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Select and start a washing programme
Starting the washing programme
1.Switch on the appliance. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
2.Select a washing programme. Refer to 'Washing programmes'.
•The related programme indicator comes on.
3.Close the appliance door, the washing programme starts automatically.
Warning! Interrupt or cancel a washing programme in progress only if it’s absolutely necessary. Hot steam may escape when the appliance door is opened. Open the door carefully.
Interrupting a washing programme in progress
1.Open the appliance door. The washing programme stops.
2.Close the appliance door. The programme continues from the point at which it was interrupted.
Cancelling the washing programme
If the washing programme has not yet started, you can change the selection. When a washing programme is in progress, you cannot change the selection. You have to cancel the programme to make a new selection.
1.Press and hold the Start/Cancel button until the indicator of the programme in progress goes off and the End indicator starts to flash.
2.Release the Start/Cancel button, the washing programme has been cancelled.
Make sure that there is detergent in the detergent dispenser before you start a new washing programme.
End of the washing programme
When the washing programme is completed, an intermittent acoustic signal sounds.
1.Open the appliance door.
• The End indicator is on.
2.Switch off the appliance.
Leave the door ajar and wait a few minutes before removing the dishes. In this way they will be cooler and the drying will be improved.
It is recommended that the appliance is unplugged and the water tap turned off when the washing programme is completed.
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