AEG L54870 User Manual

LAVAMAT 54870
LAVAMAT 56870

EN

WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

4 Safety information
6 Product description
7 Control panel
8 First use

8Daily use
12 Washing programmes
14 Helpful hints and tips
16 Care and cleaning
21 What to do if…
25 Technical data
25 Consumption values
25 Installation
30 Electrical connection
30 Environment concerns

Contents

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The following symbols are used in this user
manual:

Important information concerning your
personal safety and information on how to
avoid damaging the appliance.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

4 Safety information

SAFETY INFORMATION

Read carefully & keep for future reference.

• The safety of Your appliance complies with the industry standards and with legal re­quirements on the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty
to provide the following safety notes.

• It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for
future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should
you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with
the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appli­ance and the relevant warnings.

• You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

• Before first starting up, check the appliance for any damage incurred during transport.
Never connect up a damaged appliance . If parts are damaged, contact your supplier.

• If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus temperatures.
Store it at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.

General safety

• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

• During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it!

• Make sure that small pets and children do not climb into the drum. To avoid this, please
check into the drum before using.

• Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp ma­terial can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine.

• Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener and detergent. Damage to the fabric
can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.

• Wash small items such as socks, laces, washable belts etc in a washing bag or pillow case
as it is possible for such items to slip down between the tub and the inner drum.

• Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones, material without
hems or torn material.

• Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use, cleaning and main­tenance.

• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs car­ried out by inexperienced people may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact
your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

Installation

• This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.

• When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it
and contact the Service Centre.

• All packing and transit bolts must be removed before use. Serious damage can occur to
the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the user
manual.

Safety information

• After having installed the appliance, check that it is not standing on the inlet and drain
hose and the worktop is not pressing the electrical supply cable against the wall.

• If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air
to circulate freely under the appliance.

• Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after the
installation.

• If the appliance is installed in a location subject to frost, please read the “dangers of
freezing” chapter.

• Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified
plumber or competent person.

• Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified
electrician or competent person.

Use

• This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than
those for which it was designed.

• Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. Follow the instructions on
each garment label.

• Do not overload the appliance. See the Washing Programme Table.

• Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty and buttons and zips are fastened.
Avoid washing frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and grass
before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed.

• Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be
machine washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure that
the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine.

• Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold
of the plug itself.

• Never use the appliance if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface
or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washing machine is accessible.

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Child Safety

• This appliance is not intended for use by person (including children) with reduced physi­cal sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have
been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person re­sponsible for their safety.

• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children ­danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children's reach.

• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

6 Product description

• Make sure that children or pets do not climb
inside the drum. To prevent children or pets
becoming trapped inside the drum the ma­chine incorporates a special feature. To acti­vate this device, rotate the button (without
pressing it) inside the door clockwise until
the groove is horizontal. If necessary use a
coin. To disable this device and restore the
possibility of closing the door, rotate the
button anticlockwise until the groove is ver­tical.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with
low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The ECO valve system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so sav­ing energy.

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Detergent dispenser drawer

1

Control panel

2

Door opening handle

3

Rating plate

4

Drain pump

5

3

4

5

Control panel 7

Adjustable feet

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Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for prewash phase or stain re-

mover.
The prewash detergent is added at the beginning
of the wash programme.
The stain remover is added during the STAIN-Ac-
tion phase in the main wash.

Compartment for powder or liquid detergent

used for main wash.

Compartment for liquid additives (fabric soft-

ener, starch).
Follow the product manufacturer’s recommendations on quantities to use and do not ex-

ceed the «MAX» mark in the detergent dispenser drawer. Any fabric softener or starching
additives must be poured into the compartment before starting the wash programme.

