L 98685 FL L 96485 FL EN WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL
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Contents 3 CONTENTS 4 6 7 8 8 13 16 17 18 18 19 21 22 22 24 29 32 32 Safety information Environment concerns Product description Accessories Control panel Washing programmes BEFORE FIRST USE Using the appliance Activating the appliance and setting a programme Loading the laundry Using the detergent and additives Starting a programme At the end of programme Helpful hints and tips Care and cleaning Trouble shooter and service Technical data Installation The following symbols are used in this user manual:
Safety information SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use, read this manual carefully: • For your safety and the safety of your property • To help the environment • For the correct operation of the appliance. Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or give it to a different person. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes damage.
Safety information 5 • Do not touch the glass of the door while a programme operates. The glass can be hot (only for front-loading appliances). Care and cleaning • Deactivate the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. • Do not use the appliance without the filters. Make sure that the installation of the filters is correct. An incorrect installation causes water leakages.
Environment concerns • • • • Do not use multiple plugs and extension cables. There is a risk of fire. Do not replace or change the mains cable. Contact the service centre. Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug and cable. Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the installation. Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation. • Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug. Discard the appliance 1.
Product description PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 9 10 11 4 5 6 12 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Worktop Detergent dispenser Control panel Door handle Internal lamp Rating plate Drain pump Feet for the appliance level Water drain hose Water inlet hose Mains cable Transit bolts Feet for the appliance level 13 7
Accessories ACCESSORIES 1 2 4 3 1 Spanner To remove the transit bolts. 2 Plastic caps To close the holes on the rear side of the cabinet after the removal of the transit bolts. 3 Anti-flood inlet hose To prevent possible leakage 4 Plastic hose guide To connect the drain hose on the edge of a sink. CONTROL PANEL 1 2 3 Glätten Koch/Bunt Auffrischen Extra Leise Energiesparen Super Eco Pflegeleicht 20Min.
TOUCH SCREEN Do not wear gloves when you touch the buttons. Make sure the touch screen and buttons are always clean and dry. AUTO OFF button 1 Press this button to activate or deactivate the appliance. A tune sounds when the appliance is activated. The AUTO OFF function automatically deactivates the appliance to decrease energy consumption when: • Before press button 6 , you do not use the appliance for five minutes. Press button 1 to activate the appliance again.
• The time of the day When you activate the appliance the display shows the time of the day for some seconds. To adjust the clock, refer to "Clock setting". • The programme duration When the washing programme starts, the programme time decreases every minute. Programme duration symbol The symbol comes on when the digits shows the programme duration. D • The end time of the washing programme . Programme end symbol The symbol comes on when the digits shows the programme end time.
Stains Prewash H Soak The indicator bar fills accordingly to the set functions. The default spin speed of the programme. I ___ No spin 1) Rinse hold 1) Only available for Spin/Drain programme. The default temperature of the programme. J Cold wash DAMPF BUTTON 4 Touch button 4 to set the steam level. This is possible only with programmes where the steam function is available. The duration of the steam phase changes accordingly to your selection.
You can select: SHORTENED DURATION To wash items with daily soil. EXTRA QUICK To wash quickly items with almost no soil. Some programmes accept only one of these functions. EXTRA SPÜLEN BUTTON 9 Touch button 9 to add rinsing phases to a programme. Use this function for persons allergic to detergents and in areas where the water is soft. FLECKEN, VORWÄSCHE UND EINWEICHEN BUTTON 10 Touch button 10 to set one of the these functions: FLECKEN Use this function for laundry with hard stains to remove.
Washing programmes 13 • You touch the buttons. • The programme is completed. • The appliance has a malfunction. To deactivate/activate the acoustic signals, touch button 10 and button 9 at the same time for 6 seconds. If you deactivate the acoustic signals, they continue operate only when you touch the buttons and when a malfunction occurs. Child lock function This function prevents children to play with the control panel.
Washing programmes Programme Temperature Type of load Weight of load Programme description Functions Pflegeleicht 60° - Cold Rinses Short spin Synthetic or mixed fabric items with normal soil. Maximum load 4 kg Wash Rinses Short spin SPIN REDUCTION SPÜLSTOPP FLECKEN1) VORWÄSCHE2) EINWEICHEN EXTRA SPÜLEN ZEIT SPAREN3) Leichtbügeln 60° - Cold Synthetic fabric items with normal soil. It prevents the creases of the laundry.
