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L 98690 FL
EN WASHING MACHINE
USER MANUAL

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  • Page 1 L 98690 FL EN WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 4 SAFETY INFORMATION 5 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 7 INTERIOR ACCESSORIES 8 CONTROL PANEL 13 WASHING PROGRAMMES 17 BEFORE FIRST USE 17 USING THE APPLIANCE 18 LOADING THE LAUNDRY 19 FILLING THE DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES 21 AT THE END OF THE PROGRAMME...
  • Page 3 ENGLISH FOR PERFECT RESULTS Thank you for choosing this AEG product. We have created it to give you impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help make life simpler – features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please spend a few minutes reading to get the very best from it.
  • Page 4: Safety Information

    SAFETY INFORMATION tivate the device, turn it clockwise, until CONDITIONS OF USE the groove is horizontal. To deactivate This appliance is intended to be used in the device, turn it counterclockwise, un- household and similar applications such til the groove is vertical.
  • Page 5: Electrical Connection

    ENGLISH WARNING! Electrical connection Do not look directly into the beam • Make sure that the appliance is connec- of the lamp. ted to a correctly installed earthed To replace the internal lamp, con- power outlet. tact the service centre. •...
  • Page 6 Electrical connection: Voltage 220-240 V Overall power 2200 W Frequency 50 Hz Level of protection against ingress of solid particles IPX4 and moisture ensured by the protective cover, except where the low voltage equipment has no protection against moisture...
  • Page 7: Product Description

    ENGLISH PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Worktop Levelling feet Detergent dispenser Water drain hose Control panel Water inlet valve Door handle Mains cable Internal lamp Transit bolts Rating plate Levelling feet Drain pump INTERIOR ACCESSORIES Spanner To remove the transit bolts. Plastic caps To close the holes on the rear side of the cabinet after the removal of the transit bolts.
  • Page 8: Control Panel

    CONTROL PANEL Auto Off button Delay start touch button Programme knob Time save touch button Display Extra rinse touch button Steam touch button Option touch button Memory touch buttons Spin reduction touch button Start/Pause touch button Temperature touch button –...
  • Page 9 ENGLISH DISPLAY The text bar: • Guides you in the use of the appliance. • Shows the programme status and phase. • Shows alarm messages. Refer to 'Troubleshooting' . The symbols appear on the display when the related phase or function is set. Child lock Door locked You cannot open the door when this symbol is on.
  • Page 10 10 www.aeg.com/au • The time of delay – When you set the delayed start the time of the programme end in- creases by steps of 30 minutes till 10 hours and by steps of one hour till 20 hours. • The end of the programme The display shows a zero.
  • Page 11: Extra Rinse Button

    ENGLISH Rinse hold 1) Only available for Spin/Drain programme. The default temperature of the programme. Cold wash STEAM BUTTON TIME SAVE BUTTON Touch button to set the steam level. Touch button to decrease the pro- This is possible only with programmes gramme time.
  • Page 12: Permanent Extra Rinse

    12 www.aeg.com/au The appliance soaks the laundry at 30°C You can activate the function: for about half an hour before the wash. • Before you touch the button : the appliance cannot start. SPIN BUTTON • After you touch the button...
  • Page 13: Washing Programmes

    ENGLISH WASHING PROGRAMMES Programme Temperature Type of load Programme Functions Weight of load description Cottons 95° - Cold White and col- Wash Spin Reduc- oured cotton Rinses tion with heavy level Long spin Rinse Hold of soil. Stains Maximum load 9 Prewash Soak Extra Rinse...
  • Page 14 14 www.aeg.com/au Programme Temperature Type of load Programme Functions Weight of load description Wool / Silk 40° - Cold Machine washa- Wash Spin Reduc- Rinses ble wool as well Rinses tion Short spin as for hand wash- Short spin Rinse Hold...
  • Page 15 ENGLISH Programme Temperature Type of load Programme Functions Weight of load description 20 min. - 3 kg 40° or 30° Quick wash of Wash Spin Reduc- sport items or Rinses tion cotton and syn- Short spin thetic items, lightly soiled or worn once.
  • Page 16 16 www.aeg.com/au Cotton and synthetic items. up to Steam Refresh Do not set the Steam programme for 1,5 Kg This cycle removes odour from this type of clothes: the laundry. • Clothes which is not specified on Steam does not remove the care label as being suitable for animal odours.
  • Page 17: Before First Use

    ENGLISH BEFORE FIRST USE To activate the drain system, put 2 li- • The hour digits flash. tres of water in the main wash com- • Turn the programme knob to change partment of the detergent dispenser. the hour. Put a small quantity of detergent in •...
  • Page 18: Loading The Laundry

    18 www.aeg.com/au change the water temperature and one of the buttons to set a memo- the spin speed. rised programme. The programme in- dicator comes on. If it is necessary, touch the other but- tons to add some functions or to set a...
  • Page 19: Filling The Detergent And Additives

    ENGLISH FILLING 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.
  • Page 20 20 www.aeg.com/au To use powder detergent, turn the flap up. 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 deter- gent than the limit shown in the flap.
  • Page 21: Open The Door

