User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX FAV 5040 I D

[. . . ] In many cases, you can rectify minor faults yourself and thus save yourself unnecessary service costs. Keep the operating instructions in a safe place for future reference, and give them to any future owners of your dishwasher. 2 Printed on paper manufactured with environmentally sound processes. He who thinks ecologically acts accordingly . . SGK(1) GB/EU Contents Safety instructions Disposal Disposing of the packaging Disposing of your old machine Important hints to help you use your dishwasher correctly Operating your dishwasher economically and with regard for the environment Unsuitable crockery Crockery that may be suitable for your dishwasher Machine description Machine appearance Control panel Programme chart Using your dishwasher for the first time Before using your dishwasher for the first time Setting the water softening system Filling with special dishwasher salt Filling with rinse aid Setting the rinse aid quantity to be dosed Filling with detergent BIO dishwashing programmes and low-alkaline compact powders Loading your dishwasher correctly Lower basket Cutlery basket Upper basket Switching on/off Setting the dishwashing programme Switching off/unloading your dishwasher Cleaning and care Caring for your dishwasher Cleaning the strainers If you think your dishwasher is not working properly Customer service Hints for test centres Technical data Installation Installing your dishwasher Connection Water protection system Electrical connection Connection technology 4/5 6 6 7 7 7 8/9 10/11 12/13 14 14/15 16/17 18 19 19/20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28/29 30/31 32 33 34 35/36 37/38 39 39 40/41 IHV-4(1) GB/EU 3 Safety instructions The safety of AEG electrical appliances conforms to accepted rules of technology and the Appliance Safety Act. [. . . ] Load large and heavily soiled dishes in the lower rack. Fig. 12 To make it easier to arrange larger dishes, on some dishwasher models the two rows of prongs for the right-hand plate insert can be folded down: 1. Slightly lift the right plate insert. Fig. Fold the plate insert to the left. UK-10 GB/EU Fig. 14 23 Loading your dishwasher correctly Cutlery basket Place knives, forks, and spoons in the cutlery basket with their handles pointing downwards. Also do not arrange spoons and forks with their dirty side in contact with each other. To prevent cutlery from falling on to each other, you can place the grid insert on the cutlery basket. Exceptionally long cutlery, such as soup ladles, kitchen knives, or the like, may obstruct the upper spray arm. Such cutlery can be placed in the upper basket. The spoon strip on the LH side of the cutlery basket should be used for coffee spoons and teaspoons. To unload, you can take the cutlery basket out of the lower basket. Fig. You should open the door during the programme cycle only when absolutely necessary (blocked spray arm). When you reclose the appliance, the penetrating air is strongly heated and expands. This may lead to programme cycle irregularities requiring service centre attention. 26 SPE-5(3) GB/EU Switching off/unloading your dishwasher Switching off When the programme has ended: Turn to programme selector to the " " position. Hot steam may emerge when the door is opened immediately when the programme has ended. Important: When the programme has ended, the dishes should be left in the closed dishwasher for a further 15 minutes for complete drying and cooling. You can accelerate the drying and cooling phase by fully opening the door momentarily when the programme has ended and then leaving it ajar. However, please note that if your machine is installed under a kitchen worktop, escaping steam may damage the worktop. Its underside must be protected against rising steam with aluminium foil as prescribed. Unloading your dishwasher Important note!You should therefore let your dishes cool before taking them out. First take out the dishes from the lower basket and then from the upper basket so that no water from the recesses in the crockery above can drip on to articles below and leave stains. AB-3 GB/EU 27 Cleaning and care Appliance care Clean the screen and controls of your dishwasher where necessary with a soft cloth and lukewarm water. [. . . ] Apart from an overflow protection, which prevents uncontrolled rising of water in the appliance, it also features an outlet protection. This responds in the event of any untightness in the machine. In all cases of leakage, the drain pump is switched on. This prevents water from either flowing out or overflowing. [. . . ]