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CONTENTS

1. SAFETY INFORMATION......................................................................................3

2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................... 5

3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...................................................................................7

4. TECHNICAL DATA............................................................................................... 8

5. INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................9

6. CONTROL PANEL..............................................................................................14

7. BEFORE FIRST USE..........................................................................................21

8. THE AUTODOSE TECHNOLOGY (AUTODOSING)..........................................21

9. PROGRAMMES..................................................................................................28
10. WI-FI - CONNECTIVITY SETUP................................................................. 33

11. DAILY USE....................................................................................................... 35

12. HINTS AND TIPS..............................................................................................39

13. CARE AND CLEANING.................................................................................... 41

14. TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................49

15. CONSUMPTION VALUES................................................................................54

16. ACCESSORIES................................................................................................ 55

17. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS......................................................................56

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL EN User Manual Washing Machine L8FEC946N ...

Page 2: ... 9 6 CONTROL PANEL 14 7 BEFORE FIRST USE 21 8 THE AUTODOSE TECHNOLOGY AUTODOSING 21 9 PROGRAMMES 28 10 WI FI CONNECTIVITY SETUP 33 11 DAILY USE 35 12 HINTS AND TIPS 39 13 CARE AND CLEANING 41 14 TROUBLESHOOTING 49 15 CONSUMPTION VALUES 54 16 ACCESSORIES 55 17 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 56 My AEG Care app www aeg com 2 ...

Page 3: ...he following data available Model PNC Serial Number The information can be found on the rating plate Warning Caution Safety information General information and tips Environmental information Subject to change without notice 1 SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance carefully read the supplied instructions The manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or damage th...

Page 4: ...hall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of the appliance without supervision 1 2 General Safety Do not change the specification of this appliance This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as staff kitchen areas in shops offices and other working environments by clients in hotels motels bed breakfast and other residential type environments areas for c...

Page 5: ... prevent an internal damage Always take care when moving the appliance as it is heavy Always use safety gloves and enclosed footwear Follow the installation instructions supplied with the appliance Do not install or use a damaged appliance Do not install or use the appliance where the temperature can be less than 0 C or where it is exposed to the weather The floor area on which the appliance is to...

Page 6: ... from the drain hose This is due to the testing of the appliance with the use of water in the factory You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm Contact the Authorised Service Centre for the other drain hose and the extension Make sure that there is access to the tap after the installation 2 4 Use WARNING Risk of injury electric shock fire burns or damage to the appliance Follow the safety in...

Page 7: ...nd detergent consumption and proper care of fabric The AutoDose technology automatically dispenses the right amount of detergent according to the load the drawer has two integrated tanks detergent softener and two additional compartments for detergent and additives manual load It gives the highest use flexibility The Wi Fi connection and Remote Start enable you to start a cycle to interact with yo...

Page 8: ... 00A Mod xxxxxxxxx 000V 00Hz 0000 W 910000000 00 A B C Prod No D The rating plate reports the model name A product number B electrical ratings C and serial number D 4 TECHNICAL DATA Dimension Width Height Total depth 59 7 cm 84 7 cm 66 0 cm Electrical connection Voltage Overall power Fuse Frequency 230 240 V 2200 W 13 A 50 Hz Level of protection against ingress of solid particles and moisture ensu...

Page 9: ...e not to exceed a distance of 5 02 m 16 5 ft between the appliance inlet hose and the bottom of the water storage tank 2 Connect the water inlet hose to a water tap with a 3 4 thread 5 INSTALLATION WARNING Refer to Safety chapters 5 1 Unpacking WARNING Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts before installing the appliance WARNING Use the gloves 1 Remove the external film If necessary use a...

Page 10: ...se holders It is possible to see water flowing from the drain hose This is due to the testing with water of the appliance in factory 10 Remove the three bolts by using the spanner supplied with the appliance 11 Pull out the plastic spacers 12 Put the plastic caps that you find in the user manual bag in the holes We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for any movement of the...

