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15. EMERGENCY DOOR OPENING
In case of power failure or appliance
failure the appliance door remains
locked. The washing programme
continues, when the power is restored.
If the door remains locked in case of
failure, it is possible to open it using
the emergency unlock feature.
Before opening the door:
CAUTION!
Make sure that the water tem-
perature and the laundry are not
hot. Wait till they cool down, if
necessary.
CAUTION!
Make sure that the drum is not
rotating. Wait till the drum stops
rotating, if necessary.
INFORMATION
Make sure that the water level
inside the drum is not too high.
Proceed with an emergency
drain, if necessary (refer to
«Emergency drain» in «Care and
cleaning» chapter).
To open the door, proceed as follows:
1. Press the button Ein/Aus to switch
the appliance off.
2. Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
3. Open the fi lter fl ap.
4. Keep the emergency unlock trigger
pulled downward and, at the same
time, open the appliance door.
5. Take out the laundry and then close
the appliance door.
6. Close the fi lter fl ap.