Miele Compact C2 Electro PowerLine - SDCE0 Operating instructions - Page 15

en How the airflow indicator works The airflow indicator is designed to show when the bag is full of common household dust and measures the amount of air flow through the filter bag. Normal household dust is a mixture of dust, hair, carpet fluff, threads, sand, etc. However, if fine dust, such as drill dust, sand, plaster or flour is vacuumed, the pores of the filter bag may become blocked. The marker will indicate that the bag is "full" even when it is not. The filter bag should be changed as the suction power is greatly reduced. If the bag is bulging with pet fur, hair, carpet fluff, etc. the indicator may not register "full". This is because the air flow of the filter bag may still be high enough not to activate the marker to show maximum. The filter bag should still be changed. Replacing the filter bag (see fig. 29 + 30) ^ Open the dust compartment lid and raise until it clicks into place (see fig. 11). The filter bag has a closing flap which closes automatically when the dust compartment lid is raised to prevent any dust from escaping. ^ Grasp the finger grip and pull the filter bag out of the holder. ^ Insert the new filter bag as far as it will go into the filter bag holder. Do not unfold the filter bag when taking it out of the box. ^ Unfold the filter bag in the dust compartment. ^ Close the dust compartment lid until it clicks into place. Take care not to catch the filter bag in the lid. ,A empty-operation-barrier will block the dust compartment lid from closing if no filter bag is inserted. Do Not Use Force! When to change the dust compartment filter (motor protection) Replace the dust compartment filter every time you start a new box of filter bags. A dust compartment filter is supplied with each box of Miele filter bags. Replacing the dust compartment filter (motor protection) (see fig. 31) ^ Open the dust compartment lid. ^ Remove the filter bag. ^ Open the filter frame, remove the old filter and replace with a new one. ^ Close the filter frame. ^ Replace the filter bag. ^ Close the dust compartment lid firmly until it clicks into place, making sure the filter bag does not get caught. 15