CONTENTS 4 SAFETY INFORMATION 6 ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS 6 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 7 ACCESSORIES 8 CONTROL PANEL 12 PROGRAMMES 15 BEFORE FIRST USE 15 USING THE APPLIANCE 15 LOADING THE LAUNDRY 16 FILLING THE DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES 17 SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME 18 AT THE END OF THE PROGRAMME 20 HINTS AND TIPS 22 CARE AND CLEANING...
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FOR PERFECT RESULTS Thank you for choosing this AEG product. We have created it to give you impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help make life simpler – features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please spend a few minutes reading to get the very best from it.
SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use, read this manual carefully: • For your safety and the safety of your property • To help the environment • For the correct operation of the ap- pliance. Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or give it to a different person.
air circulation between the appliance and the carpet. Adjust the feet to have the necessary space between the appliance and the carpet. Water connection • Do not connect the appliance with old hoses already used. Only use new hoses. • Make sure not to cause damage to the water hoses.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Worktop Detergent dispenser Control panel Door handle Rating plate Drain pump ACCESSORIES Spanner To remove the transit bolts. Plastic caps To close the holes on the rear side of the cabinet after the removal of the transit bolts. Anti-flood inlet hose To prevent possible leakage Plastic hose guide...
CONTROL PANEL On/Off On/Off button (On/Off) Programme knob Display Start Pause button (Start/Pause) Delay start button (Tidsforvalg) Time saving button (Spar Tid) Extra rinse button (Ekstraskyll) Stain button (Flekker) Spin reduction button (Sentrif.) Temperature button (Temp.) ON OFF BUTTON Press this button to activate or deacti- vate the appliance.
• The default spin speed of the programme. • 'No Spin' and 'Rinse Hold' symbols. • The display symbols. Symbols Description Washing phase Rinse phases Spin phase Child lock You cannot open the appliance door when the symbol is on. You cannot open the appliance door when the symbol flash- es.
TIME SAVE BUTTON Press the button programme duration. • Press one time to set 'Shortened du- ration' for items with daily soil. • Press two times to set 'Extra Quick' for items with almost no soil. Some programmes accept only one of the two functions.
PERMANENT EXTRA RINSE FUNCTION With this function you can keep the ex- tra rinse function permanently on when you set a new programme. • To activate the function press button and button at the same time until the indicator of button •...
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Programme Type of load Temperature max. weight of load Skylling Hand washed items. Gardiner Set this programme 40° - Cold to wash curtains. It adds automatically the prewash phase to clean the dust from the curtains. Do not put the de- tergent into the pre- wash compartment.
5) Set this programme to decrease the time and the consumption of energy and water. 6) Set this programme to have a good washing results and decrease the energy consumption. The time of the washing programme is extended. CONSUMPTION VALUES Programme White Cottons 95 °C Cottons 60 °C...
BEFORE FIRST USE 1. To activate the drain system, put 2 litre of water in the main wash com- partment of the detergent dispens- 2. Put a small quantity of detergent in the main wash compartment of the USING THE APPLIANCE 1.
FILLING THE DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES Always obey the instructions that you find on the packaging of the deter- gent products. Check the position of the flap The detergent compartment for the prewash phase, the soak pro- gramme and for the stain function. Add the detergent for prewash, soak and stain remover before the start of the programme.
5. Measure out the detergent and the fabric conditioner. 6. Carefully close the detergent dis- penser. Make sure that the flap does not cause a blockage when you close the drawer. SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME 1. Turn the programme knob. The re- lated programme indicator comes 2.
CHANGE A FUNCTION You can change only some functions before they operate. 1. Press button flashes. 2. Change the function set. SET THE DELAY START 1. Press button until the display shows the number of minutes or hours. The related symbols comes on.
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To drain the water: 1. If necessary, decrease the spin speed. 2. Press the Start/Pause button The appliance drain the water and spin. 3. When the programme is comple- ted and the door lock symbol goes off, you can open the door 4.
HINTS AND TIPS THE LAUNDRY LOAD • Divide the laundry in: white, col- oured, synthetics, delicates and wool. • Obey the washing instructions that are on the laundry care labels. • Do not wash together white and col- oured items. •...
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Water hardness table Level Type soft medium hard very hard Water hardness °dH °T.H. 0-15 8-14 16-25 15-21 26-37 > 21 > 37 mmol/l Clarke 0-1.5 1.6-2.5 10-16 2.6-3.7 17-25 >3.7 >25...
CARE AND CLEANING WARNING! Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply before you clean it. DESCALING The water we use contains limescale. If it becomes necessary, use a water soft- ener to remove limescales. Use a special product made for wash- ing machines.
DETERGENT DISPENSER To clean the dispenser: DRAIN PUMP Regularly examine the drain pump and make sure that it is clean. Clean the pump if: • The appliance does not drain the wa- ter. • The drum cannot turn. • The appliance makes an unusual noise because of the blockage of the drain pump.
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To clean the drain pump: 1. Open the drain pump door. 2. Put a container below the recess of the drain pump to collect the water that flows out. 3. Press the two levers and pull for- ward the drainage duct to let the water flow out.
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THE INLET HOSE FILTER AND THE VALVE FILTER It could be necessary to clean the filters when: • The appliance does not fill with wa- ter. • The appliance fills with the water for a long time. To clean the water inlet filters: 8.
35° EMERGENCY DRAIN Because of a malfunction, the appliance cannot drain the water. If this occurs, do steps (1) through (6) of 'To clean the drain pump'. If necessary, clean the pump. Put the drainage duct back and close the drain pump flap. When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate again the drain system:...
TROUBLESHOOTING The start of the appliance does not oc- cur or it stops during operation. First try to find a solution to the prob- lem (refer to the table). If not, contact the service centre. With some problems, the acoustic signals operate and the display shows an alarm code: •...
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Problem The spin phase does not operate. The programme does not start. There is water on the floor. You cannot open the appliance door. The appliance makes an unusual noise. The appliance fills with water and drain immediately. The washing re- sults are not satis- factory.
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Problem Possible cause You did not remove the stubborn stains before you wash the laundry. Incorrect temperature was set. Too much laundry load. After the check, activate the appliance. The programme continues from the point of interruption. If the problem occurs again, contact the service centre.
INSTALLATION UNPACKING 1. Use the gloves. Remove the exter- nal film. If necessary, use a cutter. 2. Remove the cardboard top. 3. Remove the polystyrene packaging materials. 4. Remove the internal film. 5. Open the door and remove all the items from the drum.
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6. Put one of the polystyrene packag- 7. Remove the polystyrene protection 8. Pull up the appliance in vertical po- 9. Remove the power supply cable 10. Remove the three bolts. Use the 11. Pull out the plastic spacers. ing elements on the floor behind the appliance.
– We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for when you move the appliance. – 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.
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CAUTION! Do not put cardboard, wood or equivalent materials below the appliance feet to adjust the lev- THE INLET HOSE Do not use an extension hose if the inlet hose is too short. Con- tact the service centre for the re- placement of the inlet hose.
Water-stop device WATER DRAINAGE There are different procedures to con- nect the drain hose: With the plastic hose guide. The inlet hose has a water stop device. This device prevents water leaks in the hose because of its natural ageing. The red sector in the window «A»...
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Without the plastic hose guide. You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm. Contact the service centre for the other drain hose and the extension. • To a sink spigot. Refer to the illustration. Put the drain hose in the spigot and tighten it with a clip.