12operating your machine electrolux water aid washing machine
Operating your washing machine
Soak option
Soak button
This option allows you to soak heavily soiled clothes at the beginning of the wash.
To do this, select the wash program you want to use, then press the Soak button.
Pressing this button repeatedly gives you the soak selections in the digital display,
eg. 
The lid must be closed to allow Soak functions to operate, including the Intensive wash program 6 min. soak.
At various times during a soak, the recirculation pump will turn on and off and the machine will agitate for short periods. At other times, the clothes are soaking and the machine will be doing nothing.
tips and information
During the soak period 
will be displayed and there will be a short agitation at intervals to maximise the effect of the detergent.
The wash will begin automatically at the end of the soak period.
To cancel the soak period at any time, press the Soak button repeatedly until 
is displayed.
Customising the auto sensing water level
If you are not happy with the water level when using auto sensing water level selection, you can adjust the auto level to be either higher or lower when you are in the program
setting mode.
7ITHåTHEåAUTOåSENSINGåLEVELåSELECTED åHOLDINGåTHEå7ATERå Level button depressed for 3 seconds will show the Auto Adjust setting on the digital display:
optimised auto water level (factory set)
20mm higher than optimised water level 20mm lower than optimised water level
%ACHåPRESSåOFåTHEå7ATERå,EVELåBUTTONåAFTERåTHEålRSTåPRESSå will change the Auto Adjust setting to the next water level
selection.
7HENåTHEåSETTINGåISåTHEåONEåYOUåWANT åASåSHOWNåINåTHEå digital display, save it by pressing Start/Pause. The washer will then be ready to start a wash program.
To switch off the end of program ‘beep’
The washing machine is factory set to ‘beep’ at the end of your wash. It will also ‘beep’ when the machine has paused after the Drip dry Deep rinse, to alert you to remove the drip dry clothes from the washbowl.
To change the ‘beeping’ selection, proceed as follows:
1. Hold the Start/Pause button depressed for 3 seconds
Press and hold for 3 seconds
2.Press the Temp. button to change the selection if required.
in the digital display | = | ‘beep’ (ON) |
in the digital display | = | ‘beep’ (OFF) |
3. Press the Start/Pause button to store the selection.
7HENåNOå@BEEPåATåENDåOFåPROGRAMåISåSELECTED åTHEåMACHINEå will still ‘beep’ when buttons are pressed and for unavailable selections.
tips and information
If you do not press Temp. or Start/Pause within 5 seconds of the last button press or press any other button, the machine will exit the programming mode. In this case the setting will not have been changed and the machine will be paused.
tips and information
)FåYOUåDOåNOTåPRESSå7ATERå,EVELåORå3TART0AUSEåWITHINåå seconds of the last button press or press any other button, the machine will exit the auto adjusting mode. In this case the setting will not have been changed and the machine will be paused.