Kenmore 116.38412 owner manual To select a pile height setting

To select a pile height setting:

Turn off cleaner. Select a pile height set- ting by tilting the cleaner back until front

wheels are lifted slightly off the floor as illustrated_

Slide the adjustment lever to the correct setting_

SUGGESTED PILE HEIGHT SETTINGS

You may need to raise the height to make some jobs easier, such as scatter rugs and longer pile carpets. Suggested set- tings are:

HIGH: shag carpet, long pile, plush, scat- ter rugs.

MED: medium to tong pile.

LOW: short to medium pile_

EX LOW: very low pile.

SOME MODELS

Bare floor settlng: Rotate the

carpet/bare floor selector al! the way back and down toward the bottom of the nozzle

until it locks into place.

In this position the agitator does not revolve. This setting should be used for cleaning hardwood and tile floors and

when any attachments (tools) are used.

Carpet setting: Slide the selector all the way forward and up to the carpet position,

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WARNING

Personal Injury Hazard

DO NOT place hands or feet

underneath the unit when chang- Ing from the bare floor to the car-

pet pile height setting. The agitator

begins to revolve rapidly when the vacuum is turned on and Is in the

carpet setting,

Note: For longer belt life, turn vacuum off before moving selector, otherwise make sure the selector is pushed fully and

quickly as possible to the desired posi- tion. Failure to do so can cause the belt

to rub on the selector shaft and may result in the belt becoming hot and creating a burning rubber smell

Carpet/Bare

Floor Selector

To Carpet

Position

tn this position the agitator will turn. When carpets are being cleaned the

selector should be in this position,

Position