Interrupting a programme
Adding washing during the first 10 minutes
Press the “Start/Pause” pushbutton : the corre-
sponding light will flash green while the appliance
is paused. The lid can only be opened around 2
minutes after the washing machine has come to a
stop. Press the “Start/Pause” pushbutton again to
continue the programme.
Modifying the programme in progress
Before making any changes to the current pro-
gramme, you need to pause the washing machine
by pressing the “Start/Pause” pushbutton. If the
modification is not possible, the “Start/Pause”
pushbutton flashes red for a few seconds. If you
still decide to change the programme, you must
cancel the current programme (see below).
Cancelling the programme
If you want to cancel the programme, turn the pro-
gramme selector to the “Stop” position .
End of the programme
The washing machine stops automatically, the
“Start/Pause” pushbutton goes out and the light
“End of cycle” comes on. The lid can only be
opened around 2 minutes after the washing ma-
chine has come to a stop. Turn the programme
selector to the “Stop” position . Remove wash-
ing. Unplug and close water inlet tap.
Standby mode
If the appliance is on but no commands are selec-
ted for 10 min before or after a cycle, it goes into
standby mode. All the lights go out and “Start/
Pause” flashes slowly.
To exit standby mode, simply press any pushbut-
ton or turn the programme selector.
Programmes table
Programme / Type of washing Load Possible options
Cottons (cold - 90°) : White or colour,
e.g. normally soiled work clothes, bed linen,
table linen, body linen, towels.
5,5 kg
140-150
min
Rinse hold, Prewash, Light, Super
quick, Rinse plus, Delay start
Eco
1)
(40° - 60°) : White or colour, e.g.
normally soiled work clothes, bed linen, table
linen, body linen, towels.
5,5 kg
165-175
min
Rinse hold, Prewash, Rinse plus, Delay
start
Synthetics (cold - 60°) : Synthetic fabrics,
body linen,fab, coloured farics, non-iron shirts,
blouses.
2,5 kg
90-100 min
Rinse hold, Prewash, Light, Super
quick, Rinse plus, Delay start
Delicates (30° - 40°) : For all delicate ma-
terials, for example curtains.
2,5 kg
60-70 min
Rinse hold, Prewash, Light, Super
quick, Rinse plus, Delay start
Wool (30° - 40°) : Machine washable
wool carrying the labels “pure new wool, ma-
chine washable, does not shrink”.
1,0 kg
55-65 min
Rinse hold, Delay start
Handwash (cold - 30°) : Very delicate
items carrying the “wash by hand” label.
1,0 kg
50-60 min
Rinse hold, Delay start
Rinses : Hand washed items can be rinsed
in this programme.
5,5 kg
50-60 min
Rinse hold, Rinse plus, Delay start
Drain : Runs an empty cycle after a Rinse
hold (or Night silence plus).
5,5 kg
0-10 min
Spin : A spin cycle from 500/300
2)
to
700/600
2)
rpm after a Rinse hold (or Night si-
lence plus).
5,5 kg
10-20 min
Delay start
1) Reference programme for test confirming to CEI 456 standard (Cottons Eco 60° programme): 49 L /
1,04 kWh / 170 min
2) Depending on model.
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