5 Drying
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Drying
5.1
Preparing the appliance
After the appliance is transported or re-sited, it must be left to stand in the normal
operating position for around 2 hours. Failure to do this can result in damage to
the appliance.
▸ Insert plug into mains socket or turn on at wall switch.
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5.2
Loading the appliance
▸ Open the appliance door (press at the edge of door in
the area marked by dots) or touch the
button.
▸ Loosely load wet laundry items one by one into the appli-
ance.
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See 'Programme overview' for maximum load capa-
city.
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Ideally, fill the drum ⅔ full.
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Large blankets, in particular, need plenty of room to
tumble.
▸ Close the appliance door (pushing firmly to).
When closing the appliance door, check that no items of washing are trapped.
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In the display appears:
Select programme
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The indicator lights for the programme buttons flash.
If no programme selection is made within 15 seconds, all the displays go out. However,
it is still possible to make a programme selection.
5.3
General note on programme selection
Use the 'Programme overview' to determine which programme is the most suitable
for your washing.
Selecting a programme
An automatic programme can be selected with the press of a single button. All the ne-
cessary settings for the programme are provided automatically.
Additional functions can be selected or deselected by pressing the corresponding but-
ton.
If no other button is pressed within the next 15 seconds, the programme selected starts
automatically.
Once a programme has started, it is no longer possible to change it. The pro-
gramme must be aborted.
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