Page 11: ...e feet to adjust the level x4 The appliance must be level and stable A correct adjustment of the appliance level prevents the vibration noise and the movement of the appliance when in operation When the appliance is installed on a plinth or a tumble dryer is stacked on the washing machine use the accessories described in chapter Accessories Read carefully the instructions supplied with the applian...

Page 12: ...ways 1 Make a U shape with the drain hose and put it around the plastic hose guide 2 On the edge of a sink Fasten the guide to the water tap or to the wall Make sure that the plastic guide cannot move when the appliance drains Make sure that the drain hose end is not immersed in the water There may be a return of dirty water into the appliance 3 To a stand pipe with vent hole Insert the drain hose...

Page 13: ...rating plate and the Technical Data chapter indicate the necessary electrical ratings Make sure that they are compatible with the mains power supply Check that your domestic electrical installation can take the maximum load required also taking into account any other appliances in use Connect the appliance to an earthed socket The power supply cable must be easily accessible after installing the a...

Page 14: ...Programmes chapter An option can exclude another one in this case the appliance doesn t allow you to set the incompatible options together Make sure the screen and touch buttons are always clean and dry 1 Programme di al For selecting the desired washing programme Refer to Pro grammes chapter for more details 2 Display It provides information about the setting programme Refer to Display paragraph ...

Page 15: ... touch the appliance proposes the de fault setting of the washing programme again 6 Start Pause touch button Touch this button to start pause the appliance or interrupt a run ning programme 7 Time Save touch button With this option you can decrease the programme duration If your laundry is normally or lightly soiled it may be advisable to shorten the washing programme Touch this button once to dec...

Page 16: ... the indicator and the selected delay time and the appliance be gins the countdown 9 Plus Steam touch button This option adds a steam phase followed by a short anti crease phase at the end of the washing programme The steam phase reduces fabric creasing and facilitates the fabric ironing The indicator flashes on the display during steam phase This option can increase the programme duration When th...

Page 17: ...ergent or additive in the manual compartment If you press detergent tank button while Inten sive option is active AutoDose function is switched off but Intensive option still remains active in manual mode Prewash Use this option to add a pre wash phase at 30 C before the washing phase This option is recommended for heavily soiled laundry espe cially if containing sand dust mud and other solid part...

Page 18: ...per electricity tariffs are available In some pro grammes the rinses are performed with more water The display shows the indicator The door stays locked The drum turns regularly to reduce creasing You must drain the water to unlock the door Touch the Start Pause button the appliance performs only the draining phase The appliance empties the water out automatical ly after approximately 18 hours 12 ...

Page 19: ...pt On Off button Before you touch the Start Pause button the appliance cannot start The appliance keeps the selection of this option after you switch it off Acoustic signals This appliance is provided with different acoustic signals that op erate when You activate the appliance special short tune You deactivate the appliance special short tune You touch the buttons click sound You make a wrong sel...

Page 20: ...during prewash and wash phase Rinsing phase indicator it flashes during rinse phase The indicator appears when the Extra Rinse option is activated Spin and drain phase indicator It flashes during spin and drain phase Steam phase indicator Anti crease phase indicator Drum clean indicator This is a recommendation to perform the drum cleaning Child safety lock indicator Time saving indicator Temperat...

Page 21: ...n or before first use you may observe some water in the appliance This is a residual water left in the appliance after a full functional test in the factory to ensure the appliance is delivered to customers in perfect working order and is no cause for concern 1 Make sure that all transit bolts have been removed from the appliance 2 Make sure that the electrical power is available and the water tap...

Page 22: ...atments in the proper manual filling compartment Please refer to AutoDose and options compatibility with programmes in Programmes chapter Further explanations on AutoDose and activation of advanced settings are available downloading the APP 8 2 Detergent dispenser with AutoDose tanks and manual compartments When using detergent and any other treatments always follow the instructions that you find ...

