1 Important instructions for safety and environment
This section contains safety instructions that will help protect from risk of personal injury
or property damage. Failure to follow these instructions shall void any warranty.
1.1 General safety
•Thisproductcanbeusedbychildrenatandabove8yearsoldandbypersonswhose
physical,sensoryormentalcapabilitieswerenotfullydevelopedorwholackexpe-
rience and knowledge provided that they are supervised or trained on the safe usage
oftheproductandtherisksitbringsout.Childrenmustnotplaywiththeproduct.
Cleaningandmaintenanceworksshouldnotbeperformedbychildrenunlesstheyare
supervisedbysomeone.
•Neverplacetheproductonacarpet-coveredfloor.Otherwise,lackofairflowbeneath
themachinewillcauseelectricalpartstooverheat.Thiswillcauseproblemswithyour
product.
•Iftheproducthasafailure,itshouldnotbeoperatedunlessitisrepairedbythe
Authorized Service Agent. There is the risk of electric shock!
•Thisproductisdesignedtoresumeoperatingintheeventofpoweringonaftera
powerinterruption.Ifyouwishtocanceltheprogramme,see"Cancellingthepro-
gramme"section.
•Connecttheproducttoagroundedoutletprotectedbya16Afuse.Donotneglectto
havethegroundinginstallationmadebyaqualifiedelectrician.Ourcompanyshallnot
beliableforanydamagesthatwillarisewhentheproductisusedwithoutgrounding
in accordance with the local regulations.
•Thewatersupplyanddraininghosesmustbesecurelyfastenedandremainundama-
ged.Otherwise,thereistheriskofwaterleakage.
•Neveropentheloadingdoororremovethefilterwhilethereisstillwaterinthedrum.
Otherwise,riskoffloodingandinjuryfromhotwaterwilloccur.
•Donotforceopenthelockedloadingdoor.Theloadingdoorwillbereadytoopenjust
afewminutesafterthewashingcyclecomestoanend.Incaseofforcingtheloading
door to open, the door and the lock mechanism may get damaged.
•Unplugtheproductwhennotinuse.
•Neverwashtheproductbyspreadingorpouringwaterontoit!Thereistheriskof
electric shock!
•Nevertouchtheplugwithwethands!Neverunplugbypullingonthecable,always
pulloutbygrabbingtheplug.
•Usedetergents,softenersandsupplementssuitableforautomaticwashingmachines
only.
•Followtheinstructionsonthetextiletagsandonthedetergentpackage.
•Theproductmustbeunpluggedduringinstallation,maintenance,cleaningandrepai-
ring procedures.
•AlwayshavetheinstallationandrepairingprocedurescarriedoutbytheAuthorized
ServiceAgent.Manufacturershallnotbeheldliablefordamagesthatmayarisefrom
procedurescarriedoutbyunauthorizedpersons.
•Ifthepowercableisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythemanufacturer,aftersales
serviceorasimilarlyqualifiedperson(preferablyanelectrician)orsomeonedesigna-
tedbytheimporterinordertoavoidpossiblerisks.