Maintenance / Care / Cleaning
Cleaning the machine
Ensure that the power supply is switched off before any
cleaning, care or maintenance work.
Under no circumstances spray the machine with water.
Do not use solvents! These substances can damage parts
of the machine, produce poisonous vapour and carry the
risk of explosion.
Casings and control areas should only be cleaned with
soap or a commercially available, solvent-free, non-abra-
sive cleaning product.
The side walls of machines with a chrome steel finish
should not be cleaned with chrome steel cleaner under
any circumstances.
Descaling the machine
If the correct amounts of detergent are used, descaling is
no longer necessary in general.
Descalers contain acids, can attack parts of the machine
and cause discolouration of laundry. If you do, however,
wish to descale the machine, follow the manufacturer's
instructions on the packet.
Limescale formation depends largely on the hardness of
the water. To avoid water damage, we recommend ha-
ving this checked by a specialist after around 5 years of
fault-free operation.
Cleaning the drum
Rust marks caused by metal parts standing still for
lengthy periods can be removed with a chlorine-free
cleaning product (look at the description of the
ingredients on the pack).
Never use steel wool!
Water supply hose
Only for machines without Aquastop. To avoid water da-
mage, we recommend having this checked by a specialist
after around 5 years of fault-free operation.
Frost protection
If the machine is in a room susceptible to frost, all
residual water must be removed from the detergent
pump, water supply and drain hoses.
Emptying the detergent pump
See «Emergency emptying» page 16.
Emptying the water supply hose
z Turn off the water supply.
z Unscrew the hose from the tap, place it in a bowl,
select any wash programme and run it for around 40 se-
conds, before interrupting it with the fast forward button.
z Screw the hose back into the tap.
Cleaning the detergent drawer
1. Pull the detergent drawer out until it stops.
2. Press down in the middle of the softener section cover,
and pull the drawer all the way out.
3. Remove the divider.
4.
Clean the chambers and insert under running water.
5. Replace the divider in the detergent drawer.
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