Whirlpool EXCELLENCE 2486E INSTRUCTION FOR USE

Spin

Max.

Spin

Speed

Essorage

rpm

max.

1000

Centrif.

max.

1000

max.

1000

max.

Display

Programme sequence indication

“Soil level” indications

“Start delay” indication

“Child lock” indication

“Detergent overdosage” indication

“Dosing aid” indication

“Detergent calibration” indication

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Start

delay

différé

Départ

aid

dosage

Aide du

Rapid

Rapide

fresh

Tu m b l e

hold

Rinse

Failure indications

Detergents and additives Selectable options Dosing

A.C.P.

rinse

Intensive

Rinçage +

Pre-

wash

Prélavage

level

Niveau

Softener Soil

Main

wash

Pre-

wash

salissure

Start

Doseer

Snel

Tu m b l e

Spoelstop

Intensief

Voorwas

Vulheidsgraad

selectie

Advies

fresh

Spoelen

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Type of wash/Notes

The wool/handwash cycle of this machine has been tested and approved by The Woolmark Company for the washing of

Woolmark garments labelled as “machine wash” or “hand wash” provided that the garments are washed according to the

- Respect the manufacturer’s recommendations on the care label

Lightly to normally soiled robust laundry made of cotton, linen, artificial

fibres and their blends.

Effective one-hour programme. Make sure to wash only similar colours together in

one wash load.

Normally to heavily soiled towels, underwear, table and bed linen etc.

made of cotton and linen.

Normally soiled garments made of artificial fibres (like polyester,

polyacryle, viscose etc.) or their blends with cotton.

Curtains and delicate clothing, dresses, skirts, shirts and blou ses.

Woollens, labelled with the Woolmark and identified as machine washable, as

well as textiles made of silk, linen, wool and viscose marked as handwashable.

This programme is tested and approved by The Woolmark Company for machine-

and handwashable wool. Select spin speed according to the manufacturer’s

recommendations on the care label.

Normally to heavily soiled and robust white cotton laundry.

Save energy by selecting a lower wash temperature and adding an oxygen-based

bleach product, in addition to your detergent.

White and pastel shaded garments made of delicate fabrics.

Gentle wash programme to avoid g raying or yellowing of your lau ndry. Use heavy

duty detergent, if necessary also stain removers or bleaches on oxygen basis. Do

not use liquid detergent.

Black and dark garments made of cotton, cotton blends and polyester.

Special programme to reduce colour fading and local discolouration. Prefer to use a

special liquid detergent for dark garments with this programme.

Robust laundry made of cotton or linen.

Programme optimized for silent washing and spinning, for example during the night. If you

want to avoid completely noise of spinning at night, set spin speed to “0” and start spin

programme in the morning, or define programme start with “Start delay” accordingly.

Lightly soiled laundry made of synthetic fibres, or synthetics mixed with

cotton garments.

Saving programme with a very low water consumption. Use liquid detergent and

the lowest recommended amount for 3kg laundry. Do not use softener.

Briefly worn clothing made of cotton, artificial fibres and blends with cotton.

Refresh programme. Use lowest recommended detergent amount.

White and coloured bedlinen made of cotton and synthetic fibres, or

blends of both.

Reduces microbes and gently cleans, also delicate bedlinen, A thorough rinse phase helps

to prevent detergent and pollen residues. Prefer powder detergent for this programme.

Blankets made of synthetic fibres; bedcovers filled with feathers, polyester

or other artificial fibres; sleeping bags, bathmats and similar items.

Rinse and intensive spin programme.

Labels

rature

cold - 60 °C 6.0

cold - 95 °C 8.0

cold - 60 °C 3.5

cold - 40 °C 2.5

cold - 40 °C 2.0

cold - 60 °C 8.0

cold - 60 °C 5.5

cold - 60 °C 5.0

Max.

Load

Care

Te m p e-

cold - 30 °C 3.0

3.5

cold - 95 °C

cold - 60 °C 3.0

instructions on the garment label and those issued in this programme chart. M0702

Same as the last rinse and the final spin in the “Cotton” programme.

8.0

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1. Programme selector

2. “Temperature” button

3. “Spin” button

4. “Start delay” button

5. “Soil level” button

6. “Dosing aid” button

7. “Start (Pause)” button

GB PROGRAMME CHART

8. “Reset/Drain” button

Programme

Quotidien

Gemengde was

Mixed

Coton

Bonte was

Cotton

Synthétiques

Synthetisch

Synthetics

Délicat

Fijne was

Delicates

Fabrics

Laine/

Wool/

Wit

Wol

Blanc

Lichte kleuren

Couleurs claires

Couleurs foncées

Donkere kleuren

Light colours

Dark

Super Silent Super Silent cold - 60 °C 8.0

White

Handwash

Colours

AquaEco AquaEco cold - 40 °C 3.0

Eco

Rapide 15’

Snel was 15’

Speed 15

Litterie

Bedlinnen

Bedlinen

XXL

Extra large

Spoelen & Centrif.

