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This deposit can easily be removed by wiping the sensors (the two bars next to the lint filter) with a cloth and a little white vinegar. Use white vinegar only! Clean the moisture sensor once a month. Cleaning the bearing shield Over time, fluff from the drying process collects in the bearing shield. This fluff can be easily removed using your vacuum cleaner, at least once a month. Change the light bulb The dryer light turns on inside the drum when you open the door. To change the light bulb: q Set program selector to off". q Turn off the circuit breaker. q Pull out power supply plug. q Open the door and locate the light bulb on the upper left side of the seal. q Loosen the screw of the cover and open the cover. q Turn bulb counterclockwise. Replace the bulb with a new appliance bulb only (obtainable through parts department). q Replace the cover and secure with the screw. q Plug in dryer or reconnect power supply. Troubleshooting d WARNING d TO AVOID RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK ! TO AVOID EXPLOSION HAZARD! Repairs or replacement of parts may be carried out by authorized technicians only. Before calling the customer service, check whether you can rectify the fault yourself by means of the following table. If a fault cannot be rectified or a repair is required: 1. Set program selector to Off". 2. Turn off the circuit breaker. 3. Pull the main plug out of the socket. 4. Close the shutĆoff valve. 5. Call customer service (see page 21). Problem Dryer does not start. Start/Stop" indicator light does not illuminate. Laundry is wet after drying. Program has been interrupted. A warning signal is emitted and the display shows E:01". Possible cause Main plug not inserted at all or not inserted correctly. A fuse of power supply has tripped. Start/Stop" button not pressed. No program selected. Door not closed. Ambient temperature below 41 °F/5 °C. The shutĆoff valve is closed. Lint filter dirty. Exhaust air duct is blocked or too long. Fault in program sequence or malfunction. The room/cabinet is not adequately ventilated. Remedial action Insert main plug correctly. Replace/switch on fuse. Press Start/Stop" button. Select program. Close door. Increase room temperature. Open the shutĆoff valve. Clean filter as described on page 19 Switch off/switch on again. Clean exhaust air duct. Reduce exhaust air duct to maximum length as described on page 7 Switch off/switch on again. Switch off dryer, leave to cool down for 30 min, switch on again. Restart program. Provide an adequate supply of fresh air. Switch off/switch on again. 20

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20
This
deposit
can
easily
be
removed
by
wiping
the
sensors
(the
two
bars
next
to
the
lint
filter)
with
a
cloth
and
a±little
white
vinegar.
Use
white
vinegar
only!
Clean
the
moisture
sensor
once
a
month.
Cleaning
the
bearing
shield
Over
time,
fluff
from
the
drying
process
collects
in
the
bearing
shield.
This
fluff
can
be
easily
removed
using
your
vacuum
cleaner,
at
least
once
a
month.
Change
the
light
bulb
The
dryer
light
turns
on
inside
the
drum
when
you
open
the
door.
To
change
the
light
bulb:
q
Set
program
selector
to
²off".
q
Turn
off
the
circuit
breaker.
q
Pull
out
power
supply
plug.
q
Open
the
door
and
locate
the
light
bulb
on
the
upper
left
side
of
the
seal.
q
Loosen
the
screw
of
the
cover
and
open
the
cover.
q
Turn
bulb
counterclockwise.
Replace
the
bulb
with
a
new
appliance
bulb
only
(obtainable
through
parts
department).
q
Replace
the
cover
and
secure
with
the
screw.
q
Plug
in
dryer
or
reconnect
power
supply.
Troubleshooting
d
WARNING
d
TO
AVOID
RISK
OF
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
!
TO
AVOID
EXPLOSION
HAZARD!
Repairs
or
replacement
of
parts
may
be
carried
out
by
authorized
technicians
only.
Before
calling
the
customer
service,
check
whether
you
can
rectify
the
fault
yourself
by
means
of
the
following
table.
If
a
fault
cannot
be
rectified
or
a±repair
is
required:
1.
Set
program
selector
to
²Off".
2.
Turn
off
the
circuit
breaker.
3.
Pull
the
main
plug
out
of
the
socket.
4.
Close
the
shutĆoff
valve.
5.
Call
customer
service
(see±page±21).
Problem
Possible
cause
Remedial
action
Dryer
does
not
start.
Main
plug
not
inserted
at
all
or
not
inserted
correctly.
Insert
main
plug
correctly.
±Start/Stop"
indicator
light
does
not
A
fuse
of
power
supply
has
tripped.
Replace/switch
on
fuse.
±Start/Stop"
indicator
light
does
not
illuminate.
±Start/Stop"
button
not
pressed.
Press
±Start/Stop"
button.
No
program
selected.
Select
program.
Door
not
closed.
Close
door.
Ambient
temperature
below
41
°
F/5
°
C.
Increase
room
temperature.
Laundry
is
wet
after
drying.
The
shutĆoff
valve
is
closed.
Open
the
shutĆoff
valve.
Program
has
been
interrupted.
A²warning
signal
is
emitted
and
the
display
shows
±
E:01
".
Lint
filter
dirty.
Clean
filter
as
described
on
page
19
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
display
shows
±
E:01
".
Exhaust
air
duct
is
blocked
or
too
long.
Clean
exhaust
air
duct.
Reduce
exhaust
air
duct
to
maximum
length
as
described
on
page
7
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Fault
in
program
sequence
or
malfunction.
Switch
off
dryer,
leave
to
cool
down
for
30
min,
switch
on
again.
Restart
program.
The
room/cabinet
is
not
adequately
ventilated.
Provide
an
adequate
supply
of
fresh
air.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.