6 Drying
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Drying
6.1
Preparing the appliance
After the appliance is transported or re-sited, it must be left to stand in the normal
operating position for around 2 hours. Failure to do this can result in damage to
the appliance.
▸ Plug the appliance in at the mains or turn the wall switch on.
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6.2
Loading the appliance
▸ Open the appliance door (press at the edge of door in
the area marked by dots) or press the
button.
▸ Loosely load wet washing items one by one into the ap-
pliance.
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See 'Programme overview' for maximum load capa-
city.
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Ideally, fill the drum ⅔ full.
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Large blankets, in particular, need plenty of room to
tumble.
▸ Close the appliance door (pushing firmly to).
When closing the appliance door, check that no items of washing are trapped.
If no programme selection is made within 15 seconds, all the displays go out. However,
it is still possible to make a programme selection.
6.3
Selecting a programme
General note on programme selection
Use the 'Programme overview' to determine which programme is the most suitable
for your washing.
Selecting a programme
An automatic programme can be selected with the press of a single button. All the ne-
cessary settings for the programme are provided automatically.
Additional functions can be selected or deselected by pressing the corresponding but-
ton.
If no button is pressed within 15 seconds, the programme selected starts
automatically.
Once a programme has started, it is no longer possible to change it. The pro-
gramme must be aborted.
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