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When the countdown is completed, the programme starts automatically.
Before you press button 4 to start the appliance, you can cancel or change the set of the delay start.
CANCEL THE DELAY START
1.Press button 4 . The related indica- tor flashes.
2.Press button 5 again and again until the display shows 0’.
3.Press button 4 . The programme starts.
OPEN THE DOOR
While a programme or the delay start op- erates, the appliance door is locked.
To open the appliance door:
1.Press button 4 . The door lock sym- bol in the display goes off.
2.Open the appliance door.
3.Close the appliance door and press button 4 . The programme or the delay start continues.
If the temperature and level of the water in the drum are too high, the door lock symbol stays on and you cannot open the door. To open the door do the steps that follow:
1.Deactivate the appliance.
2.Wait for some minutes.
3.Make sure that no water is in the drum.
If you deactivate the appliance, it is necessary to set the programme again.
AT THE END OF THE PROGRAMME
•The appliance stops automatically.
•The acoustic signals operate.
•In the display 
comes on.
•The indicator of the Start/Pause button 4 goes off.
•The door lock symbol goes off.
•Press button 1 to deactivate the ap- pliance. After five minutes from the end of the programme, the energy saving function automatically deactivates the appliance.
When you activate the appliance again, the display show the end of the last set programme. Turn the programme knob to set a new cy- cle.
•Remove the laundry from the appli- ance. Make sure that the drum is emp- ty.
•Keep the door ajar, to prevent mildew and odours.
•Close the water tap.
The washing programme is completed, but there is water in the drum:
–The drum turns regularly to prevent the creases in the laundry.
–The door stays locked.
–You must drain the water to open the door.
To drain the water:
1.If necessary, decrease the spin speed.
2.Press the Start/Pause button 4 . The appliance drain the water and spin.
3.When the programme is completed and the door lock symbol goes off, you can open the door
4.Deactivate the appliance.
The appliance drain and spin au- tomatically after approximately 18 hours.