Miele W 463, Operating Instructions Manual

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Energy and water consumption
– Water consumption and energy us-
age are determined by the size of the
load.
– Use the Mixed wash or the Quick
wash programme for smaller
amounts of laundry.
– When smaller amounts of laundry are
washed in the COTTONS
programmes, the automatic load rec-
ognition system will reduce the
amount of water, time and energy
used. This may mean that the time
remaining shown in the display is ad-
justed during the course of the wash
programme.
– Instead of the COTTONS 95°C
programme, use the COTTONS 60°C
programme. This will give an energy
saving of between 35% and 45%.
This will be sufficient for normal soil-
ing. For stubborn or old stains, use
the
Soak option.
Detergent
– Do not exceed the amounts of deter-
gent which may be recommended by
the manufacturer on the packaging.
– Reduce the amount of detergent with
smaller loads (approx.
1
/
3
less than
the amount recommended can be
used when washing a half load).
Additional options (Soak, Pre-wash,
Rapid)
Select:
the Rapid additional option for light
to normal soiling without visible stain-
ing.
a wash programme without an addi-
tional option for normal to heavy soil-
ing with visible staining.
– Use the additional option Soak in-
stead of Pre-wash . If Soak is followed
immediately by a main wash the
same suds are used.
When drying with a tumble dryer
– Selecting the highest possible spin
speed for the wash programme will
save energy when drying in a tumble
dryer afterwards.
Washing environmentally and economically
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