Welcome to AEG! Thank you for choosing our appliance. Get usage advice, brochures, trouble shooter, service and repair information: www.aeg.com/support Subject to change without notice. CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION................2 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................4 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................6 4. TECHNICAL DATA..................7 5.
the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. • Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised. •...
• The ventilation opening in the base must not be covered by a carpet, mat, or any floor covering. • The appliance must be connected to the water mains using the new supplied hose sets, or other new hose sets supplied by the Authorised Service Centre.
2.4 Use • Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket. • Make sure that the parameters on the WARNING! rating plate are compatible with the Risk of injury, electric shock, fire, burns electrical ratings of the mains power or damage to the appliance. supply.
These lamps are intended to withstand • Disconnect the appliance from the mains extreme physical conditions in household electrical and water supplies. appliances, such as temperature, • Cut off the mains electrical cable close to vibration, humidity, or are intended to the appliance and dispose of it.
Rating plate Mains cable Drain pump filter Transit bolts Feet for levelling the appliance Hose support Drain hose Inlet hose connection The rating plate reports the model name (A), product number (B), electrical ratings (C) and serial number (D). Mod. xxxxxxxxx Prod.No.
Accessories delivered with the appliance may vary depending on the model. 2. Put the packaging element on the floor behind the appliance and carefully put it down onto its rear side. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 5. Put the plastic caps, that you find in the user manual bag, in the holes.
45º 45º 20º 20º The appliance must be level and stable. Make sure that the inlet hose is not in vertical position. A correct adjustment of the appliance level prevents the vibration, noise and 3. If necessary, loose the ring nut to set it in the movement of the appliance when in the correct position.
5.4 Water drainage The drain hose should be positioned at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm from the floor. You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm. Contact the authorized service centre for the other drain hose and the extension.
Read carefully the instructions supplied with the accessory. Only appropriate accessories approved by AEG ensure the safety standards of the appliance. If unapproved parts are used, any claims will be invalidated. 6.2 Fixing plate kit If you install the appliance on a plinth that is not an accessory supplied by AEG, secure the appliance in the fixing plates.
The digital indicator can show: • Programme duration (e. g. • Delay time (e. g. • Cycle end ( ). • Warning code ( • Indication of total operating hours of the appliance. Refer to the 'Operating hours counter' section in the 'Settings' paragraph for more details.
8.5 Centrifugeren - Essorage When you set a programme, the appliance This option can increase the automatically sets the maximum spin speed programme duration. This option is allowed. not available with a temperature lower than 40 °C. Touch repeatedly this button to: •...
9. PROGRAMMES 9.1 Programme Chart Washing programmes Programme Programme description Washing programmes Eco 40-60 White cotton and fast-coloured cotton. Normally soiled items. The energy consumption decreases and the time of the washing programme is extended, ensuring good washing results. White and coloured cotton heavily and normally soiled cotton items. Katoen - Coton Synthetic items or mixed fabric items.
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Programme Programme description Denim clothing and jersey items. Normal soiled. This programme performs a gentle rinsing phase, designed for denim, that reduces fading and does not Jeans cause washing powder residues on the fibres. Mixed fabric sportswear like polyester, polyester, elastane blends, polya‐ mide.
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Programme Default tempera‐ Reference spin speed Maximum load ture Spin speed range Temperature range 1400 rpm Centr./Pompen - Essorage/ 8 kg 1400 rpm - 800 rpm Vidange 1400 rpm 8 kg 1400 rpm - 800 rpm Spoelen - Rinçage 1400 rpm 60 °C 8 kg 1400 rpm - 800 rpm...
You can activate this option: 3. Press and hold the Startuitstel - Départ Différé and Tijd besparen - Gain de • After you touch the Start/Pauze - Départ/ temps buttons for some seconds (within Pause button: all the buttons and the 10 seconds after the switching on.
11. BEFORE FIRST USE 1. Make sure that all transit bolts have been 4. Set and start a programme for cotton at removed from the appliance. the highest temperature without any 2. Make sure that the electrical power is laundry in the drum. available and the water tap is open.
4. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down. Always follow the instructions that you find on the packaging of the detergent products, but we recommend that you do not exceed the maximum indicated level ). This quantity will however guarantee the best washing results.
option, the indicator of the set option 1. Touch the Start/Pauze - Départ/Pause comes on. button to pause the appliance. The related indicator flashes. 2. Touch the Startuitstel - Départ Différé button repeatedly until the display shows In case a selection is not possible, the desired delay time.
12.11 Opening the door - Adding garments The ProSense is not available with some programmes, such as Wol/Zijde - Laine/ While a programme or the delay start Soie, programmes with short cycles and operates, the appliance door is locked. without washing phase. 12.9 Interrupting a programme and changing the options If the temperature and level of the water...
After five minutes from the end of the 4. Press the Aan/Uit - Marche/Arrêt button a programme, the energy saving function few seconds to deactivate the appliance. automatically deactivates the appliance. In any case, the appliance empties the When you activate the appliance again, water out automatically after the display show the end of the last set approximately 18 hours.
13.3 Detergent type and quantity • Be careful with curtains. Remove the hooks and put the curtains in a washing The choice of detergent and use of correct bag or pillowcase. quantities not only affects your wash • A very small load can cause balance performance, but also helps to avoid waste problems with the spin phase leading to and protect the environment:...
• Normally soiled laundry may be washed before drying your laundry in a tumble without prewash in order to save dryer. This will save energy during drying! detergent, water and time (the 13.5 Water hardness environment is protected too!). • Loading the appliance to the maximum If the water hardness in your area is high or capacity indicated for each moderate, we recommend that you additive...
CAUTION! Do not clean the metal surfaces with chlorine-based detergent. 14.4 Descaling If the water hardness in your area is high or moderate, we recommend that you Clean it when needed, using ammonia cream use a water descaling product for cleanser agent without scratching the seal washing machines.
2. Remove the top part of the additive 14.9 Cleaning the drain pump compartment to aid cleaning and flush it out under running warm water, to remove any traces of accumulated detergent. WARNING! After cleaning, replace the top part in its Disconnect the mains plug from the position.
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2. Place a suitable bowl below the drain 8. If it is necessary, remove fluff and objects pump access to collect the water that from the filter recess. flows out. 9. Make sure that the impeller of the pump 3. Open the chute downwards. Always keep can rotate.
12. Close the pump cover. 3. Clean the valve filter on the back of the appliance with a toothbrush. 14.10 Cleaning the inlet hose and 4. When you reconnect the hose to the back the valve filter of the appliance, turn it left or right (not in vertical position) depending on the It is recommended to clean both the filters of position of your water tap.
14.12 Frost precautions 4. Empty the drain pump. Refer to the emergency drain procedure. If the appliance is installed in an area where 5. When the drain pump is empty, install the the temperature can reach the values around inlet hose again. 0°...
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• Make sure that the door is properly closed. The appliance door is open or not closed correctly. • The programme was not finished properly or the appliance stopped too early. Switch the appliance off and on again. Internal fail. No communica‐ •...
Problem Possible solution • Make sure the levelling of the appliance is correct. Refer to "Installation in‐ struction". The appliance makes an un‐ • Make sure that the packaging and/or the transit bolts are removed. Refer to usual noise and vibrates. "Installation instruction".
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16.2 Legend Laundry load. hh:mm Programme duration. Energy consumption. °C Temperature in the laundry. Litres Water consumption. Spin speed. Remaining moisture at the end of spinning phase. The higher is the spin speed, the higher is the noise and the lower is the remaining moisture. Values and programme duration may differ depending on different conditions (e.g.
17.2 Cleaning the drain pump filter Clean the filter regularly and, especially, if the alarm code appears on the display. 17.3 Programmes Programmes Load Product description White cotton and coloured cotton. Normally, heavily and lightly Eco 40-60 8 kg soiled items. 8 kg White cotton and coloured cotton.
Programmes Load Product description 3 kg Cotton and synthetic lightly soiled items or once worn items. 20 min. - 3 kg To reduce creasing, this cycle regulates the water temperature and performs a soft wash and spin phase. The appliance adds some rinses. Tested for Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MS2 Bacteriophage in external test performed by Swissatest Testmaterialien AG in 2021 (Test Report No.
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