Page 23: ...bly If the washing results are not satisfying or there is too much foam during washing you may need to change the factory setting Read in the paragraph AutoDose configuration mode how to change the basic setting but before 1 Identify the water hardness level Check the water hardness level in your area The levels are generally indicated as soft medium and hard If necessary please contact your local...

Page 24: ... off and on The display shows OFF when a tank is disabled or shows tank indicator when it is enabled 5 To set basic dosage touch related tank buttons until default dosage laundry product and two arrows on bottom of display appear Touch the Temperature button repeatedly to adjust the dosage upwards and the Spin button to adjusts it downwards Minimum step is 1 ml 6 After about 10 seconds the display...

Page 25: ...nt is refilled If tank is not refilled once a programme has started the indicator will stop blinking and stay steadily lit Once the programme is finished it will start blinking again Unless AutoDose is turned OFF if a compartment has reached low level the set dosage for that compartment will be shown by the display for a few seconds each time the drawer is opened to remind refill is needed If in b...

Page 26: ...ntered the AutoDose configuration mode by pressing Temperature and the Spin buttons 1 Tap on the button or button until display shows the AutoDose is excluded completely for related tank or both 2 After about 10 seconds the display returns to the programme information screen 8 9 Manual filling the detergent and additives You may need to use a different detergent or fabric softener than the ones us...

Page 27: ...ener can become viscous or dry out It is needed to clean the drawer as indicated in Care and Cleaning chapter 8 10 Drawer open indication When a programme is running the detergent drawer must always be closed A sensor in the drawer detects if the drawer is open or not properly closed while the programme is running In such case the appliance will immediately be paused If you press the Start Pause b...

Page 28: ...abric items Normally soiled items Delicates Delicate fabrics such as acrylics viscose and mixed fab rics requiring gentler washing Normally and lightly soiled items Wool Silk Machine washable wool hand washable wool and other fabrics with hand washing care symbol1 Steam programme Steam Cotton synthetics and mixed items Special steam cycle without washing that can be used to prepare your dried laun...

Page 29: ...ashing detergent in the compartment Pour a special water repellent restorer for fabric in the drawer compartment for fabric softener Manual Reduce the laundry load to 1 kg To further improve the water repellent restor ing action dry the laundry in a tumble dryer by setting the Outdoor drying programme if avail able and if the garment care label permits tum ble drying 1 During this cycle the drum r...

Page 30: ...rpm 400 rpm 9 kg 20min 3kg 30 C 40 C 30 C 1200 rpm 1200 rpm 400 rpm 3 kg Outdoor 30 C 40 C Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm 400 rpm 2 5 kg2 1 kg3 1 According to UK Ecodesign for Energy Related Products and Energy Information Regulations this programme at 40 C is able to clean normally soiled cotton laundry declared to be washable at 40 C or 60 C together in the same cycle For the reached temperature in the ...

Page 31: ...gs are available downloading the APP ECO 40 60 Cottons OKOPower Synthetics Delicates Wool Silk Steam Anti allergy 20min 3kg Outdoor AutoDose AutoDose Detergent AutoDose Fabric Softener Others Spin Rinse Hold Quiet Intensive1 Prewash Extra Rinse Time Save 2 Rinse Only Spin Only ENGLISH 31 ...

Page 32: ...to fully load the appliance however the washing results can be less satisfactory 3 This option is not available with temperature lower than 40 C Suitable detergents for washing programmes Programme Universal powder1 Liquid Uni versal Liquid for coloureds Delicates woollens Special Eco 40 60 Cottons OKOPower Synthetics Delicates Wool Silk Anti allergy 20min 3kg Outdoor 1 At temperature higher than ...

Page 33: ...ice connected to wireless network Frequency 2 412 2 472 GHz for European mar ket Protocol IEEE 802 11b g n two stream radio Max Power 20 dBm 10 1 Installing and configuring My AEG My AEG allows you to control your laundry through a mobile device It contains a large number of programmes useful features and product information tailored perfectly to the appliance Through the app you can select the pr...

