Kenmore 116.38412 - Manual (Page 7)

PILE HEIGHT SELECTION AND 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 iong pile.
LOW; short to medium pile,
EX LOW: very low pile.
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.
CARPET/BARE FLOOR SELECTOR
SOME MODELS
Bare floor setting: Rotate the
carpet/bare floor selector all 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.
In this position the agitator will turn.
When carpets are being cleaned the
selector should be in this position.
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/MaF 0
Floor Sahcior
To Carpal
Position
To Bara Floor \
Position