Operating instructions

6 Care and maintenance

6.2 Error message A9

Check and, if necessary, clean the following parts in the appliance:

• Door filter

• Base cassette

• Mesh filter in base

• Filter mat in base mesh filter

6.3 Build-up of fluff

Fluff is made up of fine textile fibres that largely come from the manufacturing

process, from wear and tear during use and from items being washed. Fluff

is not caused by excessive strain on the washing in the appliance. Even when

washing is hung out to dry on a washing line, fluff is shed when the washing

is shaken out or ironed.

Fl uff stick s to washing when it is wet. The fluff is rel eased dur i n g tumble drying

and gets trapped in the door filter. This is why there is always a build-up of

fluff in the filter – sometimes more, sometimes less depending on the type of

washing – after tumble drying.

A thick coating of fluff results in a reduced process air flow which can

impair the drying process and activate fault message «A9 Mesh and

filter clean».

If the error message still appears after the mesh filter in base and the

filter mat have been cleaned, clean the filter mat (in front of the heat

pump) carefully using a vacuum cleaner.

A9 Mesh and filter

clean