12Care and CleaningCleaning the indoor and outdoorunits and the remote controller Wipe them with dry soft cloth.For cleaning, do not use water hotter than40°C, benzine, gasoline, thinner, nor othervolatile oils, polishing compound, scrubbingbrushes nor other hard stuff.Replacing air purifying filters(It is recommended to replace them everythree months.) Air purifying filters need to be replaced regularly.1 Open the front grille and pull out theair filters.2 Take off the airpurifying filters.4 Attach the airpurifying filter.Air filterAir purifyingfilter frame• Hold the recessedparts of the frameand unhook the fourclaws.3 Detach the filterelement andattach a newone.5 Set the air filtersas they wereand close thefront grille.(Push the grille atthe 4 points, two atboth sides and inthe middle.)NOTE To order air purifying filters, contact the serviceshop where you bought the air conditioner. Once the air purifying filter element gets dirty, itis not reusable but must be thrown away. Operation with dirty air purifying filters :• cannot clean the air.• results in poor cooling.• may cause odour.ItemAir purifying filter (with frame)Air purifying filter (without frame)Part No.KAF918A41KAF918A42PushBefore cleaning, be sure to stop theoperation and turn the breaker OFF.(It is recommended to clean them every two weeks.)1 Open the front grille.2 Push cleaning lampreset button.(See page 5.)3 Pull out the air filters.4 Take off the airpurifying filters andclean them.5 Set the air purifying filters and the air filtersas they were and close the front grille.CAUTIONCleaning the air filtersClean the air filters,when cleaning lamplights up.Hold the grille by the tabs on the two sidesand lift it unitl it stops with a click. (about 60°)Push a little upwards thetab at the center of eachair filter, the pull it down.Wash them withwater, or cleanthem with avacuum cleaner.If the dust does notcome off easily, wash them with neutraldetergent thinned with lukewarm water,then dry them up in the shade.Insert claws of the filters into slots of the front panel. Thefront grille should lock at both sides and at the point inthe middle. Push the grille at the 4 points indicated by .l In a dusty environment, clean the air filtersat least once in every two weeks.Operation with dusty air filters lowers the coolingcapacity and wastes energy.NOTE