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132 977 040-00-061006-01

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  • Page 1 W a s h i n g m a c h i n e User information Swissline SL EWF 1870 132 977 040-00-061006-01...
  • Page 2 Dear customer, Please read this User Information carefully and keep it to refer to at a later date. Pass this User Information on to any subsequent owner of the appliance. The following symbols are used in the text: Safety instructions Warning: Notes that concern your personal safety.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Operating Instructions ........Safety .
  • Page 4 What to do if........... Remedying small malfunctions yourself .
  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions Safety Prior to using for the first time • Follow the ”Instructions for installation and connection”. • If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus temperatures: Store the washing machine at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.
  • Page 6: General Safety

    General safety • Repairs to the washing machine must only be carried out by qualified service engineers. • Never use the washing machine if the mains cable is damaged; or if the control panel, work top or plinth area is damaged such that the inside of the appliance is freely accessible.
  • Page 7: Description Of The Appliance

    Description of the appliance Detergent dispenser Control panel drawer Rating plate (behind door) Three screw feet (height adjustable); Plinth flap/ rear left: Drain pump Automatic foot Control panel Programme knob and Display On/Off dial Function keys START/PAUSE key What is shown in the display Information field, shows the current settings 12.45 COTTON...
  • Page 8: Program Overview

    Program overview Options Times Spin speed Program ENERGY SAVING • • • • • • • • • COTTONS • • • • • • • • • • • LINEN/EASY-CARES • • • • • • • • • •...
  • Page 9 Care Use/Features symbols Energy-saving program at 60 °C for lightly to normally soiled whites/coloureds made of cotton/linen. Program at 95 °C for normally to heavily soiled whites/coloureds made of cotton/linen. General program for whites/coloureds made of cotton/linen as well as for easy-care I K N mixed fibres and synthetics.
  • Page 10: Prior To Using For The First Time

    Prior to using for the first time Switching on the appliance for the first time - setting the language The display is set to German as standard in the factory. Important: If the display does not show the menu for setting the language when the appliance is switched on, the appliance has been switched on be- fore.
  • Page 11: Carrying Out A Wash Program Prior To First Use

    Carrying out a wash program prior to first use In order to remove any residues from the drum and water container which may have been left during manufacturing, perform the first wash cycle with- out any washing in the machine. Program: LINEN/EASY-CARES 60 °C, op- tion TIME SAVING: VERY SHORT, use approx.
  • Page 12: Adding Detergent/Additives

    Adding detergent/additives Important: Use only detergents and additives that are suitable for use in domestic washing machines. For USA and Canada only! Important! Only LOW-SUDSING detergent suitable for a front-loading washing machine can be used in this machine. This machine can heat the water up to 95 degrees celsius, or 200 degrees fahrenheit, and care should be taken to ensure that the correct washing powder is used.
  • Page 13: Switching On The Appliance/Selecting A Program

    Washing powder/tablets for the main wash If you are using water softener and need the right-hand compartment for the pre-wash detergent, add the water softener to the main wash detergent in the left-hand compartment. Softeners, wash-care products to preserve the shape of garments, starch Do not fill the compartment beyond the MAX mark.
  • Page 14: Changing Spin Speed/Selecting Rinse Hold

    Changing spin speed/selecting rinse hold Press the RPM key repeatedly, 12.45 LINEN/EASY CARE until the desired spin speed or 14.37 Cycle end at RINSE HOLD is displayed. 50C 800 aýýýýýaýaýaýaýaýaýaýaýa With spin speed “0” the last rinse TEMP. C° U/MIN. OPTION ZEIT water is drained off at the end of...
  • Page 15: Prewash, Sensitive, Stain, Night Cycle

    SETUP The special functions that can be set under Setup remain perma- nently stored in the appliance, e. g., time, language, etc. (see section “Setup”) until they are changed or deactivated. Only the options that can be combined with the cycle that has already been set are shown in the display.
  • Page 16: Setting Times

    Setting times Shortened cycles and the delay of the start time can be set for a wash cycle that has already been selected. Press the TIME key. The display shows the symbols for TIME SAVING and DELAY START. TIME SAVING: SHORT or VERY SHORT Shortened wash cycle for lightly soiled washing.
  • Page 17: Delay Start

