10. THE WATER SOFTENER (SOFT WATER)............. 22 11. PROGRAMMES....................25 WI-FI - CONNECTIVITY SETUP..............30 13. DAILY USE....................... 33 14. HINTS AND TIPS....................38 15. CARE AND CLEANING..................40 16. TROUBLESHOOTING..................46 17. CONSUMPTION VALUES................51 18. QUICK GUIDE....................53 19. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS..............55 My AEG Care app...
ENGLISH 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.
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Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons • with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised. Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept •...
ENGLISH The appliance must be connected to the water mains • using the new supplied hose sets, or other new hose sets supplied by the Authorised Service Centre. Old hose sets must not be reused. • If the mains power supply cable is damaged, it must •...
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• You can extend the drain hose to building. maximum 400 cm. Contact the • Always use a correctly installed Authorised Service Centre for the shockproof socket. other drain hose and the extension.
Salt • The AEG Steam Fragrance, thanks compartment to the steam programmes offers the • The Oko-Mix technology has been perfect solution for refreshing even...
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Use the delicate fragrance garment to the removing odours and exclusively developed by AEG to add wrinkles action. a pleasant feeling of "just-washed" 3.2 Appliance overview 12 13 Worktop Feet for levelling the appliance Detergent dispenser and salt...
ENGLISH 3.3 Detergent dispenser and Compartment for liquid additives salt compartment (fabric conditioner, starch). Compartment for salt. Always follow the Salt instructions that you find on Read carefully 'The the packaging of the Water Softener detergent products. Anyway, technology (Soft we recommend not to Water)'.
Water supply pressure Minimum 0.5 bar (0.05 MPa) Maximum 10 bar (1.0 MPa) Cold water Water supply Maximum Load Cotton 9.0 kg Spin Speed Maximum spin speed 1351 rpm 1) The appliance works correctly if the water pressure is not lower than 0.05 MPa (0.5 bar). If you cannot connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap of the primary hydraulic system, connect it to your do‐...
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ENGLISH 5. Carefully put the appliance down on its rear side. 6. Put the front polystyrene packaging element on the floor under the appliance. • A (FRONT) = Front of the appliance • B (BACK) = Rear of the appliance 10.
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To limit vibration we recommend placing a waterproof wooden panel, at least 15 mm thick, under the appliance. It should be screwed to at least 2 floor beams and should extend beyond the front feet. If possible, install the appliance where the floor is more stable.
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Do not use an extension that is not an accessory supplied by hose if the inlet hose is too AEG, secure the appliance with the fixing short. Contact the service plates. This spare part is available in web centre for the replacement of shop or from authorised dealer.
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2. On the edge of a sink - Fasten the guide to the water tap or to the wall. Make sure that the plastic guide cannot move when the appliance drains. 5. Without the plastic hose guide, to a sink spigot - Put the drain hose in the spigot and tighten it with a clamp.
ENGLISH Connect the appliance to an earthed The power supply cable must be easily socket. accessible after installing the appliance. For any electrical work required to install this appliance, contact our Authorised Service Centre. The manufacturer does not accept any responsibility for damage or injury through failure to comply with the above safety precaution.
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6.2 Display Door locked indicator. Washing phase indicator. It flashes during pre-wash and wash phase. Rinsing phase indicator. It flashes during rinse phase. Spinning and draining phase indicator. It flashes during spin and drain phase. Steam phase indicator. Anti-crease phase indicator.
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ENGLISH The digital indicator can show: • Programme duration (e. g. The time shown when the programme is set could not correspond to effective duration and change af‐ ter ProSense phase. • Maximum load. • Finish in time (e. g. •...
7. DIAL AND BUTTONS 7.1 On/Off 7.4 Introduction Pressing this button for a few seconds The options/functions are allows to activate or deactivate the not selectable with all appliance. Two different tunes sound washing programmes. while switching the appliance on or off.
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ENGLISH This option allows choosing the time proposes again the previous set within which a programme should programme. terminate. The programme end can be To interrupt the anti-crease phase, you postponed by one 1 hour every button can also: touch until 24 hours maximum. •...
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• Stains You must drain the water to unlock Select this option to pre-treat heavily the door. soiled or stained laundry using stain Touch Start / Pause button : the remover. appliance performs the spinning Pour the stain remover into phase and drains the water.
