BOSCH BHN24L Rechargeable Vacuum Cleaner Instruction Manual

: October 27, 2023
: Bosch

Table of Contents

BOSCH BHN24L Rechargeable Vacuum Cleaner
- Intended use
- Spare parts, accessories
Safety information
References
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BOSCH BHN24L Rechargeable Vacuum Cleaner

Please keep this instruction manual for future reference.
When passing the vacuum cleaner on to a third party, please also pass on this instruction manual.

Intended use

Please read the information on intended use to ensure that you use the appliance correctly and safely.

Only use this appliance:

As speciﬁed in this instruction manual.
With genuine parts and accessories. Damage caused by using third-party products is not covered under the warranty.
For cleaning surfaces.
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.

In order to prevent injuries and damage, the vacuum cleaner must not be used for:

Vacuuming persons or animals.
Vacuuming up:
- Hazardous, sharp-edged, hot or red-hot substances.
- Damp or liquid substances.
- Highly ﬂammable or explosive substances and gases.
- Ash, soot from tiled stoves and central heating systems.
- Toner dust from printers and copiers.

Spare parts, accessories

Our original spare parts and original (special) accessories are designed to work with the features and requirements of our vacuum cleaners. We therefore recommend that you only use our original spare parts and original (special) accessories. This will ensure that your vacuum cleaner has a long service life and that the quality of its cleaning performance will remain consistently high throughout.

Please note: Using unsuitable or inferior-quality spare parts and (special) accessories can damage your vacuum cleaner. Damage caused by the use of such products is not covered by our guarantee.

Safety information

This vacuum cleaner complies with the recognized rules of technology and the relevant safety regulations.

The appliance may be used by children over the age of 8 years and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacity or by per-sons with a lack of experience or knowledge if they are supervised or have been instructed on the safe use of the appliance and have understood the potential dangers of using the appliance.
Children must never play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance must never be carried out by children without supervision.
Plastic bags and ﬁlms must be kept out of the reach of children and disposed of. =>There is a risk of suffocation.

Proper use

To charge, only use the charging cable included in the scope of supply.
The charging cable must only be connected and operated as speciﬁed on the rating plate.
The appliance must only be stored and charged in-doors.
Do not expose the appliance to temperatures below 0 °C or above 40 °C.
Never vacuum without the dust bag or dust container, motor protection or exhaust ﬁlter.
=> This may damage the vacuum cleaner.
Keep the vacuum cleaner away from your head when using nozzles and tubes. => This could cause injury.
Do not use a damaged charging cable. Replace it with an original charging cable.
When disconnecting the charging cable from the mains, pull the plug itself to remove it; do not pull on the power cord.
Do not pull the charging cable over sharp edges or allow it to become trapped.
Before carrying out any work on the vacuum cleaner, switch off the appliance and disconnect it from the charging cable and the mains.
Do not operate the vacuum cleaner if it is damaged.
If a fault is detected, switch off the appliance and dis-connect it from the charging cable and the mains.
For safety reasons, only authorized after-sales service personnel are permitted to carry out repairs and ﬁt replacement parts to the vacuum cleaner.
In the following cases, you must stop the appliance immediately and contact the after-sales service:
- If you have accidentally vacuumed up some liquid or liquid has entered the inside of the appliance;
- If the appliance has been dropped and damaged.
Protect the vacuum cleaner from outside weather conditions, moisture and sources of heat.
Do not pour ﬂammable substances or substances containing alcohol onto the ﬁlters (motor protection ﬁlter, exhaust ﬁlter, etc.).
The vacuum cleaner is not suitable for use on construction sites. => Vacuuming up building rubble may damage the appliance.
Switch off the appliance when it is not in use.
For safety reasons, the appliance is ﬁtted with an over-heating protection system to safeguard the battery and motors. The appliance will switch off automati-cally if it or the battery is too hot.

=The appliance will need around 30 minutes to cool down before it can be used again.
The packaging is designed to protect the vacuum cleaner from being damaged during transportation. We therefore recommend keeping the packaging for the purpose of future transportation.

Li-ion batteries

Read all the safety information and instructions. => Failure to act in accordance with the safety information and instructions may result in electric shock, ﬁre and/or serious injury.
Keep all the safety information and instructions for future reference.
Protect the battery from heat sources, for example avoiding long periods in the sun and exposure to ﬁre, as well as from water and moisture.
=> Risk of explosion.
Fumes may be released if the battery is damaged or used improperly. Circulate fresh air, and seek medical assistance in the event of physical symptoms arising as a result of exposure.

=The fumes may irritate the airway.
Only use chargers recommended by the manufacturer to charge batteries.

=There is a risk of ﬁre if a charger that is designed for a particular type of batteries is used to charge other batteries.
If the battery is used incorrectly, liquid may leak out of the battery. Avoid touching the liquid. In the event of accidental contact, rinse the affected area with water. If the liquid comes into contact with the eyes, seek medical assistance.
=> If battery liquid leaks, it can irritate or burn the skin.

Transportation information
The Li-ion batteries in the appliance are subject to the requirements of dangerous goods legislation. The batteries can be transported by the user by road without any further requirements. In the event that they are shipped by a third party (e.g. transported by air or freight carrier), special requirements regarding packaging and identiﬁcation must be met. In this case, a dangerous goods expert must be consulted when preparing the goods for dispatch.

Information on disposal
Vacuum cleaners, batteries, accessories and packaging should be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner.
Do not dispose of the vacuum cleaner or the batteries in the household rubbish.

