Before Use; Charging The Batteries - Dirt Devil Gator M138 Manual De Instrucciones

3 Before use

3.1 Unpacking
3 Before use
1. Unpack the appliance and all its accesso-
ries.
2. Check the contents for completeness and
possible damages (Fig. 1).
NOTE:
Immediately contact your dealer if you have
found damage resulting from transport.

3.2 Charging the batteries

WARNING:
Danger of injury due to incorrect charging!
Only use the mains adapter supplied with
the appliance for charging the rechargeable
batteries.
A
2
A B
3
16 h
4
20
ATTENTION:
Always transport or ship the appliance in its
original packaging to avoid damage. Keep
the packaging for such an event. Dispose of
no longer needed packaging material
according to the laws of your country of res-
idence.
ATTENTION:
Take care to fully charge and then fully dis-
charge the batteries. Avoid charging for
more than 16 hours. This would reduce the
batteries' service life.
B
NOTE:
The appliance cannot be charged when
switched on.
1. Make sure that the on/off switch is not in
the "ON" position (Fig. 2/A).
2. Connect the mains adapter to the provid-
ed socket on the handle of the vacuum
cleaner (Fig. 2/B).
3. Now connect the power plug of the mains
adapter to a socket that carries the voltage
indicated on the type plate (Fig. 3/A). The
charging indication light goes on (Fig. 3/B).
NOTE:
The charging indication light remains lit until
the batteries are fully charged.
4. Now charge the batteries for approx.
16 hours, until the charging indication light
goes out (Fig. 4).
5. Disconnect the mains adapter from the
socket and from the appliance.
Your hand-held vacuum cleaner is now ready
for use.