Rinçage & Essorage

Big Items

Rinse & Spin

Specials

For improved garment care, spin speed is restricted in these programmes.

❉: optional / Yes : dosing required

PROGRAMME START

Open the tap and press the “Start (Pause)” button ; the

blinking “Start (Pause)” button light becomes constant. The

programme sequence indication shows the current programme

“Rapid” button

• Enables quicker washing by shortening the programme duration.

• Recommendable for only lightly soiled laundry.

• Not selectable for Cotton 70 - 95°C.

phase, running from left to right through wash, rinse, spin, drain. In

some phases, the remaining programme time is newly calculated -

If this is the case, the on the display will fade, and the

remaining time is replaced by an animation.

button if you want to set a different spin speed.

“Spin” button

• Every programme has a predefined spin speed. Press the

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An animation appears on the display. The water is drained out.

the end.

•Press the “Reset/Drain” button for at least 3 seconds.

The “Reset/Drain” button cancels a programme before

“DOOR OPEN” INDICATION

Before starting and after end of a programme, the symbol lights to

It may last some time until you can open the door.

show that the door can be opened. As long as a wash programme

is running, the door remains locked and must on no account be

forced open. In case you have to open it urgently during a running

programme, refer to “Reset a running programme before the end”.

programme continues at the same position where the

previous programme was interrupted. Do not add detergent

another spin speed if you want.

3. Press the “Start (Pause)” button again. The new

the detergents you use. Also check if your region’s water

for this programme.

RESET A RUNNING PROGRAMME BEFORE

THE END

hardness corresponds with the water hardness level “soft” of

your washing machine - if not adapt it.

“Dosing Aid” button.

• Select programme, options and start delay BEFORE using the

For any details, refer to the separate “Dosing Aid” Instructions for Use.

a programme as usual.

a few seconds. The “Child lock” symbol will shortly blink and

CHILD LOCK

Activating the child lock prevents children from starting a wash

cycle or changing the settings of a running programme. The child

lock cannot be activated or deactivated when the programme

selector is in the “Off/O” position. To activate the child lock:

the water is drained out only. However, intermediate spin

peaks remain during rinse.

• If spin speed “0” is selected, the final spinning is cancelled and

SET A START DELAY

• Turn the programme selector to a programme position, or run

The “Start delay” allows to run the machine at the consumer’s

• Press the 2 buttons marked with the key symbol simultaneously for

convenience, for example at night when electricity is cheaper.

• Select programme, temperature, spin speed and options.

then light up to indicate that the child lock is active.

The programme setting cannot be changed anymore. The only

• Press the Start delay button to select a delay time up to 23 hours.

•Press the “Start (Pause)” button .

FAILURE INDICATIONS

change possible is to switch the washer off by turning the

programme selector to the “Off/O” position. To deactivate the

child lock, proceed in the same way as for activating it.

If one of the failure indications on the display lights up, refer to the

“Troubleshooting Guide” in your “Instructions for Use”.

The countdown of the delay time begins. The clock symbol next

to the delay time and the colon between hours and minutes blink.

starts and it is replaced by the remaining programme time.

• The time delay indication disappears when the programme

• If you use the “Dosing Aid” button: select the delay time

lights up.

PROGRAMME END

• The display shows “End”, and the “Door open” indication

1. Turn the programme selector to the “Off/O” position.

BEFORE pressing the “Dosing Aid” button. The countdown

of the selected delay time begins after having pressed the

“Start (Pause)” button for the second time (see

separate Instructions for Use concerning the “Dosing Aid”).

To cancel the “Start delay”

2. Close the water tap.

3. Open the door and unload the machine.

...before you press the “Start (Pause)” button:

• Leave the door ajar to allow the drum to dry.

•Press the “Reset/Drain” button , or set the start delay

position, all lights of the control panel go out after a few

minutes to save energy - only “End” will remain on the display.

DETERGENT OVERDOSAGE INDICATION

• If you do not turn the programme selector to the “Off/O”

disappears from the display. Press “Start (Pause)” again to

- Press the “Start (Pause)” button - the delay time

time to “0:00” - the delay time disappears after a few seconds.

...after having started the programme:

The symbol will light up at the end of the programme if you used

too much detergent. Use less detergent next time. If the symbol

lights up and the display shows “Fod”, too much foam interrupted

start the selected programme immediately.

DETERGENT DOSING RECOMMENDATION

the wash process. Refer to the “Troubleshooting Guide” in your

Instructions for Use.

With the “Dosing Aid” button, you can make your washing machine

indicate you the recommended detergent quantity for your wash

CHANGE PROGRAMME AND/OR OPTIONS

AFTER PROGRAMME START

load, depending on the soil level selected and the size of the load.

• Helps to save detergent and protect the environment and also

programme. The light blinks.

