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Congratulations on your purchase of the Bosch BBH5 /
BBH6 / BCH6 vacuum cleaner.
This instruction manual describes various BBH5 / BBH6
/ BCH6 models, which means that some of the equip-
ment features and functions described may not apply
to your model. You should only use original Bosch ac-
cessories, which have been specially developed for
your vacuum cleaner, in order to achieve the best pos-
sible vacuuming results.
Please fold out the picture pages.
1 Floor tool with electric brush
2 Dirt container release button
3 Battery charging status indicator
4 Sensor Control indicator
5 Dust container
6 Outer filter unit
7 Filter cartridge with motor protection filter and foam
filter
8 Handle
9 On/off switch
10 Upholstery nozzle*
11 Crevice nozzle*
12 Professional upholstery nozzle*
13 Professional crevice nozzle*
14 Carrying strap*
15 Accessory adapter*
16 Flexible hose with handle*
17 Upholstery crevice nozzle
18 Additional rotating brush for the floor nozzle*
19 Charging cable
Before using your appliance for the first
time
1
Fig.
Carefully plug the handle onto the main housing and
lock into place.
To release the handle, press the release button and
carefully lift the handle upwards to remove it.
2
Fig.
Plug the hand vacuum cleaner into the floor tool and
lock into place.
To release the floor tool, press the release button
and pull the hand vacuum cleaner out of the tool.
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Charging
!
Caution: Before using the vacuum cleaner for the
first time, the batteries must be charged for at least
6 hours.
3
Fig.
To charge the vacuum cleaner, place it near to a so-
cket. The appliance can be left standing anywhere in
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the room.
Fig.
Plug the charging cable into the connection at the
rear of the appliance.
Plug the charging cable plug into the socket.
The charging indicator flashes during the charging
process.
Once the battery is fully charged, the charging indi-
cator lights up in blue and no longer flashes.
It is normal for the charging cable and hand vacuum
cleaner to become hot and not a cause for concern.
Battery charging status indicator
4*
Fig.
The battery charging status indicator for the appliance
corresponds to one of the two following variants:
a) The indicator shows the charging status of the battery.
Once the battery is fully charged, the indicator lights
up in blue.
When the indicator flashes, the battery must be re-
charged.
b) The indicator LEDs show the charging status of the
battery.
Battery fully charged
Battery semi-charged
Battery low
When the final LED flashes, the battery must be re-
charged.
Vacuuming
5
Fig.
Move the on/off button in the direction of the arrow.
Controlling the suction level
6
Fig.
To change the suction power, slide the on/off switch to
the desired position:
Power level 1
Vacuuming without the electric brush switched on.
For routine cleaning tasks and particularly low ope-
rating noise. The appliance achieves the maximum
run time at this level.
Power level 2
Vacuuming at normal power and with the electric
brush switched on. For difficult cleaning tasks at an
average run time.
* Depending on model
1
2