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Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully
and pay particular attention to the safety notes
indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you
keep this instruction booklet for future reference and
pass it on to any future owners.
The symbols you will see on some paragraphs of this booklet have the following meaning:
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) emphasize information that is particularly
important for your safety or correct functioning of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instructions and practical tips on the use of
the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the machine are marked with this symbol.
Our contribution to the protection of the
environment: we use environmentally
friendly paper.
Transport damages
When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not
damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the
Service Centre.
Contents
Warnings
3
Disposal
4
Tips for environmental protection 4
Technical specifications
4
Installation
5
Unpacking
5
Positioning
5
Water inlet
5
Water drainage
6
Electrical connection
6
Your new washing machine
7
Description of the appliance
7
Detergent dispenser drawer
7
Use
8
Control panel
8
Controls
8-11
Programme information
11-12
Washing hints
12-13
Sorting the laundry
12
Temperatures
12
Before loading the laundry
12
Maximum loads
12
Laundry weights
12
Removing stains
12
Detergents and additives
13
Operating sequence
14-15
International wash code symbols
16
Washing programmes
17
Special programmes
18
Maintenance
19
Bodywork
19
Detergent dispenser drawer
19
Drain filter
19
Water inlet filter
20
Emergency emptying out
20
Frost precautions
20
Something not working?
21-22
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