Whirlpool EXCELLENCE 2486E INSTRUCTION FOR USE

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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

8.“Reset/Drain” button

			Tempe-	Care
	Programme		rature
				Labels
	Mixed	Quotidien	cold - 60 °C
		Gemengde was
	Cotton	Coton	cold - 95 °C
		Bonte was
	Synthetics	Synthétiques	cold - 60 °C
		Synthetisch
Fabrics
	Delicates	Délicat	cold - 40 °C
		Fijne was
	Wool/	Laine/	cold - 40 °C
	Handwash	Wol
	White	Blanc	cold - 60 °C
		Wit
Colours	Light colours	Couleurs claires	cold - 60 °C
		Lichte kleuren
	Dark	Couleurs foncées	cold - 60 °C
		Donkere kleuren
	Super Silent	Super Silent	cold - 60 °C
Eco	AquaEco	AquaEco	cold - 40 °C
		Rapide 15’
	Speed 15		cold - 30 °C
		Snel was 15’
	Bedlinen	Litterie	cold - 95 °C
Specials		Bedlinnen
	Big Items	Extra large	cold - 60 °C
		XXL
	Rinse & Spin	Rinçage & Essorage	—	—
		Spoelen & Centrif.
: optional / Yes : dosing required
1)	For improved garment care, spin speed is restricted in these programmes.

PROGRAMME CHART

Display

Programme sequence indication

“Soil level” indications

8

“Start delay” indication

“Child lock” indication

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1

“Detergent overdosage” indication

“Dosing aid” indication

5

6

2 4 3

7

“Detergent calibration” indication

Failure indications

Max.

Type of wash/Notes

Detergents and additives

Selectable

options

Dosing

Start

Spin

Load

Pre-

Main

Softener

Soil

Pre-

Intensive

Rinse

Tumble

Rapid

aid

delay

Spin

Max.

wash

wash

level

wash

rinse

hold

fresh

Spin

Niveau

Prélavage

Rinçage +

A.C.P.

Tumble

Rapide

Aide du

Départ

Essorage

Speed

salissure

fresh

dosage

différé

Vulheidsgraad

Voorwas

Intensief

Spoelstop

Tumble

Snel

Doseer

Start

Centrif.

Spoelen

fresh

Advies

selectie

kg

- Respect the manufacturer’s recommendations on the care label

rpm

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

—

—

—

6.0

fibres and their blends.

Yes

max.

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

one wash load.

8.0

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

Yes

max.

made of cotton and linen.

3.5

Normally soiled garments made of artificial fibres (like polyester,

Yes

max.

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

2.5

Curtains and delicate clothing, dresses, skirts, shirts and blouses.

Yes

—

—

1000 1)

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

2.0

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

—

Yes

—

—

—

1000 1)

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.

8.0

Normally to heavily soiled and robust white cotton laundry.

—

Yes

—

—

max.

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.

—

—

5.5

Gentle wash programme to avoid graying or yellowing of your laundry. Use heavy

Yes

1000 1)

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

not use liquid detergent.

5.0

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

Yes

1000 1)

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.

—

—

—

8.0

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

Yes

1000 1)

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

—

—

—

—

—

—

3.0

cotton garments.

Yes

max.

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

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

3.0

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

—

Yes

—

—

—

—

max.

Refresh programme. Use lowest recommended detergent amount.

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

—

3.5

blends of both.

Yes

max.

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.

3.0

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

Yes

—

1000 1)

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

8.0

Rinse and intensive spin programme.

—

—

—

—

—

—

max.

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

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

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

CONSUMPTION DATA

Programme	Temperature	Load	Water	Energy	Approx. Programme Duration
	(°C)	(kg)	(l)	(kWh)	(hours : minutes)
					without “Rapid”	with “Rapid”
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	***
Synthetics	60	3.5	48**	0.95	1:55	1:14
Synthetics	40	3.5	45	0.53	1:40	0:59
Delicates	30	2.5	60	0.40	0:45	—
Wool/Handwash	40	2.0	49	0.63	0:40	—
White	40	8.0	77	0.80	2:20	—
Light colours	40	5.5	70	0.50	1:20	—
Dark	40	5.0	45	0.50	1:40	1:15
Super Silent	60	8.0	75	0.95	4:00	—
AquaEco	40	3.0	19	0.45	1:00	—
Speed 15	30	3.0	30	0.20	0:15	—
Bedlinen	60	3.5	60	1:30	2:00	—
Big Items	40	3.0	74	0.75	1:30	—

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 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.