2. Select the new programme, temperature, any options and

1. Press the “Start (Pause)” button to pause the

sensitive skin by avoiding detergent overdosing.

• Before you use this function, you must adapt the washing

machine to the dosing amounts which are recommended for

(hours : minutes)

Approx. Programme Duration

without “Rapid” with “Rapid”

(kWh)

Energy

(l)

Wat er

(kg)

Load

(°C)

Te m p e r a t u r e

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time or if you want to drain only.

progressing to the final spin cycle to avoid creasing and prevent

colours from changing.

hold” symbol on the display lights up; the “Start

“Rinse hold” button

• Press the button if you want to postpone spinning to a later

• The laundry will remain in the last rinse water without

(Pause)” button blinks.

• The washing machine stops to rinse hold as soon as the “Rinse

• Do not leave the laundry to soak in the “Rinse hold” for too long.

To terminate the “Rinse hold”:

• If you want to drain only without spinning: press the “Start

(Pause)” button to start the drain process.

to select the desired spin speed and then “Start (Pause)” to

start the spin cycle.

• If you want to spin your laundry: press the “Spin” button

programme end, or if you tend to forget the laundry in your

washing machine. It will help to keep your laundry fresh.

periodically about one hour after programme end.

function is active, and the display will show “0:01” with

blinking colon.

after the end of your wash programme, and you can stop it at

any time by pressing the “Tumble fresh” button. It will last a

while until you can open the door.

“Tumble fresh”

• Select this option if you cannot unload the laundry soon after

• The washing machine will start to tumble the laundry

• The light of the “Tumble fresh” button will blink while this

• The periodic tumbling will last up to approximately 12 hours

indicates “End”.

• After the “tumble fresh” period has run out, the display

Dark 40 5.0 45 0.50 1:40 1:15

Mixed 40 6.0 67 0.58 1:00 —

Cotton 95 8.0 82** 2.40 2:20 —

Cotton* 60 8.0 59 0.98 4:00 2:20

Cotton* 60 4.0 42 0.78 3:10

Cotton 40 8.0 78 0.85 3:15 2:05

Cotton* 40 4.0 42 0.63 3:00

Programme

Synthetics 60 3.5 48** 0.95 1:55 1:14

CONSUMPTION DATA

White 40 8.0 77 0.80 2:20 —

Delicates 30 2.5 60 0.40 0:45 —

Synthetics 40 3.5 45 0.53 1:40 0:59

Light colours 40 5.5 70 0.50 1:20 —

Wool/Handwash 40 2.0 49 0.63 0:40 —

Bedlinen 60 3.5 60 1:30 2:00 —

AquaEco 40 3.0 19 0.45 1:00 —

Speed 15 30 3.0 30 0.20 0:15 —

Super Silent 60 8.0 75 0.95 4:00 —

Big Items 40 3.0 74 0.75 1:30 —

The programme duration may differ from the values indicated above as it depends on the operation conditions applicable at that time (s ee also

Consumption values were measured in normalized conditions in compliance with Standard IEC/EN 60 456. Consumption data in the home may vary with respect to the

values in the table in relation to the water supply pressure and temperature, the load and the type of wash. Water and energy consumption refer to the default setting of

“Troubleshooting Gu ide” in your Instructions for Use).

ADD DETERGENTS, CLOSE THE DOOR

** To reduce the water temperature, some cold water is added at the end of the main wash cycle before the water is drained.

AND SELECT THE PROGRAMME

*** Automatic adaptation of programme duration after detection of wash load.

Add detergent as indicated on the front page and as described in

the chapter “Detergent and Additives” in your Instructions for Use.

Turn the programme selector to the desired programme. The light

* Reference programmes for Energy Label.

the programmes, with temperature and load as indicated in the table; selecting any options or changing the spin speed will also change the consumption data.

of the “Start (Pause)” button blinks. The temperature and

SELECT ANY DESIRED OPTION

spin speed indicated on the display can be altered by pressing the

“Temperature” button or the “Spin” button .

When the combination of programme and additional option(s) is

not possible, the indication lights switch off automatically.

Unsuitable combinations of options are deselected automatically.

For certain programmes, an option may already be preset. If you

want you can deselect it.

“Soil level” button

= lightly soiled - = normally soiled - = heavily soiled

laundry. Also influences the detergent quantity

recommendation when using the “Dosing Aid” button.

Not all soil levels are selectable for each programme.

• Adapts the programme duration to the soil level of your

“Prewash” button

granular dirt).

• Recommended for heavily soiled laundry (e.g. with sand or

the “Prewash” option.

• Do not use liquid detergent for the main wash when activating

selected; prolongs the programme by about a quarter of an hour.

• Adds an additional prewash cycle to the wash programme

“Intensive rinse” button

• More water is added and rinse cycle is prolonged.

• This option is particularly suitable for areas with very soft water or

for washing baby linen, and helps people with allergies.