Kenmore BC4040 Use & Care Manual page 17

For best cleaning results, the dust bag
should be changed often. The CHECK
BAG indicator will turn to red when the
bag needs to be changed or the airflow is
blocked.
NOTE: See REPLACEMENT PARTS for part
number and purchase details (page 6).
1. Turn off and
unplug vacuum
cleaner.
2. Remove hose
from canister.
3. Squeeze the
hood release
button, then lift
canister hood.
4. Pull bag out of the bag mount.
NOTE: The bag mount will flip forward
after removing bag. This will prevent
the hood from closing until a new bag is
installed.
Bag
Mount
5. Check the motor safety filter and clean
or, if necessary replace. See MOTOR
SAFETY FILTER CLEANING (page 18).
Motor
Safety
Filter
DUST BAG CHANGING
Hood
Release
NOTE: DO NOT bend or crease the middle
of the cardboard when installing the bag
into the bag mount slots.
6. Rotate bag mount down and install
bag into slots per illustration, pushing
down until the cardboard tab locks into
position and the holes align.
Bag
Mount
7. Tuck the bag securely into the bag
cavity so that none of the bag will be
pinched by the hood.
8. Close and latch canister hood.
9. Insert hose into canister until it snaps in
place.
10. Plug cord into wall outlet.
CAUTION
NEVER REUSE A DUST BAG. Very fine
materials, such as carpet freshener,
face powder, fine dust, plaster, soot,
new carpet lint, etc. can clog the bag
and cause it to burst before it is full,
which may damage the vacuum cleaner
motor. Change bag more often when
vacuuming these materials.
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