Table Of Contents - AEG ÖKO-LAVAMAT 1051 VI Instruction Booklet

Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular
attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recom-
mend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and
pass it on to any future owners.
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) empha-
size information that is particularly important for your safety or correct
functioning of the appliance.
This symbol guides you, step by step, in the operation of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instruc-
tions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the
machine are marked with the clover symbol.
Should any problems arise, this booklet provides instructions on how to
solve them by yourself; see section "Something not working?".
If this information is not sufficient, please contact our nearest SERVICE
CENTRE (address and telephone numbers are indicated on the enclosed
leaflet).
People who think ecologically, act accordingly...
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Contents
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Discarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tips for environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Main features of your washing machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Description of the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Programme selector dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
ON/OFF button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mains-on light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
START/PAUSE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
DELAY START button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Programme Option buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
STAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
QUICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
PREWASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
RINSE PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
RINSE HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
SPIN SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Programme progress display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cancelling a programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Modification of a programme which is running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Opening the door after the programme has started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Detergent dispenser drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Before the first wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Preparing the wash cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Sorting out and preparing the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Which detergent and additive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
How much detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Liquid detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Adding a water softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Information on water hardness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
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