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Washing Machine / User’s Manual
1 Important instructions for safety and environment
Thissectioncontainssafetyinstructionsthatwillhelpprotectfromriskofpersonalinjury
orpropertydamage.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionsshallvoidanywarranty.
1.1 General safety
•Thisproductcanbeusedbychildrenatandabove8yearsoldandbypersonswhose
physical,sensoryormentalcapabilitieswerenotfullydevelopedorwholackexpe-
rienceandknowledgeprovidedthattheyaresupervisedortrainedonthesafeusage
oftheproductandtherisksitbringsout.Childrenmustnotplaywiththeproduct.
Cleaningandmaintenanceworksshouldnotbeperformedbychildrenunlessthey
aresupervisedbysomeone.Childrenoflessthan3yearsshouldbekeptawayunless
continuously supervised.
•Neverplacetheproductonacarpet-coveredfloor.Otherwise,lackofairflowbeneath
themachinewillcauseelectricalpartstooverheat.Thiswillcauseproblemswithyour
product.
•Iftheproducthasafailure,itshouldnotbeoperatedunlessitisrepairedbythe
AuthorizedServiceAgent.Thereistheriskofelectricshock!
•Thisproductisdesignedtoresumeoperatingintheeventofpoweringonaftera
powerinterruption.Ifyouwishtocanceltheprogramme,see"Cancellingthepro-
gramme"section.
•Connecttheproducttoagroundedoutletprotectedbya16Afuse.Donotneglectto
havethegroundinginstallationmadebyaqualifiedelectrician.Ourcompanyshallnot
beliableforanydamagesthatwillarisewhentheproductisusedwithoutgrounding
inaccordancewiththelocalregulations.
•Thewatersupplyanddraininghosesmustbesecurelyfastenedandremainundama-
ged.Otherwise,thereistheriskofwaterleakage.
•Neveropentheloadingdoororremovethefilterwhilethereisstillwaterinthedrum.
Otherwise,riskoffloodingandinjuryfromhotwaterwilloccur.
•Donotforceopenthelockedloadingdoor.Theloadingdoorwillbereadytoopenjust
afewminutesafterthewashingcyclecomestoanend.Incaseofforcingtheloading
doortoopen,thedoorandthelockmechanismmaygetdamaged.
•Unplugtheproductwhennotinuse.
•Neverwashtheproductbyspreadingorpouringwaterontoit!Thereistheriskof
electricshock!
•Nevertouchtheplugwithwethands!Neverunplugbypullingonthecable,always
pulloutbygrabbingtheplug.
•Usedetergents,softenersandsupplementssuitableforautomaticwashingmachines
only.
•Followtheinstructionsonthetextiletagsandonthedetergentpackage.
•Theproductmustbeunpluggedduringinstallation,maintenance,cleaningandrepai-
ring procedures.
•AlwayshavetherepairingprocedurescarriedoutbytheAuthorizedServiceAgent.
Manufacturershallnotbeheldliablefordamagesthatmayarisefromproceduresca-
rriedoutbyunauthorizedpersons.
•Ifthepowercableisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythemanufacturer,aftersales
serviceorasimilarlyqualifiedperson(preferablyanelectrician)orsomeonedesigna-