4. USING
4.1. The control panel
1 - «ON/OFF» pushbutton 2 - «Rinse plus» pushbutton 3 - «Rinse hold» pushbutton 4 - Control lamp 5 - Programme selector 6 - Temperature selector
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4.2. How to do a wash ?
Before the first wash in your washing machine, we recommend that you should do a preliminary wash at 90°C with detergent but without any washing to clean the tub.
4.2.4. Choice of the pushbuttons
Press the chosen pushbuttons.
4.2.4.1. «Rinse plus» pushbutton
This option adds more water in rinses on Cotton programs. It is advised for allergic people to detergent products and in areas with fresh water.
4.2.1. Loading the washing
� � � Lift the machine cover. Open the drum by pressing on the locking button A; the two flaps automatically separate. Insert the washing, close the drum and the cover of your washing machine. Warning : before you close the cover of your washing machine, make sure that the drum door is properly closed: �the two flaps latched together, �the locking button A extended.
4.2.4.2. «Rinse hold» pushbutton
If you use this pushbutton, the tub remains full of water at the end of the last rinse to prevent the washing from becoming creased if it is not taken out of the drum as soon as the washing machine is stopped.
4.2.4.3. Control lamp
The control lamp illuminates when the appliance is working (ON/OFF pushbutton pressed on). It extinguishes when the ON/OFF pushbutton is pressed off.
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4.2.2. Proportioning of detergents
Your washing machine was designed to reduce water and detergent consumption, therefore reduce the doses recommended by detergent manufacturers. Put the powder detergent dose into the wash compartment and into the prewash compartment if you chose the «prewash» option. Put the softener into the compartment if you wish. If you are using a different type of detergent, refer to the «detergents and additives» section in the washing guide.
4.2.5. Choice of the programme
Select the programme depending on the nature and the degree of soil of the laundry. Turn the programme selector clockwise to select the chosen programme.
4.2.6. Starting the programme
After you choose the washing programme, press the «On/ Off» pushbutton to start the cycle. The corresponding control lamp illuminates.
4.2.3. Choice of the temperature
Choose the wash temperature applicable for the selected programme (using the information given in the programmes table) and comply with the temperature shown on the care label for each article to be washed (see the washing guide). 3