ENGLISH 8. SETTINGS 8.1 Introduction 8.4 Operating Hours Counter It is possible to visualise the total When pressing a key operating time of the appliance in hours, combination, do not tilt your starting from the first switching on. This fingers downwards . The value will count operating time of the sensors of the underneath cycles (does not include pauses, delayed...
9. BEFORE FIRST USE the proper water hardness level. During installation or before Refer to "How to set the water first use you may observe hardness level". some water in the appliance. 4. Pour 2 litres of water into the...
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ENGLISH water softener is active during Once you have entered the menu by washing only. pressing Temperature and the Spin buttons: 1. Touch the Spin button. The goes This setting increases the salt consumption. 2. Touch the Start / Pause button to confirm your choice and exit the menu.
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10.3 Pouring salt Salt The compartment can contain about The water softener function acts through 600 gr of salt that are sufficient for about special resins present in the appliance. two months if the default water hardness level (C04) is set and the water softener To regenerate the resins and make them is activated during wash phase only.
ENGLISH programmes such as Cottons and The appliance works Synthetics routinely even if the exploiting its full potential programme duration is reduced by with salt. Salt refilling when tapping the Time Save button once, if required by the appliance available in the appliance. maintains the softening Other programmes may perform the system efficient.
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Programme Programme description Cotton and synthetic items lightly soiled or worn only once. 20min 3kg Cotton, synthetic and mixed items. Special steam cycle without washing that can be used to prepare your dried laundry for Steam ironing or refreshing garments worn once. This programme re‐...
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ENGLISH Programme Programme description All fabrics, except woollens and very delicate fabrics. Pro‐ gramme for rinsing and spinning the laundry. The default spin Rinse speed is the one used for cotton programmes. Reduce the spin speed accordingly to the type of laundry. If necessary, set the Extra Rinse option to add rinses.
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• Items that are not suitable for tumble drying. The fragrance dose bottles • Items with label "Dry clean only". are available on AEG web shop or by authorised After the steam treatment dealer. the laundry can be humid.
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ENGLISH 11.3 Woolmark Wool Care - Green The wool wash cycle of this machine has been approved by The Woolmark Company for the washing of wool garments labelled as «hand wash» provided that the products are washed according to the instructions on the garment label and those issued by the manu‐...
■ ■ ■ ■ Plus Steam Finish In ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1) If you set the No Spin option, the appliance performs draining only. 2) This option is not available with temperature lower than 40 °C.
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• Scan the QR code with the built-in camera app to download the My AEG Make sure that your smart device is Care application from the App store connected to the wireless network.
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Start / Pause The access point will be open for about 3 minutes. button to start the 5. Configure the My AEG Care app on programme, but it is also your smart device and follow the possible to start a washing instructions to connect the appliance programme remotely.
ENGLISH The update is accepted via App only. 1. Touch the Remote Start button If a programme is running, the App and the indicator blinks on the notifies that the update will start at the display for a few seconds. end of the programme.
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3. If desired, pour the fabric softener in the compartment CAUTION! Make sure that no laundry stays between the seal and the door. There is a risk of water leakage or damage to the laundry. CAUTION! Washing heavily oiled,...
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ENGLISH In case a selection is not possible, no indicator comes on and an acoustic signal sounds. 13.5 Starting a programme Touch the Start / Pause button to start the programme. The related indicator stops flashing and stays on. In the display, the indicator of the 2.
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After setting a washing programme, the About 20 minutes after the icon lights up on the display if programme start, the the programme supports it. programme duration could be adjusted again depending After touching the Start / Pause on the capacity of water button, the ProSense starts the laundry absorption of the fabrics.
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ENGLISH 13.9 Interrupting a You can easily open the door for adding or removing some items when the icon programme and changing the is lighted on. options 1. Touch the Start / Pause button. When the programme is running, you In the display the related door lock can change only some options: indicator goes off.
4. Keep the door and the detergent 4. Press the On/Off button a few dispenser slightly ajar to prevent seconds to deactivate the appliance. mildew and odours. In any case, the appliance 5. Close the water tap. empties the water out automatically after 13.13 Draining water out after...
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ENGLISH • Wash stubborn stains with a special Do not spray stain remover on garments detergent. near the appliance as it is corrosive to • Be careful with curtains. Remove the the plastic parts. hooks and put the curtains in a washing bag or pillowcase.