    Delay Start 1. Press the TIME key repeatedly, until the DELAY START symbol flashes. 2. Press the OK key. In the display, “Start in 0 min” is displayed. 3. Press the TIME key repeatedly, 12.45 Delay Start until the display shows the de- 18.37 Start in 4h sired period by which you want...
  • Page 18: Program Progress

    Program progress The display indicates the stage of 12.45 LINEN/EASY CARE the program that is currently being 14.37 Washing performed as well as the time of 50C 800 aýýýýýaýaýaýaýaýaýaýaýa the end of the program. TEMP. C° U/MIN. OPTION ZEIT During the washing cycle the time TEMP.
  • Page 19: Setup

    If RINSE HOLD or NIGHT CYCLE was selected: After a RINSE HOLD or when a program with NIGHT CYCLE has ended, the START/PAUSE indicator flashes. “Cycle ended” and “Door locked” appear alternately in the display. The water must first be drained: –...
  • Page 20: Volume

    6. Press the OK key. The display Memory 1 changes to the Special Func- Store program tions level. Program memory aýýýýýaýaýaýaýBýaýaýaýa position MEMORY 1 is offered first. TEMP. C° U/MIN. OPTION ZEIT TEMP. C° T/MIN. OPTIONS TEMPS To change to another memory po- sition, press the OPTION key.
  • Page 21: Extra Rinse

    Extra Rinse 1. Turn the program knob to any program and press the OPTION key repeatedly until the SETUP symbol flashes. 2. Press the OK key. 3. Press the OPTION key repeat- Rinse+ edly until RINSE+ is shown in the display. aýýýýýaýaýaýaýBýaýaýaýa 4.
  • Page 22: Clock

    Clock 1. Turn the program knob to any program and press the OPTION key repeat- edly until the SETUP symbol flashes. 2. Press the OK key. 3. Press the OPTION key repeatedly until CLOCK is shown in the display. 4. Press the OK key. 5.
  • Page 23: Child Safety Device

    Child safety device When the child safety device is set, the door can no longer be closed. Setting the child safety device: Use a coin to turn the knob (on the inside of the door) in a clockwise direction as far as it will go.
  • Page 24: Washing Drum

    2. Remove the conditioner insert from the middle compartment. 3. Clean all parts with water. 4. Put the conditioner insert in as far as it will go, so that it is firmly in place. 5. Clean all parts of the washing machine, especially the nozzles in the top of the washing-in chamber, with a brush.
  • Page 25: What To Do If

    What to do if... Remedying small malfunctions yourself If while the appliance is operating a short acoustic signal sounds 3 times and one of the following messages appears in the display: – „No incoming water/Check tap & Hose“, – „No drain - check/drain hose/filter” or “Pump Blocked”, –...
  • Page 26 Problem Possible cause Remedy Transit packaging has not Remove transit packaging. been removed. Washing machine vibrates Adjust feet according to the In- when operating or is noisy. Screw feet not correctly stallation and Connection in- adjusted. structions. Always load the drum as full as Only a few large items of Washing has not been spun.
  • Page 27: If The Wash Results Are Not Satisfactory

    Problem Possible cause Remedy Wait until the display shows Door locked. “Door openable” and “Cycle ended” alternately. Program continues, when pow- Door cannot be opened er cut is over. Power cut. (All displays are when appliance is switched off.) To remove washing: For safety reasons, the If water can be seen in the ap- door remains locked for...
  • Page 28: Carrying Out An Emergency Drain

    Carrying out an emergency drain Warning! Before emergency draining, switch off the washing machine and remove the mains plug from the socket. Warning! The water that comes out of the emergency drain hose may be hot. There is a risk of scalding. Let the water cool before performing an emergency drain.
  • Page 29: Drain Pump

    Drain pump The drain pump is maintenance-free. It is only necessary to open the pump cover if there is a malfunction and water is no longer being pumped out, e. g. if the pump wheel is blocked. Please make sure before loading the washing that there are no foreign bod- ies in the pockets or caught between the washing.
  • Page 30: Disposal

    Disposal Packaging material The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recycled. The plastic components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate container at the community waste disposal facilities. Old appliance The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this prod-...
  • Page 31: Technical Data

