AEG-Electrolux EWF168543W User Manual

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Washing Machine

EWF 168543 W

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
First use 7
Personalisation 8
Daily use 8
Helpful hints and tips 11
Washing programmes 12

SAFETY INFORMATION

Important! 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.

Care and cleaning 15
What to do if… 19
Technical data 21
Consumption values 21
Installation 22
Electrical connection 24
Environment concerns 25

Subject to change without notice.

• 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.

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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.

• 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 clean-

ing 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.

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.

• Make sure that children or pets do not
climb into the drum. To prevent children
and 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 counterclockwise until the groove
is vertical.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption. Its new washing 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

DETERGENT DISPENSER DRAWER

Compartment for detergent used for
prewash and soak phase or for stain re­mover used during the stain action phase (if
available). The prewash and soak detergent
is added at the beginning of the wash pro­gramme. The stain remover is added dur­ing the stain action phase.

Compartment for powder or liquid de­tergent used for main wash. If using liquid
detergent pour it just before starting the
programme.

Compartment for liquid additives (fabric
softener, starch).
Follow the product manufacturer’s recom­mendations on quantities to use and do not
exceed 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.

Rating Plate

4

Drain pump

5

Adjustable feet

6

CONTROL PANEL

Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as
the buttons, pilot lights and the display. These are presented by relevant numbers on
the following pages.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Programme selector dial

1

Display

2

TEMPERATURE button (Temperatur)

3

SPIN button (Centrifug.)

4

PREWASH button (Forvask)

5

EXTRA RINSE button (Ekstra skyl)

6

DELAY START button (Udskudt Start)

7

START/PAUSE button (Start/Pause)

8

TIME MANAGER buttons

9

PROGRAMME SELECTOR DIAL

It allows you to switch the appliance on/off
and/or to select a programme.

TEMPERATURE

This button allows you to increase or de­crease the washing temperature.

SPIN REDUCTION

By pressing this button you can change the
spin speed of the selected programme.

AUTOMATIC DRYING

For Cottons and Synthetics you can choose
one the following degree of dryness:

• Extra dry (Cottons)

• Store dry (Cottons and Synthetics)

• Iron dry (Cottons)

The selection of the required dryness de­gree will be displayed by a line above and
below the icon.

DRYING TIME

If you wish to carry out a timed drying pro­gramme, press this button until the drying
time you want appears on the display ac­cording to the fabrics (cotton, synthetic or
wool) you have to dry.
For Cottons you can select a drying time
from 10 minutes to 250 minutes (4.10).
For Synthetics you can select a drying time
from 10 minutes to 130 minutes (2.10).
For Wool you can select a drying time from
10 minutes to 210 minutes (3.30).
Every time you press this button the drying
time increases by 5 minutes.

DELAY START

The programme can be delayed from 30
min - 60 min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by
1 hour up to a maximum of 20 hours by
means of this button.

START PAUSE

This button allows you to start or to inter­rupt the selected programme.

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TIME MANAGER

These buttons allows you to modify the
programme duration automatically pro­posed by the appliance.

DISPLAY

2.1

2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11

2.15 2.14 2.13 2.12

The display shows the following informa­tion:

2.1:Temperature value

2.2: Temperature icons

, Cold .
The animation of this icon shows the heat­ing phase of the water in the tub.

2.3: Spin value

2.4: Spin speed icons

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No spin

•

Rinse Hold

•

Night Cycle
During the spinning phase the spiral is ani­mated.
No spin option eliminates all the spin pha­ses and increases the number of rinses for
some programmes.
Rinse Hold: the water of the last rinse is
not emptied out to prevent the fabrics from
creasing. At the end of the programme on
the display the icon 2.8 is still on: the door
is locked to indicate that the water must be
emptied out.
Night Cycle: the machine will not drain the
water of the last rinse, so as not to wrinkle
the laundry. As all spinning phases are sup­pressed, this washing cycle is very noise­less and it can be selected at night or in
times with a more economical power rate.
On some programmes the rinses will be
performed with more water. At the end of
the programme on the display the icon 2.8
is still on: the door is locked to indicate that

the water must be emptied out. To empty
out the water, please read the paragraph
«At the end of the programme».

2.5: Automatic Drying icons
By pressing the button 5 you can choose
one of the required degree of drying for
Cottons and Synthetics:

•

= Extra dry (for Cottons)

•

= Store dry (for Cottons and Synthet-

ics)

•

= Iron dry (for Cottons)

When an automatic drying is performed, the
message AUTOcomes on.

2.6: Extra rinse icon

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2.7: Selected drying time value

The drying time is displayed in minutes or in
hours and minutes. After the programme
has started the time remaining is updated
every minute.

2.8: Door locked icon
After the programme has started, this icon
is lighted on. When the programme has fin­ished, this icon disappears. The door can
be opened.

2.9: Child safety lock

(see «Personali-

sation» paragraph).

2.10: Delay icon
This icon illuminates when you set the delay
start.

2.11 (Values)
Duration of the selected programme

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The duration is calculated automatically
on the basis of the maximum recommen­ded load for each type of fabric. The du­ration is displayed in hours and minutes.
The time remaining is updated every mi­nute.

• End of programme

When the programme has finished three
flashing zeros 0.00 are displayed. The
light of button 8 is off.

Incorrect option selection

•
If an option not compatible with the set
wash programme is selected, the mes­sage Err is displayed for a few seconds.
The integrated red light of button 8 flash­es.

Alarm codes

•
Some alarm codes are displayed in the
event of operating problems (see para­graph «What to do if... »).

