Notes on laundry care
Garment care label symbols
Drying
Normal/higher temperature
Reduced temperature: Select Low temperature (for delicate textiles)
Do not tumble dry
Ironing
Very hot
Hot
Warm
Do not iron
Tips on drying
–Always observe the maximum recommended loads given in the "Programme chart". Never overload the drum.
Overloading can cause unnecessary wear and tear to the laundry, give a disappointing drying result and cause more creasing.
–Do not put soaking wet items into the tumble dryer. Spin fabrics for at least 30 seconds before drying.
–Open jackets so that they can dry evenly.
–Use the Automatic plus programme for drying mixed loads of cotton and minimum iron fabrics.
–Woollens and wool blends tend to become matted and shrink if dried in a tumble dryer. They can, however, be "fluffed up" using the Woollens handcare programme.
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–Pure linen should only be machine dried if specified as suitable by the manufacturer on the care label, as the surface of the fabric may otherwise become rough.
–Loopknit garments (e.g.
–Minimum iron fabrics tend to crease more, the larger the load. This is also the case for garments made from very fine weave fabrics, such as shirts or blouses.
If in doubt, divide the garments into smaller loads.
–Starched laundry can be dried in the tumble dryer. To achieve the usual finish, double the amount of starch should be used.
–New dark coloured garments should be washed and dried separately from light coloured garments to avoid the danger of colours running and discolouring other garments or even plastic components in the dryer. Dark coloured fibres can also settle on light coloured garments and vice versa.
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