Electrolux 14500 VI User Manual
LAVAMAT 14500 VI
1400
900
700
500
START
PAUSE
DELAY
START
WOOLLENS
DELICATES
EASY-
CARES
COLD
COTTON
RINSES
CLEAN
FILTER
PREWASH
WASH
SPIN
END
RINSE HOLD
RESET
LAVAMAT
DRAIN
ON / OFF
RINSE
HOLD
STAIN
QUICK
WASH
TIME
30
40
COLD
40
30
60
50
40
40
EASY TO IRON
COLD
95
E
60
50
40
30
MINIPROGRAMME
NO
SPIN
SPIN
SPEED
PREWASH
EXTRA
RINSE
SPIN
DRAIN
SOFTENERS
RINSES
SOAK
The environmentally friendly washing-machine
Instruction booklet
AUS ERFAHRUNG GUT
Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular
attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and
pass it on to any future owners.
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) emphasize information that is particularly important for your safety or correct
functioning of the appliance.
This symbol guides you, step by step, in the operation of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instructions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the
machine are marked with the clover symbol.
If you require assistance or advice on your appliance, please contact our
customer care department by letter or telephone:
Customer Care Department
AEG Domestic Appliances
55-77 High Street
Slough
Berkshire SL1 1DZ
Tel: 08705 350350*
* calls to this number may be recorded for training
purposes.
Important
Your machine is fitted with a balance control device, which ensures the machine is stable during the spin.
If the wash load appears not to have been spun sufficiently at the end of the
wash cycle, because it is not evenly distributed in the drum, the balance control device may have operated. It will therefore be necessary to redistribute
the wash load manually and select a spin programme. For more detailed information see the section headed "Something Not Working".
Printed on recycled paper.
People who think ecologically, act accordingly....
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Contents
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tips for environmental protection
Main features of your washing machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Description of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programme selector dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ON/OFF button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MAINS-ON light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
START/PAUSE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DELAY START button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Programme Option buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SPIN SPEED and NO SPIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PREWASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
QUICK WASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RINSE HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
EXTRA RINSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Programme progress display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cancelling/Altering a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Opening the door after the programme has started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Before the first wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing the wash cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sorting out and preparing the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22
Which detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
And in which form?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fabric conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Contents
How to wash
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Max. load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Load the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Add detergent and additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Switching the machine on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selection of the desired wash programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selection of the SPIN SPEED or NO SPIN option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selection of the STAIN, PREWASH or QUICK WASH option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selection of the RINSE HOLD and/or EXTRA RINSE option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selection of the DELAY START option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starting the programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
At the end of the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Programme charts: wash and special programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
After each wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Maintenance wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Periodical cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
Door seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Drain filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Water inlet filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30
Emergency emptying out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Frost precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Something not working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-34
Unsatisfactory washing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Service and Spare Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38
Standard Guarantee Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
European Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Contents
Instructions for installation and electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety instructions for the installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dimensions of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front view and side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Levelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Water inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Water drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-46
Electrical connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Permanent connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Building-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-51
Preparation and assembly of the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-50
Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-51
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Safety instructions
Your safety is of paramount importance, please ensure you read this
instruction book before installing or using this appliance.
General safety
• Repairs to the machine must be carried out only by qualified personnel. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons could cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Contact your local AEG Service Force Centre.
• Never start the machine if the mains cable is damaged or the control
panel is damaged allowing inner components to be accessible.
• Unplug the appliance before carrying out any cleaning or maintenance operations.
• Never pull the mains cable to remove the plug from the socket;
always take hold of the plug itself.
• During high temperature wash programmes, the door glass may get
hot.
• Let the water cool down before carrying out emergency emptying or
before opening the door in an emergency.
Installation
• Follow the installation instructions carefully.
• Carry out a first wash without laundry (COTTON 60, with half the
amount of detergent) in order to remove any manufacturing residue
from the tub and the drum.
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Safety instructions
Child safety
• This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should not
be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the appliance.
• Pets and children have been known to climb into washing machines.
Please check the drum before use.
• Keep all packaging well away from children.
• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
• When disposing of the appliance, cut off the mains cable, and destroy
the plug. Disable the door catch to prevent young children being
trapped inside.
During use
• Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water tap after use.
• This appliance is designed for domestic use only. If the machine is
used for any other purposes or is not used correctly, the manufacturer accepts no responsibility for any possible damage that might occur.
• For safety reasons, the appliance must not be modified.
• Use only detergents suitable for washing machines and follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Garments which have been in contact with flammable solvents
should not be machine washed.
• Dyes and bleaching agents may only be used if specifically permitted
by the manufacturer of these products. We cannot be held liable for
any damage.
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Disposal
Packaging materials
The materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.
>PE<=polyethylene
>PS<=polystyrene
>PP<=polypropylene
This means that they can be recycled by disposing of them properly in
appropriate collection containers.
Machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your
country tidy!
Tips for environmental protection
To save water, energy and to help protect the environment, we recommend
that you follow these tips:
• Normally soiled laundry may be washed without prewashing in order
to save detergent, water and time (the environment is protected too!).
• Use the energy saving programme when washing normally soiled garments.
• The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded.
• When small loads are washed, use only half to two thirds of the recommended amount of detergent.
• With adequate pre-treatment, stains and limited soiling can be
removed; the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature.
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Main features of your washing machine
• Programme and temperature setting using the programme selector.
• Stain programme for effectively treating stained washing.
• Energy saving programme for normally soiled cotton items.
• Speed for the final spin can be reduced to 900, 700 or 500 rpm.
• RINSE HOLD: the laundry is left immersed in the final rinse water to
prevent creasing.
• Delay start: programme start can be delayed by 1 to 24 hours (e.g. to
times with a more economical power rate).
• Programme progress display showing the programme steps selected
and the programme phase which is running.
• Because of its gentle washing action, the special wool cycle washes
your garments with extreme care.
• 3-compartment drawer for detergent and fabric softener.
• Unbalance detection device: to prevent vibration during spinning.
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Description of the appliance
Detergent drawer
Control panel
Door handle
Drain filter
Adjustable feet
1400
900
700
500
START
PAUSE
DELAY
START
WOOLLENS
DELICATES
EASY-
CARES
COLD
COTTON
RINSES
CLEAN
FILTER
PREWASH
WASH
SPIN
END
RINSE HOLD
RESET
LAVAMAT
DRAIN
ON / OFF
RINSE
HOLD
STAIN
QUICK
WASH
TIME
30
40
COLD
40
30
60
50
40
40
EASY TO IRON
COLD
95
E
60
50
40
30
MINIPROGRAMME
NO
SPIN
SPIN
SPEED
PREWASH
EXTRA
RINSE
SPIN
DRAIN
SOFTENERS
RINSES
SOAK
Front view
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Control panel
1400
900
700
500
START
PAUSE
DELAY
START
WOOLLENS
DELICATES
EASY-
CARES
COLD
COTTON
RINSE
CLEAN
FILTER
PREWASH
WASH
SPIN
END
RINSE HOLD
RESET
DRAIN
ON / OFF
RINSE
HOLD
STAIN
QUICK
WASH
TIME
30
40
COLD
40
30
60
50
40
40
EASY TO IRON
COLD
95
E
60
50
40
30
MINIPROGRAMME
NO
SPIN
SPIN
SPEED
PREWASH
EXTRA
RINSE
SPIN
DRAIN
SOFTENERS
RINSES
SOAK
AB C DE F G H
A = Mains-on light
B = ON/OFF button
C = Option buttons
D = Display
E = Delay start button
F = START/PAUSE button
G = Programme progress display
H = Programme selector dial
Description of the appliance
Programme selector dial
The programme selector determines the type of washing cycle (e.g. water
level, drum movement, number of rinses) and the washing temperature
RESET
MINIPROGRAMME
SPIN
DRAIN
SOFTENERS
RINSES
SOAK
according to the type of laundry.
The selector dial is divided into 6 sec-
tions:
• Cotton
• Easy-cares
• Delicates
• Woollens (hand washing)
• Special programmes
• Reset programme
The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise.
Position E corresponds to the ENERGY SAVING programme at approx.
67°C for normally soiled laundry, extended washing time (cannot be
combined with QUICK WASH).
COLD
WOOLLENS
DELICATES
30
40
COTTON
95
E
60
50
40
30
COLD
60
EASY-
CARES
50
COLD
40
40
EASY TO IRON
30
40
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Description of the appliance
Position 40°C Easy to iron.
In this position the laundry is gently washed and spun to avoid any
creasing. In this way ironing is easier.
Position COLD = cold wash
ON/OFF button
Press this button to switch the machine on. Press it again to switch the
machine off.
Mains-on light
This light comes on when the ON/OFF button is pressed, and goes out
when it is pressed again.
START/PAUSE button
This button has three functions:
a) Start
After having selected the required programme, press this button to start
the machine. If you have selected the DELAY START option, the machine
starts its hourly countdown.
b) Pause
To interrupt a programme which is running, press the START/PAUSE
button: the corresponding pilot light starts to flash.
To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted,
press the START/PAUSE button again.
c) Empty out water
At the end of a programme which ends with water in the drum (RINSE
HOLD option), or after the “soak” programme, press the START/PAUSE
button to empty out the water: after the soak programme, the machine
will empty only; after the programmes with RINSE HOLD option, the
machine will empty and spin.
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DELAY START button
The wash programme can be delayed from 1 hour up to a maximum of
24 hours.
The button must be pressed after selecting the programme and
before pressing the START/PAUSE button.
The figures indicating the delay appear for about 3 seconds in the display. The duration of the selected wash programme is then displayed.
