13. TECHNICAL INFORMATION ..........22 WE’RE THINKING OF YOU Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that brings with it decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and stylish, it has been designed with you in mind.
ENGLISH 1. SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes in- juries and damages. Always keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference. 1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety WARNING! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. • The operating water pressure (minimum and maximum) must be between 0,5 bar (0,05 MPa) and 8 bar (0,8 MPa) •...
ENGLISH • Do not put a container to collect possi- Water connection ble water leakage under the appliance. • Make sure not to cause damage to the Contact the Service to ensure which water hoses. accessories can be used. • The appliance is to be connected to the water mains using the new supplied 2.3 Care and Cleaning hose-sets.
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Detergent dispenser Control panel Door handle Rating plate Drain pump filter Feet for the appliance level 3.1 Fixing plate kit (4055171146) Available from your authorized dealer. If you install the appliance on a plinth, se- cure the appliance in the fixing plates.
10 www.electrolux.com Programme Energy con- Water consump- Programme du- sumption (KWh) tion (litres) ration (Minutes) Delicates 40° 0.55 Wool/ Handwash 30° 1) «Cotton Energy Saving programme » at 60°C with a load of 6 kg is the reference programme for the data entered in the energy label, in compliance with EEC 92/75 standards.
ENGLISH 7.3 Prewash With this option you can add a prewash phase to a washing programme. Use this option for heavy soil. When you set this option the programme ■ ■ ■ duration increases. The related indicator comes on. ■ ■...
12 www.electrolux.com To deactivate/activate the acoustic sig- If you deactivate the acoustic sig- nals, they continue operate when nals, press at the same time the appliance has a malfunction. for 6 seconds. 8. BEFORE FIRST USE Put 2 litre of water in the detergent Set and start a programme for cotton compartment for washing phase.
ENGLISH Compartment for liquid additives (fabric conditioner, starch). Flap for powder or liquid detergent. Liquid or powder detergent • Position A for powder detergent (factory setting). • Position B for liquid detergent. When you use the liquid detergent: – Do not use gelatinous or thick liquid detergents. –...
14 www.electrolux.com If you set something incorrect, the Press . The indicator flashes. display shows the message Err. Change the options. Press again. The programme con- 9.5 Starting a programme tinues. without delay start 9.8 Cancelling a programme Press • The indicator...
ENGLISH • The door lock indicator goes off. Press the button for some sec- onds to deactivate the appliance. • Remove the laundry from the appliance. Make sure that the drum is empty. The appliance drains and spins • Keep the door ajar, to prevent the mil- automatically after approximately dew and odours.
16 www.electrolux.com We recommend that you remove these • Always start a washing programme with stains before you put the items in the ap- the maximum load of laundry. pliance. • If necessary, use a stain remover when Special stain removers are available. Use...
ENGLISH 11.4 Door seal Regularly examine the seal and remove all objects from the inner part. 11.5 Cleaning the detergent dispenser 11.6 Cleaning the drain filter WARNING! Do not clean the drain filter if the water in the appliance is hot.
ENGLISH 11.7 Cleaning the inlet hose and the valve filter 45° 20° Put 2 litres of water in the main wash 11.8 Emergency drain compartment of the detergent dis- Because of a malfunction, the appliance penser. cannot drain the water. Start the programme to drain the wa- If this occurs, do steps (1) through (9) of ter.
20 www.electrolux.com Disconnect the mains plug from the When the drain pump is empty, install mains socket. the inlet hose again. Close the water tap. WARNING! Remove the water inlet hose. Make sure that the temperature is more than 0 °C before you use Put the two ends of the inlet hose in a the appliance again.
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ENGLISH Problem Possible solution The appliance does Make sure that the sink spigot is not clogged. not drain the water. Make sure that the drain hose has no kinks or bends. Make sure that the drain filter is not clogged. Clean the filter, if necessary.
22 www.electrolux.com Problem Possible solution The cycle is longer An unbalanced laundry load increases the duration time. than the time dis- This is a normal behavior of the appliance. played. The washing results Increase the detergent quantity or use a different deter- are not satisfactory.
ENGLISH 14. ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS Recycle the materials with the symbol and electronic appliances. Do not dispose . Put the packaging in applicable appliances marked with the symbol containers to recycle it. with the household waste. Return the Help protect the environment and human product to your local recycling facility or health and to recycle waste of electrical contact your municipal office.
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