AEG LAVAMAT 4520 User Information
AEG LAVAMAT 4520 User Information

AEG LAVAMAT 4520 User Information

The environmentally friendly washing machine

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LAVAMAT 4520
The environmentally friendly washing machine
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PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION

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  • Page 1 LAVAMAT 4520 The environmentally friendly washing machine User information PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User information CONTENTS Warnings......................4 Usage .......................4 Precautions against frost................5 Scrapping......................6 Protection of the environment ...............6 Washing machine description..............7 The detergents dispenser................7 Control panel....................8 Programme selector ..................8 Additional programme pushbuttons .............9 DELAY START ..................... 10 Spinning speed pushbutton / RINSE HOLD........11 START/PAUSE pushbutton ..............
  • Page 3 User information Descaling the washing machine............23 The surface ....................23 The detergents dispenser................ 23 The drain filter ................... 24 Operating problems.................. 26 Installation and connection instructions .......... 29 Warnings...................... 29 Washing machine dimensions............... 30 Unpacking ....................31 Technical characteristics................. 35 Garantee conditions and After Sales Service........
  • Page 4: Warnings

    User information Warnings Keep this user’s manual with your washing machine. If you sell your washing machine or give it away, make sure that it is accompanied by its user’s manual. The new user can then be informed of how the washing machine operates and read relevant warnings.
  • Page 5: Precautions Against Frost

    User information • Do not put articles in your washing machine if you have used a solvent, alcohol, trichloroethylene, etc., to remove stains from them. If you must use these stain removers, wait until the product has evaporated before putting the articles in the drum. •...
  • Page 6: Scrapping

    User information The next time you want to use your washing machine, make sure that it is installed in a room in which the temperature is above 0°C. Scrapping All materials marked with the symbol can be recycled. Put them in a waste tip (ask for information from your municipal offices) so that they can be recovered and recycled.
  • Page 7: Washing Machine Description

    User information Washing machine description 1 - Control panel 2 - Lid opening handle 3 - Filter door 4 - Leveling screws 5 - Lever for moving the washing machine The detergents dispenser Symbols 1 - prewash 2 - wash 3 - softener (do not exceed the MAX mark) 4 - softener overflow...
  • Page 8: Control Panel

    User information Control panel Additional programme Spin pushbutton/ pushbuttons Programmes procedure RINSE HOLD Programme selector Start/Pause pushbutton Door control lamp Programme selector It is used to select the most suitable programme to the type and soiling of your laundry. It can be turned to the right or to the left.
  • Page 9: Additional Programme Pushbuttons

    User information SYNTHETICS (KREUKHERSTELLEND / SYNTHETIQUES) Main wash for lightly soiled fabrics from 30°C to 60°C. DELICATES (FIJNE WAS / LINGE DELICAT) Main wash for delicates fabrics at 30°C or 40°C. WOOL (WOL / LAINE) / SILK (SIJDE / SOIE) / Main wash (cold to 30°C) for machine washable woollen garments and also for all other garments carrying the «hand washable»...
  • Page 10: Delay Start

    User information When an additional function is not compatible with the selected programme, the corresponding lights does not illuminate. PREWASH (VOORWAS / PRELAVAGE) Prewash at 30°C before the main wash which starts automatically. The prewash ends by a short spin as far as the white/coloureds, synthetics programmes are concerned and by a drain of the water for the delicate garments.
  • Page 11: Spinning Speed Pushbutton / Rinse Hold

    User information Be careful : if you use liquid detergent for a washing cycle with a delayed start, use a ball to put directly in the drum and choose a programme without prewash. If you want to realize a prewash with a delay start in the same time, please use powder detergent.
  • Page 12: 0.1. Opening And Closing The Lid

    User information END (EINDE / FIN) Indicate the end of the washing cycle. The laundry can be removed from the appliance. LID / DOOR (DEKSEL / COUVERCLE) When the appliance is switched on, the led DEKSEL/COUVERCLE indicates whether the lid can be opened. 0.1.
  • Page 13 User information laundry with more water. If the RINSE+ option is selected, two extra rinses are added to the WHITE/COLOUREDS, SYNTHETICS and DELICATES programmes. When delivered, the appliance is not set for additional rinses. To set the additional rinse cycles : 1.
  • Page 14: Consumptions And Programme Durations

    User information Consumptions and programme durations Timer / Temperature Washing Water Energy Duration quantity consumpt consumpt in kg ion in minutes liters in kWh COTON/LINEN 95 2,10 140-150 ENERGY SAVING E 0,95 140-150 COLOUREDS 60 1,30 120-130 SYNTHETICS 60 1,10 90-100 DELICATES 30 0,40...
  • Page 15: Washing Guide

    User information Washing guide Sorting and preparing your washing • Sort the washing by type and care symbol (see chapter 5.4: Inter- national symbols for care of textiles): normal wash for strong washing that can resist energetic wash and spin; delicate wash for delicate washing that should be treated more carefully.
  • Page 16: Detergents And Additives

