This section contains safety instructions that will help protect from risk of personal injury
or property damage. Failure to follow these instructions shall void any warranty.
1.1 General safety
•Thisproductcanbeusedbychildrenatandabove8yearsoldandbypersonswhose
physical,sensoryormentalcapabilitieswerenotfullydevelopedorwholackexpe-
rience and knowledge provided that they are supervised or trained on the safe usage
oftheproductandtherisksitbringsout.Childrenmustnotplaywiththeproduct.
Cleaningandmaintenanceworksshouldnotbeperformedbychildrenunlessthey
aresupervisedbysomeone.Childrenoflessthan3yearsshouldbekeptawayunless
continuously supervised.
•Neverplacetheproductonacarpet-coveredfloor.Otherwise,lackofairflowbeneath
themachinewillcauseelectricalpartstooverheat.Thiswillcauseproblemswithyour
product.
•Iftheproducthasafailure,itshouldnotbeoperatedunlessitisrepairedbythe
Authorized Service Agent. There is the risk of electric shock!
•Thisproductisdesignedtoresumeoperatingintheeventofpoweringonaftera
powerinterruption.Ifyouwishtocanceltheprogramme,see"Cancellingthepro-
gramme"section.
•Connecttheproducttoagroundedoutletprotectedbya16Afuse.Donotneglectto
havethegroundinginstallationmadebyaqualifiedelectrician.Ourcompanyshallnot
beliableforanydamagesthatwillarisewhentheproductisusedwithoutgrounding
in accordance with the local regulations.
•Thewatersupplyanddraininghosesmustbesecurelyfastenedandremainundama-
ged.Otherwise,thereistheriskofwaterleakage.
•Neveropentheloadingdoororremovethefilterwhilethereisstillwaterinthedrum.
Otherwise,riskoffloodingandinjuryfromhotwaterwilloccur.
•Donotforceopenthelockedloadingdoor.Theloadingdoorwillbereadytoopenjust
afewminutesafterthewashingcyclecomestoanend.Incaseofforcingtheloading
door to open, the door and the lock mechanism may get damaged.
•Unplugtheproductwhennotinuse.
•Neverwashtheproductbyspreadingorpouringwaterontoit!Thereistheriskof
electric shock!
•Nevertouchtheplugwithwethands!Neverunplugbypullingonthecable,always
pulloutbygrabbingtheplug.