Packaging
Th e packaging is designed to protect the vacuum cleaner from being damaged during transportation. It is made of environmentally friendly materials and can be recycled. Dispose of packaging that is no longer required at an appropriate recycling point.
Old appliances
This appliance contains rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The appliance must therefore only be disposed of by an authorized after-sales service or dealer.
Batteries
Please follow the notes on transport.
Integrated batteries may only be removed by special-ist personnel for the purpose of disposal. Opening the housing shell may damage the vacuum cleaner. Only for qualiﬁed professional:
To remove the battery from the vacuum cleaner, press the on/off switch (Fig. 4 ) until the battery is fully discharged. Unscrew the screws on the housing and take off the housing shell to remove the battery. To prevent a short circuit, disconnect the battery connections individually one after the other and then insulate the terminals.
Even in the case of complete discharge, the battery still contains a residual capacity that may be re-leased in the event of a short circuit.

Your vacuum cleaner

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Motor protection filter
Foam filter
Motor unit
Crevice nozzle
Charging indicator
Sliding switch on cordless handheld vacuum cleaner
Charging cable
Accessory kit*
- a) Long crevice nozzle
- b) Nozzle with brush rim
- c) Interchangeable upholstery fitting (for nozzle with brush rim)
- d) Mattress nozzle
- e) Extension hose
- f) Connection adapter
- g) Accessory bag

Congratulations on your purchase of a Bosch vacuum cleaner from the BHN series.
This instruction manual describes various BHN models, which means that some of the equipment features and functions described may not apply to your model. You should only use genuine Bosch accessories, which have been specially developed for your vacuum cleaner to achieve the best possible vacuuming results.

Charging

Caution:
Before using the vacuum cleaner for the ﬁrst time, fully charge the batteries.
To charge the appliance, only use the charging cable included with the appliance. The charging cable must only be connected and operated as speciﬁed on the rating plate. Do not charge the appliance at temperatures below 0 °C or above 40 °C.

Fig. 1

Plug the charging cable into the connection at the rear of the appliance.
Plug the charging cable plug into the socket.
The charging indicator is ﬂashing slowly in white when the appliance is charging.
Once the battery is fully charged, the charging indicator lights up white and goes out after a few minutes. The battery will stop charging. Disconnect the appliance from the mains brieﬂy to check. The indicator will then light up white again.
It is safe to leave the appliance connected to the charging cable and socket even when it is fully charged.
It is normal for the charging cable and hand stick to become hot and this is not a cause for concern.

Battery state indicator

Operating status LED indicator
Normal mode White LED lit
Battery capacity below 20% White LED flashing slowly
Battery flat LED off
Charging White LED flashing slowly
Battery is fully charged White LED remains lit continuously for 2 minutes, then goes out
Over-/under temperature protection Red LED remains lit continuously for 10 seconds, then goes out

Vacuuming

Fig. 2
Slide the sliding switch to the required position to set the suction power:

Position 1
For simple cleaning tasks
The appliance achieves the maximum run time at this setting.
Position 2
Maximum suction power
For especially demanding cleaning tasks.
The appliance achieves a shorter run time at this setting.

Crevice nozzle
For vacuuming crevices and corners, etc.
Fig. 3

Insert the crevice nozzle into the air intake opening of the cordless vacuum cleaner as shown.

After using the appliance
Fig. 4

Switch off the appliance after vacuuming.

Emptying the dust container
In order to achieve the best possible vacuuming results, the dust container should be emptied after every use.
Fig. 5

Press the release button to unlock the dust container and then remove it from the motor unit.

Fig. 6

Use the handle to remove the motor protection ﬁlter and foam ﬁlter from the dust container.
Empty the dust container.

Cleaning the ﬁlter
Fig. 7

Unlock the dust container. Remove the motor protection ﬁlter and foam ﬁlter from the dust container (see ﬁg. 5 and 6 )
Clean the motor protection ﬁlter and foam ﬁlter by tapping out the dirt.
If the ﬁlters and the dust container are heavily soiled, the dirt can be washed out.
Then wipe out the dust container with a dry cloth; al-low the ﬁlters to dry completely before re-inserting them.

Fig. 8

Insert the motor protection ﬁlter and foam ﬁlter into the dust container.
Fit the dust container onto the motor unit and lock it into place.

New ﬁlters can be obtained from our after-sales service, if required.

Accessory kit
Fig. 9
Accessories are inserted into the air intake opening of the cordless vacuum cleaner using adapters as shown.

Long crevice nozzle
For difﬁcult-to-reach places
Nozzle with brush rim
For ﬁttings and stubborn dirt
Interchangeable upholstery ﬁtting (for nozzle with brush rim)
For seats and cushions
If you want to use the nozzle with brush rim as an upholstery nozzle, ﬁrst pull the brush rim sideways off the nozzle. Then, pushing in the opposite direc-tion, ﬁt the interchangeable upholstery ﬁtting onto the nozzle.
Make sure that it is seated correctly.
Mattress nozzle
For mattresses and cushions
Extension hose
For difﬁcult-to-reach and high up places.

All the nozzles listed above (ﬁg. 9 a-d) can be ﬁtted to the hose.

Care
Make sure that the cordless vacuum cleaner is switched off and disconnected from the charger before cleaning it.
It can be cleaned using a standard commercially available plastic cleaner.

Do not use abrasive cleaning product, glass cleaner or multi-purpose cleaning product. Never immerse the vacuum cleaner in water.

Subject to technical modiﬁcations.

Customer Service

This appliance is labelled 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.

Conditions of guarantee

For this appliance the guarantee conditions as set out by our representatives in the country of sale apply. Details regarding same may be obtained from the dealer from whom the appliance was purchased. For claims under guarantee the sales receipt must be produced.