Operating Instructions
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1Safety Instructions
Your safety is of paramount importance, please ensure you read these warnings before installing or using the appliance. If you are unsure about any of the meanings of these warnings, contact the Customer Care Department.
Prior to Initial Start-up
•Observe the "Installation and Connection Instructions" in this instruction book.
•If the appliance is delivered during the winter and temperatures are below freezing, allow the appliance to stand at room temperature for 24 hours before operation
Intended Use
•Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use.
•Only use the washing machine to wash normal domestic washing. If the washing machine is used for any other purpose or is incorrectly used, the manufacturer accepts no liability for any damages which may result.
•It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.
•Only use detergents which are suitable for automatic washing machines, and follow the recommendations of the detergent manu- facturer.
•Garments which have been in contact with flammable solvents should not be washed.
•Dyes and bleaching agents may only be used if specifically permitted by the manufacturer of these products. We cannot be held liable for any damages.
•Damage due to frost is not covered by the guarantee! If the washing machine is located in a room in which below freezing temperatures might occur, emergency draining must be carried out if danger of freezing occurs (see "Carrying out an emergency emptying"). In addi- tion, the inlet hose must be disconnected from the tap, drained and laid on the floor.
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