Contents
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tips for environmental protection
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Main features of your washer-dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Description of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programme selector dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
START/PAUSE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DELAY START button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ELECTRONIC DRYING buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DRYING TIME button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Programme Option buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
QUICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SOAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PREWASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SPIN SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RINSE HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Programme progress display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cancelling a programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Altering a programme which is running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Opening the door after the programme has started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Detergent dispenser drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Before the first wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing the wash cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sorting out and preparing the laundry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Which detergent and additive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How much detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Liquid detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding a water softener (descaling product) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Information on water hardness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular
attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recom-
mend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and
pass it on to any future owners.
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) empha-
size information that is particularly important for your safety or correct
functioning of the appliance.
This symbol guides you, step by step, in the operation of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instruc-
tions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the
machine are marked with the clover symbol.
Should any problems arise, this booklet provides instructions on how to
solve them by yourself; see section “Something not working?”.
If this information is not sufficient, please contact our nearest SERVICE
CENTRE.
Printed on recycled paper.
People who think ecologically, act accordingly…
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