Philips FC6132 [10/164] English

Using the appliance

Always switch off the appliance before you connect or disconnect

accessories.

1 Put the plug in the wall socket.

2 Push the on/off slide on the vacuum cleaner or on the stick

(FC6132 only) forwards to switch on the appliance (Fig. 9).

3 Push the on/off slide on the vacuum cleaner or on the stick

(FC6132 only) backwards to switch off the appliance (Fig. 10).

Cleaning and maintenance

Never immerse the appliance in water or any other liquid, nor rinse it

under the tap.

1 Remove the plug from the wall socket before you clean the

appliance.

2 Clean the appliance with a damp cloth.

Emptying the dust compartment quickly

Make sure that you empty the dust compartment regularly to optimise

the performance of the appliance.

Always unplug the appliance before you empty the dust compartment.

1 Press the nosepiece release button (1) and remove the nosepiece

from the appliance (2) (Fig. 11).

2 Empty the contents of the dust compartment into a

dustbin (Fig. 12).

Tip: Alternatively, you can use a normal vacuum cleaner to vacuum

the contents out of the dust compartment.

3 Push the nosepiece back onto the appliance (‘click’) (Fig. 13).

ENGLISH10