Page 34: ...for about 3 minutes As long as the appliance is activated it will keep trying to connect with saved credentials until the Wi Fi is deactivated or resets the credentials 4 Configure the My AEG app on your smart device and follow the instructions to connect the appliance to your Wi Fi network 5 If the connectivity is configured when the programme information screen returns the indicator is on the di...

Page 35: ...ly If a programme is running the App notifies that the update will start at the end of the programme During the update the appliance shows in the display Do not switch off or unplug the appliance during update The appliance will usable again at the end of the update without any notification about successful update If an error occurs the appliance shows in the display just press any buttons or turn...

Page 36: ...e display shows an indicative programme duration the maximum declared load for the set programme only for a few seconds the default temperature the default spin speed and the washing phase indicators when available 2 To change the temperature and or the spin speed touch the related buttons 3 If desired set one or more options by touching the related buttons The related indicators come on in the di...

Page 37: ...ieve perfect washing results in the minimum possible time The programme duration could increase or decrease At the end of the load detection if laundry load is below the maximum declared weight for selected programme the display shows the new programme duration After further 30 seconds the water filling starts At the end of the load detection in case of drum overload the indicator is steady on and...

Page 38: ...rted the new programme starts without repeating the ProSense phase The water and the detergent are not drained out in order to avoid waste The display shows the maximum duration of the programme updating it about 20 minutes after the starting of the new programme 11 11 Opening the door Adding garments While a programme or the delay start operates the appliance door is locked If the temperature and...

Page 39: ...ain the water to open the door 1 If necessary touch the Spin button to decrease the spin speed proposed by the appliance 2 Touch the Start Pause button If you have set the appliance drains the water and spins If you have set the appliance only drains the water The option indicator or goes off while the indicator flashes and then goes off 3 When the programme is completed and the door locked indica...

Page 40: ...s and any other loose elements Do not wash laundry without hems or with cuts Use a washing bag to wash small and or delicate items e g underwired bras belts tights shoelaces ribbons etc Empty pockets and unfold the items 12 2 Stubborn stains For some stains water and detergent is not sufficient We recommend that you pre treat these stains before you put the items in the appliance Special stain rem...

Page 41: ...maximum capacity indicated for each programmes helps to reduce energy and water consumption With adequate pre treatment stains and limited soiling can be removed the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature To use the correct quantity of detergent refer to the quantity suggested by the detergent producer and check the water hardness of you domestic system Refer to Water hardness Set the m...

Page 42: ...t 13 4 Descaling If the water hardness in your area is high or moderate we recommend that you use a water descaling product for washing machines Regularly examine the drum to check for limescale The regular detergents already contain water softening agents but we recommend to run a cycle with empty drum and a descaling product occasionally Always follow the instructions that you find on the packag...

Page 43: ...all quantity of powder detergent or a specific product into the empty drum in order to rinse out any left residues Occasionally at the end of a cycle the display may show the icon this is a recommendation to perform the drum cleaning Once the drum cleaning has been performed the icon disappears 13 8 Cleaning the detergent dispenser and the AutoDose tanks CAUTION Do not change brand or type of dete...

Page 44: ...r running water CAUTION Do not use sharp or metal brushes and sponges 6 Turn the dispenser up side down and open the bottom cover as indicated in the picture 7 Make sure that all detergent residue is removed from the conveyor Use only soft damp clothes 8 Put bottom cover back to its position by aligning its holes on drawer hooks as indicated in the picture Close it till click sound www aeg com 44 ...

Page 45: ...mp clothes WARNING If some residues remain on the back area of tanks soak detergent drawer in a warm water Do not use tools to clean it Before soaking remove the handle by pressing red button and slide the handle as indicated in the picture 9 Make sure that all detergent residue is removed from the upper and lower part of the recess Use a small brush to clean the recess 10 Reassembly the drawer as...