    User information • about one third full for very delicate articles such as net curtains and wool. For a mixed wash, fill the drum as required for the most delicate material. Detergents and additives Only use detergents and additives suitable for use in a washing machine.
  • Page 17: International Symbols

    User information International symbols...
  • Page 18: How To Do A Wash

    User information How to do a wash ? Before the first wash in your washing machine, we recommend that you should do a preliminary wash at 90°C with detergent but without any washing to clean the tub. Loading the washing •...
  • Page 19: Selecting The Spinning Speed

    User information function enables also to cancel a programme and to restart the washing machine in case of error. If the programme selector is turned when the appliance is performing wash cycle, the programme will be carried out and will ignore the new position of the selector. In order to solve this problem, re-position the programme selector on its original position.
  • Page 20: Programme Progress

    User information - To load some laundry : press the START/PAUSE button, the DOOR relevant light illuminates, you can then open the lid. Close the lid and press again the START/PAUSE button. - To modify or to cancel the delay start : press the DELAY START button by selecting the right led.
  • Page 21: Programmes Tables

    User information Programmes tables Washing This table does not include all possibilities, simply the best and most usual adjustments in practice. Washing Max. Timer Other possible type washing options Temperature quantity Washing to 5 kg WHITE / COLOUREDS PREWASH be boiled 60-95 QUICK Energy saving...
  • Page 22: Separate Rinse

    User information Separate rinse Washing type Max. washing quan- Timer tity (dry weight) Washing to be boiled 5,0 kg Coloureds Easy care washing 2,5 kg RINSES Delicate washing 2,5 kg / 1,0 kg Wool / Handwash 1,0 kg Separate spinning Washing type Max.
  • Page 23: Care And Cleaning

    User information Care and cleaning Do not do any cleaning operation until you have unplugged the washing machine. Descaling the washing machine Normally there is no need to descale the washing machine if the detergent was correctly proportioned. If descaling is necessary, use a special non-corrosive product specially designed for washing machines that you can find in the shops.
  • Page 24: The Drain Filter

    User information You can thus clean it using running water and a brush or a twisted cloth. Check that the siphons at the back of the detergents dispenser are not blocked. Reassembly : Put the detergents dispenser in the notches until they lock.
  • Page 25 User information Drain residual water: Put a receptacle under the drain. Turn the cap in the anti-clockwise direction until it is vertical to release residual water. Remove the filter: Unscrew the cap all the way and take it off. Clean it tho-roughly with running water. Put the assembly back and screw it in the clockwise direction.
  • Page 26: Operating Problems

    User information Operating problems Many checks have been carried out during the manufacture of your washing machine. However, if you face a problem with its operation, please read the following sections before calling the After Sales service. Symptom Cause The washing machine will •...
  • Page 27 User information Symptom Cause There is water on the floor • excess detergent has made too much around washing foam that overflowed, machine: • the detergent is not suitable for washing machine, • the drain siphon is not hooked on pro- perly, •...
  • Page 28 User information Symptom Cause The washing cycle is much • the water inlet is blocked, too long : • there was a power supply failure or the water was cut off, • the motor temperature safety device tripped, • the water inlet temperature is lower than normal, •...
  • Page 29: Installation And Connection Instructions

    User information Installation and connection instructions Warnings • This washing machine is heavy. Take care when moving it. • You must remove the packing on the washing machine before use. Failure to remove all transport protection devices can cause damage to the washing machine or nearby furniture. washing machine must be unplugged while packing is being removed.
  • Page 30: Washing Machine Dimensions

    User information Washing machine dimensions Front and side views Back view...
  • Page 31: Unpacking

    User information Unpacking Packing used to protect internal parts of the washing machine during transport must be removed before the washing machine is put into service for the first time. Remove all packing from the washing machine. Tilt the washing machine sideways and then remove the packing under the motor, and straighten the washing machine.
  • Page 32 User information You can now see the openings that must be closed with the caches in the pack attached to the washing machine; do not forget to fold down the central capsule. Make sure that you have removed all these parts from your washing machine and keep them so that you can use them again if you need them for future transport.
  • Page 33 User information Leveling Precise leveling will prevent vibrations, noise and movements of the washing machine during operation. Make the washing machine level by adjusting the leveling screw that is too short. Unscrew the stand and locking collar assembly (lift the washing machine if necessary). When the washing machine is stable, maintain the stand on the ground and turn the locking collar as far as posible.
  • Page 34 User information Electrical connection You can only connect this washing machine to 230 V single phase power supply. Check rating of the fuse line: 10 A at 230V. The washing machine must not be connected through an extension cable or a power bar. Check that the earthing connection is conform with the regulations in force.
  • Page 35: Technical Characteristics

    Connection to the water network Type 20x27 This washing machine complies with CEE directive 89-336 about the limitation of radioelectric disturbances and directive CEE 73-23 for electrical safety. Garantee conditions and After Sales Service Please contact our AEG agents’ of the country directly.
  • Page 36 AEG Hausgeräte GmbH Postfach 1036 D-90327 Nürnberg http: //www.aeg.hausgeraete.de Copyright by AEG 146 6361 00 - 03/04...

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