Cleaning mode controls where the robot cleans, while suction power controls how strongly it vacuums. Combining the two lets you balance floor coverage, noise, cleaning intensity, and battery use.
[reference] Title: Cleaning Mode Text: Controls where and how the DEEBOT moves, such as full-floor, mapped-room, custom-area, or other focused cleaning options. Title: Suction Power Text: Controls vacuum strength. Higher power can improve pickup on demanding areas but usually increases noise and battery use. Title: Best Balance Text: Use moderate suction for broad cleaning and reserve stronger suction for carpets, high-traffic rooms, pet areas, or concentrated dry debris. [/reference] [note] Cleaning-mode and suction labels can vary with app version or region. If a mode described below is not shown in your app, use the closest available mapped or custom cleaning option. [/note]Cleaning Modes
Auto / Intelligent Clean
Use Auto for routine full-floor cleaning when no single room needs special attention.
- Uses the current map and systematic back-and-forth movement instead of random bouncing.
- Covers accessible mapped sections in an organized sequence.
- Returns to the dock when cleaning is complete or the battery becomes low.
- Works well after mapping and virtual boundaries are already set.
- For mixed hard floors and low-pile carpet, Standard or a moderately higher suction setting is a practical starting point.
- Scheduled Auto runs can handle regular daytime cleaning when the area is clear.
Typical app flow: select the robot, choose Auto or the main clean action, select the suction level if offered, then start cleaning.
Room / Area Cleaning
Use a saved map to clean selected rooms instead of the entire floor.
- Select rooms such as the kitchen, living room, dining room, hallway, or bedroom.
- The robot keeps its systematic cleaning pattern but limits the run to the selected mapped areas.
- Use higher suction in rooms that collect more dust or pet hair.
- Room-based schedules are useful for frequently used areas, such as the kitchen and dining area after meals.
Custom Area Cleaning
Custom Area Cleaning is useful when the mess does not match a room boundary.
- Draw or resize a zone over the exact area you want cleaned.
- Use it for crumbs near a dining table, dirt near an entry, under a table, or around a play area.
- For a small dirty zone, Max or Max+ can provide a stronger targeted pass without using high suction across the entire floor.
Spot and Edge Options
If your app version provides Spot or Edge cleaning, use them for short focused jobs rather than full-floor coverage.
- Spot: focuses on a small local area around the selected or current cleaning position. It suits concentrated dry messes such as cereal, tracked-in dirt, or a patch of pet hair. If your app defines Spot around the robot's current physical position, place it near the mess before starting.
- Edge: follows room borders, baseboards, and furniture contours while the side brushes move edge debris toward the suction path.
- For Spot cleaning, stronger suction can help with concentrated debris.
- For Edge cleaning, Standard or higher suction can help where dust collects along walls and around furniture legs.
- Edge cleaning can be used occasionally alongside regular Auto cleaning, such as after furniture has been rearranged.
Suction Power Settings
Use the lowest practical suction for large routine jobs and increase power only where extra pickup is useful. Available labels can differ by app version.
[compare] Lower / Quieter Setting | If shown in your app, use it for light dust on hard floors when lower noise and longer runtime matter more than maximum pickup. Standard | Balanced choice for everyday dust and crumbs, with moderate noise and battery use. Max | Stronger pickup for pet hair, rugs, high-traffic rooms, and periodic stronger cleaning; expect more noise and shorter runtime. Max+ / Highest Setting | Best reserved for small demanding areas or heavier dry debris because it uses the most power and creates the most noise. [/compare]Lower or Quieter Setting
- Best for light dust on hard floors, homes without heavy debris, and cleaning during noise-sensitive periods.
- Can extend runtime compared with stronger suction settings.
- May be less effective on carpets or heavier particles such as rice, gravel, or larger crumbs.
- If your app does not provide a lower or quiet setting, use the lowest available level and limit the cleaning area when noise matters.
Standard
- Good default for routine cleaning and mixed homes where most surfaces are hard flooring.
- Balances pickup, noise, and runtime for daily or every-other-day cleaning.
- Can handle ordinary dust and crumbs, but deeper debris in thicker rugs may need a stronger setting.
Max
- Use for pet hair, rugs, weekly stronger cleaning, and high-traffic rooms such as hallways or living rooms.
- Higher power usually means more motor noise and shorter cleaning time per charge.
- For large floor plans, the robot may return to the dock sooner than it would on Standard.
Max+ or Highest Available Setting
- Use for the most demanding dry cleaning areas, especially rugs or concentrated debris.
- It is the loudest and most battery-intensive choice, so it is better suited to targeted areas, post-party cleanup, or occasional seasonal deep cleaning than an entire large floor.
- If a full-floor run is too long at the highest setting, use Standard for broad coverage and reserve the highest level for selected rooms or custom zones.
Carpet Auto-Boost
If Auto-Boost Suction is enabled, the DEEBOT can raise suction when it detects carpet and return to the base setting after leaving the carpet. This is useful in mixed-floor homes where hard floors do not need the same power as rugs.
Look in the app's cleaning or vacuum settings for the carpet auto-boost control, then use it together with your chosen base suction level.
