Cleaning And Care; Filter System; Activating The Comfortclean Self-Cleaning Function; Emptying The Dust Container - Miele HS23 Operating Instructions Manual

Cleaning and care

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Risk of injury caused by rotating
roller brush.
You can injure yourself on the rotat-
ing roller brush.
Always switch the vacuum cleaner
off before cleaning and caring for it.
Use the On/Off switch on the handle
to do this.
Filter system (Fig. 32)
 Screw cap
 Fine dust filter
 Dust container
d Pre-filter
e Dust container flap
Activating the ComfortClean self-
cleaning function (Fig. 33)
Always run the interim cleaning function
for the fine dust filter before emptying
the dust container. You should also run
it whenever the suction power begins to
drop.
This enables the vacuum cleaner to
achieve the very best cleaning perform-
ance again straight away.
 Turn the screw cap 3 times by 180°.
When turning the cap, you will hear a
noise, which is a normal part of how the
ComfortClean self-cleaning function
works.
Emptying the dust container (Fig. 34)
Empty the dust container at the latest
when the dust has reached the Max.
marking on the dust container.
Provided that no prohibited sub-
stances are present, the contents of
the dust container can be disposed of
with normal household waste.
 Hold the dust container close to the
bin to prevent dust from billowing out.
 Press the release button on the bot-
tom of the dust container.
The flap will open and the dust will fall
out.
If dust balls, hair or coarse debris do
not fall out, remove the pre-filter by
pulling it downwards (see the following
section: "Cleaning the dust container
and pre-filter").
 Close the dust container flap, making
sure it clicks into place.
Cleaning the dust container and pre-
filter (Fig. 35, 36 + 37)
Clean the dust container and pre-filter
as required.
 Empty the dust container over a bin.
 Remove the pre-filter by pulling it
downwards (Fig. 35).
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Risk of damage caused by incor-
rect cleaning.
The pre-filter can become damaged
and be less effective as a result.
Do not clean the pre-filter with water.
Do not use pointed or sharp-edged
objects to clean the filter.
 Clean the dust container and pre-filter
with a dry cloth or with a cleaning
tool which is located on the side of
the PowerUnit (Fig. 36).
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