Delay Time value

•
The selected delay appears on the dis­play for a few seconds then the duration
of the previously set programme is dis­played. The delay time value decreases
by one unit every hour and then. When 1
hour remains, the time decreases every
minute.

2.12: Soil degree icons

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Intensive

•

Normal

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Daily

•

Light

•

Quick

•

Super Quick

•

Refresh

•

Super Refresh
When you set a programme on the display
appears an icon indicating the degree of
soiling automatically proposed by the ma­chine.

2.13: Clock icon
The duration of the set programme is dis­played by the animation of the clock icon.

2.14: Drying programme phase icons

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= Drying

•

= Anti-crease
When you set the drying programme, all
drying phase icons are shown. When the
programme has started, the only icon of the
running phase stays on.

2.15: Washing programme phase icons

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Prewash

•

Wash

•

Rinses

•

Drain

•

Spin
When you set the washing programme, all
washing programme phase icons are
shown. After the programme has started,
the only icon of the running phase stays on.

TABLE OF SYMBOLS
Programme selector dial

= Time Manager Programmes

= Rinses

= Drain

= Spin

Options buttons and lights

= Child Lock

+ / -

= Time Manager buttons

FIRST USE

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

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

• Before the first wash, run a cotton
cycle at the highest temperature

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without any laundry in the machine,
to remove any manufacturing residue
from the drum and tub. Pour 1/2 a

PERSONALISATION

ACOUSTIC SIGNALS

The machine is provided with an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following ca­ses:

• at the end of the cycle

• if there is a fault.
By pressing the 5 and 6 buttons simultane­ously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic
signal is deactivated (except if there is a
fault). By pressing these 2 buttons again,
the acoustic signal is reactivated.

CHILD SAFETY LOCK

This device permits you to leave the appli­ance unattended and not to worry that chil-

DAILY USE

Load the laundry

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. Close the door.
Make sure that no laundry stays between
the seal and the door. There is a risk of wa­ter leakage or damage to the laundry.

measure of detergent into the main
wash compartment and start the
machine.

dren might be injured by or cause damage
to the appliance. This function remains ena­bled also when the washing machine is not
working.
There are two different ways to set this op­tion:

1. Before pressing button 8: it will be im-

possible to start the machine.

2. After pressing button 8: it will be im-

possible to change any other pro-

gramme or option.
To enable or disable this option press si­multaneously for about 6 seconds buttons

6 and 7 until on the display, the icon
pears or disappears.

ap-

Measure out the detergent and the fab­ric softener

Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops.
Measure out the amount of detergent re­quired, pour it into the main wash compart-

ment
if the selected programme/option it requires
(see more details in «Detergent dispenser
drawer»).

or in the appropriate compartment

If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked
must not exceed the «MAX» mark in the
drawer). Close the drawer gently.

(the amount used

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SELECT THE REQUIRED PROGRAMME
BY TURNING THE PROGRAMME
SELECTOR DIAL (1)

Turn the programme selector dial to the re­quired programme. The washing machine
will propose a temperature and automati­cally select the maximum spin value provi­ded for the programme you have chosen.
You can change these values by operating
the corresponding buttons. The green pilot
light of the button 8 starts to flash.
The selector dial can be turned either clock­wise or counterclockwise. Turn to position

to reset programme/Switching the ma-

chine off.

At the end of the programme the selec­tor dial must be turned to position

,

to switch the machine off.

Caution! If you turn the programme

selector dial to another programme
when the machine is working, the red
pilot light of button 8 will blink 3 times
and the message Err is displayed to
indicate a wrong selection. The
machine will not perform the new
selected programme.

SELECT THE TEMPERATURE BY
PRESSING BUTTON 3

By selecting a programme, the appliance
proposes automatically a default tempera­ture.
Press this button repeatedly to increase or
decrease the temperature, if you want your
laundry to be washed at a different temper­ature.

REDUCE THE SPIN SPEED BY
PRESSING BUTTON 4

By selecting a programme, the appliance
proposes automatically the maximum spin
speed provided for that programme.
Press button 4 repeatedly to change the
spin speed, if you want your laundry to be
spun at a different speed.

SELECT THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS BY
PRESSING BUTTONS 4, 5 AND 6

Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must be
selected after choosing the desired pro­gramme and before pressing button 8.

When these buttons are pressed, the corre­sponding icons appear on the display.
When they are pressed again, the icons
disappear. If an incorrect option is selected,
the integrated red pilot light of the button 8
flashes for 3 times and the Err message
appears on the display for a few seconds.

For the compatibility among the wash­ing programmes and the options see
chapter «Washing Programmes».

SELECT THE DELAY START BY
PRESSING BUTTON 7

Before you start the programme, if you wish
to delay the start, press the button 7 re­peatedly, to select the desired delay. The
corresponding icon 2.6 will appear on the
display in the upper part of the display.
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours) will appear on the display a few sec­onds, then the duration of the programme
will appear again.
You must select this option after you have
set the programme and before you press
button 8.
You can cancel or modify the delay time at
any moment, before you press button 8.
Selecting the delayed start:

1. Select the programme and the required

options.

2. Select the delay start by pressing the

button 7.

3. Press button 8:

– the machine starts its hourly count-

down.

– The programme will start after the

selected delay has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start after having
pressed button 8:

1. Set the washing machine to PAUSE by

pressing button 8.

2.

Press button 7 once until the symbol

’ is displayed

3. Press button 8 again to start the pro-

gramme.

Important! The selected delay can be
changed only after selecting the washing
programme again.
The Delay Start can not be selected with

DRAIN programme.