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ON-OFF/CANCEL button with indicator light :

press the button briefly to switch the machine on or

off. The green indicator light shows that the machine

is switched on. To switch the washing machine off

during a wash cycle, press and hold the button for

approximately 2 seconds; pressing the button quickly

or accidentally will not switch the machine off.

If the machine is switched off during a wash cycle,

the programme will be cancelled.

PROGRAMME knob: this can be rotated in both

directions. To set a more suitable programme, please

refer to the “Table of Programmes”.

The knob is locked into position during the wash cycle.

TEMPERATURE

button: press this button to adjust

the temperature; the value will be indicated by the indicator

lights above it (see “Start-up and personalisation”).

SPIN SPEED button: press this button to adjust

the spin value or to exclude this part of the

programme; the value will be indicated by the indicator

lights above it (see “Start-up and personalisation”).

INTENSITY

button: press this button to adjust the

wash intensity; the value will be indicated by the indicator

lights above it (see “Start-up and personalisation”).

OPTION buttons and indicator lights: may be used to

select any of the available options. The indicator light

corresponding to the selected option will remain lit

(see “Start-up and personalisation”).

WASH CYCLE PHASE icons: these light up to

provide an indication of the progress of the wash

cycle (Wash

- Rinse

- Spin - Final draining

phase

).

The text

lights up when the cycle has finished.

START/PAUSE button with indicator light: when the

green indicator light flashes slowly, press the button to

start the wash cycle. When the cycle has started, the

indicator light is illuminated in a fixed manner. To

pause the wash cycle, press the button again; the

indicator light will turn orange and begin to flash

again. If the “Door Locked”

indicator light is off,

the porthole door may be opened.

To restart the wash cycle from the point at which it

was interrupted, press the button again.

DOOR LOCKED

indicator light: this indicates

that the porthole door is locked. To open the door,

pause the wash cycle (see following page).

CHILD LOCK

button and indicator light: this is

used to enable or disable the “Child lock” function, by

pressing the button for approximately 2 seconds.

When the indicator light is illuminated, the control

panel is locked. This avoids accidental changes being

made to the wash cycles, especially where children

are at home.

ECO indicator light: the

icon lights up when the

electricity saving reaches at least 10% (this can be

achieved by adjusting the wash cycle settings).

TEMPERATURE

button

PROGRAMME

knob

OPTION

buttons and

indicator lights

DOOR

LOCK

indicator light

START/PAUSE

button with indicator light

WASH

CYCLE

PHASE

icons

SPIN SPEED

button

INTENSITY

button

CHILD LOCK

button and indicator

light

ON-OFF/CANCEL

button with indicator light

ECO

indicator

light

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