AEG L46800 User Manual

LAVAMAT 46800

User manual Washing machine

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Dear Customer

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional
design and cutting edge technology.
Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best
performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of
excellence.
In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an
integral part of our products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes
perfectly and most efficiently.
To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it
in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.

Contents

Contents

Warnings 5

Use 5
Precautions to be taken against frost 6

Description of the appliance 7

Dispenser box 7
Control panel 8
Display 8
Personalisation 9

Child safety 9

How to run a wash cycle 10

Loading washing 10
Proportioning of detergents 10
Selecting the programme 10
Selecting the spin speed 11
Selecting options 11

Prewash 11
Stain 12
Time saving 12

Rinse plus 12
Start of the programme 12
Programme sequence 12
Adding washing during the first 10 minutes 12
Modifying the programme in progress 13
Cancelling the programme 13
End of the programme 13
Standby mode 13

Washing guide 14

Sorting and preparing the washing 14
Wash loads depending on type of materials 14
Detergents and additives 15
International symbols 16

Programmes table 17
Consumption 18
Technical specifications 19
Care and cleaning 20

Descaling the appliance 20
The exterior 20

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Contents

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Dispenser box 20
Object trap 22
Water inlet filters 23

Operating problems 24
Warnings 27
Installation 28

Unpacking 28
Untying 30
Water supply 32
Drainage 33
Electrical connection 34
Positioning 34

Environment 36

Disposing of the appliance 36
Protecting the environment 36

The following symbols have been used in this user guide :

Important information about concerning your safety and information on

how to avoid damaging the appliance.

General information.

Information concerning the environment.

Warnings

Keep this user manual with your appliance. If the appliance is sold or given to

another person, please make sure this user manual is included. This way, the

new user will have the relevant operating instructions and warnings.

These warnings are for the safety of you and others around you. Please read

these points carefully before installing and using your appliance. Thank you

for your attention.

Use

• Unpack or ask for the appliance to be unpacked immediately upon arrival.
Check the outside of the appliance is not damaged in any way. Put any
complaints you may have in writing on your copy of the delivery receipt.

• Your appliance has been designed for use by adults. Ensure children do not
touch the appliance or use it as a toy.

• Do not modify or attempt to modify this appliance. This would put yourself
in danger.

• Your appliance is intended for normal domestic use. Do not use the
appliance for commercial or industrial purposes or for any purpose other
than the one it was designed for : washing, rinsing and spinning.

• Unplug and close inlet hose tap after using appliance.

• Only wash items suitable for this treatment. Refer to the instructions on the
label of each item.

• Do not machine wash clothes with ribbing, unfinished or torn material.

• Ensure that all coins, safety pins, brooches, screws etc have been removed
before starting a washing programme. If left in washing, they can seriously
damage the appliance.

• Do not put items into the washing machine which have had stains removed
with petrol, alcohol, trichlorethylen etc. If such stain removers have been
used, wait until the product has evaporated before putting these items into
the drum.

• Put small items together (socks, belts etc.) in a small linen bag or pillow
case.

• Use the amount of detergent recommended in the paragraph “Using the
right amount of detergent”.

• Always disconnect the power supply from the appliance before cleaning or
maintenance.

Warnings

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Warnings

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Precautions to be taken against frost

If your appliance is exposed to temperatures below 0°C, the following
precautions must be taken :

• Close the tap and disconnect the inlet hose.

• Place the end of this hose and the drain hose in a basin on the floor.

• Select the Drain programme let it run until the end of the cycle.

• Disconnect the appliance from the power supply by turning the program
selector to “Stop”.

• Unplug the appliance.

• Screw the inlet hose back on and replace the drain hose.

This way, the water remaining in the hoses will be drained away, avoiding any
ice formation which would damage your appliance.
Before turning your appliance on again, ensure that it is installed in an area
where the temperature will not fall below freezing.

Description of the appliance

Description of the appliance

Lid

Lid handle

Adjustable levelling feet

Dispenser box

Prewash
Wash
Softener (do not fill above the MAX

symbol )

M

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The control panel

Lever for moving the
appliance

Description of the appliance

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Control panel

Display

Length of cycle or

Programme selector

Timer delay
countdown

Pushbuttons and

their functions

Display

Indicators

Child safety

Start/Pause
pushbutton

Personalisation

Child safety

This option provides two types of locking :

- if the option is activated after the cycle has started, no changes to the

options or programme are possible.
The cycle runs and you must deactivate the option to run a new cycle.

