![background image](http://html1.mh-extra.com/html/blomberg/dv-16540/dv-16540_owners-and-installation-manual_2773958013.webp)
13 - EN
A
WARNING: To reduce the risk
of fire, electric shock, or personal
injury, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS before operating this
appliance
.
First Use
• When operating your machine for the first
time check inside the drum for any foreign
objects.
• Partly load the drum with wet pieces
of clothes and let the machine run for
approximately 15 minutes. This operation
will clean the drum before loading
garments.
• You may smell an unpleasant odor and
excessive fiber/lint may accumulate
during the first drying cycle.
Garments suitable for drying in
the machine
Always follow the advice on garment labels.
Dry only laundry having a label stating that
they are suitable for tumble-drying.
Garments unsuitable for drying
in the machine
• Items with metal attachments like, belt
buckles and metal buttons can damage
your dryer.
• Do not dry items like woolens, silk
garments and nylon stockings, delicate
embroidered fabrics, garments with metal
accessories and items like sleeping bags
in the machine.
• Garments made of delicate and valuable
fabrics as well as lace curtains can be
permanently wrinkled. Do not dry these in
your machine!
• Do not dry items made of hermetic fibers
such as pillows and quilts in the dryer.
• Garments made of foam or rubber may
deform.
• Do not dry clothes containing rubber in
the machine.
• Do not dry clothes exposed to petroleum,
oil, combustible or explosive agents in the
dryer even if they are washed beforehand.
• Overly wet laundry or laundry with
dripping water must not be put into the
dryer.
Preparing clothes to be dried
• All laundry must be spun at the highest
possible spin speed the washing machine
allows for the textile type.
• Laundry may be tangled after washing.
Separate laundry before placing them into
your dryer.
• Sort laundry according to their types and
thicknesses. Dry similar types of laundry
together.
4
Operating Instructions
A B C
l
m
n
o p q
D