Tefal FV4560E0 manual For your safety, Environment, What water to use?, Types of water not to use?

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For your safety

This appliance complies with the technical rules and standardsforsafetycurrentlyinforce(ElectromagneticCompatibility, LowVoltage,Environnement).

•Please read these instructions carefully and keep them forfuturereference. •Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensoryormental capabilities,orlackofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguse oftheappliancebyapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety. Childrenmustbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

•Warning!Thevoltageofyourelectricalinstallationmustcorrespondtothatoftheiron(220V-240V). Connectingtothewrongvoltagemaycauseirreversibledamagetotheironandwillinvalidatetheguarantee.

•Thisironmustalwaysbepluggedintoanearthedsocket. Ifusingamainsextensionlead,ensurethatitiscorrectlyrated (10A),withanearthconnection. •Iftheelectricalcordbecomesdamaged,itmustbeimmediatelyreplacedbyanApprovedServiceCentretoavoidany danger. •Theapplianceshouldnotbeusedifithasfallen,ifithasobviousdamage,ifitleaksorhasfunctionalanomalies. Never dismantleyourappliance:haveitinspectedbyanApprovedServiceCentre,soastoavoidanydanger. •Neverimmerseyourironinwater!

•Donotunplugyourappliancebypullingonthecord. Alwaysunplugyourappliance:beforefillingorrinsingthereservoir, beforecleaningit,aftereachuse. •Neverleavetheapplianceunattendedwhenitisconnectedtoapowersourceorifithasnotcooleddownfor approximately1hour.

•Yourappliancegivesoffsteam,whichmaycauseburns. Takeextracareespeciallywhenyouareironingclosetothe edgeoronacornerofyourironingboard. Neverdirectthesteamtowardspeopleoranimals. •Yourironshouldbeusedandplacedonaflat,stable,heat-resistantsurface. Whenyouputyourironontoitsironrest, makesurethatthesurfaceonwhichyouputitisstable.

•Thisproducthasbeendesignedfordomesticuseonly. Anycommercialuse,inappropriateuseorfailuretocomplywith theinstructions,themanufactureracceptsnoresponsibilityandtheguaranteewillnotapply.

What water to use?

Yourappliancehasbeendesignedtofunctionwithuntreatedtapwater. However,itisnecessarytooperatetheSelf-Clean functionregularlyinordertoeliminatehardwaterdepositsfromthesteamchamber. Ifyourwaterisveryhard(checkwithyourlocalwaterauthority),itispossibletomixuntreatedtapwaterwithstore- boughtdistilledordemineralisedwaterinthefollowingproportions:

- 50%tapwater, - 50%distilledordemineralisedwater.

Types of water not to use?

Heatconcentratestheelementscontainedinwaterduringevaporation.Thetypesofwaterlistedbelowcontainorganic

wasteormineralelementsthatcancausespitting,brownstaining,orprematurewearoftheappliance:waterfrom

clothesdryers,scentedorsoftenedwater,waterfromrefrigerators,batteriesorairconditioners,puredistilledor demineralisedwaterorrainwatershouldnotbeusedinyourTefaliron. Alsodonotuseboiled,filteredorbottledwater.

Environment

Environmentprotectionfirst!

￿Yourappliancecontainsvaluablematerialswhichcanberecoveredorrecycled.

￿Leaveitatalocalcivicwastecollectionpoint.

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