Washing programmes Programme Temperature 15 Type of load Weight of load Programme description Functions Spülen 0° All fabrics Maximum load 8 kg Rinse with additives Spin phase SPIN REDUCTION SPÜLSTOPP EXTRA SPÜLEN7) Jeans 60° - Cold Items like pants, shirts or jackets in Jeans and also jersey realized with hi-tech materials. Maximum load 8 kg Wash Rinses Short spin SPIN REDUCTION SPÜLSTOPP VORWÄSCHE 2) EINWEICHEN EXTRA SPÜLEN ZEIT SPAREN3) 20 min.
BEFORE FIRST USE Cotton and synthetic items. Do not set the Steam programme for this type of clothes: • Clothes which is not specified on the care Steam does not remove animal odours. label as being suitable for tumble-drying. • Clothes with inclusion of plastic, metal, Dampf Glätten2) wooden parts or alike. This programme helps to dewrinkle odour from the laundry. Dampf Auffrischen2) This cycle removes odour from the laundry.
Using the appliance 17 2. Put a small quantity of detergent in the main wash compartment of the detergent dispenser. Set and start a programme for cotton at the highest temperature without laundry. This removes all possible dirt from the drum and the tub. Language setting The first time you activate the appliance, the display shows the default language and tells you to confirm it or change it: • Turn the programme knob to set the desired language.
Activating the appliance and setting a programme ACTIVATING THE APPLIANCE AND SETTING A PROGRAMME For a correct operation of the weight sensor, activate the appliance and set the programme BEFORE you put the laundry in the drum. 1. Press button 1 to activate the appliance. 2. Turn the programme knob ( 2 ) to the necessary programme or touch one of the buttons 5 to set a memorised programme. The programme indicator comes on. 3. The indicator of button 6 flashes with red colour. 4.
Using the detergent and additives 19 Make sure not to have the laundry out of the drum between the seal and the door. There is the risk of water leakage or damage laundry. USING THE DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES The detergent compartment for the prewash phase and the soak programme. Add the detergent for prewash and soak before the start of the programme. The detergent compartment for the washing phase. If you use a liquid detergent, put it immediately before you start the programme.
Check the position of the flap 1. Pull out the detergent dispenser until it stops. 2. Press the lever down to remove the dispenser. 3. To use powder detergent, turn the flap up. 4. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down. With the flap in the position DOWN: – Do not use gelatinous or thick liquid detergents. – Do not put more liquid detergent than the limit showed in the flap. – Do not set the prewash phase. – Do not set the delay start function. 5.
Starting a programme 21 You cannot set the delay start with the Steam programme. STARTING A PROGRAMME 1. Touch button 6 to start the programme. The indicator of button 6 stops to flash and is on with red colour. If a delayed start is set, the appliance starts the countdown. The appliance adjust automatically the cycle time to the laundry you have put in the drum to have perfect washing results in the minimum necessary time.
At the end of programme If you deactivate the appliance, it is necessary to set the programme again. AT THE END OF PROGRAMME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The appliance stops automatically. The acoustic signals operate, if it is active. In the display goes on and the message tells you that the programme is completed. The indicator of button 6 goes off. The door lock symbol goes off. Press button 1 to deactivate the appliance.
Helpful hints and tips 23 • • • • Turn inside out multilayered fabrics, wool and items with painted illustrations. Remove hard stains. Wash with a special detergent heavy soil stains. Be careful with the curtains. Remove the hooks or put the curtains in a washing bag or pillowcase. • Do not wash in the appliance : – Laundry without hems or with cuts – Underwired bras. – Use a washing bag to wash small items. • A very small load can cause balance problems with the spin phase.
Care and cleaning Water hardness table Level Type 1 soft 2 3 4 Water hardness °dH °T.H. mmol/l Clarke 0-7 0-15 0-1.5 0-9 medium 8-14 16-25 1.6-2.5 10-16 hard 15-21 26-37 2.6-3.7 17-25 very hard > 21 > 37 >3.7 >25 CARE AND CLEANING WARNING! Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply before you clean it. Descaling The water we use contains limescale. If it becomes necessary, use a water softener to remove limescales. Use a special product made for washing machines.
