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Safety Information
In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using
the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid
unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the
appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these
instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so
that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.
General safety
•
It is dangerous to alter the specifica-
tions or attempt to modify this product
in any way.
•
This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
•
Make sure that small pets do not climb
into the drum. To avoid this, please
check into the drum before using.
•
Any objects such as coins, safety
pins, nails, screws, stones or any other
hard, sharp material can cause exten-
sive damage and must not be placed
into the machine.
•
In order to avoid danger of fires
caused by excessive drying, do not
use appliance to dry the following
items: Cushions, quilts and the like
(these items accumulate heat).
•
Items such as foam rubber (latex foam),
shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or pillows fit-
ted with foam rubber pads should not
be dried in the tumble dryer.
•
Always unplug the appliance after
use, clean and maintenance. See sec-
tion "Care and Cleaning".
•
Under no circumstances should you
attempt to repair the machine yourself.
Repairs carried out by inexperienced
persons may cause injury or serious
malfunctioning. Contact your local
Service Centre. Always insist on gen-
uine spare parts.
•
Items that have been soiled with sub-
stances such as cooking oil, acetone,
petrol, kerosene, spot removers, tur-
pentine, waxes and wax removers
should be washed in hot water with an
extra amount of detergent before being
dried in the tumble dryer.
•
Danger of explosion:
Never tumble
dry items that have been in contact
with inflammable solvents (petrol, methy-
lated spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the
like). As these substance are volatile,
they could cause an explosion. Only
tumble dry items washed with water.
•
Risk of fire
: items that have been
spotted or soaked with vegetable or
cooking oil constitute a fire hazard and
should not be placed in the tumble
dryer.
•
If you have washed your laundry with
stain remover you must execute an extra
rinse cycle before loading your tumble
dryer.
•
Please make sure that no gas lighters
or matches have accidentally been left in
pockets of garments to be loaded into
appliance
