• Always be sure, that there is no water leakage fromhoses and their connections after the installation.• If the appliance is installed in a location subject to frost,please read the “dangers of freezing” chapter.• Any plumbing work required to install this applianceshould be carried out by a qualified plumber or com-petent person.• Any electrical work required to install this applianceshould be carried out by a qualified electrician or com-petent person.Use• This appliance is designed for domestic use. It mustnot be used for purposes other than those for which itwas designed.• Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machinewashed. Follow the instructions on each garment label.• Do not overload the appliance. See the Washing Pro-gramme Table.• Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty andbuttons and zips are fastened. Avoid washing frayed ortorn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust,and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOTbe machine washed.• Garments which have been in contact with volatile pe-troleum products should not be machine washed. Ifvolatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be takento ensure that the fluid is removed from the garmentbefore placing in the machine.• Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plugfrom the socket; always take hold of the plug itself.• Never use the appliance if the power supply cable, thecontrol panel, the working surface or the base aredamaged so that the inside of the washing machine isaccessible.Child safety• This appliance is not intended for use by person (in-cluding children) with reduced physical sensory ormental capabilities or lack of experience and knowl-edge unless they have been given supervision or in-struction concerning use of the appliance by a personresponsible for their safety.• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, poly-styrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suf-focation! Keep them out of children’s reach• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’sreach.• Make sure that children or pets do not climb into thedrum. To prevent children and pets becoming trappedinside the drum this machine incorporates a specialfeature.To activate this device, ro-tate the button (withoutpressing it) inside thedoor clockwise until thegroove is horizontal. Ifnecessary use a coin.To disable this device andrestore the possibility ofclosing the door, rotate thebutton anti-clockwise un-til the groove is vertical.3