After depressing the START/PAUSE button, the machine starts its hourly
countdown.
Description of the appliance
To alter or cancel the preset delay, press the START/PAUSE button, then
press the DELAY START button until the required time is displayed or, if
you wish to cancel the delay, until the symbol 0 h is displayed.
Then press the START/PAUSE button again.
When the delay is cancelled, the display shows the duration of the wash
programme previously selected.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined.
These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and
before depressing the START/PAUSE button.
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 pilot lights flash for about 2 seconds
and the message Err is displayed.
SPIN SPEED
Press this button to reduce the maximum speed of the final speed proposed
by the machine for the selected programme.
The maximum spin speed for cotton is 1400 rpm, for easy-cares and
woollens 900 rpm and for delicates 700 rpm.
NO SPIN
When selecting this option, all the spinning phases are cancelled. To be
used for very delicate items.
This function cannot be used for cottons.
PREWASH
The machine performs a prewash cycle at 30°C max. The prewash cycle
ends with a short spin in programmes for Cotton and Easy-cares, and
with emptying of the water without spinning for Delicates.
This option is not available with the wool programme and cannot be
used with STAIN.
For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.
STAIN
To treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended
main wash with time optimised stain action phase, not selectable for
wool or programmes with temperatures lower than 40°C).
This function cannot be used with QUICK WASH and PREWASH.
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Description of the appliance
QUICK WASH
By pressing this button the washing time is reduced. For use when
washing lightly soiled laundry.
This option is not available with the wool and economy programme and
cannot be used with STAIN.
RINSE HOLD
By selecting this option, the last rinse water is not emptied out, to
prevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished,
the corresponding pilot light on the programme progress display illuminates to indicate that the water must be emptied out. The light of
START/PAUSE button flashes.
To empty out water:
• press the START/PAUSE button: after emptying, the machine performs
the spin cycle required for the type of wash selected;
• select the spin speed and press START/PAUSE-button;
• select the DRAIN programme to empty out the water without spinning.
Warning! The programme selector dial must be turned first to RESET
and then to the DRAIN programme.
If the water is not emptied out, the machine automatically empties
itself after 18 hours.
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EXTRA RINSE
Can be used with all programmes except the wool programme. The
machine performs 4 rinses instead of 3.
This option is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents
and in areas where the water is very soft.
Important!
By depressing simultaneously START/PAUSE and EXTRA RINSE buttons
the acoustic signal is suppressed in the following cases:
• by selecting the programme and the options;
• at the end of the programme;
• when an incorrect option selection is made.
Description of the appliance
Display
The display shows the following information:
• If the programme selector dial is on the RESET position, three flashing
dashes appear immediately after pressing the ON/OFF button to indicate
that the machine is ready to be selected for the required wash programme.
• Duration of the selected wash programme, calculated automatically
on the basis of the maximum recommended load for each type of fabric.
• When the programme has finished, a flashing zero is displayed.
• Delayed start, programmed using the special button.
The selected delay is shown in the display and is updated every hour.
• Incorrect option selection. If an option which is not compatible with
the set wash programme is selected, the message Err is displayed.
• Alarm code indicating a fault in the machine operation (see pages
31...34).
Programme progress display
By selecting the wash programme, the pilot lights corresponding to the
various phases making up the programme come on.
After the machine has started, only the running phase
pilot light stays on. When the programme has finished,
the END pilot light comes on.
If the CLEAN FILTER light flashes at the end of the programme this means that the drain filter is clogged.
The END pilot light flashes in the event of operating problems. At the same time one of the following lights starts to flash:
RINSE HOLD = the machine does not fill
RINSE = the machine does not empty
WASH = the door has not been closed
To eliminate the problem, see the “Something not working” section.
PREWASH
WASH
RINSE
RINSE HOLD
DRAIN
SPIN
CLEAN
FILTER
END
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Description of the appliance
Cancelling/Altering a programme
To cancel or alter a programme which is running, turn the programme
selector dial to the RESET position: three flashing dashes will be displayed, the programme is cancelled. The machine will maintain the
water in the tub. To drain water, select DRAIN programme. If you wish
to select another programme maintaining the water in the tub, after
cancelling the previously selected programme select a new one and
then start it by pressing START/PAUSE button.
Opening the door after the programme has started
You can open the door, after having set the machine to PAUSE, provided the following conditions exist:
• the machine is not in the heating phase beyond 55°C;
• the level of the water is not high;
• the drum is not turning.
If these requirements are met, when you pause the machine the door
can be opened.
Should it not be possible to open the door, and should it be absolutely
necessary to do so, switch the machine off by pressing the ON/OFF button.
After approximately 3 minutes, you can open the door.
Pay attention to the level and temperature of the water in the
machine!
When you close the door and press the ON/OFF button again, the
machine will resume the programme from the point where it had been
interrupted.
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