AEG-Electrolux WAGL6S101 User Manual

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Washing Machine

WA GL6 S 101

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Contents

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 4
Personalization 6
First use 6
Daily use 7
Helpful hints and tips 10
Washing programmes 11

Subject to change without notice

Care and cleaning 14
What to do if… 18
Technical data 20
Consumption values 21
Installation 21
Electrical connection 24
Environment concerns 25

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.

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

• Make sure that small pets 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 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.

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.

• 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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1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle

4 Rating plate
5 Drain pump
6 Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for prewash phase or stain remov­er.
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 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.

Control panel

Henceforth the programme selector dial,
the buttons and the display will be indi-

cated with the numbers given in this ta­ble.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 87 9 10

1 Programme selector dial
2 TEMPERATURE button (TEMP.)
3 SPIN button (U/MIN. - ESSORAGE)
4 STAIN button (FLECKEN - TACHES)
5 SENSITIVE button (SENSITIV - PEAUX

SENSIBLES)

6 TIME SAVING button (ZEITSPAREN -

TEMPS)

Symbols on the control panel

= Handwash = Rinse hold

= Cold = Child Lock

Display (7)

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.1
Duration of selected programme : After

selecting a programme, the duration is dis­played in hours and minutes (for example

). The duration is calculated automat­ically on the basis of the maximum recom­mended load for each type of fabric. After the

7 Display (LAUFZEIT - TEMPS RESTANT)
8 START/PAUSE button (START/PAUSE -

DEPART PAUSE)

9 DELAY START button (ZEITVORWAHL -

DEPART DIFFERE)

10 Indicator pilot lights

programme has started, the time remaining
is updated every minute.

Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some
alarm codes can be displayed, for example

(see chapter «What to do if...»).

End of programme

When the programme has finished a blinking
zero

is displayed, the DOOR (Tür/Porte)
pilot light ( 10.2 ), the WASHING (Waschen/
Lavage) pilot light ( 10.1 ) and the pilot light
of button 8 go out and the door can be
opened.

Incorrect option selection

If an option which is not compatible with the
set wash programme is selected, the mes­sage Err is displayed for about 2 seconds
and the yellow pilot light of button 8 light
starts blinking.

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7.2
Delayed start

The selected delay (20 hours max) set by
means of the relevant button appears on the
display for about 3 seconds, then the dura­tion of the previously selected programme is
displayed. The symbol 7.2 will appear on the

Indicator pilot lights (10)

After having pressed the button 8 , the Wash­ing (Waschen-Lavage) pilot light ( 10.1 )
comes on.
When the pilot light 10.1 comes on this
means that the machine is operating.
The Door (Tür-Porte) pilot light ( 10.2 ) indi­cates if the door can be opened:

• light on: the door cannot be opened

• light blinking: the door is opening

• light off: the door can be opened
When the appliance is performing additional
rinses the EXTRA RINSE (Extra spülen-Rin­çage plus) pilot light ( 10.3 ) comes on. To
add an additional rinse, please see chapter
«Select an additional rinse».

Personalization

Acoustic signals

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

• at the end of the cycle

• in the event of operating problems.
By pressing the 3 and 4 buttons simultane­ously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic sig­nal is deactivated (except for the events of
operating problems). By pressing these two
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-

display. The delay time value decreases by
one unit every hour. When only 1 hour re­mains, the time decreases every minute.

7.3
Child safety lock symbol

See section "Child safety lock" for details.

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

• Before pressing button 8 : it will be impos-

sible to start the machine.

• after pressing button 8 : it will be impossi-

ble to change any other programme or op-

tion.
To enable or disable this option press simul­taneously for about 6 seconds buttons 4 and
5 until the symbol 7.3 appears or disappears
on or from the display.

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 liters of water into the main
wash compartment

gent drawer in order to activate the

of the deter-

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.

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
out the prewash phase or to perform the
stain function, pour the detergent or the
stain remover into the compartment
marked

and, if you wish to carry

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2. If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked

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

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 8 starts blinking.
The selector dial can be turned either clock-

wise or anticlockwise. Position
programme/ Switching OFF of the machine.

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

to 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 8 will blink 3 times and the mes­sage Err is displayed on the display to
indicate a wrong selection. The machine
will not perform the new selected pro­gramme.

(the amount

to Reset

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Select the desired TEMPERATURE
(Button 2)

When selecting a programme, the appli­ance automatically proposes the default
temperature provided for that pro­gramme.

Press this button repeatedly to increase or
decrease the temperature, if you want your
laundry to be washed at a temperature dif­ferent from the one proposed by the washing
machine.

