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The door is locked. The water must be
emptied out before opening the door.
During this time the drum continues to
turn at regular intervals until water drain.
Follow the below instructions to empty
out the water:
• Turn the programme selector dial to
Off.
• Set the DRAIN or SPIN programme.
• Reduce the spin speed, if needed.
• Press button Inicio/Pausa.
• When the programme has finished,
the display shows a blinking
indicator Puerta/Porta goes off. The
door can be opened.
Turn the programme selector dial to Off
to switch the appliance off.
11. HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
11.1 The laundry load
• Divide the laundry in: white, coloured,
synthetics, delicates and wool.
• Obey the washing instructions that
are on the laundry care labels.
• Do not wash together white and
coloured items.
• Some coloured items can discolour
with the first wash. We recommend
that you wash them separately for the
first times.
• Button up pillowcases, close zippers,
hooks and poppers. Tie up belts.
• Empty the pockets and unfold the
items.
• Turn inside out multilayered fabrics,
wool and items with painted
illustrations.
• Remove hard stains.
• Wash with a special detergent heavy
soil stains.
• Be careful with the curtains. Remove
the hooks or put the curtains in a
washing bag or pillowcase.
• Do not wash in the appliance laundry
without hems or with cuts. Use a
washing bag to wash small and/or
delicate items (e.g. underwired bras,
belts, tights, etc. ).
Remove the laundry from the drum and
carefully check that the drum is empty. If
you do not intend to carry out another
wash, close the water tap.
Leave the door open to prevent the
formation of mildew and unpleasant
smells.
10.10 Stand by
Once the programme has finished, after
few minutes the energy saving system
will be enable. The brightness of the
display is reduced. By pressing any
. The
button the appliance comes out from the
energy saving status.
• A very small load can cause balance
problems with the spin phase. If this
occurs, adjust manually the items in
the tub and start the spin phase
again.
11.2 Stubborn stains
For some stains, water and detergent is
not sufficient.
We recommend that you remove these
stains before you put the items in the
appliance.
Special stain removers are available. Use
the special stain remover that is
applicable to the type of stain and fabric.
11.3 Detergents and additives
• Only use detergents and additives
specially made for washing machines:
– powder detergents for all types of
fabric,
– powder detergents for delicate
fabrics (40 °C max) and woollens,
– liquid detergents, preferably for
low temperature wash
programmes (60 °C max) for all
types of fabric, or special for
woollens only.
• Do not mix different types of
detergents.