Electrolux ESF6121, Instruction Book

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1. Check that the baskets have been 

loaded correctly and that the spray 
arms can rotate freely  

2. Turn on the water tap

3. Close the dishwasher door

4. Press the On/Off push button

The On/Off indicator light will come on.

5. Setting and starting the programme 

Press the push button corresponding to the required 
programme (see "Washing programmes" chart). 
The indicator light corresponding to the programme 
illuminates and the phase indicator lights foreseen for 
that programme start flashing. 
It is possible to change the programme selection simply 
pressing the push button of another programme within 6 
seconds.
Once the programme has started the phase indicator 
lights will turn off except for the phase under way. 

6. Interrupting/cancelling a washing 

programme

Change or interrupt a washing programme in 
progress ONLY if it’s absolutely necessary

To interrupt a washing programme

Attention! Hot steam may escape when the door is 
opened. There is risk of scalding. Open the door 
carefully.

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Open the dishwasher door; the programme will stop. 
Close the door; the programme will start from the 
point in which it was interrupted.

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pressing the On/Off (in this case all the indicator 
lights turn off). Press the On/Off push button again; 
the programme will start from the point in which it was 
interrupted.

To cancel a washing programme

A programme in progress can be cancelled at any time. 
Press for about 3 seconds the push button of the running 
programme until all indicator lights are off.
Only the On/Off indicator light will remain illuminated. 
It is now possible to select a new washing programme.

7. Setting/cancelling the "Delay start"

The setting of the delay start occurs before selecting 
the programme.

Setting the "Delay start"

Press the "delay start" push button until the indicator light 
corresponding to the chosen hours flashes (3, 6 or 9 
hours).
Press the push button corresponding to the required 
washing programme; the indicator light corresponding to 
the programme illuminates and the phase indicator lights 
for that programme start flashing.

From the moment that the washing programme has been 
set, the delay start will begin with the countdown.
The countdown will decrease with step of 3 hours.
During the countdown, the indicator light of the selected 
programme and the indicator light of the number of hours 
to the start of the programme will remain illuminated.
Once the delay start has elapsed the programme will 
start automatically, the indicator lights for delay start turn 
off and the indicator light of the phase underway 
illuminates.

Cancelling the "delay start"

It is possible to cancel a countdown in progress or before 
it starts, simply pressing the delay start push button until 
the indicator lights corresponding to the delay start hours 
are off.
In this case the selected washing programme will start 
automatically after 6 seconds.

8. End of the washing programme

The dishwasher will automatically stop and the end of 
programme phase indicator light will illuminate.
The indicator light of the programme just ended will 
remain on.
The dishwasher has finished the programme only when 
the end of programme indicator light is illuminated.
If you do not wait for the end of the programme it will not 
be possible to start a new programme until the previous 
programme has been cancelled.
(For instructions on how to cancel a programme see the 
corresponding instructions).
If during the drying phase (drying indicator light 
illuminated) the dishwasher door is opened or the On/Off 
push button is pressed, the running programme is 
automatically cancelled and the machine returns to 
setting mode (in this case it is possible to select a new 
programme without cancelling the previous)
Switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off push 
button, the On/Off indicator light turns off.
Hot steam may escape from the appliance when opening 
the door immediately after the end of the programme, 
therefore, open the door carefully.

Unloading the dishwasher

Hot dishes are sensitive to knocks. The dishes should 
therefore be allowed to cool down before removing from 
the appliance.
Leave the dishes in the dishwasher for approx. 15 
minutes, with the door ajar, after the end of programme 
so that they dry better and will be cooler.
Empty the lower basket first and then the upper one; this 
will avoid water dripping from the upper basket onto the 
dishes in the lower one.

When the washing programme has finished, it is
recommended that the dishwasher is unplugged and the
water tap turned off.

Starting a washing programme