AEG FAVORIT 146 - Manual (Page 7)

Opening the door
The door is easy to open, grip the handle
on the control panel and pull the door in a
downward direction. The door also serves
as a surface on which the lower basket
can be rested.
When closing the door, press firmly shut
until the lock engages.
If possible, avoid opening the door during
operation as this may affect the wash re^
suit adversely.
If you wish to add Items after the pro­
gramme has started, press the “off” push
button, wait approximately 3 seconds until
the spray arms have stopped, open the
door. Add the items. Close the door and
press appropriate programme button.
If the machine has already heated the
water for the wash, wait 30 seconds before
you re-start the machine.
Adding salt
See Section “Water Softener”
Preparing the dishes
Remove ali hard and Insoluble items, e. g.
meat bones, fish bones etc., large pieces
of left over food - potato, spinatii,
porridge, coffee, and tea leaves, lettuce
leaves and fruit peelings, before arranging
the dishes.
Treat saucepans and other dishes just as
you would for washing by hand, soften
stubborn remains of food with water, if
necessary use a little detergent.
Arranging the dishes
Puil the iower basket out of the machine
as far as the stops. This can then be
stacked with dishes while resting on the
door, it is designed for iarge articies:
plates, serving dishes and serving plates
and saucepans.
Place large plates and soup dishes to the
left and the right at the rear of the rack
with the soiled side facing towards the
centre. Place side plates to the right and
left of the cutlery basket. Items of up to
30 cm in diameter may be placed In the
lower basket.
The cutlery basket Is divided into two
parts. One part Is fixed at the rear between
the plate supports. The other section is
iocated in the front and Is fixed by means
of ciips on the underside to the cross­
piece for the lower basket. This allows It
to be shifted further to the left or to the
right according to the size of the piates.
Distribute cutlery so that It is not cramped.
Knives and spoons are placed with their
handles pointing downwards. Do not place
spoons too closely together. If necessary,
place long handled utensils In the upper
basket.