water hardness is soft it is not necessary to use a
water softener.
To know the water hardness in your area, contact
your local water authority.
Use the correct quantity of the water softener.
Obey the instructions that you find on the
packaging of the product.
CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters.
EXTERNAL CLEANING
Clean the appliance only with soap and warm
water. Fully dry all the surfaces.
CAUTION! Do not use alcohol,
solvents or chemical products.
DESCALING
If the water hardness in your area is high or
moderate, we recommend that you use a water
descaling product for washing machines.
Regularly examine the drum to prevent limescale
and rust particles.
To remove rust particles use only special products
for washing machine. Do this separately from the
laundry wash.
Always obey the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the product.
MAINTENANCE WASH
With the low temperature programmes it is possible
that some detergent stays in the drum. Make
regularly a maintenance wash. To do this:
• Remove the laundry from the drum.
• Set the cotton programme with the highest
temperature with a small quantity of detergent.
DOOR SEAL
Regularly examine the
seal and remove all ob-
jects from the inner part.
CLEANING THE DETERGENT DISPENSER
Clean regularly the washing powder and additive
dispenser drawer.
To clean the detergent drawer it is necessary to
remove it from its site.
Open the drawer.
Press the catch down-
wards as described in the
graphic and pull it out.
Remove the top part of
the additive compartment
to aid cleaning.
Flush it out under a tap, to
remove any traces of ac-
cumulated powder.
Make sure that all washing
powder residue is re-
moved from the upper and
lower part of the recess.
Use a small brush to clean
the recess.
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