Kenmore 116.35923 - Manual (Page 10)

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
When the vacuum cleaner is running with
normal air flow, the light on the performance
Indicator is oft The tight comes on whenever
the airflow becomes blocked. If that occurs,
check the disposable dust bag, motor safety
filter and other possible clog locations shown
in CLOG REMOVAL
NOTE: The iight may come on when using
certain attachments, due to reduced airflow
through attachment.
GENTLE SWEEP FUNCTION
Your Kenmore vacuum cleaner features a
two (2) speed, direct drive agitator for
cleaning a variety of floor surfaces. Please
review the table below before using your
vacuum cleaner.
1. Do not use the CARPET setting (high
speed) for cleaning berber style car­
pet. The high agitator speed could
damage the carpet or cause excessive
carpet wear.
3.
Use the GENTLE setting (iow speed)
ONLY for berber or delicate pile car­
peting. The agitator may siow down or
stop on thick carpeting, area rugs or
throw rugs. If agitator stops and does
not restart, see AGITATOR MOTOR
OVERLOAD PROTECTOR.
The FLOOR setting may be used for
all indoor bare floors including wood,
tile, linoleum, slate etc.
Touch Control
Setting
Agitator
Speed
Bare Commercial
Floor 1 or Low Pile
Berber
or Delicate
Carpet Plush Shag
Area
Rug
Carpet (1) High 6/ ✓ ✓
Gentle (2) Low
Floor (3) Off
PILE HEIGHT SELECTION AND SETTING
To select a pile height setting:
Turn off vacuum cleaner. Select a pile
height setting by tilting the cleaner back
until the front wheels are lifted slightly off
the floor.
Slide the adjustment lever to the correct
setting.
There are four (4) pile height settings on
the vacuum cleaner. Use the
LOW setting
for most low-pile carpets and bare floor
cleaning (with agitator
OFF), and the
HIGH setting for high-piie carpets like
shag carpet, scatter rugs, etc. Use the
other settings as needed for carpet
heights in between.
10
A
CAUTION
Do not allow vacuum cleaner to remain
in one spot for any length of time
when the agitator is turning. Damage
to carpet may occur.