- if the option is activated before the cycle has started, the appliance cannot

be started.
To activate the child safety device, you
must :

1.Switch the appliance on.

2.Press the STAIN and TIME SAVING buttons
at the same time until confirmation with
the symbol in the display window.

The appliance memorises the selection of
this option.
To deactivate child safety, repeat the process.

Description of the appliance

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How to run a wash cycle

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How to run a wash cycle ?

Before you wash laundry in your washing machine for the first time, we re­commend you run a preliminary wash at 95°C, with no laundry but with de­tergent. This will clean the tub.

Loading washing

• Open the lid of the appliance.

• Open the drum by depressing the locking button A : The two shutters un-

lock automatically.

• Load the washing, close the drum and the lid of your washing machine.

Important : Before closing the lid of your applian­ce, ensure that the drum is properly closed :

•When the two shutters are closed,

•Locking button A released.

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Proportioning of detergents

Your washing machine has been designed to reduce your water and detergent
consumption. You can therefore reduce the amounts recommended by deter­gent manufacturers.
Pour the dose of powder detergent into the wash and prewash com­partments if you have chosen a programme with prewash. Pour fabric softe­ner into the compartment if necessary .
If you use another detergent type, refer to the section “detergents and addi­tives” in the washing guide.

Selecting the programme

Turn the programme dial to the requi­red wash programme, based on the kind
of laundry and how dirty it is (see Pro­gramme Table). The indicator for the
START/PAUSE button flashes in red. The
duration of the selected programme is
displayed in the display window.
The OFF position switches the
washing machine off (it is on in all the
other positions). This programme dial can be turned to the right or to the left.

If the programme dial is turned while the washing machine is on a washing
cycle, the error code “Err” appears in the display window and the START/PAU­SE button flashes in yellow for a few seconds. The programme then continues
without taking any notice of the new position of the dial. To remedy the pro­blem, put the dial back to its initial position. The breakdown of the cycle pha­ses reappears in the display window.

Selecting the spin speed

Press the RPM button until the indica­tor for the desired spin speed lights up.
You can also select the NO SPIN*, RINSE
HOLD

The maximum speed is 800 rpm for all
the programmes.

At the end of the programme, if you have selected RINSE HOLD or NIGHT
SILENCE PLUS, you then need to select a SPIN or DRAIN programme to finish
the cycle.

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or NIGHT SILENCE PLUS*.

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RINSE HOLD
The last rinse water is not drained at the end of the selected programme to
avoid creasing the washing if it is not taken out of the drum immediately.

Selecting options

Options can be added to a wash pro­gramme that has already been selected.
Press the button for the desired option.
The corresponding indicator lights up.
To deactivate an option, do the same
thing. The corresponding indicator goes
out.

Prewash

Prewash at around 30°C before the main wash cycle which then proceeds
automatically.

* depending on model

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Stain

For very dirty or stained washing. A stain removing product can be poured
into the prewash compartment in the product dispenser.

Time saving

This function allows you to reduce the length of the cycle depending on the
type of programme selected.

Rinse plus

This option means one or more rinses can be added to the programmes Cot­tons, Synthetics and Delicates.

You are able to activate it permanently by proceeding in the following way :
Press the RPM and PREWASH buttons for a few seconds. The RINSE PLUS in­dicator lights up. The option is permanently activated, even if the appliance
is switched off.
To deactivate permanently, repeat the same operation.

If the option selected is not possible, “Err” is displayed in the display window
and the indicator for the START/PAUSE button flashes in yellow.

Start of the programme

1.Check whether the water inlet tap is open.

2.Press the START/PAUSE button. The corresponding indicator
lights up in red. The DOOR LOCKED indicator lights up (door
locked).

It is normal for the programme selector to remain stationary during the cycle.

Programme sequence

The WASH indicator lights up when the appliance
is in progress.

Adding washing during the first 10 minutes

1.Press the START/PAUSE pushbutton. The corresponding indicator flashes in
red.

2.The lid can only be opened around 2 minutes after the washing machine has
come to a stop. The DOOR LOCKED indicator lights off.

3.Put the washing in and close the lid.

4.Press the START/PAUSE button again to continue the cycle.