•“Quick”: select this option for laundry that is only slightly soiled in order to obtain a good washing result in a short time.
This option is not available with the Wool programmes, “Duvet 40°”, the Energy saving programmes “Economy” and “30 Minute wash”. The washing time will be reduced according to the type of fabric and the selected temperature.
•“Stain”: select this button if you wish to add to the
washing of heavy soiled laundry a stain phase: at the
temperature of 40°C the special detergent for stains is loaded from the compartment marked 
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This function is available in cotton and synthetic programmes with a temperature of 40° or higher.
The washing time will be prolonged by few minutes. The “Prewash” and the “Stain” options cannot be selected together.
•“Extra rinse”: this option can be selected with all programmes, except the wool programmes, “Duvet 40°” and “30 Minute wash”. The machine will add 2 rinses to the selected programme.
This option is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents, and areas where the water is very soft.
•“Quiet”: when you choose this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to crease the laundry.
As all spinning phases are cancelled, this washing cycle is very quiet and it can be useful at night or in hours with more economical power rate.
The machine will perform 3 additional rinses on cottons and 1 additional rinse on synthetics programmes.
At the end of the cycle, the light corresponding to the option “Quiet” and the “Rinse hold” pilot phase light are on, the “Start/Pause” button light goes out, the door locked light is on and the door cannot be opened to indicate that the water must be drained.
A blinking zero will appear on the display.
To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:
-Select “Drain” programme :
the water is emptied out without spinning.
-Select the “Spin” programme. Select the spin speed by means of the relevant button and then depress the “Start/Pause” button . The water is emptied out and the laundry is spun at the selected spin speed.
Attention!
Before selecting “Drain” programme, or “Spin” programme the selector dial has to be positioned on “Off”.
5 “Delay start” button
This button makes it possible to delay the starting of the programme from 30 min – 60 min – 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23 hours. The delay you have selected is shown on the display for about 3 seconds; afterwards, the duration of the programme reappears.
The Delay start cannot be selected with “Soak 30°”, “Drain” and “Spin” programmes.
Selecting the delayed start
You must select this option after you have set the programme and before you press the Start/Pause button.
The machine starts its countdown. The programme will start after the selected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start
If you have already pressed the Start/Pause button, and you wish to cancel the delay time, proceed as follows:
•set the washing machine to Pause by pressing the Start/Pause button;
•press the “Delay start” button until the display shows the symbole “0’”.
•press the “Start/Pause” button again.
Important!
The door will be locked throughout the delay time. If you need to open the door, you must first set the washing machine to Pause by pressing the Start/Pause button. After you have closed the door, press the Start/Pause button again.
6 “Start/Pause” button
This button has two functions:
•Start: after you have selected the desired programme and options, press this button to start the washing machine. The light above the button will stop flashing and remain lit.
If you have selected a delay time, the countdown will begin and will be shown on the display.
•Pause: when you press this button again, the programme in progress is interrupted. The light above the button will start flashing. To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted, press the button again.
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