en Charging ! Caution: Before using the vacuum cleaner for the first time, the batteries must be charged for at least 6 hours . Congratulations on your purchase of the Bosch BBH5 / BBH6 / BCH6 vacuum cleaner. This instruction manual describes various BBH5 / BBH6 / BCH6 models, which means that some of the equip- ment features and functions described may not apply to your model. You should only use original Bosch ac- cessories, which have been specially developed for your vacuum cleaner, in order to achieve the best pos- sible vacuuming results. Fig. 3 ‡ To charge the vacuum cleaner, place it near to a so- cket. The appliance can be left standing anywhere in the room. Fig.
7 ‡ Plug the charging cable into the connection at the rear of the appliance. ‡ Plug the charging cable plug into the socket. ‡ The charging indicator flashes during the charging process. ‡ Once the battery is fully charged, the charging indi- cator lights up in blue and no longer flashes. ‡ It is normal for the charging cable and hand vacuum cleaner to become hot and not a cause for concern. Please fold out the picture pages. 1 Floor tool with electric brush Battery charging status indicator Fig. 4* 2 Dirt container release button 3 Battery charging status indicator The battery charging status indicator for the appliance corresponds to one of the two following variants:
4 Sensor Control indicator 5 Dust container a) The indicator shows the charging status of the battery. „ Once the battery is fully charged, the indicator lights up in blue. 6 Outer filter unit 7 Filter cartridge with motor protection filter and foam filter ‡ When the indicator flashes, the battery must be re- charged. 8 Handle 10 Upholstery nozzle* 9 On/off switch b) The indicator LEDs show the charging status of the battery. „ Battery fully charged 11 Crevice nozzle* 12 Professional upholstery nozzle* „ Battery semi-charged 13 Professional crevice nozzle* „ Battery low 14 Carrying strap* 15 Accessory adapter* ‡ When the final LED flashes, the battery must be re- charged.
16 Flexible hose with handle* 17 Upholstery crevice nozzle Vacuuming 18 Additional rotating brush for the floor nozzle* 19 Charging cable Fig. 5 Before using your appliance for the first time ‡ Move the on/off button in the direction of the arrow. Controlling the suction level Fig. 1 Fig. 6 ‡ Carefully plug the handle onto the main housing and lock into place. ‡ To release the handle, press the release button and carefully lift the handle upwards to remove it. To change the suction power, slide the on/off switch to the desired position: ‡ Power level 1 1 Vacuuming without the electric brush switched on. For routine cleaning tasks and particularly low ope- rating noise.
The appliance achieves the maximum run time at this level. ‡ Power level 2 2 Vacuuming at normal power and with the electric brush switched on. For difficult cleaning tasks at an average run time. Fig. 2 ‡ Plug the hand vacuum cleaner into the floor tool and lock into place. ‡ To release the floor tool, press the release button and pull the hand vacuum cleaner out of the tool. 38 * Depending on model