Opening and closing the door
Electric door lock
The machine is equipped with an elec- tric door lock.
The door can only be opened when:
the machine is connected electrically
the main switch
To open the door a
Press the door button in fully and at the same time pull open the door.
Do not touch the heating elements if you open the door during or directly after the end of a programme. The heating elements remain hot for some time after the end of a pro- gramme.
To close the door
Lift the door upwards until it clicks into position. Do not push in the door release button as you do so.
The door is locked approx. 1.5 mins. after programme start, except in the programmes D (COLD), 6 (DRAIN) and during the drying phase (additional programme).
The door remains locked until the end of the programme, when it can be op- ened again.
Cancelling a programme
If a programme has to be cancelled in extreme cases, e.g. when articles in the machine jostle against each other or the programme is interrupted with a fault indication, the door must be op- ened (deliberate intervention):
Turn the programme selector switch to f (the programme is cancelled after approx. 2 secs.).
Important: Further procedures are de- scribed in the section “Switching on and off” under “Cancelling a programme”.
Opening the door with the emergency release
The emergency release should only be used when the door cannot be opened normally (e.g. power failure).
Turn the programme selector switch to f.
Switch off the machine
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