User guide

VK 140
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VK 140
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FIGURE 29
FIGURE 30
FIGURE 31
Caring for the motor
protection filter
The motor protection filter is important for
the long life of your appliance. It protects
the motor from soiling.
(FIGURE 29)
Only in the case that the filter bag breaks
or the motor protection filter is heavily
soiled, it should be cleaned by vacuuming
or replaced.
Cleaning the motor
protection filter
Remove the motor protection filter.
For this, open the appliance where you will
find the motor protection filter located
directly on the top.
(FIGURE 30)
You can clean the filter by gently
vacuuming it.
When inserting the motor protection filter,
please observe that you insert it exactly
according to its form so that no air flows
around it.
(FIGURE 31)
Afterwards, close the filter cassette back
onto the motor.
 Before doing any maintenance,
disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply by removing the plug.
Ensure both filter bag corners are tucked
within the green supports.
(FIGURE 27)
Finally, close the filter cassette back onto
the motor head ensuring that it clicks firmly
into place.
(FIGURE 28)
The Kobold VK 140 is fitted with a special
system that prevents the filter cassette from
closing if the filterbag is not present, is not
corrected inserted or is not the filter
suitable for the appliance
 If the filter cassette does not close
easily, do not force it and check if you have
correctly inserted the Premium Filterbag
FP 40.
 During a long period of usage, if the
ambient temperature is high or vacuuming
with a exhausted filterbag, the Kobold VK
140 may switch to a higher performance
setting due to overheating and therefore no
regulation of the suction power is possible.
In this situation an air vent opens
automatically and allows air into the interior
of the motor.
This significantly reduces the suction
performance power and the Kobold VK 140
becomes louder. If the filterbag is not
exhausted then examine the suction canal
of the Kobold VK 140 and of the attached
appliance or nozzle.
Then remove any blockage and/or change
the filterbag if necessary. Only after the
cooling of the motor the performance
setting can be regulated again.
 Do not reuse filter bags. Due to the
blocked pores, the Kobold VK 140 loses
performance and can overheat.
 Do not reuse filter bags otherwise you
lose the allergy reducing performance.
 Only original Vorwerk filter bags
guarantees the allergy reducing
performance.
FIGURE 27
FIGURE 28
Maintenance Maintenance