    Technical data This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives: – 73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive – 89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Di- rective 92/31/EEC – 93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive Height x Width x Depth 850 x 598 x 603 mm Depth when door is open 980 mm...
  • Page 32: Installation And Connection Instructions

    Installation and connection instructions Safety information for the installation • This washing machine cannot be built-in. • Before using for the first time, check the appliance for damage sustained while it was being transported. Do not under any circumstances connect an appliance that is damaged.
  • Page 33: Installing The Appliance

    Installing the appliance Transporting the appliance Warning! The washing machine is very heavy. Risk of injury. Be careful when lifting. • Do not lay the appliance on its front nor on its right side (as seen from the front). Electrical components may get wet. •...
  • Page 34 2. Remove the power supply cable and the draining hose from the hose holders on the rear of the appliance. 3. With a suitable spanner unscrew and remove the central rear bolt A. Slide out the relevant plastic spacer. 4. Unscrew and remove the two large rear bolts B and the six smaller bolts C.
  • Page 35 5. Remove the bracket D. 6. Tighten up the six smaller bolts C. 7. Open the porthole and remove the poly- styrene block fitted with the adhesive tape on the door seal. 8. Fill the smaller upper hole and the two large ones with the corresponding plas- tic plug caps supplied in the bag con- taining the instruction booklet.
  • Page 36: Where To Install

    Where to install Important! The appliance must not be used in a room where there is a dan- ger of frost. Frost damage or impaired operation! Frost damage is not cov- ered by the warranty. • The surface on which the appliance is to be installed must be firm and lev- el.
  • Page 37: Electrical Connection

    Electrical connection Details about the voltage, type of supply and the fuses required are to be found on the rating plate. The rating plate is next to the doorway. Connecting to the water supply Permitted water pressure The water pressure must be at least 1bar (=10N/cm =0.1MPa) and may be a maximum of 10bar (=100N/cm =1MPa).
  • Page 38: Aqua Control

    4. Connect the hose to a tap with a 3/4” thread. Always use the hose supplied with the appliance. Installation should comply with local wa- ter authority and building regulations’ re- quirements. A minimum water pressure of 0.05 MPa (0.5 bar) is required for safe operation of the appliance.
  • Page 39: Water Drainage

    Water drainage The maximum permitted difference between the height of the surface on which the appliance is installed and the water outlet is 1 metre. Only original hoses may be used to extend hoses. (A maximum of 3 m laid on the floor and then 80 cm vertically).
  • Page 40: Garantie

    Servicestellen 5506 Mägenwil/Zürich Industriestr. 10 9000 St. Gallen Vonwilstrasse 15 4127 Birsfelden Hauptstrasse 52 8604 Volketswil Hölzliwisenstrasse 12 6032 Emmen Buholzstrasse 1 7000 Chur Comercialstrasse 19 3063 Ittigen/Bern Ey 5 Ersatzteilverkauf 5506 Mägenwil Industriestrasse 10 0848 848 023 Fachberatung / Verkauf 8048 Zürich Badenerstrasse 587 044 405 81 11...
  • Page 41: Points De Service

    Points de Service 1028 Préverenges Le Trési 6 Points de vente de rechange 5506 Mägenwil Industriestrasse 10 0848 848 023 Demonstration / Vente 8048 Zürich Badenerstrase 587 044 405 81 11 Garantie Nous octroyons sur chaque produit 2 ans de garantie à partir de la date de livraison ou de la mise en service au consommateur (documenté...
  • Page 42 Servizio dopo vendita 6916 Grancia Zona Industriale E Vendita pezzi di ricambio 5506 Mägenwil Industriestrasse 10 0848 848 023 Consulente (cucina) / Vendita 8048 Zürich Badenerstrasse 587 044 405 81 11 Garanzia Per ogni prodotto concediamo una garanzia di 2 anni a partire dalla data di consegna o dalla sua messa in funzione (fa stato la data della fattura, del certificato di garanzia o dello scontrino d’acquisto).
  • Page 43: Service

    Service In the event of technical faults, please first check whether you can remedy the problem yourself with the help of the operating instructions (section “What to do if…”). If you were not able to remedy the problem yourself, please contact the Customer Care Department or one of our service partners.
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