User manual

Environment

Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste

at the end of its life, but hand it in at an ofcial collection point for

recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the environment.

The built-in rechargeable NiCd battery contains substances that may

pollute the environment. Always remove the battery before you

discard and hand in the appliance at an ofcial collection point. Dispose

of the battery at an ofcial collection point for batteries. If you have

trouble removing the battery, you can also take the appliance to a

Philips service centre. The staff of this centre will remove the battery

for you and will dispose of it in an environmentally safe way.

Removing the battery

This process is not reversible.

To remove the battery yourself, you need a at-head (standard)

screwdriver.

1 Remove the toothbrush from the charger, switch it on and let it run

untilitstops.ContinuetoswitchontheSonicareuntilthebatteryis

completelyempty.

2 Remove the nut from the brush head and place it onto the handle.

Tightenthenutontothehandle(A)untilthehousingcomesloose

andthenpullthenutforward(B).

The components inside the handle come out of the housing along with the

nut.

3 Insertascrewdriverbetweentheelectroniccircuitboardandthe

plasticpartclosetoeachendofthebattery.Twistthescrewdriverto

breaktheconnectionbetweenthebatteryandtheelectroniccircuit

board in 2 locations.

4 Separatethebatteryfromtheappliancewithascrewdriver.

Donotconnecttheappliancetothemainsagainafteryouhaveremoved

thebattery.

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