User Manual
recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the
environment (Fig. 26).
- The built-in rechargeable batteries contain substances that may
pollute the environment. Remove the batteries when you discard the
appliance. Do not throw away the batteries with the normal
household waste, but hand them in at an ofcial collection point. You
can also take the appliance to a Philips service centre. The staff of this
centre will remove the batteries for you and will dispose of them in
an environmentally safe way (Fig. 27).
If you are not going to use the appliance for a longer period of time,
remove the adapter from the wall socket to save energy.
NiMH batteries may explode when exposed to high temperatures or
re.
Only remove the rechargeable batteries if they are completely empty.
Remove the rechargeable batteries in the following way.
1 Let the vacuum cleaner run until it stops, undo the screws and
open the vacuum cleaner (Fig. 28).
2 Cut the connecting wires one by one and remove the
batteries (Fig. 29).
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 nd its phone number in the
worldwide guarantee leaet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in
your country, go to your local Philips dealer.
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