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Tip: The suction wand is not a conve-
nient option for cleaning car seats or
stairs.
Tip: If you ever need to vacuum up sub-
stantial amounts of coarse dirt or de-
bris, use the PowerUnit solo (see "In-
stallation and connection" – "Using the
PowerUnit solo").
Additional battery (HX LA)
(depending on model)
Using the additional battery doubles the
amount of time the vacuum cleaner can
be used for.
Before charging for the first time,
please note the information in "Instal-
lation and connection" – "General bat-
tery information".
Battery charger cradle (HX LS)
(Fig. 30)
(depending on model)
Before charging for the first time,
please note the information in "Instal-
lation and connection" – "General bat-
tery information".
When charging the battery for the first
time, you must use the PowerUnit. As of
the second charging operation, you can
use the battery charger cradle instead.
 Push the battery into the charger cra-
dle until it audibly clicks into place.
 Insert the plug into a power socket.
The charging process will start. The bat-
tery charging state indicator flashes on
the left.
You can find out more about the battery
charging state indicator in "Installation
and connection" – "Battery charging
state indicator".
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If you place the run-down battery in
the charger cradle straight after use, it
will only start charging once the bat-
tery has cooled down.
The cooling process can take up to
60 minutes. The battery charging state
indicator on the charger cradle will not
respond during this time.
Use
Switching on and off (Fig. 31)
 If you have charged the battery in the
wall bracket, take the vacuum cleaner
out of the wall bracket.
 If you have charged the battery di-
rectly, unplug the charging plug from
the charging socket on the bottom of
the battery.
For the best possible cleaning results,
always activate the ComfortClean
function before switching on the vac-
uum cleaner (see "Maintenance" –
"Activating the ComfortClean func-
tion").
 Press the On/Off switch on the Com-
fort handle .
Regulating the suction power (Fig. 31)
The suction power can be regulated to
suit the type of flooring being cleaned.
Reducing the suction power reduces the
amount of effort required to maneuver
the Electrobrush.
There are 3 power levels to choose from
on the Comfort handle: