AEG EWF1080 User Manual

Washing Machine

User Information

822 943 166-01 - 25.06.02-01

EWF 1080

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Dear customer,

Please read this user information carefully.
In particular, pay attention to the section ”Safety” on
the first pages. Keep this user information in a safe
place for later reference. Pass it on to any subse­quent owners of the unit.

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1. This numbers guide you step by step in operating

2. ...

Points which are necessary for your safety
or which are important for the unit's func­tional capability are highlighted by a warning
triangle and/or signal words (Warning!,
Caution!, Attention!). Always remember.

the unit.

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This user information contains information on reme­dying any faults which may occur, see the section
”What to do if ...”.

After this symbol you will find detailed infor­mation on operation and practical use of the
unit.

The clover leaf indicates tips and information
on the economical and environmentally­responsible use of the unit.

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Contents

Instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Environment Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Unit Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Drawer for Detergent and Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Programme Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Additional Programme Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Consumption values and programme times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Before the first wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Prepare the Washing Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Sort and Prepare the Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Types of washing and care symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Washing Detergents and Care Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Which washing detergent and care agent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How much washing detergent and care agent ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Water Softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Performing a Wash Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Brief guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Opening and Closing the Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Add the Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Add detergent/ additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting the Wash Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing Spin Speed /Selecting RINSE HOLD

(Spülstopp, Arrêt Cuvé Pleine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Starting the Wash Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wash Programme Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing the Wash Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

End of Wash Cycle/ Removing the Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Programme Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Separate Rinsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Separate Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Washing Detergent Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Washing Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Filling Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Cleaning the drain pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

What to do, if… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Remedying faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

If the washing result is not satisfactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Carry Out Emergency Emptying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Additional rinse cycles (RINSE+) (Spülen+, Rinçage+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Child Safety Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Setting up and connection instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Technical Data /Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Safety Instructions for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting Up the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Transporting the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Removing the Transit Bars/Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Prepare the Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting Up on a Concrete Pedestal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting Up on a Vibrating floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Compensate for Floor Unevenness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Water Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Permissible Water Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Water Inflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Water Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Delivery Heads over 1m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Instructions for usefor use

1 Safety

The safety of ELECTROLUX electrical appliances
conforms to the recognised technical regulations
and the legislation covering the safety of appliances.
However, as manufacturers, we still regard it as our
responsibility to inform you of the following safety
information.

Prior to initial start-up

• Refer to the ”Installation and Connection
Instructions” later in this user information.

• When the unit is delivered in winter months with
minus temperatures: Store the washing machine
for 24 hours at room temperature before putting it
into operation.

Correct Use

• The washing machine is only designed for normal
domestic washing. If the unit is used for purposes
other than that for which it is designed, the manu­facturer can accept no liability for any resulting
damages.

• For safety reasons, conversions or modifications
to the washing machine are not permissible.

• Use only detergents which are suitable for wash­ing machines. Follow the washing detergent man­ufacturer's instructions.

• The washing must not contain any flammable sol­vents. Also remember this when washing pre­cleaned washing.

• Do not use the washing machine for chemical
cleaning.

• Dyes/dye removers may only be used in washing
machines if the manufacturer expressly allows
these products. We cannot be held liable for any
resulting damage.

• Use only water from the water mains. Use rainwa­ter or service water only if it meets the require­ments outlined in DIN1986 and DIN1988.

• Frost damage is not covered by the warranty! If
the washing machine is in a room which is at risk
from frost, an emergency emptying operation
must be carried out when there is a frost risk (see
the section ”Carry Out Emergency Emptying”).

Child Safety

• Packaging components (e.g. films, polystyrene)
can be hazardous to children. Risk of suffocation!
Keep packaging away from children.

• Children often cannot recognise the hazards
associated with handling electrical appliances.
Therefore, ensure the necessary supervision dur­ing operation and do not allow children to play
with the washing machine – there is a risk that
children can get trapped inside.

• Ensure that children or small animals cannot
climb into the washing machine's drum.

• When disposing of the washing machine: Pull out
the mains plug, destroy the door lock, cut off the
electrical supply lead and throw away the plug
and the left-over cable. This means that children
at play cannot shut themselves inside and in so
doing be in danger.

General Safety

• Repairs to the washing machine may only be car­ried out by qualified specialists. Incorrect repairs
may result in significant risk to the user. If repairs
are necessary, consult our customer service or
your specialist dealer.

• Never use the washing machine if the mains
cable is damaged or the conrol panel, work sur­face or base panel area are so badly damaged
that the interior of the unit is openly accessible.

• Switch off the washing machine before carrying
out cleaning, care and maintenance work. Also
pull the mains plug out of the socket or, – if it is
permanently connected, – switch off the circuit
breaker at the household power distribution box
or completely remove the screw-in fuse.

• Never pull the cable to remove the plug from the
socket. Always
pull the plug itself.

• Multiple connectors, couplings and extension
cables must not be used. There is a risk of fire

with overheating!

• Do not spray down the washing machine with a
water jet. Risk of electric shock!

• The glass in the door becomes hot in the case of
wash programmes with high temperatures. Do
not touch!

• Allow the washing solution to cool before carrying
out an emergency emptying operation or cleaning
the drain pump.

• Small animals can chew the power cables and
water hoses. Risk of electric shock and danger of
water damage! Keep small animals away from the
washing machine.

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2 Disposal

Dispose the packing material!

Dispose of your washing machine's packaging cor­rectly. All the packaging materials used are harmless
to the environment and can be recycled.

• Plastic parts are marked with standard interna­tional abbreviations:

>PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping

material

>PS< for polystyrene, e.g. padding material

(always CFC-free)

>POM< for polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips

• Cardboard packaging is manufactured from recy­cled paper and should be deposited in the waste
paper collection for recycling.

Dispose the old appliance!

When you finally put your appliance out of operation,
please bring it to your nearest recycling centre or to
your dealer.

2 Environment Tipsronment Tips

• The pre-wash cycle is not required for averagely
dirty washing. This saves washing powder / liquid,
water and time (and does not harm the environ­ment).

• The washing machine is especially economical
when you fully utilise the stated filling quantities.

• For small amounts of washing, use only half to
two thirds the recommended amount of washing
powder/liquid.

• Suitable pretreatment enables stains and small
amounts of dirt to be removed. You can then
wash at a lower temperature.

• Use the energy-saving program to wash gar­ments which are lightly to moderately dirty.

• There is often no need for conditioner. Try it once!
If you use a dryer, your washing will become soft
and velvety even without conditioner.

• In the case of medium to high water hardness,
(hardness range II or higher, see ”Washing and
Care Agents”), you should use water softener.
The washing powder/liquid can then always be
metered for hardness range I (= soft).

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Unit Descriptionon

Front View

Drawer for washing
powder and care agent

Screw feet
(height-adjustable)

Drawer for Detergent and Additives

Control panel

Rating plate
(behind filling door)

Filling door

Flap in front of
drain pump

Pre-wash detergent/

Main wash deter­gent (powder) and
water softener if
required

in-wash stain treat­ment
or water softener

Liquid additives
(softeners, wash-care
products to preserve the
shape of garments, starch)

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Control Panel

Spin speed/RINSE HOLD button

Additional Programme Buttons

START/PAUSE button

Programme Progress Display

DOOR indicator

Programme Knob

The programme knob is used to set the wash cycle
(for example, water level, drum movement, number
of rinses, spin speed) most suitable for the type of
washing, as well as the temperature of the water.

Control knob

OFF (Aus, Arrêt)

• Switches the washing machine off - at all other
positions the machine is on.

• It is also used to cancel programme settings
selected by mistake. The original position is
restored.

COTTONS/COLOUREDS
(Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs)

Main wash cycle for Cottons/Coloureds (cottons/lin­ens) from 30 °C to 95 °C.

EASY-CARES (Pflegeleicht, Textiles
Mélanges)

Main wash cycle for easy-care materials (mixed
fibres) at 40 °C or 60 °C.

EASY IRON position: (Leichtbügeln, Facile à
Repasser) Main wash cycle at 40° C for easy-care
materials which, after washing with this programme,
require only light ironing or no ironing at all.

DELICATES (Feinwäsche, Délicat)

Main wash programme for Delicates at 30 °C or
40 °C.

WOOL/SILK (Wolle/Seide, Laine/Soie) P
(Handwash)

Main wash cycle (cold or 30 °C) for machine-washa­ble or hand-washable woollen items and silk, which
bear the symbol ï (Handwash).

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GENTLE RINSE (Feinspülen, Rinçage
Délicat)

Separate gentle rinse, for example to rinse hand­washed items (3 rinses, liquid additive washed in
from compartment æ, spin).

DRAIN (Pumpen, Vidange)

Draining of the water after a Rinse Hold (without
spinning).

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Rinse Hold means: the washing is left to
soak in the last rinse water, it is not spun.

SPIN (Schleudern, Essorage)

Draining of the water after Rinse Hold and Spin, or
separate Spin for hand-washed Cottons/Coloureds.

ENERGY SAVING (Energiesparen, Eco)

Energy and water saving wash at approx. 60 °C for
lightly to normally soiled Cottons/Coloureds (cot­tons/linen) with extended wash time (cannot be com­bined with QUICK WASH).

Additional Programme Buttons

The additional programme buttons are used to
adjust the wash programme to the degree of soiling
of the washing. For normally soiled washing, the
additional functions are not necessary
Various functions can be combined together,
depending on the programme.

PRE-WASH (Vorwäsche, Prélavage)

Warm pre-wash before automatically following main
wash with intermediate spin for COTTONS/COL­OUREDS (Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs) and EASY­CARES (Pflegeleicht, Textiles Mélanges), without
intermediate spin for DELICATES (Feinwäsche, Déli­cat).

STAIN (Flecken, Tâches)âches)

For heavily soiled or stained washing. In-wash stain
treatment products are washed in at the optimum
time as the programme progresses. Can only be
selected with wash temperatures of 40 °C and
above, as stain treatments are only effective at
higher temperatures.

QUICK WASH (Kurz, Court)

Shortened wash programme for lightly soiled wash­ing.

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With the WOOL/SILK(Wolle/Seide, Laine/
Soie) P (Handwash) setting, the additional
programme buttons cannot be used. (Any
buttons that are pressed have no effect.)

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Consumption values and programme timesvalues and programme timesogramme times

The values for selected programmes given in the following table were established under normal conditions.
They are intended as a useful guide for normal household use.

Programme knob/ Temperature

COTTONS/COLOUREDS 95
(Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs)

ENERGY SAVING 60 (Energiesparen, Eco)

COTTONS/COLOUREDS 40
(Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs)

EASY-CARE 40
(Pflegeleicht, Textiles Mélanges)

DELICATES 30 (Feinwäsche, Délicat) 2,5 58 0,35 64
WOOL /SILK P (Handwash) 30

(Wolle/Seide, Laine/Soie)

1) Note: Programme setting for testing in accordance with EN 60 456. Actual consumption will vary from the
indicated values depending on water pressure, water hardness, water temperature at filling, room tempera­ture, type and quantity of washing, detergent used, variations in mains voltage and any additional programme
functions selected.

1)

Load
in kg

5 56 1,90 130

5 49 0,94 125

5 52 0,55 112

2,5 56 0,45 76

2520,3552

Water

in litres

Energy
in kWh

Time

in minutes

Before the first washfore the first wash

1. Pull the detergent drawer out.

2. Pour about 1 litre of water through the detergent

drawer into the washing machine. When the next
programme starts, this shuts the water tank and
the Economy valve can operate correctly.

3. Run a wash cycle with no washing in the drum
(selecting COTTONS 95 (Kochwäsche, Couleurs),
with a half-dose of detergent). This is to remove
any residual substances remaining in the drum
and water tank due to manufacturing processes.

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Prepare the Washing Cycleshing Cycle

Sort and Prepare the Washing

• Sort the washing according to care codes and
type (see ”Washing Types and Care Codes”).

• Empty pockets.

• Remove metal parts (paper clips, safety pins

etc.).

• To prevent washing damage and washing snags:
Close zip fasteners, button closed bed covers
and pillow cases, and tie together ribbons, e.g. on
aprons.

• Use clothing made of double-layer fabric (sleep­ing bag, anorak etc.).

• On knitted, coloured textiles and on wool and tex­tiles with fitted decorations: Turn inside out.

• Wash small and sensitive items (baby socks,
stockings, tights, bras etc.) in a washing net, a
cushion with a zip fastener or in larger socks.

• Treat curtains with particular care. Remove small
metal rollers or small, burred rollers or tie them in
a net or in a bag. We cannot accept any liability
for damage.

• Do not wash coloureds and whites together in
one washing cycle. Otherwise, whites will discol­our or turn grey.

• New coloureds often contain surplus dye. It is
best to wash such items separately the first time.

• Mix small and large items of washing! This
speeds up theeffect of washing and the washing
is more favourably distributed during spinning.

• Loosen up the washing before loading it into the
washing machine.

• Put the washing into the drum folded out.

• Pay attention to the care instructions ”Wash sep-

arately” and ”Wash separately several times”!

Types of washing and care symbols

Care symbols help you to choose the correct wash
programme. Washing should be sorted by type and
according to care symbols. The temperatures indi­cated on the care symbols are the maximum wash
temperatures.

Cottons ç

Cotton and linen items with this care symbol are not
sensitive to machine washing or high temperatures.
The COTTONS/LINENS (Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs)
programme is suitable for this type of washing.

Coloureds èë

Cotton and linen items with this care symbol are not
sensitive to machine washing. The COTTONS/LIN­ENS (Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs) programme is
suitable for this type of washing.

Easy-Care washing êí

Materials such as fine cotton, cotton-blend fabrics,
viscose and synthetics with these care symbols
require a gentler machine wash. The EASYCARE/
EASY IRON (Pflegeleicht/Leichtbügeln, Textiles
Mélanges/Facile à Repasser) programme is suitable
for this type of washing.

Delicates ì

Materials such as layered fibres, microfibres, viscose,
synthetics and net curtains with this care symbol
require careful handling. The DELICATES (Fein­wäsche, Délicat) programme is suitable for this types
of washing.

Wool/Silk and especially sensitive wash­ing 9ìï

Fabrics such as wool, wool blends and silk with
these care symbols are particularly sensitive to
machine washing. The WOOL/SILK (Wolle/Seide,
Laine/Soie) P (Handwash) programme is suitable for
these types of fabrics.

Important. Materials with the care symbol ñ (Do
not wash) must not be washed in the washing
machine.

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Washing Detergents and Care Agents

Which washing detergent and care
agent?

Use only washing detergents and care agents which
are suitable for use in washing machines. Always fol­low the manufacturer's instructions.

How much washing detergent and
care agent?

The amount to be used depends on:

• the dirtiness of the washing

• the hardness category of the mains water supply

• the filling quantity

Water Softener

For medium to high water hardness (hardness cate­gory II or higher) you should use water softener. Pay
attention to the manufacturer's instructions. Always
then meter detergent for hardness category I (= soft).
The responsible water works can provide information
on the local water hardness.

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Refer to the detergent/ care agent manufacturer's
instructions on use and dosage.

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If the detergent manufacturer gives no
details of the dosing quantities for minimum
loads, add one third less for half loads and,
in the case of very small loads and for EASY
IRON (Leichtbügeln, Fâcile à Repasser), only
half the amount of detergent recommended
for a full load.

Since the water softener is added before the
main washing detergent, (water pre-soften­ing), eighty percent of the softener quantity
stated on the package is sufficient.

Water Hardness Details

Hardness Category

I – soft 0 - 7 up to 1.3

II – medium hard 7 - 14 1.3 - 2.5

III – hard 14 - 21 2.5 - 3.8

IV – very hard over 21 over 3.8

Water Hardness °dH

(degrees German hardness)

Water Hardness in mmol/l

(millimol per litre)

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