User manual

• Screw the hose back to the appliance
and make sure the connection is tight.
• Turn on the water tap.
WHAT TO DO IF…
The appliance does not start or stops dur-
ing operation. Certain problems are due to
lack of simple maintenance or oversights,
which can be solved with the help of the in-
dications described in the charts, without
calling out an engineer.
During appliance operation it is possible
that the red pilot light of the button 8 flash-
es, the display shows a fault code and the
buzzer sounds to indicate that the appli-
ance is not working.
Before contacting your local Service Cen-
tre, please carry out the checks listed be-
low.
Fault code and malfunction Possible cause / Solution
Problem with the water supply
The water tap is closed.
• Open the water tap.
The inlet hose is squashed or kinked.
• Check the inlet hose connection.
The filter in the inlet hose or the inlet valve filter are blocked.
• Clean the water inlet filters (read "Cleaning the water inlet
filters" for more details).
Problem with the water drainage
The drain hose is squashed or kinked.
• Check the drain hose connection.
The drain filter is clogged.
If the appliance stops working without discharging the wa-
ter , first carry out an emergency drain:
•
turn the programme selector dial to
;
• unplug the appliance;
• close the water tap;
• if necessary, wait until the water has cooled down;
• unscrew the drain hose from the rear support (see "Frost
precaution") and unhook it from the sink or spigot;
• let it run along the floor;
• place a bowl on the floor and place the end of the drain-
ing hose into the bowl. The water should drain by gravity
into the bowl. When the bowl is full, empty it. Repeat the
procedure until water stops flowing out ;
• screw the draining hose to the rear support and reposi-
tion it;
• open the door and remove the laundry;
• carry out the drain filter cleaning as described in "Cleaning
the drain filter";
• at the end of cleaning action, close the door and insert
the mains plug again;
• run a drain programme to check if the appliance works
now.
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