The programme duration may differ from the values indicated above as it depends on the operation conditions applicable at that time (see also “Troubleshooting Guide” in your Instructions for Use).

* Reference programmes for Energy Label.

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

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

ADD DETERGENTS, CLOSE THE DOOR AND SELECT THE PROGRAMME

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 of the “Start (Pause)” button blinks. The temperature and spin speed indicated on the display can be altered by pressing the “Temperature” button or the “Spin” button .

SELECT ANY DESIRED OPTION

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

•Adapts the programme duration to the soil level of your laundry. Also influences the detergent quantity recommendation when using the “Dosing Aid” button.

= lightly soiled - = normally soiled - = heavily soiled Not all soil levels are selectable for each programme.

“Prewash” button

•Adds an additional prewash cycle to the wash programme selected; prolongs the programme by about a quarter of an hour.

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

•Do not use liquid detergent for the main wash when activating the “Prewash” option.

“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.

“Rinse hold” button

•Press the button if you want to postpone spinning to a later time or if you want to drain only.

•The laundry will remain in the last rinse water without progressing to the final spin cycle to avoid creasing and prevent colours from changing.

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

hold” symbol on the display lights up; the “Start (Pause)” button blinks.

•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.

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

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

“Tumble fresh”

•Select this option if you cannot unload the laundry soon after programme end, or if you tend to forget the laundry in your washing machine. It will help to keep your laundry fresh.

•The washing machine will start to tumble the laundry periodically about one hour after programme end.

•The light of the “Tumble fresh” button will blink while this function is active, and the display will show “0:01” with blinking colon.

•The periodic tumbling will last up to approximately 12 hours 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.

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

“Rapid” button

•Enables quicker washing by shortening the programme duration.

•Recommendable for only lightly soiled laundry.

•Not selectable for Cotton 70 - 95°C.

“Spin” button

•Every programme has a predefined spin speed. Press the button if you want to set a different spin speed.

•If spin speed “0” is selected, the final spinning is cancelled and the water is drained out only. However, intermediate spin peaks remain during rinse.

SET A START DELAY

The “Start delay”

allows to run the machine at the consumer’s

convenience, for example at night when electricity is cheaper.

•Select programme, temperature, spin speed and options.

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

•Press the “Start (Pause)” button .

The countdown of the delay time begins. The clock symbol next to the delay time and the colon between hours and minutes blink.

•The time delay indication disappears when the programme starts and it is replaced by the remaining programme time.

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

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

•Press the “Reset/Drain” button , or set the start delay time to “0:00” - the delay time disappears after a few seconds.

...after having started the programme:

-Press the “Start (Pause)” button - the delay time disappears from the display. Press “Start (Pause)” again to start the selected programme immediately.

DETERGENT DOSING RECOMMENDATION

With the “Dosing Aid” button, you can make your washing machine indicate you the recommended detergent quantity for your wash load, depending on the soil level selected and the size of the load.

•Helps to save detergent and protect the environment and also 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 the detergents you use. Also check if your region’s water hardness corresponds with the water hardness level “soft” of your washing machine - if not adapt it.

•Select programme, options and start delay BEFORE using the

“Dosing Aid” button.

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

“DOOR OPEN” INDICATION

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

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:

•Turn the programme selector to a programme position, or run a programme as usual.

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

a few seconds. The “Child lock” symbol will shortly blink and then light up to indicate that the child lock is active.

The programme setting cannot be changed anymore. The only 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.

FAILURE INDICATIONS

If one of the failure indications on the display lights up, refer to the “Troubleshooting Guide” in your “Instructions for Use”.

PROGRAMME END

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

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

2.Close the water tap.

3.Open the door and unload the machine.

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

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

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

CHANGE PROGRAMME AND/OR OPTIONS AFTER PROGRAMME START

1. Press the “Start (Pause)” button	to pause the
programme. The light blinks.

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

another spin speed if you want.

3. Press the “Start (Pause)” button again. The new programme continues at the same position where the previous programme was interrupted. Do not add detergent for this programme.

RESET A RUNNING PROGRAMME BEFORE THE END

The “Reset/Drain” button cancels a programme before the end.

•Press the “Reset/Drain” button for at least 3 seconds. An animation appears on the display. The water is drained out. It may last some time until you can open the door.

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