AEG Lavamat 5 0 User Manual

LAVAMAT 5.0
User ManualWashing Machine

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Dear Customer
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products. 
With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of funct\
ional
design and cutting edge technology. 
Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best
performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of
excellence. 
In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an
integral part of our products. 
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your...

Contents
Instruction booklet 6
Safety information 6
Product Description 9
Detergent dispenser drawer 9
Control panel 10
Display 11
Indicator lights 11
First use 13
Personalization 13
Acoustic signal 13
Child safety lock 13
Daily use 14
Load the laundry 14
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener 14
Select the required programme by turning the programme selector dial 15
Select the temperature 15
Select the Spin speed, RINSE HOLD option 15
Selected the desired option 16
PREWASH option 17
STAIN...

Cancelling a programme 18
Opening the door after the programme has started 18
At the end of the programme 19
Washing programmes 20
Programme information 23
Preparing the wash cycle 25
Sorting the laundry 25
Temperatures 25
Before loading the laundry 25
Maximum loads 26
Laundry weights 26
Removing stains 26
Detergents and additives 27
Quantity of detergent to be used 28
Degrees of water hardness 28
Care and cleaning 29
Descaling 29
After each wash 29
External cleaning29
Detergent dispenser drawer 29...

What to do if... 33
Technical Data 36
Consumption value 37
Installation 38
Unpacking 38
Positioning and levelling 39
Water inlet 40
Water-stop device 41
Water drainage 41
Electrical connection 42
Permanent connection 42
Enviroment concerns 43
Packaging materials 43
Old machine 43
Ecological hints 43
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Instruction bookletSafety information
Prior to using for the first time
• The safety of AEG/ELECTROLUX appliances complies with the industrystandards and with legal requirements on the safety of appliances. However,
as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to provide the following safety notes.
You  MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.
 It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold...

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 Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones, materialwithout hems or torn material.
 Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use, cle\
an and maintenance.
 Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious
malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine
spare parts.
Installation
 When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not...

ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine
washed.
 Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be
taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in
the machine.
 Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself.
 Never use the washing machine if the power supply cable, the control panel,...

9Product description 
Product description
Your new appliancemeets all modern requirements for effective treatment of
laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The  E E
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co
o
system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so
saving energy.
Detergent dispenser drawer
Compartment for detergent used for  prewash. The prewash detergent is
added at the beginning of the wash programme.
Compartment for powder or liquid detergent used for  main wash.
Compartment for  liquid...

Control panel
Henceforth the programme selector dial, the buttons and the display will be
indicated with the numbers given in this table.
Programme selector dial
TEMPERATURE button
(TEMP.)
SPIN REDUCTION button (TPM ESSORAGE)
PRE WASH button(VOORWAS PRELAVAGE)
STAIN button (VLEKKEN TACHES)
TIME SAVING button (TIJD TEMPS)
DISPLAY (LOOPTIJD TEMPS RESTANT)
START/PAUSE button (START/PAUZE DEPART/PAUSE)
DELAY START button (STARTUITSTEL DEPART DIFFERE)
Indicator pilot lights 

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10Control panel
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