Vorwerk KOBOLD VB100 Manuel utilisateur
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KOBOLD VB100
CORDLESS VACUUM
CLEANER
AND ACCESSORIES
PRELIMINARY REMARKS
Congratulations on the purchase of your new
Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner. This light-
weight and manoeuvrable cordless vacuum cleaner
will help to keep your home clean for many years to
come. The Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
and its practical accessories will bring joy to clean-
ing your home.
BEFORE YOU START
1. Read the instruction manual carefully before
you use the Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum
Cleaner and its accessories for the first time.
2. Retain this instruction manual for future refer-
ence. It is an important part of the cordless
vacuum cleaner and must be kept with it if you
pass it on to someone else.
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
The symbols in this instruction manual have the
following meanings:
Warning symbols and warning notices are
marked with this symbol and highlighted
in grey
Reference to Vorwerk Customer Service/
Support
Information is marked with this symbol
and highlighted in grey
Reference to Vorwerk’s website
1. 2. 3. Instructions are numbered
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
KOBOLD VB100 CORDLESS VACUUM CLEANER
Kobold
EBB100
Kobold
EBB100
11
14
12
13
13
LEGEND
KOBOLD VB100 CORDLESS VACUUM CLEANER
1 Kobold VB100
cordless vacuum cleaner
2 On/Off Button
3 Power setting (soft, medium,
hard)
4 LED display- VB100
5 LED display- EBB100
6 Foot switch for brush mode
7 Filter cover lever
8 Charging point
9 AC charger
10 Battery pack
11 Kobold FP100
Premium Filter Bag
12 Motor protection filter
13 Kobold EBB100 electric brush
for carpet and hardfloors
14 Kobold 2-in-1 nozzle
Nature and extent of the accessories included may vary. Accessories can be purchased as
options. The illustrations shown in this instruction manual are meant to illustrate the func-
tions of the Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner and its accessories. The illustrations
may differ with respect to detail and proportions of the actual product.The illustrations of
plugs is only exemplary. The actual product can differ depending on the country.
CONTENTS
1 FOR YOUR SAFETY................................... 8
1.1 Intended use............................................... 8
1.2 Hazard warnings ........................................ 9
1.3 Danger levels.............................................15
2 GETTING STARTED ................................ 16
2.1 Aaching or chaning the accessory
head...........................................................16
2.2 Standby position and power seing .......... 17
2.2.1 Seing the device into standby position.... 17
2.2.2 Seing the device into power seing.........18
2.3 Charing the Kobold VB100 Cordless
Vacuum Cleaner ........................................19
2.3.1 LED display indicating baery charge
level during operation ...............................19
2.3.2 Charing................................................... 20
2.3.3 LED display indicating charing status .... 20
2.4 Premium filter bag,
motor protection filter and baery pack ...21
3 OPERATION............................................. 22
3.1 Switching the Kobold VB100 Cordless
Vacuum Cleaner on and off ...................... 22
3.2 Seing the suction power level................. 22
3.3 Cleaning with the Kobold EBB100
Electric Brush .......................................... 23
3.3.1 Brush modes of the Kobold EBB100
Electric Brush........................................... 24
3.3.2 Instructions for use .................................. 26
3.3.3 Switching between flex/fine ......................27
3.4 Cleaning with the Kobold 2-in-1 nozzle .... 28
3.5 Storing the Kobold VB100 Cordless
Vacuum Cleaner ....................................... 29
3.6 Moving the Kobold VB100 Cordless
Vacuum Cleaner ....................................... 29
4 OPERATING MODES AND BATTERY
OPERATING TIMES ................................. 30
5 MAINTENANCE ...................................... 31
5.1 Spare parts and consumables................... 32
5.2 Maintaining the Kobold VB100 Cordless
Vacuum Cleaner ....................................... 33
5.2.1 Replacing the Kobold FP100
Premium Filter Bag .................................. 33
5.2.2 Cleaning and/or replacing the motor
protection filter on the Kobold VB100
Cordless Vacuum Cleaner ......................... 36
5.2.3 Replacing the baery pack on the
Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner.. 38
5.3 Maintaining the Kobold EBB100 Electric
Brush.........................................................41
5.3.1 Checking and cleaning...............................41
5.3.2 Chaning the roller brushes ..................... 42
6 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................. 43
6.1 Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner.. 43
6.2 Kobold EBB100 Electric Brush ................. 45
7 DISPOSAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION........................................... 48
7.1 Disposal of the device............................... 48
7.2 Notes on disposal of the baery ............... 48
7.3 Disposing of the packaing....................... 49
7.4 Information on environmental
