AEG Electrolux Lavamat 74900 Instruction Booklet

Safety instructionsThe safety of AEG/ELECTROLUX appliances complies with the industrystandards and with legal requirements on the safety of appliances.However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to provide the fol-lowing safety notes.General safety• Repairs to the machine must be carried out only by qualified person-nel. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons could cause seriousdanger. Contact your local AEG/ELECTROLUX Service Force Centre.• Never start the machine if the electrical supply cable is damaged orthe control panel or worktop are so damaged that inner componentscan be reached.• Unplug the appliance before carrying out any cleaning or mainte-nance operations.• Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the sock-et; always take hold of the plug itself.• Never spray the machine with a jet of water. Danger of electric shock!• During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may gethot. Do not touch it!• Let the water cool down before carrying out emergency emptying orbefore opening the door in an emergency.• Small animals can gnaw electric wires and water hoses causing elec-trocution hazard and damage due to water leaks.Positioning, connection, starting up• Follow the instructions for positioning and connection.• Carry out a first wash without laundry (COTTONS 95, with half theamount of detergent) in order to remove any manufacturing residuefrom the tub and the drum.• Should the machine be purchased in winter, when temperatures canbe below 0°, leave the appliance for 24 hours at ambient temperaturebefore starting it.5