Page 46: ...sure to properly close the plugs before refilling 13 9 Cleaning the drain pump WARNING Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket Regularly check the drain pump filter and make sure that it is clean Clean the drain pump if The appliance does not drain the water The drum does not turn The appliance makes an unusual noise because of the blockage of the drain pump The display shows the alarm cod...

Page 47: ...7 Turn the filter anti clockwise to remove it 1 2 8 If it is necessary remove fluff and objects from the filter recess 9 Make sure that the impeller of the pump can rotate If it does not rotate contact the Authorised Service Centre 10 Clean the filter under the water tap 11 Put the filter back into the special guides by turning it clockwise Make sure that you tighten the filter correctly to preven...

Page 48: ...et hose from the tap and clean the filter 1 2 3 2 Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut 3 Clean the valve filter on the back of the appliance with a toothbrush 4 When you reconnect the hose to the back of the appliance turn it left or right not in vertical position depending on the position of your water tap 45 20 13 11 Emergency drain If the appliance cannot drain the...

Page 49: ...e inlet hose again WARNING Make sure that the temperature is higher than 0 C before you use the appliance again The manufacturer is not responsible for damages caused by low temperatures 14 TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING Refer to Safety chapters 14 1 Alarm Codes and Possible failures The appliance does not start or it stops during operation First try to find a solution to the problem refer to the tables ...

Page 50: ...ou set a programme without drain phase If the drain programme is not available in the pro gramme dial it can be set via App Set the drain programme if you set an option which ends with water in the tub The appliance door is open or not closed correctly Make sure that the door is properly closed Internal fail No com munication between electronic elements of the appliance The programme was not finis...

Page 51: ...ce problems There is water on the floor Make sure that the couplings of the water hoses are tight and there is not water leakages Make sure that the water inlet hose and the drain hose have no damages Make sure you use the correct detergent and the correct quantity of it You cannot open the appliance door Make sure that a washing programme that ends with water in tub has not been selected Make sur...

Page 52: ...ring update it resumes when you activate the appli ance again The appliance makes an unusual noise and vibrates Make sure the levelling of the appliance is correct Refer to Installation instruction Make sure that the packaging and or the transit bolts are re moved Refer to Installation instruction Add more laundry in the drum The load may be too small The programme dura tion increases or de crease...

Page 53: ...mains locked The washing programme continues when the power is restored If the door remains locked in case of failure it is possible to open it using the emergency unlock function Before opening the door CAUTION Risk of burns Make sure that the water temperature is not too high and the laundry is not hot If necessary wait until they cool down CAUTION Risk of injury Make sure that the drum is not r...

Page 54: ...on rpm Spin speed Remaining moisture at the end of spinning phase The higher is the spin speed the higher is the noise and the lower is the remaining moisture Values and programme duration may differ depending on different conditions e g room temperature water temperature and pressure load size and type of laundry supply voltage and also if you change the default setting of a programme 15 3 Accord...

Page 55: ...1400 Cottons3 20 C 9 0 35 80 3 10 52 20 1400 Synthetics 40 C 4 0 80 50 2 25 35 40 1200 Delicates4 30 C 2 0 30 45 1 10 35 30 1200 Wool 30 C 2 0 25 65 1 05 30 30 1200 1 Reference indicator of the spin speed 2 Suitable for washing heavily soiled textiles 3 Suitable for washing lightly soiled cottons synthetic and mixed fabrics 4 It also performs as quick washing cycle for lightly soiled laundry 16 AC...

Page 56: ... kit by checking the depth of your appliances 16 4 Pedestal with the drawer To raise your appliance and make loading and unloading laundry easier The drawer can be used for laundry storage e g towels cleaning products and more 17 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Recycle materials with the symbol Put the packaging in relevant containers to recycle it Help protect the environment and human health by recycling...

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