Miele S5211 Owners Manual

Transportation and storage
Always disconnect the vacuum
cleaner from the electrical supply
when you have finished using it.
Switch off at the wall socket and
unplug it.
Stand the vacuum cleaner upright
when it is not being used and when it
is being stored.
Retract the telescopic tube fully.
Slot the floorhead downwards into
one of the parking attachments on
either side of the vacuum cleaner
(the parking attachments cannot be
used with the SEB 234 L Electro Pre-
mium Electrobrush).
This makes the...

Warning: Always disconnect the
vacuum cleaner from the electrical
supply for maintenance work and for
cleaning. Switch off at the wall
socket and unplug it.
The Miele filter system consists of three
filters which must be replaced from
time to time to ensure that your vacuum
cleaner performs efficiently.
–Dustbag
–Exhaust filter
– Dust compartment filter (for motor
protection)
Only use genuine dustbags, filters,
accessories and optional
accessories with the Original Miele
logo on them. Only this will...

When to change the dustbag
Change the dustbag when the colour
marker in the dustbag change indicator
fills the display, or sooner if it is no
longer effective (see possible reasons
for this below).
Miele dustbags are disposable and
designed to be used only once.
Dispose of the dustbag when it is
full. Do not attempt to reuse them as
suction would be reduced.
Checking the dustbag change
indicator
Attach the standard floorhead to the
suction tube. Do not use any of the
other floorheads or attachments as...

Replacing the dustbag
Press the release button for the dust
compartment lid and raise the lid as
far as it will go.
The dustbag has a closing flap which
closes automatically when the dust
compartment lid is raised to prevent
any dust escaping.
Pull the dustbag out by the grip next
to the self-closing flap on the collar.

Fit the new dustbag into the holder as
far as it will go. Leave it folded up
when you take it out of the box.

It should be unfolded in the dust
compartment.

Close the dust...

When to change the exhaust
filter
Depending on model, your vacuum
cleaner will be fitted as standard with
one of the following exhaust filters:
aAir Clean
Replace this filter every time you start a
new packet of Miele dustbags. An Air
Clean exhaust filter and a dust
compartment filter are supplied with
every packet of Miele dustbags.
bActive Air Clean SF-AAC 50 (black)
A special active charcoal filter, which
removes odours coming from the dirt in
the dustbag, keeping unpleasant smells
to a minimum. There...

Exhaust filter change indicator
Certain models are fitted with an
exhaust filter change indicator (reset
button) to show you when to change
your Active Air Cleanbor Active HEPA
cfilter.
The indicator lights up after approx. 50
hours of operation, which is equivalent
to about a year of average use. The
vacuum cleaner can still be used with
the exhaust filter indicator lit up.
However, the suction power will be
reduced as will the effectiveness of the
filter if it is not replaced in good time.
The filter...

Replacing the Air Clean filter
Do not use more than one exhaust
filter at a time.
Open the dust compartment lid.
Release the filter grille and raise it
upwards. Grasp the used Super Air
Clean filter by the clean, unsoiled
section (see arrow) and take it out.
Replace it with a new Air Clean filter.
If you wish to replace the Air Clean
filter with an Active Air Clean filter or
with an Active HEPA filter, see
Replacing one type of exhaust filter
with another.
Close the filter grille.
Close the dust...

Replacing an Active Air Clean
filter or an Active HEPA filter
Do not use more than one exhaust
filter at a time.
Open the dust compartment lid.
Raise the filter and remove it.
Replace it with a new Active Air
Clean filter or a new Active HEPA
filter and plress it down into place.
If you wish to replace the Active
HEPA filter with an Air Clean filter,
see Replacing one type of exhaust
filter with another.
Close the dust compartment lid
firmly. It should click into place.
Re-setting the exhaust filter...

Replacing one type of exhaust
filter with another
Depending on model, your vacuum
cleaner will be fitted as standard with
one of the following exhaust filters:
aAir Clean
bActive Air Clean SF-AAC 50 (black)
cActive HEPA SF-AH 50 (blue)
Please note
1. If you wish to replace the Air Clean
filterawith an Active Air Clean filterbor
an Active HEPA filterc, it is essential
that you remove the filter grille before
fitting the new type of filter.
2. If you wish to replace the Active Air
Clean filterbor the...

When to change the dust
compartment filter (for motor
protection)
Replace this filter every time you start a
new packet of dustbags. A dust
compartment filter is supplied with
every packet of Miele dustbags.
How to change the dust
compartment filter
Open the dust compartment lid.
Pull the dustbag out by the grip next
to the self-closing flap on the collar.
Unclip the filter frame and remove the
old filter. Hold by the clean, unsoiled
section (see arrow) to remove it.
Replace with a new dust...