protection................................................. 49
7.4.1 Less packaing ......................................... 49
7.4.2 Saving energy........................................... 49
7.4.3 Environmentally friendly production ...... 49
7.4.4 Recyclable material .................................. 49
8 WARRANTY............................................. 50
9 SERVICE .................................................. 50
10 TECHNICAL DATA ................................... 51
SUITABILITY OF THE ACCESSORY HEADS FOR FLOORS
Carpet type Kobold EBB100
Loop-pile carpet
Velour carpet ++
Berber carpet
Deep-pile carpeting,
Light rugs
Silk carpets
Sisal flooring
+
Fur
Flokati
Loosely woven carpets
Carpets with long interwoven fibres (Saxony)
–
Hard floor type
Sealed/varnished wooden floors
(floorboards, parquet) ++
Oiled/waxed wooden floors +
Unsealed/untreated wooden floors –
Sealed cork floors ++
Oiled/waxed cork floors +
Unsealed/untreated cork floors –
Laminate ++
Elastic floors
(PVC, cushion vinyl, linoleum) +
Stone floors (marble, granite, Jura limestone, arti-
ficial stone) +
Porous/delicate natural stone
(slate, clinker tiles) –
Clay floors (terracotta, clinker, brick clay tiles) +
Ceramic glazed tiles and fine stoneware ++
Untreated tiled floors –
Rough concrete flooring (washed concrete) –
Use Kobold 2-in-1 nozzle
Skirting boards, corners and above floor ++1
++ excellent suitability – not suitable
+ very good suitability 1Not suitable for smooth or polished surfaces
Note!
Follow the detailed application instructions in the following
chapters.
For your safety89
1 FOR YOUR SAFETY
Safety is an essential part of every Vorwerk product. However, the product safety of the Kobold
VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner and its accessories can only be ensured if this chapter is fol-
lowed.
1.1 INTENDED USE
Note!
These devices can be used by children aged 8 years and
older as well as by people with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge
if they are supervised and have been given supervision or
instruction concerning
use of the respective device in a safe way and understand
the hazards involved.
Children should not play with the appliance. Cleaning and
user maintenance should not be carried out by children 8
years old or younger.
KOBOLD VB100 CORDLESS VACUUM CLEANER
The cordless vacuum cleaner is solely intended for removing dirt and dust within domestic
areas. This also includes use for typical household applications in shops, offices and similar
work environments, agricultural operations, by customers in hotels, motels and similar living
environments and in bed and breakfast operations. The cordless vacuum cleaner may only be
used with the corresponding Kobold accessories.
• To find out which carpets, hard floors and above-floor areas the accessory heads are suit-
able for, please refer to the table on page 7.
For your safety9
1.2 HAZARD WARNINGS
Note!
• Read the instruction manual carefully before you use the
Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner and its accesso-
ries for the first time.
• Please pay particular attention to the following informa-
tion.
• Retain this instruction manual for future reference. It is
an important part of the cordless vacuum cleaner and
must be kept with it if you pass it on to someone else.
Risk of electric shock!
• In the event of damage, contact the Vorwerk Customer
Service Centre.
• Never attempt to repair the device yourself. Repairs to
electrical appliances may only be carried out by a Vorwerk
Customer Service Centre, a workshop authorised by Vor-
werk or a person with similar qualifications using original
replacement parts in order to avoid hazards.
• Stop using the AC charger if it is damaged.
• Do not insert any sharp objects into the electrical con-
tacts or other openings (e.g. outlet grill, battery pack).
• Do not modify the electrical contacts.
• Never run your Kobold EBB100 Electric Brush over cables
on the floor.
• Never clean the AC charger with water or damp cleaning
agents.
• Do not use the AC charger in damp environments.
• Never immerse the AC charger in water or other liquids.
• Disconnect the AC charger from the power socket be-
fore cleaning.
For your safety10 11
Explosion hazard!
• Do not vacuum up explosive or readily inflammable sub-
stances.
• Never throw the battery pack or the Kobold VB100
Cordless Vacuum Cleaner into an open fire.
• Only use original Vorwerk battery packs.
• Never attempt to open or repair the battery pack.
Defective battery packs must be replaced by new original
Vorwerk VB100 battery packs.
Fire hazard!
• Stop using the Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner,
the battery pack and electrically powered accessory
heads if they have been dropped on the floor and show
visible signs of damage or appear to be faulty.
• Do not vacuum glowing ash or burning cigarette ends.
• The Kobold VB100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner and all ac-
cessories (especially the battery pack) must never be
placed in an open fire or exposed to an external heat
source.
• Make sure that the power supply is not covered.
• Stop using the battery pack if it is damaged.
• Never clean the battery pack with water or damp clean-
ing agents.
• Never immerse the battery pack in water or other liquids.
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