Personal Injury HazardUse care If vacuum cleaner Is placedon stairs. If it falls, personal injuryorproperty damage could result.Carpet edgesGuide either side or the front of the nozzlealong a baseboard. The full length brusheshelp remove trapped dirt at carpet edges.StairsPut handle in ful! upright position. Use thecrevice tool or dusting brush. Set the On/Offswitch to ON.MOTOR PROTECTIONSYSTEMThermal ProtectorThis vacuum has a thermal protector whichautomatically trips to protect the vacuumfrom overheating. If a clog prevents thenormal flow of air to the motor, the thermalprotector turns the motor off automatically toallow the motor to cool in order to preventpossible damage to the vacuum.To correct problem: If this occurs, turn thevacuum off and unplug the power cord fromthe outlet to allow the vacuum to cool andthe thermal protector to reset. Check forand remove clogs, if necessary. Also checkand clean/replace any cloggedfilters. Waitapproximatelythirty (30) minutesand plugthe vacuum in and turn back on to see ifthemotorprotector has reset. The motorprotectorwill not reset if the vacuum is nottumed off even if the vacuum has cooleddown.PERFORMANCEINDICATORSOME MODELSWhen the unit is running with normal airflow, the light on the performance indicatoris off. The light comes on whenever theairflow becomes blocked. If that occurs,check the dust bin, clean/replace cloggedfilters, and check other possible cloglocations shown in CLOG REMOVAL.To correct problem: See the TROUBLE-SHOOTING chart.NOT,Te flight mayalso come onwhen usingattachments,due toreducedairflowthrough theattachment.11