BOSCH BGL38 Bagged Vacuum Cleaner User Manual
- June 4, 2024
- Bosch
Table of Contents
Bagged Vacuum Cleaner
BGL38/BGB38/BGD38
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User manual
BGL38 Bagged Vacuum Cleaner
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**** Safety
- Read this instruction manual carefully.
- Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner.
- Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. Only use this appliance:
- With genuine parts and accessories. Damage caused by using third-party products is not covered under the warranty.
- For cleaning surfaces.
- for applications described in these instructions.
- In private households and in enclosed spaces in a domestic environment at room temperature.
- Up to an altitude of max. 2000 m above sea level. Do not use the appliance:
- For vacuum-cleaning persons or animals.
- For vacuuming up harmful, sharp-edged, hot or burning substances.
- For vacuuming up damp substances or liquids.
- For vacuuming up highly flammable or explosive materials and gases.
- For vacuuming up ash or soot from stoves and central heating systems.
- For vacuuming up toner dust from printers and photocopiers.
- For vacuuming up building rubble. Disconnect the appliance from the power supply when:
- cleaning the appliance.
This appliance may be used by children aged 8 or over and by people who have
reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or inadequate experience and/or
knowledge, provided that they are supervised or have been instructed on how to
use the appliance safely and have understood the resulting dangers.
Do not let children play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance must not be performed by children unless they
are being supervised.
▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist
staff.
▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance.
▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, the manufacturer’s Customer Service, or a similarly qualified
person in order to prevent any risk.
▶ Never operate a damaged appliance.
▶ Never operate an appliance with a cracked or fractured surface.
▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the appliance. Always unplug the
appliance at the mains.
▶ Never pull or carry the appliance by the power cord.
▶ If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, immediately unplug the power
cord or switch off the fuse in the fuse box.
▶ Call customer services. → Page 14
▶ Only use the appliance in enclosed spaces.
▶ Never expose the appliance to intense heat or humidity.
▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners to clean the appliance.
▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with hot appliance parts or heat
sources.
▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with sharp points or edges.
▶ Never kink, crush or modify the power cord.
▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications
on the rating plate.
▶ Do not apply flammable substances or substances containing alcohol to the
dust bag or filter.
▶ When cleaning the appliance, do not use flammable substances or substances
that contain alcohol.
▶ Pull out the power cord completely.
▶ Keep clothing, hair, fingers, and other body parts away from the openings on
the appliance and the moving parts.
▶ Never point the pipe or the nozzles towards eyes, hair, ears, or mouths.
▶ When vacuuming stairs, ensure that there are no persons underneath the
appliance.
▶ When taking a break from vacuuming, switch off the appliance and pull out
the mains plug.
▶ Retract the power cord.
▶ When the cord is being rewound automatically, ensure that the mains plug is
not thrown in the direction of persons, body parts, animals or objects.
▶ Keep packaging material away from children.
▶ Do not let children play with packaging material.
Preventing material damage
▶ Never place the appliance on the hose.
▶ Regularly check the running surfaces of the nozzles for wear.
▶ Replace worn nozzles.
▶ Never operate the appliance without a dust bag.
▶ Never operate the appliance without the motor protection filter.
▶ Never operate the appliance without the exhaust filter.
Overview
You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here.
→ Fig. 1
1 | Adjustable floor tool1 |
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2 | Telescopic tube with a sliding switch1 |
3 | Handle1 |
4 | Hose |
5 | Power control1 and on/off switch |
6 | Parking aid |
7 | Power cord |
8 | Bag change indicator |
9 | Lid |
10 | Handle |
11 | Storage aid |
1Depending on the appliance specifications
Operating the appliance
Follow the illustrated instructions.
1Depending on the appliance specifications
Installing the appliance
→ Fig. 2 – 4
Operating the appliance
→ Fig. 5 – 12
Removing the appliance
→ Fig. 13 – 14
Cleaning and servicing
Follow the illustrated instructions.
Changing the dust bag
→ Fig. 15 – 17
Cleaning the motor protection filter
→ Fig. 18 – 20
Cleaning the exhaust filter 1
→ Fig. 21 – 26
Troubleshooting
▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist
staff.
▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance.
▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, the manufacturer’s Customer Service or a similarly qualified
person in order to prevent any risk.
Suction is reduced.
Nozzle, telescopic tube or hose are blocked.
- Dismantle the appliance.
- Remove the blockage.
The exhaust filter is dirty.
▶ Clean the exhaust filter.
Disposing of old appliance The dust bag is full.
▶ Change the dust bag.
The household fuse trips when the appliance is switched on.
Several appliances are operated simultaneously at an electrical mains supply.
- Switch on the household fuse.
- Set the lowest performance level.
- Switch the appliance on.
Disposing of old appliance
- Unplug the appliance from the mains.
- Cut through the power cord.
- Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally friendly manner.
Information about current disposal methods are available from your specialist dealer or local authority.
This appliance is labeled in accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU concerning used electrical and electronic appliances (waste electrical and electronic equipment – WEEE). The guideline determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the EU.
Customer Service
Detailed information on the warranty period and terms of the warranty in your
country is available from our after-sales service, your retailer or on our
website.
The contact details for Customer Service can be found in the enclosed Customer
Service directory or on our website.
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BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
Carl-Wery-Straße 34
81739 München, GERMANY
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Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd.
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Wolverton, Milton Keynes
MK12 5PT
United Kingdom
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