User manual

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Before opening the porthole door, you MUST
drain the appliance; otherwise there may still
be water in the drum when you open the
door.
Delay start feature
Your appliance has a delay start feature, which allows you to pause
the start of a wash cycle until a later time. You can delay the start
time by 3, 6 or 9 hours.
o Follow the process listed under “Selecting a wash program”.
o Before pressing the Start / Pause button, you should
select the length of time that you want to delay the wash
program for by pressing the delay start button. The
relevant LED will light on the display to show the set delay time.
o Press the Start / Pause button to begin the delay countdown.
The indicator light for the chosen delay time will stop blinking
and remain on.
o At the end of the required delay time, the chosen program will
begin.
o To cancel a time delay that has been set, you should press and
hold the delay start button until the indicator light goes OFF and
the stop light blinks.
o You can then start the program manually by pressing the Start /
Pause button or switch the appliance off by turning the program
selection knob to the OFF position.
Saving energy when using your washing machine
o To prevent any possible waste of energy, water or detergent, we
recommend that you put a full load in your washing machine but
without exceeding the recommended maximum load size. Up to
50% of energy saving can be made with one full load compared
to two half load washes.
o Only use the pre-wash function with particularly dirty loads.
Energy savings of 5% to 15% can be made by not selecting the
pre-wash option for normal soiled laundry.
o Using stain removers before machine washing reduces the need
to wash at temperatures over 60°C. Energy savings of up to