AEG FAVORIT 86011 VI User manual

FAVORIT 86011 VI
User manual Dishwasher

Dear Customer
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional
design and cutting edge technology.
Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best
performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of
excellence.
In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an integral
part of our products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
The following symbols are used in this user manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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Contents
Operating instructions 5
Safety information 5
Correct use 5
General safety 6
Child safety 6
Installation 6
Product description 7
Control panel 8
Setting mode 9
Audible signals 10
First use 10
Set the water softener 11
Setting manually 12
Setting electronically 12
Use of dishwasher salt 13
Use of rinse aid 14
Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid 15
Daily use 15
Load cutlery and dishes 15
The lower basket 17
The cutlery basket 17
The upper basket 19
Adjusting the height of the upper basket 20
Use of detergent 21
Fill with detergent 21
Multi-tab function 22
Activation/deactivation of the Multitab function 23
Washing programmes 24
Select and start a washing programme 25
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Unloading the dishwasher 27
Care and cleaning 27
Cleaning the filters 27
Cleaning the spray arms 29
External cleaning 29
Internal cleaning 29
Prolonged periods of non-operation 29
Frost precautions 29
Moving the machine 30
What to do if… 30
Technical data 32
Hints for test institutes 33
Installation instructions 35
Installation 35
Fixing to the adjacent units 35
Levelling 35
Water connection 36
Water supply connections 36
Water inlet hose with safety valve 36
Water outlet hose connection 37
Electrical connection 38
Environment concerns 39
Packaging material 39
Subject to change without notice
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Operating instructions
Safety information
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 all 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.
Correct use
• This dishwasher is only intended for washing household utensils suitable for
machine washing.
• Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher. This could cause an explosion.
• Knives and other items with sharp points must be loaded in the cutlery basket
with their points down or placed in a horizontal position in the upper basket.
• Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) suitable for dishwashers.
• Avoid opening the door whilst the appliance is in operation, hot steam may
escape.
• Do not take any dishes out of the dishwasher before the end of the dishwashing
cycle.
• After use, isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the water
supply.
• This product should be serviced only by an authorised service engineer, and only
genuine spare parts should be used.
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself.
Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons will cause injury or serious mal-
functioning. Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine
spare parts.
Safety information 5

General safety
• Dishwasher detergents can cause chemical burns to eyes, mouth and throat.
Could endanger life! Comply with the safety instructions of the dishwasher de-
tergent manufacturer.
• The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent residues may still be
present in your machine.
• Ensure that the door of the dishwasher is always closed when it is not being
loaded or unloaded. In this way you will avoid anybody tripping over the open
door and hurting themselves.
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
Child safety
• This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Don’t allow children to use
the dishwasher unsupervised.
• Keep all packaging well away from children. There is risk of suffocation.
• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
• Keep children well away from the dishwasher when the door is open.
Installation
• Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never connect a damaged
machine. If your dishwasher is damaged contact your supplier.
• All packaging must be removed before use.
• Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this appliance must be
carried out by a qualified and competent person.
• For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify
this product in any way.
• Never use the dishwasher if the electrical supply cable and water hoses are
damaged; or if the control panel, work top or plinth area are damaged such that
the inside of the appliance is freely accessible. Contact your local Service Force
centre, in order to avoid hazard.
• All sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic
and electric components.
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WARNING!
For electrical and water connection carefully follow the instructions given in
specific paragraphs.
Product description
1Upper basket
2Water hardness dial
3Salt container
4Detergent dispenser
5Rinse aid dispenser
6Rating plate
7Filters
8Lower spray arm
9Upper spray arm
Product description 7

Control panel
1Programme selection buttons
2Indicator lights
3Digital display
4Delay start button
5MULTITAB button
6Indicator lights
7On/Off button
8Function buttons
Indicator lights
Filter Illuminates from time to time, apart from the
amount of soil on the filters. Check and if
necessary clean the filters.
Door open Illuminates when the door has not been properly
closed.
Spray arm Illuminates when the upper spray arm is blocked.
Salt Illuminates when the special salt has run out.
1)
Rinse aid Illuminates when the rinse aid has run out.
1)
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Indicator lights
Close tap Illuminates when the dishwasher does not fill
with water.
1) The salt and rinse aid indicator lights are never illuminated while a washing programme is running even if filling
with salt and/or rinse aid is necessary.
The digital display indicates:
• the level of hardness to which the water softener is set,
• the approximate remaining time of the running programme,
•activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser (ONLY with Multitab function
active),
• the end of a washing programme (a zero will appear in the digital display),
• the countdown of the delay start,
• fault codes concerning malfunction of the dishwasher,
• activation/deactivation of the audible signals.
Function buttons
The following functions can be set with the help of these buttons:
• setting of the water softener,
• cancel a washing programme or a delay start in progress,
• activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser when Multitab function is ac-
tive,
• activation/deactivation of the audible signals.
Setting mode
The appliance is in setting mode when all programme lights are illuminated.
Always remember that when performing operations such as:
• selecting a washing programme
• setting the water softener
• activating/deactivating the rinse aid dispenser
• activating/deactivating the audible signals
the appliance MUST be in setting mode.
If a programme light is illuminated, the last performed programme is still set.
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In this case, to return to setting mode, the programme has to be cancelled.
To cancel a set programme or a programme in progress: simultaneously press
and hold the two programme buttons positioned over the word RESET, until all the
programme button lights will illuminate. The programme has been cancelled and
the machine is now in setting mode.
Audible signals
Audible signals have been introduced to help indicate which operations the appli-
ance is performing:
• setting the water softener
• end of the programme
• intervention of an alarm due to malfunction.
Factory setting: audible signals activated.
It is possible to deactivate the audible signals, using the function buttons.
1. Press the On/Off button. The appliance must be in setting mode.
2. Simultaneously press and hold function buttons Band C, until the light of the
function buttons A, Band Cstart flashing.
3. Press function button C, the lights of buttons Aand Bturn off while the light
of function button Cgoes on flashing. The digital display indicates the current
setting.
= Audible signals deactivated
= Audible signals activated
4. To change the setting, press again function button C: the digital display will
indicate the new setting.
5. To memorize the operation, switch off the dishwasher.
First use
Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
• Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation
instructions
• Remove all packaging from inside the appliance
• Set the water softener
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