Care and cleaning 25 Door seal Regularly examine the seal and remove all objects from the inner part. Drum Regularly examine the drum to prevent limescale and rust particles. Only use special products to remove rust particles from the drum. To do this: • Clean the drum with special product for stainless steel. • Start a short programme for cotton at the maximum temperature with a small quantity of detergent. Detergent dispenser To clean the dispenser: 1 1. Press the lever. 2. Pull the dispenser out.
Care and cleaning 5. Clean the dispenser recess with a brush. 6. Put back the dispenser in the recess. Drain pump Regularly examine the drain pump and make sure that it is clean. Clean the pump if: • The appliance does not drain the water. • The drum cannot turn. • The appliance makes an unusual noise because of the blockage of the drain pump. • The display shows an alarm code because of the problem with water drain. WARNING! 1. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 2.
Care and cleaning 27 5. When the container is full of water, put the drainage duct back again and empty the container. Do steps 4 and 5 again and again until no more water flows out from the drain pump. 6. Pull back the drainage duct and turn the filter to remove it. 1 2 7. Remove fluff and objects from the pump. 8. Make sure that the impeller of the pump can turn. If this does not occur, contact the service centre. 2 1 9.
Care and cleaning To clean the water inlet filters: 1. Close the water tap. 2. Remove the water inlet hose from the water tap. 3. Clean the filter in the inlet hose with a stiff brush. 4. Remove the inlet hose behind the appliance. 5. Clean the filter in the valve with a stiff brush or a towel. 6. Install again the inlet hose. Make sure that the couplings are tight to prevent leakages. 7. Open the water tap. 35° 45° Emergency drain Because of a malfunction, the appliance cannot drain the water.
Trouble shooter and service 29 WARNING! Make sure that the temperature is more than 0 °C before you use the appliance again. The manufacturer is not responsible for damages caused by low temperatures. TROUBLE SHOOTER AND SERVICE The start of the appliance does not occur or it stops during operation. Try to find a solution to the problem before you contact the service centre (refer to the table). With some problems, the acoustic signals operate and the display shows an alarm message.
Trouble shooter and service PROBLEM WITHOUT ALARM MESSAGE Problem The appliance does not drain the water. The spin phase does not operate. The programme does not start. Possible cause Possible solution A washing programme without the drain phase is set. Set the drain programme. The function Rinse Hold is on. Set the drain programme. The spin phase is off. Set the spin programme. The filter of the drain pump is blocked. Clean the filter of the drain pump. Refer to 'Care and cleaning'.
Trouble shooter and service Problem Possible cause 31 Possible solution You did not remove the stubborn stains before you wash the laundry. Use special products to remove the stubborn stains. You set a not correct tempera- Make sure that you set the correct temture. perature. The internal lamp is off. Too much laundry load. Decrease the laundry load. The lamp is burned. To replace the lamp, contact the service centre.
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Installation 33 2. Remove the cardboard top. 3. Remove the polystyrene packaging materials. 4. Remove the internal film. 5. Open the door. Remove the polystyrene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum. 6. Put the front piece on the floor behind the appliance. Carefully put down the appliance with the rear side on it. Make sure not to damage the hoses.
Installation 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 8. Pull up the appliance in vertical position. 1 2 9. Remove the power supply cable and the drain hose from the hose holders. 10. Remove the three bolts. Use the key supplied with the appliance. 11. Pull out the plastic spacers.
Installation 35 12. Replace the plastic spacers with the plastic caps. You can find these caps in the user manual bag. WARNING! Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts before you install the appliance. We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for when you move the appliance. Positioning and levelling • Install the appliance on a flat hard floor. • Make sure that carpets do not stop the air circulation below the appliance.
Installation CAUTION! Do not put cardboard, wood or equivalent materials below the appliance feet to adjust the level. The inlet hose • Connect the hose to the appliance. Turn the inlet hose only left or right. Loose the ring nut to set it in the correct position. 45 O 35 O • Connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap with 3/4 thread. CAUTION! Make sure that there are no leaks from the couplings. Do not use an extension hose if the inlet hose is too short.
Installation 37 Water drainage There are different procedures to connect the drain hose: With the plastic hose guide. • On the edge of a sink. • Make sure that the plastic guide cannot move when the appliance drains. Attach the guide to the water tap or the wall. • To a stand pipe with vent-hole. Refer to the illustration. Directly into a drain pipe at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm. The end of the drain hose must always be ventilated , i.e.
• Directly to a built-in drain pipe in the room wall and tighten it with a clip. You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 mm. Contact the service centre for the other drain hose and the extension.
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