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4  safety information 

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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 al  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

• Itisdangeroustoalterthespecificationsor

attempt to modify this product in any way. 

• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforuseby

persons (including children) with reduced 

physical, sensory or mental capabilities, 

or lack of experience and knowledge, 

unless they have been given supervision or 

instruction concerning use of the appliance 

by a person responsible for their safety. 

• Makesurethatsmallpetsdonotclimbinto

the drum. To avoid this, please check into 

the drum before using. 

• Anyobjectssuchascoins,safetypins,nails,

screws, stones or any other hard, sharp 

material can cause extensive damage and 

must not be placed into the machine. 

• Inordertoavoiddangeroffirescausedby

excessive drying, do not use appliance to 

dry the following items: Cushions, quilts  

and the like (these items accumulate heat). 

• Itemssuchasfoamrubber(latexfoam),

shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber 

backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted 

with foam rubber pads should not be dried 

in the tumble dryer. 

• Alwaysunplugtheapplianceafteruse,

cleaning and maintenance. 

• Undernocircumstancesshouldyouattempt

to repair the machine yourself. Repairs 

carried out by inexperienced persons may 

causeinjuryorseriousmalfunctioning.

Contact your local Service Centre.  

Always insist on genuine spare parts. 

• Oil-affecteditemscanignitespontaneously,

especially when exposed to heat sources 

such as in a tumble dryer. The items become 

warm, causing an oxidation reaction in 

theoil.Oxidationcreatesheat.Iftheheat

can not escape, the items can become 

hot enough to catch fire. Piling, stacking 

orstoringoil-affecteditemscanprevent

heat from escaping and so create a fire 

hazard. If it is unavoidable that fabrics that 

contain vegetable or cooking oil or have 

been contaminated by hair care products, 

acetone, alcohol, petrol, kerosene, spot 

removers, turpentine, waxes and wax 

removers should be washed in hot water 

with an extra amount of detergent before 

being dried in the tumble dryer. 

 Danger of explosion: Never tumble 

dry items that have been in contact with 

flammable solvents (petrol, methylated 

spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like),  

as these substances are volatile and  

couldcauseanexplosion.Onlytumble 

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. 

• Ifyouhavewashedyourlaundrywithstain

remover you must execute an extra rinse 

cycle before loading your tumble dryer.

• Pleasemakesurethatnogaslightersor 

matches have accidentally been left in pockets  

of garments to be loaded into the appliance.

• Thefinalpartofatumbledryercycleoccurs

without heat (cool down cycle) so that the 

items are left at a temperature which ensures 

they will not be damaged.

Never stop a tumble dryer before the end 

of the drying cycle unless all items are 

quickly removed and spread out so that  

the heat is dissipated. 

Safety Information

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