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For your safety

Thisappliancecomplieswiththetechnicalrulesandstandardsforsafetycurrentlyinforce(ElectromagneticCompatibility, LowVoltage,Environnement).

•Pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullyandkeepthemforfuturereference.

•Thisapplianceisnotdesignedtobeusedbypeople(includingchildren)withaphysical,sensoryormentalimpairment,orpeople

withoutknowledgeorexperience,unlesstheyaresupervisedorgivenpriorinstructionsconcerningtheuseoftheappliancebysomeone

responsiblefortheirsafety.Childrenmustbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

•Warning!Thevoltageofyourelectricalinstallationmustcorrespondtothatoftheiron(220V-240Vor127V

dependingonmodel). Connectingtothewrongvoltagemaycauseirreversibledamagetotheironandwill invalidatetheguarantee.

•Thisironmustalwaysbepluggedintoanearthedsocket.Ifusingamainsextensionlead,ensurethatitiscorrectlyrated (16A,dependingonmodel),withanearthconnection.

•Iftheelectricalcordbecomesdamaged,itmustbeimmediatelyreplacedbyanApprovedServiceCentretoavoidanydanger. •Theapplianceshouldnotbeusedifithasfallen,ifithasobviousdamage,ifitleaksorhasfunctionalanomalies.Never dismantleyourappliance:haveitinspectedbyanApprovedServiceCentre,soastoavoidanydanger.

•Neverimmerseyourironinwater! •Donotunplugyourappliancebypullingonthecord.Alwaysunplugyourappliance:beforefilling- fig. 3orrinsingthe reservoir,beforecleaningit,aftereachuse. •Neverleavetheapplianceunattendedwhenitisconnectedtoapowersource;ifithasnotcooleddownfor approximately1hour. •Yourappliancegivesoffsteam,whichmaycauseburns,especiallywhenyouareironingonacornerofyourironing board.Neverdirectthesteamtowardspeopleoranimals. •Yourironshouldbeusedandplacedonaflat,stable,heat-resistantsurface.Whenyouputyourironontoitsironrest, makesurethatthesurfaceonwhichyouputitisstable.

•Thisproducthasbeendesignedfordomesticuseonly.Anycommercialuse,inappropriateuseorfailuretocomplywith theinstructions,themanufactureracceptsnoresponsibilityandtheguaranteewillnotapply.

Description

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Spray

9

Electricpowercord

2

Thermostatindicator

10

Extra-largeheelwithnon-slippad

3

Antiscalevalvegrip

11

Openingbuttontowatertank

4

Dry/Steamcontrol

12

Integralanti-scalesystem

5

SprayButton

13

Thermostatindicatorlight

6

ShotofSteamButton

14

AutosteamControlThermostat

7

Auto-Stopsafetywarninglight

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AutocleanCatalys®Soleplate

 

(dependingonmodel)

16

Watertankfillerhole

8Gelcomforthandle(dependingonmodel)

Before using for the first time

Warning !

Warning!Beforeusingyourironwiththesteamfunctionforthefirsttime,we

Remove any labels

recommendthatyouoperateitinahorizontalpositionforafewmoments,away

from the soleplate

fromyourlinen,i.e. presstheShotofSteambuttonafewtimes.

before heating up the

Duringthefirstfewuses,aharmlessodourandasmallamountofsmokemaybe

iron (depending on

givenoff.

model).

Thishasnoeffectontheuseoftheironandwilldisappearquickly.

What water to use?

Yourappliancehasbeendesignedtofunctionwithuntreatedtapwater.However,itisnecessarytooperatetheSelf-Clean functionregularlyinordertoeliminatehardwaterdepositsfromthesteamchamber. Ifyourwaterisveryhard(checkwithyourlocalwaterauthority),itispossibletomixtapwaterwithstore-boughtdistilled ordemineralisedwaterinthefollowingproportions:

-50%tapwater,-50%distilledordemineralisedwater.

Types of water not to use?

Heatconcentratestheelementscontainedinwaterduringevaporation.Thetypesofwaterlistedbelowcontainorganic

wasteormineralelementsthatcancausespitting,brownstaining,orprematurewearoftheappliance:waterfrom

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

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