- Use Standard with carpet auto-boost for balanced everyday cleaning.
- If your app provides a lower or quieter base setting, combining it with carpet auto-boost can keep hard-floor cleaning quieter while still increasing power on carpet.
- Using Max together with carpet auto-boost is more suitable for heavily soiled carpeted areas, but it increases noise and battery use.
Choose a Setup by Situation
Everyday Whole-Home Cleaning
- Mode: Auto / Intelligent Clean.
- Suction: Standard.
- Carpet auto-boost: on when useful for carpeted areas.
- Frequency: daily or a few times per week, depending on dirt level.
This combination keeps hard floors maintained while giving carpets extra power only when needed, with moderate and predictable noise.
Homes with Pets
- Use Auto for full-home sweeps and Room or Custom Area cleaning for favorite pet areas.
- Use Max as needed, or Standard with carpet auto-boost for a more balanced routine.
- Run daily or every other day when shedding is frequent.
- Use Custom Area with Max or Max+ around pet resting areas, and add an extra room clean after grooming when useful.
Quick Cleanup Before Guests
- Select the living room, dining room, hallway, or other visible rooms instead of cleaning the whole floor.
- Use Standard for normal debris or Max when the visible dirt is heavier.
- For one concentrated mess, use Custom Area or Spot cleaning if available, with stronger suction for a focused pass.
Quieter Cleaning
- Limit Auto or Room cleaning to areas such as the kitchen and hallway.
- Use a lower or quieter suction setting if your app provides one.
- Avoid relying on the lowest suction for carpet-heavy areas if pickup is insufficient.
- Reduce the cleaning area to shorten the time the robot is running during noise-sensitive hours.
Weekly Stronger Cleaning
- Run Auto or selected rooms at Standard suction for broad pickup.
- Run a second pass with Max or Max+ in carpeted or high-traffic rooms that need more attention.
- If you also mop, use the mopping function on suitable hard-floor areas after vacuuming.
This keeps routine cleaning moderate while concentrating higher power where deeper dirt tends to collect.
Mapping and Virtual Boundaries
Cleaning modes are more useful when the saved map and restricted zones match the current floor layout.
- Auto cleaning can work around virtual boundaries or restricted zones already configured in the map.
- Room cleaning depends on the saved room layout, so confirm the correct floor map before selecting rooms.
- Custom Area cleaning lets you target a zone without following room boundaries.
- Use no-go or no-mop restrictions if those controls are available in your app, especially around cables, pet bowls, delicate items, or carpeted areas you do not want mopped.
- For a play area or another precise zone, place the custom box so it covers the intended floor while avoiding nearby restricted areas.
Battery and Runtime
Suction level and cleaning area both affect how long a run lasts.
- Lower suction with Auto generally favors longer runtime and wider coverage.
- Standard with Auto is a balanced choice for many floor plans.
- Max or Max+ across a full floor can shorten runtime and may cause an earlier return to the dock on a large job.
- Custom or other small-area cleaning limits total battery use because the robot covers less floor, even when stronger suction is selected.
If the robot regularly returns to charge before completing a large cleaning job, lower suction for full-floor runs, reserve high suction for selected rooms or custom zones, or split the floor into separate cleaning sessions.
Basic Mode and Suction Checks
[troubleshoot] Problem: Pickup still feels weak on a high suction setting Cause: The dustbin or filter may be heavily loaded, the main brush may be tangled with hair or fibers, or the airflow path may be partly blocked. Fix: Empty the dustbin, clean or replace the filter as appropriate, remove hair from the main brush and its ends, check the airflow path, then test the stronger suction setting again. Problem: Cleaning is noisier than expected Cause: Max or Max+ may be active, hard floors can make motor sound more noticeable, or brushes and wheels may have accumulated debris or wear. Fix: Use Standard for routine cleaning, select a lower setting during sensitive hours if available, and clean the brushes and wheels. Problem: Parts of a room are being missed Cause: Furniture may have changed the route, restricted zones may be too large, or a custom cleaning box may not cover the intended area. Fix: Review the map and boundaries, adjust the custom zone, use Room or Custom Area cleaning over the missed section, and rebuild the map only if the saved layout has become clearly inaccurate. Problem: The robot keeps concentrating on one area Cause: Small obstacles, debris on wheels or sensors, or a focused cleaning mode may be affecting the route. Fix: Clear small objects, inspect and clean accessible wheels and sensors, and confirm that Auto is selected when you want broad coverage rather than Custom or Spot cleaning. [/troubleshoot]Build a Cleaning Pattern
A simple routine can reduce the need to change settings before every run.
- Daily or regular maintenance: Auto with Standard suction and carpet auto-boost when useful.
- After dinner: Room cleaning for the kitchen and dining area at Max when crumbs or tracked-in debris are heavier.
- Once or twice a week as needed: Edge cleaning at Standard suction if that mode is available and dust collects along walls.
- For bedrooms during quieter hours: Room cleaning with the lowest practical suction setting, for example during an early-morning weekly run.
- For local messes: Custom Area or Spot cleaning if available, using stronger suction only for the small affected zone.