Sorting and preparing laundry

electrolux 7

Sorting laundry

•Sort by fabric type:

–Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS programme group.

–Mixed fibres and synthetics for pro- grammes in the SYNTHETICS pro- gramme group.

•Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:

Drying in the tumble

dryer possible in princi-

ple

Dry at normal tempera-

ture

Dry at reduced temper- ature (press DELICATE button!)

Drying in the tumble dryer not possible

Important! Do not place in the appliance any wet laundry which is not specified on the care label as being suitable for tumble-drying.

This appliance can be used for all wet laundry items which are labelled as suitable for tum- ble-drying.

•Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laundry items. Textile colours may bleed.

•Do not dry cotton jersey and knitwear with the EXTRA programme. Items may shrink!

•Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried

using the WOOL programme. Before the drying cycle spin the woollen textiles as well as possible (max. 1200 rpm). Only dry woollen textiles together which are similar or the same with respect to material, col- our and weight. Please dry heavy laundry

items made of wool separately.

Special notes about Iron Aid

Caution!

•The following textiles cannot be treated using an Iron Aid programme: woollen knitwear, leather, textiles with large metal, wooden or plastic parts, textiles with rust- ing metal parts, oilskins or wax cotton gar- ments.

•To smooth or freshen laundry with an Iron Aid programme, sort laundry by size,

weight, material and colour. Only smooth textiles together that are similar in terms of size, weight, material and colour.

•Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laundry items. Colours may fade (check colour fastness of fabric when damp in an inconspicuous area).

•Do not use dry cleaning sets such as dryel in combination with Iron Aid programmes.

Preparing laundry

•To avoid laundry becoming tangled: close zips, button up duvet covers and tie loose ties or ribbons (e.g. of aprons).

•Empty pockets. Remove metal items (pa- per clips, safety pins, etc).

•Turn items with double-layered fabrics in- side out (e.g. with cotton-lined anoraks,

the cotton layer should be outermost). These fabrics will then dry better.

Special notes about Iron Aid

•Before treating garments with an Iron Aid programme, remove stains by washing or using localised stain removal.

•Turn items with double-layered fabrics in- side out (e.g. with cottonlined anoraks, the cotton layer should be outermost). These fabrics will then dry better.

Starting up for the first time

Switching appliance on / switching light on. Turn the programme selector to any pro- gramme. The appliance has been switched on. When the loading door is opened, the drum is illuminated. Opening loading door / loading laundry

1.Open loading door: Push against the loading door (push point )