Add Detergent - Miele W 3985 WPS Operating Instructions Manual

How to wash correctly

Add detergent

The percentage amounts in the display
will help you to add the correct
percentage amount of detergent
recommended by the manufacturer.
40%
= Add slightly less than half
the amount recommended
50%
= Add half the amount
recommended
60%
= Add slightly more than half
the amount recommended
75%
= Add three quarters of
the amount recommended
100%
= the full amount of detergent
recommended
You also need to take the level of
soiling and water hardness into
account.
It is important to dispense the correct
amount, as . . .
. . . too little detergent results in:
– Laundry not getting properly clean
and with time it may become grey
and hard to the touch.
– Greasy particles clinging to the
laundry.
– Limescale deposits on the heater
elements.
. . . too much detergent results in:
– Excessive foam which causes a low
level of agitation and poor wash,
rinse and spin results.
– High water consumption (an
additional rinse cycle will
automatically switch in).
– A burden to the environment.
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^ Pull out the detergent drawer and
add detergent to the compartments
as follows:
Detergent for the pre-wash (divide
the total recommended amount as
1
follows: add /
2
and / to compartment
3
Detergent for the main wash,
including Soak if selected
Fabric conditioner or liquid starch
^ Close the detergent drawer.
See "Detergent" for further information.
to compartment
3
)