Zanussi 136905611-00-02092008 - Manual (Page 3)

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Important safety information
In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and
first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and
warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure
that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and
safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the
appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be
properly informed on appliance use and safety.
General safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifications
or attempt to modify this product in any
way.
• This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction concern-
ing use of the appliance by a person
responsible for their safety.
• Make sure that small pets do not climb
into the drum. To avoid this, please check
into the drum before using.
• Any objects such as coins, safety pins,
nails, screws, stones or any other hard,
sharp material can cause extensive dam-
age and must not be placed into the
machine.
• In order to avoid danger of fires caused
by excessive drying, do not use appliance
to dry the following items: Cushions, quilts
and the like (these items accumulate
heat).
• Items such as foam rubber (latex foam),
shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or pillows fit-
ted with foam rubber pads should not be
dried in the tumble dryer.
• Always unplug the appliance after use,
clean and maintenance.
• Under no circumstances should you
attempt to repair the machine yourself.
Repairs carried out by inexperienced per-
sons may cause injury or serious malfunc-
tioning. Contact your local Service Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.
• Items that have been soiled with sub-
stances such as cooking oil acetone,
petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpen-
tine, waxes and wax removers should be
washed in hot water with an extra amount
of detergent before being dried in the tum-
ble dryer.
• Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry
items that have been in contact with
inflammable solvents (petrol, methylated
spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like). As
these substance are volatile, they could
cause an explosion. Only tumble dry
items washed with water.
• Risk of fire: items that have been spotted
or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil
constitute a fire hazard and should not be
placed in the tumble dryer.
• If you have washed your laundry with
stain remover you must execute an extra
rinse cycle before loading your tumble
dryer.
• Please make sure that no gas lighters or
matches have accidentally been left in
pockets of garments to be loaded into
appliance
WARNING!
Never stop a tumble dry before the
end of the drying cycle unless all
items are
quickly removed and spread out so
that the heat is dissipated.
RISK OF FIRE!