is not working as it should,
has been dropped, damaged, left out-
doors, or dropped into water, return it to
a Sears Service Center°
Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord
as a handle, close door on cord, or pull
cord around sharp edges or corners.
Do not run cleaner over cord. Keep cord
away from heated surfaces.
Do not leave cleaner when plugged in.
Unplug from outlet when not in use and
before servicing.
Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close
attention is necessary when used by or
near children°
Do not put any objects into openings.
Do not use with any opening blocked;
keep free of dust, lint, hair and anything
that may reduce air flow
Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers, and
all parts of body away from openings
and moving parts.
Do not use cleaner without dust bag
and/or filters in place°
Always change the dust bag after vacu-
uming carpet cleaners or freshener,
powders and fine dusL These products
clog the bag, reduce airflow and can
cause the bag to burst. Failure to
change bag could cause permanent
damage to the cleaner.
Do not use the cleaner to pick up sharp
hard objects, small toys, pins, paper
clips, etc° They may damage the clean-
er or dust bag.
Do not pick up anything that is burning
or smoking, such as cigarettes, match-
es, or hot ashes.
Do not use cleaner to pick up flamma-
ble or combustible liquids (gasoline,
cleaning fluids, perfumes, etc.), or use
in areas where they may be present.
The fumes from these substances can
create a fire hazard or explosion.
Use extra care when cleaning on stairs.
Do not put on chairs, tables, etc. Keep
on floor.
You are responsible for making sure
Do not handle plug or cleaner with wet that your vacuum cleaner is not used by
hands, anyone unable to operate it properly.
SAVE THESE NSTRUCTIONS
Proper assembly and safe use of your vacuum cleaner are your responsibilities. Your
cleaner is intended only for household use. Read this Owner's Manual carefully for
important use and safety information. This guide contains safety statements under
warning and caution symbols. Please pay special attention to these boxes and follow
any instructions given. WARNING statements alert you to such dangers as fire, elec-
trical shock, burns and personal injury_CAUTION statements alert you to such dan-
gers as personal injury and/or property damage_