    ENGLISH INTERRUPT A PROGRAMME To open the appliance door: Touch button . The door lock Touch button . The indicator symbol in the display goes off and a flashes. message tells you that the door is un- Touch button again. The washing locked.
  • Page 22 22 www.aeg.com/au – You must drain the water to open the door. To drain the water: If necessary, decrease the spin speed. Touch button . The appliance drains the water and spins. When the programme is completed and the door lock symbol goes off,...
  • Page 23: Helpful Hints And Tips

    ENGLISH HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS THE LAUNDRY LOAD DETERGENTS AND ADDITIVES • Divide the laundry into: white, col- • Only use detergents and additives spe- oured, synthetics, delicates and wool. cially made for front load washing ma- chines. • Obey the washing instructions that are on the laundry care labels.
  • Page 24 24 www.aeg.com/au Water hardness Level Type °dH °T.H. mmol/l Clarke 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...
  • Page 25: Care And Cleaning

    ENGLISH CARE AND CLEANING WARNING! CAUTION! Do not use alcohol, solvents or chemical products. Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply before you clean it. MAINTENANCE WASH DESCALING With the low temperature programmes it is possible that some detergent stays in The water we use contains limescale.
  • Page 26: Detergent Dispenser

    26 www.aeg.com/au DETERGENT DISPENSER To clean the dispenser: Press the lever. Pull the dispenser out. Remove the top part of the liquid ad- ditive compartment. Clean all the parts with water. Clean the dispenser recess with a brush. Put the dispenser back in the recess.
  • Page 27: To Clean The Drain Pump

    ENGLISH To clean the drain pump: Open the drain pump door. Pull the flap out to remove it. Put a container below the recess of the drain pump to collect the water that flows out. Press the two levers and pull forward the drainage duct to let the water flow out.
  • Page 28: Emergency Drain

    28 www.aeg.com/au Clean the filter under the water tap and put it back in the pump into the special guides. Make sure that you correctly tighten the filter to prevent leakages. Put the flap back and close the drain pump door.
  • Page 29: Frost Precautions

    ENGLISH When you drain the water with the emer- gency drain procedure, you must activate again the drain system: Put 2 litres of water in the main wash compartment of the detergent dis- penser. Start the programme to drain the wa- ter.
  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    30 www.aeg.com/au TROUBLESHOOTING The machine does not start or it stops WARNING! during operation. Deactivate the appliance before Try to find a solution to the problem be- you do the checks. fore you contact the service centre (refer to the table).
  • Page 31 ENGLISH PROBLEM WITHOUT ALARM MESSAGE Problem Possible cause Possible solution The appliance A washing programme Set the drain programme. does not drain without the drain phase the water. is set. The function Rinse Hold Set the drain programme. is on. The spin phase The spin phase is off.
  • Page 32 32 www.aeg.com/au Problem Possible cause Possible solution You did not remove the Remove the packaging and/or packaging and/or the the transit bolts. Refer to 'Instal- transit bolts. lation'. The load is very small. Add more laundry in the drum. The appliance fills...
  • Page 33: Installation

    ENGLISH INSTALLATION UNPACKING Use the gloves. Remove the external film. If necessary, use a cutter. Remove the cardboard top. Remove the polystyrene packaging materials. Remove the internal film. Open the door. Remove the polystyr- ene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum.
  • Page 34 34 www.aeg.com/au Put one of the polystyrene packaging elements on the floor behind the ap- pliance. Carefully put down the appli- ance with the rear side on it. Make sure not to damage the hoses. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom.
  • Page 35: Positioning And Levelling

    ENGLISH Put the plastic caps in the holes. You can find these caps in the user man- ual bag. We recommend that you keep the WARNING! packaging and the transit bolts for Remove all the packaging and the when you move the appliance. transit bolts before you install the appliance.
  • Page 36 36 www.aeg.com/au 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 cor- rect position. • Connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap with 3/4 thread.
  • Page 37: Water Drainage

    ENGLISH 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. At- tach the guide to the water tap or the wall.
  • Page 38 38 www.aeg.com/au • 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 cm. Contact the service centre for the other drain hose and the extension.
  • Page 39: Warranty

    Appli- ACL and includes a situation when ance to and from AEG or its ASC. If an Appliance cannot be repaired you reside outside of the service area,...
  • Page 40 Appliance available; This warranty, the contract to which it relates and the relationship between have the proof of purchase (eg an you and AEG are governed by the law invoice) available; applicable where the Appliance was telephone the numbers shown be- purchased.
  • Page 41 ENGLISH SERVICE AUSTRALIA www.aeg.com/au FOR SERVICE or to find the address of your nearest state service centre in Australia PLEASE CALL 1300 363 664 OR EMAIL customercare@aegaustralia.com.au For the cost of a local call (Australia only) FOR SPARE PARTS or to find the address of your nearest state spare parts centre in Australia PLEASE CALL 13 13 50 OR EMAIL customercare@aegaustralia.com.au...
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