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Appliance exterior and control panel
• Clean using normal household cleaner (do not
use abrasive products).
• Wipe with a soft cloth.
Appliance interior
• After each washing, leave the lid open for some
time to allow the inside of the appliance to dry.
• If you never or seldom wash your laundry at
95°C, we recommend to occasionally run a 95°C
programme without laundry, adding a small
amount of detergent, to keep the interior of the
appliance clean.
Door seal
• Clean from time to time with a damp cloth.
Water inlet hose(s)
• Check the hose regularly for brittleness and
cracks. Replace if necessary.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
This washing machine is equipped with automatic
safety functions which detect and diagnose faults at
an early stage and allow you to react appropriately.
Often, however, the faults detected are small
enough to be solved in a matter of minutes.
For example:
The appliance will not start, no lamp or
display (depending on model) lights up.
Check whether:
• the appliance is plugged in;
• the wall socket is functioning correctly
(use a table lamp or similar);
• a programme is selected correctly.
The appliance will not start, but the
“Start/Pause” lamp is flashing.
Check whether:
• the programme has been changed;
• the appliance door is properly shut. Open and
shut it again.
“dEM” appears on the LCD display (if
available) every five seconds or the
appliance doesn't start although the
LCD display simulates a running wash
cycle (remaining time indication is
running fast).
Check whether:
• demonstration function was activated
accidentally on your appliance;
• disactivate the demonstration function by:
1. Moving the programme selector knob to “Drain”.
2. Pressing buttons in the following sequence:
“Prewash” button / “+ button” (temperature) /
“Prewash” button / “+ button” (temperature).
The appliance stops during the programme.
Check whether:
• the “Rinse Hold” lamp is on, terminate this
option by pressing the button again;
• another programme has been selected.
reselect the desired programme and press the
“Start/Pause” button;
• the “Start/Pause” lamp is flashing. Press the
“Start/Pause” button;
• the safety system of the appliance was activated.
See fault description table.
The Start/Pause button is flashing or no
“End” appears on the LCD display
(if available) at the programme end.
Move the programme selection knob to “Drain”
and press the “Start/Pause” button; if your
washing machine has an LCD display, press the
“Reset” button.
Check whether:
• Laundry is correctly washed by opening the drum
door flaps and feel load humidity. When laundry
is not washed, please reselect programme,
options and press “Start/Pause” button to start
a new programme.
• The safety system of the appliance was activated.
See fault description table.
Detergent and additive product residues
in dispenser at end of wash.
Check whether:
• the detergent dispenser is properly installed and
is not blocked (see “Care and Maintenance”);
• the foreign body trap in the water inlet hose is
not blocked (see “Care and Maintenance”).
The appliance vibrates during the spin cycle.
Check whether:
• the appliance is level and that all the feet are
adjusted (see “Installation”);
• the transport bracket has been removed. Before
starting up the appliance, the transport screws
and the transport bracket MUST be removed
(see “Installation”).
Final spin results are poor.
Check whether:
• the pump impeller is obstructed (see “Cleaning
The Foreign Body Trap”).
• if the laundry is still too wet at the end of the
programme: possibly add other items of clothing
and repeat the spin cycle.
• there is foam on the washing: repeat a rinse-spin
cycle and avoid excessive quantities of detergent.
Note:
The appliance has an imbalance detection and
correction system. If individual heavy items are
loaded (a bathrobe, for example), this system may
reduce the spin speed automatically or interrupt
the spin if it detects too great an imbalance at the
start of the spin, in order to protect the appliance.
Excessive foam formation may also prevent spinning.
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