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Notes on laundry care
Before drying, check the drying sym-
bol on the textile care label.
Significance of symbols:
q = Dry at normal temperature
r = Dry at low temperature
(also push in the “Low temperature”
button if required)
s = Do not tumble dry
t = Can be tumble dried
If no symbol is featured, dry at your own
risk applying the following principles:
Cotton and minimum iron items should
be dried in the appropriate programme
(see programme charts).
For delicate fabrics, eg acrylic, select
"Minimum iron" and also press the "Low
temperature" button.
The following fabrics should not
be dried in a tumble dryer:
– Woollens and wool blends
These fabrics tend to become matted
and shrink. These fabrics can, how-
ever, be partially dried using the
“Woollens hand care” programme.
– Down-filled items*
The fine fabric interior tends to
shrink, depending on the quality.
– Pure linen*
These items should only be ma-
chine dried if specified as suitable
by the manufacturer on the textile
care label, as the surface of the fab-
ric may otherwise “roughen”.
* Linen and down-filled items can,
however, be partially dried using
the “Smoothing” programme.
Notes:
Some woven and loopknit materials
(eg T-shirts, cotton jersey material)
have a tendency to shrink, depending
on their quality, and this is often made
worse by over-drying. When purchas-
ing woven materials, it is advisable to
take their shrinkage properties into ac-
count.
Starched washing can be dried in the
tumble dryer. In order to achieve the
usual finish, double the amount of
starch should be used.
Minimum iron shirts or blouses in 100%
cotton may crease badly, depending
on the quality and weave. Try drying
these items using the “Hand iron” set-
ting but if this is unsatisfactory use the
"Smoothing" setting, then hang the gar-
ments on a hanger to dry.
Minimum iron fabrics tend to crease
more, the larger the drying load, particu-
larly when the weave of the fabric is very
fine. The load should be reduced to
1.5 kg or, if necessary, to 1 kg.
New dark-coloured fabrics should be
dried separately from light-coloured
fabrics to avoid colours running.
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