Philips FC9256 [11/180] Reminder to clean the filter cylinder

Always leave the hose connected to the appliance during the lter-cleaning process to prevent

dust from coming out of the appliance.

3 Press the cover release button (1) and open the cover (2) (Fig. 34).

4 Turn the lter-cleaning handle until it has made 6 full circles (Fig. 35).

5 Close the cover rmly (‘click’).

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You have to clean the lter cylinder by turning the lter-cleaning handle after each vacuuming

session. This prevents the lter cylinder from clogging and helps maintain optimal suction power.

If you fail to clean the lter cylinder with the lter-cleaning handle a number of vacuuming sessions

in a row:

- the lter-cleaning reminder light ashes for 15 seconds (types without display) (Fig. 27).

- the lter-cleaning reminder symbol on the display ashes for 15 seconds (types with

display). (Fig. 26)

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Use the lter-cleaning handle to clean the lter cylinder after every vacuuming session.

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Always unplug the appliance before you empty the dust bucket.

The dust bucket is not dishwasher-proof.

Empty the dust bucket as soon as the dust level has reached the round disc of the lter cylinder

case.

1 Switch off the appliance and remove the mains plug from the wall socket.

2 To disconnect the hose, press the release button (1) and pull the hose out of the appliance

(2) (Fig. 12).

3 To unlock the cover, press the cover release button (1). Swing open the cover (2). (Fig. 36)

4 Lift the dust bucket out of the appliance (Fig. 37).

5 Press the release button for the lter cylinder unit on the bucket handle (1) and remove the

lter cylinder unit (2) (Fig. 38).

6 Hold the dust bucket over a dustbin and empty it (Fig. 39).

7 Clean the dust bucket with cold tap water and some washing-up liquid.

8 If you want to clean the lter cylinder unit, remove the lter cylinder from the lter cylinder

case. Hold the lter cylinder case with one hand. Grab the top of the lter cylinder (not the

handle) with the other hand and turn it anticlockwise (1). Then lift the lter cylinder out of

the case (2) (Fig. 40).

9 To clean the lter cylinder, gently tap it against the dustbin to release all ne dust from the

lter cylinder. (Fig. 41)

If you persistently fail to turn the lter-cleaning handle when the lter-cleaning reminder light (for

types without display) or the lter-cleaning reminder symbol on the display (for appliance with

display) ashes, the lter cylinder clogs up with dirt and the suction power decreases over time.

If this happens, unclog the lter cylinder in the following way:

- Hold the lter cylinder over a dustbin and clean it with the cleaning brush supplied. Gently

brush from the top of the lter downwards along the ribs of the lter (Fig. 42).

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