Philips FC8132 [11/116] English

Environment

- Do not throw away the appliance 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 (Fig. 31).

Guarantee and service

If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit the Philips website at www.

philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country (you find its phone

number in the worldwide guarantee leaflet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your country,

go to your local Philips dealer.

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1 The suction power is insufficient

- Perhaps the dustbag is full.

If necessary, empty the dustbag.

- Perhaps the filters need to be cleaned or replaced.

If necessary, clean or replace the filters.

- Perhaps the suction power slide on the handgrip is open.

Close the slide.

- Perhaps the electronic suction power control is set to a low setting.

Set the control to a higher setting.

- Perhaps the nozzle, tube or hose is blocked up. (Fig. 32)

To remove the obstruction, disconnect the blocked-up item and connect it (as far as possible) the

other way round. Switch on the vacuum cleaner to force the air through the blocked-up item in

opposite direction.

2 Specific types only: hairs are entangled around the brush inside the mini turbo brush.

- Clean the mini turbo brush. See chapter ‘Cleaning’, section ‘Cleaning the mini turbo brush’.

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