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Operating Instructions
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Washing Types and Care Symbols
The care symbols help you choose the correct wash programme. Wash-
ing should be sorted according to type and care symbol. The tempera-
tures indicated in the care symbols are all maximum temperatures.
Cottons
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Fabrics made from cotton and linen with this care symbol will with-
stand maximum wash actions and high temperatures. The
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(COTTONS/LINEN, EASY-CARES) programme is suitable for this type of
washing.
Linen
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Fabrics made from cotton and linen which carry this care symbol will
withstand maximum wash actions. The
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(COTTONS/LINEN,
EASY-CARES) programme is suitable for this type of washing.
Easy-care washing
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Fabrics such as treated cotton, cotton mixed fabrics and synthetics
which carry this care symbol need a gentler wash action. The
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(COTTONS/LINEN, EASY-CARES) and
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(EASY IRON) programmes are
available for this type of washing.
Delicates
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Fabrics such as those with layered fibres, microfibres, synthetics and cur-
tains with this care symbol require particularly careful handling. The
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(DELICATES) programme is appropriate for these types of washing.
Viscose
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Modern fabrics such as viscose, cupro, lyocell, modal and others require
particularly careful handling. The
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(FASHION) programme is appro-
priate for these types of washing.
Woollens, silk and particularly delicate wash items
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Fabrics such as wool, wool mixtures and silk which carry these care
symbols require a very gentle wash cycle. The
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(WOOL)/
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(Hand
wash) and
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(SILK)/
P
(Hand wash) programmes are suitable for this
type of fabric.
Important! Fabrics which bear the care symbol
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(Do not wash!)
may not be machine washed!