• With adequate pre-treatment, stains recommendations . and limited soiling can be removed; Insufficient detergent may cause: the laundry can then be washed at a • unsatisfactory washing results, lower temperature. • the wash load to turn grey, •...
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ENGLISH 15.5 Maintenance wash Remove any foreign objects (such as metal clip, buttons, coins, etc) that you The repeated and prolonged use of low may find in the door seal, the filters and temperature and short programmes can the drum. Refer to "Door seal with double cause detergent deposits, fluff residues, lip trap", "Cleaning the drum", "Cleaning bacterial growth and biofilm formation...
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Clean the drum with special products for drawer and/or salt fouling in the salt stainless steel. compartment, once in a while carry out the following cleaning procedure: Always follow the 1. Open the drawer. Press the catch as instructions that you find on...
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ENGLISH 4. Make sure that all detergent residue 15.9 Cleaning the drain pump is removed from the detergent conveyor. Use a cloth. WARNING! Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Regularly check the drain pump filter and make sure that it is clean.
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7. Turn the filter anti-clockwise to remove it. 2. Place a suitable bowl below the drain pump access to collect the water that flows out. 8. If it is necessary, remove fluff and 3. Open the chute downwards. Always objects from the filter recess.
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ENGLISH 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. 12. Close the pump cover. 3. Clean the valve filter on the back of the appliance with a toothbrush. When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate the drain system again: a.
1. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash 3. Put the two ends of the inlet hose in compartment of the detergent a container and let the water flow out dispenser. of the hose. 2. Start the programme to drain the 4.
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ENGLISH • Make sure that the water tap is open. • Make sure that the pressure of the water supply is not too low. The appliance does For this information, contact your local water authority. not fill with water prop‐ •...
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Problem Possible solution • Make sure that the mains plug is connected to the mains socket. • Make sure that the appliance door is closed. • Make sure that there is no damaged fuse in the fuse box. The programme does •...
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ENGLISH Problem Possible solution • Check the wireless signal. • Check if your smart device is connected to the wireless net‐ work. • Check your home network and router. The App cannot con‐ • Restart the router. nect to the appliance. •...
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Problem Possible solution • Check if the water softener has been set to act also during Excessive consump‐ rinse phase. Refer to "How to set the water hardness level" in tion of salt. "The Water Softener (Soft Water)" chapter.
ENGLISH 1. Pull the drawer out. 2. Eliminate any trace of detergent or additive and clean the compartment thoroughly. 3. Insert the drawer back and pour salt Salt in the compartment 4. Close the drawer. 5. Run a cotton or synthetic cycle, without reducing time, to restore the water softener function.
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17.3 According to UK Ecodesign for Energy- Related Products and Energy Information Regulations Eco 40-60 pro‐ Litres hh:mm °C gramme Full load 0.555 58.0 03:48 53.00 25.0 1351 Half load 0.360 45.0 02:50 53.00 23.0 1351 Quarter load 0.280 37.0...
ENGLISH Programme Litres hh:mm °C Delicates 0.300 45.0 01:10 35.00 30.0 1200 30°C Wool 0.250 65.0 01:05 30.00 30.0 1200 30°C 1) Reference indicator of the spin speed. 2) Suitable for washing heavily soiled textiles. 3) Suitable for washing lightly soiled cottons, synthetic and mixed fabrics. 4) It also performs as quick washing cycle for lightly soiled laundry.
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18.2 Cleaning the drain pump filter 180˚ Clean the filter regularly and, especially, if the alarm code appears on the display. 18.3 Programmes Programmes Load Product description Cotton and synthetic items. This programme ensures a good washing performance in a AbsoluteWash 49min short time.
ENGLISH Programmes Load Product description All fabrics, except woollens and very delicate 9.0 kg fabrics. Programme for rinsing and spinning. Rinse To spin the laundry and to drain the water in 9.0 kg the drum. All fabrics, except woollens and del‐ Spin/Drain icate fabrics.
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My AEG Care app The software in this product contains components that are based on free and open source software. AEG gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the open software and robotics communities to the development project. To access the source code of these free and open source software components whose license conditions require publishing, and to see their full copyright information and applicable license terms, please visit: http://aeg.opensoftwarerepository.com (folder NIUS)