Before The First Drying Cycle; Sorting And Preparing Laundry - AEG LAVATHERM 5540 User Information

Before the first drying cycle

In order to remove any residue which may have been produced during
production, wipe the dryer drum with a damp cloth or undertake a
brief drying cycle (20 MIN) with damp cloths.

Sorting and preparing laundry

Sorting laundry
• Sort by fabric type:
– Cotton/linen for programmes in m COTTONS programme group.
– Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in l EASY CARES pro-
gramme group.
• Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:
n
Basic drying in tumble
dryer possible
• Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laun-
dry items. Textile colours may bleed.
• Do not dry tricot or knitted items with the ¼ EXTRA DRY programme.
Items may become stuck!
• Do not dry wool in the dryer. May become entangled! After air-dry-
ing, wool may be dried with the
Preparing laundry
• To avoid laundry becoming tangled: Close zips, button up coverings
and tie loose bands or ribbons (e.g. of aprons).
• Empty pockets. Remove metallic items (paperclips, safety pins etc).
• Turn items with double-layered fabrics inside out (e.g. with cotton-
lined anoraks, the cotton layer should be outermost). These fabrics
will then dry better.
m
Drying at
reduced temperature
normal
(press & SPECIAL CARE
temperature
WOOL CARE programme.
l
Drying at
Drying in tumble
dryer not possi-
button!)
k
ble
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