By selecting position

(Cold) the machine
will wash with cold water. To be used for ex­tremely delicate items, such as curtains.

For the maximum and the minimum
available wash water temperature, see
«Washing programmes».

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 display shows a

blinking

, the pilot light 10.2 goes on, the
pilot light of button 8 is 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 buttons

Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must be
selected after choosing the desired pro­gramme and before pressing the button 8 .
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 in yellow
pilot light of the button 8 blinks for 3 times
and the Err message appears on the display
for some seconds.

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

Select the STAIN option (Button 4)

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

.

Select the SENSITIVE option (Button 5)

By selecting this option the washing intensity
will be reduced. The machine adds one rinse
in the programmes for COTTONS, 40°-60°
MIX, SYNTHETIC and ECONOMY.
This option is not available with Extra Rinse
option.
This option is recommended for non fast col­oured items and for frequently washed items.

Select the TIME SAVING option (Button

6)

This option allows you to modify the washing
time, automatically proposed by the appli­ance.
By pressing this button you can select the
following options:

• DAILY: by pressing button 6 once, the rel­ative pilot light comes on and the washing
duration will be reduced to wash daily
soiled laundry.

•SUPER QUICK: by pressing button 6
twice, the relative pilot light remains lit, the
washing duration will be reduced to wash
lightly soiled laundry or items that have
been used or worn for a short time. On the
display will be visualized the decreased
washing time.

Select the START/PAUSE (Button 8)

To start the selected programme, press the
button 8 , the corresponding red pilot light
stops blinking.
The pilot light 10.1 is on to indicate that the
appliance starts operating.
The pilot light 10.2 is on to indicate the door
is locked.
To interrupt a programme which is running,
press the button 8 : the corresponding red
pilot light starts blinking.

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To restart the programme from the point at
which it was interrupted, press the button 8
again.
If an incorrect option is selected, the yellow
pilot light of the button 8 blinks for 3 times the
message Err is displayed for about 2 sec­onds.

Select the DELAY START (Button 9)
Before you start the programme , if you

wish to delay the start, press the button re­peatedly, to select the desired delay.
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours) will appear on the display for about 3
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 the
button 8 .
The wash 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.
If you wish to add laundry in the machine
during the delay time you will press button
8 to put the machine in pause. Add the laun­dry, close the door and press button 8 again.
Selecting the delayed start.

• Select the programme and the required
options.

• Select the delay start.

•

Press button 8 : the appliance starts its
hourly countdown. The programme will
start after the selected delay has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start

• Set the washing machine to PAUSE by
pressing the button 8 ;

•

Press button 9 once until the symbol

’ is

displayed;

• Press the button 8 again to start the pro­gramme.

Important!

• The selected delay can be changed only
after selecting the washing programme
again.

• The door will be locked throughout the de­lay time. If you need to open the door, you
must first set the washing machine to
PAUSE by pressing the button 8 . After you
have closed the door, press the button 8
again.

The button 9 can not be selected with DRAIN
programme.

Select an additional rinse

This appliance is designed for saving water.
However, for people with a very delicate skin
(allergic to detergents) it may be necessary
to rinse the laundry using an extra quantity of
water (extra rinse).
Press simultaneously buttons 2 and 3 for
some seconds: the pilot light 10.3 comes on.
This function stays permanently on. To re­move it press the same buttons again until
the pilot light 10.3 goes off.

Altering an option or a running
programme

It is possible to change some options before
the programme carries them out. Before you
make any change, you must pause the
washing machine by pressing the button 8 .
Changing a running programme is possible
only by resetting it . Turn the programme

selector dial to

and then to the new pro­gramme position. Start the new programme
by pressing the 8 button again. The washing
water in the tub will not emptied out.

Interrupting a programme

Press the button 8 to interrupt a programme
which is running, the corresponding light
starts blinking. Press the button again to re­start the programme.

Cancelling a programme

Turn the selector dial to

to cancel a pro­gramme which is running. Now you can se­lect a new programme.

Opening the door after the programme
has started

First set the machine to pause by pressing
the button 8 . If the pilot light 10.2 goes off,
after some minutes the door can be opened.
If the door remains locked - the pilot light

10.2 is on, this means that the machine is
already heating, that the water level is above
the bottom edge of the door. In this case the
door can not be opened. If you cannot open
the door but you need to open it you have to
switch the machine off by turning the selector

dial to

. After some minutes the door can

be opened (pay attention to the water lev-

el and temperature !) .