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.
Never overload the drum. Always
observe the maximum recommen-
ded loads given in the “Programme
chart”. Overloading can cause un-
necessary wear and tear to the
laundry, give a disappointing drying
result and cause more creasing.
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, however,
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 machine
dried if specified as suitable by the ma-
nufacturer on the textile care label, as
the surface of the fabric may otherwise
“roughen”.
* Linen and down-filled items can, ho-
wever, 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 purcha-
sing 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 fabrics and 100% cotton
shirts or blouses tend to crease more,
when larger loads being dried, particu-
lary when the weave of the fabric is
very fine. Reduce the load or use the
Special care “Minimum iron – Hand
iron” programme. If this is unsatis-
factory use the “Smoothing” setting,
then hang the garments on a hanger to
dry.
New dark-coloured fabrics should be
dried separately from light-coloured
fabrics to avoid colours running.
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