Philips sonicare Manual page 27

Removing the rechargeable battery
- Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and
components, which can be recycled and
reused. For recycling information, please
contact your local waste management
facilities or visit www.recycle.philips.com.
- Do not throw away the appliance or the UV
light bulb (bulb contains mercury) with the
normal household waste at the end of its
life, but hand it in at an official collection
point for recycling. By doing this, you help
to preserve the environment.
Warning: Only remove the rechargeable
battery when you discard the appliance.
Make sure the battery is completely empty
when you remove it. Any attempt to remove
the battery will void the warranty.
- To remove the rechargeable battery, you
need a towel or cloth, a hammer and a flat-
head (standard) screwdriver. Observe basic
safety precautions when you follow the
procedure outlined below. Be sure to
protect your eyes, hands, fingers, and the
surface on which you work.
1 To deplete the rechargeable battery of any
charge, remove the handle from the
charger, turn on the Philips Sonicare and let
it run until it stops. Repeat this step until
you can no longer turn on the Philips
Sonicare.
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