CONTROL PANEL

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Programme selector dial

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Spin reduction (TPM) button

2

STAIN button (VLEKKEN)

3

SUPER QUICK button (EXTRA KORT)

4

START/PAUSE button (START/PAUZE)

5

DELAY START button (STARTUITSTEL)

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Indicator lights

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Table of symbols

= Handwash = Rinse Hold

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3

2

5

7

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8 First use

Indicator pilot lights (7)

When you press the button 5, the pilot light
WASHING (7.1 – HOOFDWAS) comes on. The ap­pliance operates and you cannot open the door.
When the programme completes, the pilot light
END (7.2 – EINDE) comes on and after some mi­nutes you can open the door.
When the appliance does the additional rinses,
the pilot light EXTRA RINSE (7.3 – EXTRA SPOE-

LEN) comes on. See «Select an additional rinse».

FIRST USE

• Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instruc­tions.

• Remove the polystyrene block and any material from the drum.

• Pour 2 litres of water into the main wash compartment
order to activate the ECO valve. Then run a cotton cycle at the highest temperature
without any laundry in the machine, to remove any manufacturing residue from the
drum and tub. Pour 1/2 a measure of detergent into the main wash compartment and
start the machine.

of the detergent drawer in

DAILY USE

Load the laundry

1. Open the door by carefully pulling the

door handle outwards. Place the laundry
in the drum, one item at a time, shaking
them out as much as possible.

2. Close firmly the door. You must hear a

click during closing.

WARNING!

Do not embed the laundry between the door
and the rubber joint.

Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener

Your new appliance was designed to reduce water, energy and detergent consumption.

1. Pull out the dispenser drawer until it

stops. Measure out the amount of de­tergent required, pour it into the main
wash compartment
to carry out the prewash phase or to
perform the stain function, pour the de­tergent or the stain remover into the
compartment marked

2. If required, pour fabric softener into the

compartment marked
used must not exceed the MAX mark in
the drawer). Close the drawer gently.

and, if you wish

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(the amount

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Select the required programme by means of programme selector dial (1)

You can choose the right programme for any type of laundry following the descriptions on
the washing programme tables (see «Washing Programmes»).
Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The programme selector de­termines the type of washing cycle (e.g. water level, drum movement, number of rinses) and
the washing temperature according to the type of laundry.
The pilot light of button 5 starts blinking.

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. Position
gramme/ Switching OFF of the machine.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position
switch the machine off.

If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is work­ing, the yellow pilot light of button 5 will blink 3 times to indicate a wrong selection. The
machine will not perform the new selected programme.

to Reset pro-

, to

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Select the SPIN speed or the RINSE HOLD option (Button 2)

When the required programme has been selected, your appliance automatically proposes
the maximum spin speed provided for that programme.

Press the button 2 repeatedly to change the spin speed, if you want your laundry to be
spun at a speed different from the one proposed by the washing machine.
The relevant light will light up.
RINSE HOLD : by selecting this option the water of the last rinse is not emptied out to pre­vent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished the pilot light 7.2 goes
on, the pilot light of button 5 and the pilot light (7.1) are off and the door is blocked to
indicate that the water must be emptied out.

To empty the water out please read chapter «At the end of the programme».

Programme option button

Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected
after choosing the desired programme and before depressing the button 5 . When these
buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on. When they are pressed again,
the pilot lights go out.
If an incorrect option is selected, the yellow pilot light of the button 5 blinks for 3 times.
For the compatibility among the washing programmes and the options see chapter «Wash­ing Programmes».

Select the STAIN option (Button 3)

Select this option to treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended
main wash with time optimized stain action phase). The relevant light will light up.
This option is not available with a temperature lower than 40°C.

CAUTION!

If you wish to perform a programme with the stain option, pour stain remover into com­partment

.

Select the SUPER QUICK option (Button 4)

By pressing this button, the relevant pilot light comes on and the washing duration will be
reduced to wash lightly soiled laundry. This option is suitable for items that have been used
or worn for a short time.

Select the START/PAUSE (Button 5)

To start the selected programme, press the button 5 ; the corresponding red pilot light
stops flashing.
The pilot light 7.1 is on to indicate that the appliance starts operating and the door is
locked.
To interrupt a programme which is running, press the button 5 : the corresponding red pilot
light starts blinking.
To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted, press the button 5
again.
If you have chosen a delayed start, the machine will begin the countdown.