First Washing Cycle; Preparing The Laundry For Washing - Siemens WM07A160ME Series Instruction Manual And Installation Instructions

First washing cycle

Carry out the first washing cycle without any
laundry in the machine to remove residual wa
ter left inside the drum as a result of testing of
the machine at the factory.
m Pour approximately 2 litres of water and half
a measuring glass of normal detergent into
the compartment II of the detergent drawer.

Preparing the laundry for washing

Sorting the laundry
m Sort the laundry according to the symbols on
the labels.
! Wool or wool composite knitwear must in
clude the indication «Will not shrink» or «Ma
chine washable».
Items labelled with the following symbol should
not be washed in the machine:
m Sort laundry by colours. Wash whites and
colours separately, otherwise white gar
ments may change colour.
! New colour garments should be washed
separately. Risk of colour running.
m Sort the laundry according to the maximum
permitted load for the machine. Do not over
load the machine, as this greatly reduces its
performance and the result of the wash.
Maximum load allowable for washing:
cottons/coloureds y
easy-care A
delicates q wool U u
,
m Set the programme selector to «
m Press the «s
m When the «
Practical guidelines
!
!
!
m Wash very delicate laundry (tights, cur
B
m Turn trousers and knitwear inside out (shirts,
m Make sure that bras with items inserted
!
5.00 kg Removing stains
2.50 kg
When stains appear, they should be treated or
2.00 kg
removed immediately with soap and water. Do
not rub vigorously on the clothing. Stains that are
very stubborn or dry sometimes only vanish after
several washes.
coloureds y 90ºC
». The «
light flashes.
tart M
» button. The «
dicator comes on.
m
B
- » light flashes, turn the pro
gramme selector control to «
Remove foreign bodies and metal objects
(safety pins, clips, ...) from clothing.
Remove bits of sand by brushing clothing.
Do up all zips and buttons of cushion
covers.
tains...) and very small items (socks, hand
kerchiefs...) in a net or cushion cover.
sweatshirts...).
(hoops, etc.) are suitable for washing in the
washing machine.
Put bras with inserted items into a cushion
cover, since these items may fall through the
drum if they come loose and damage the
washing machine.
cottons/
d-
Q» indicator
d-
Q» in
off m».
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