Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recom- mend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and pass it on to any future owners. The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) empha- size information that is particularly important for your safety or correct functioning of the appliance.
Safety instructions The safety of AEG appliances complies with the industry standards and with legal requirements on the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to provide the following safety notes. General safety • Repairs to the dryer must be carried out only by qualified personnel.
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Safety instructions Positioning and connection • Follow the separate instructions for positioning and connection and, if necessary, take into consideration the advice of your local chimney sweep or of local authorities. • Check that the appliance has not been damaged during transport. Never connect a damaged appliance! If this is the case, contact your dealer.
Proper use • For safety reasons, the appliance must not be modified. • This appliance is designed for domestic use only. If the dryer is used for any other purposes or is not used correctly, the manufacturer accepts no responsibility for any possible damage that might occur. •...
Discarding Packaging materials Dispose of your tumble dryer’s packaging materials correctly. All materials are environmentally friendly and can be disposed of without any danger, or can be burnt in the refuse incinerator. The plastic parts can be reused: • The external plastic cover and the bags inside are made of polyethylene (>PE<).
Tips for environmental protection • During washing, try not to use fabric softeners! If the laundry is machine dried, it will remain soft even without using fabric softeners. • Shake out your laundry! Shake out the laundry before putting it into the dryer in order to reduce the drying time and creasing.
The most important features of your appliance • Select the correct drying programme! Select the drying programme suited to the type and quantity of laundry, so that your dryer will work more economically. Some consumption values: Desired degree Type of laundry Cotton Store dry Cotton...
Structure of the appliance Front view Control panel LAVATHERM T 3 Door handle Adjustable feet Rear view Power supply cable Rear vent outlet TROCKENZEIT SCHON LÜFTEN Rating plate Fluff filter Door (opening direction can be changed) Side vent outlet Ring nut Intake grille...
Structure of the appliance Control panel LAVATHERM A HALF HEAT button: for delicate cottons. B FRESH & COOL button: for delicate fabrics. C Control light: comes on when the programme is selected. D Programme selector: to select the drying time. HALF FRESH HEAT...
Programme selector • Time setting 120 MIN - 20 MIN: to select the required drying time, in minutes, for cottons. • Time setting 80 MIN - 20 MIN: to select the required drying time, in minutes, for synthetics. • COOLING Position creased garments with a cold air flow;...
Brief operating instructions • Spin the laundry as much as possible. • Sort out the laundry. • Put the laundry into the tumble dryer. • If necessary, press the HALF HEAT or FRESH & COOL button. • Select the drying time with the programme selector. When the programme is in progress, the door can be opened in order to remove laundry or to add other items.
Drying Sort out the laundry • To prevent bundling of laundry: close zips, button up pillow cases and duvet covers; tie any strings, such as apron strings. • Empty pockets. • Remove any metal parts (paper clips, safety pins, etc..). •...
Drying Remove or add laundry It is possible to interrupt the drying cycle at any time in order to remove or add laundry. Open the door. Caution! Laundry and drum can be hot. Remove or add laundry. Close the door to continue the drying cycle. End of drying cycle A cooling phase is performed before the end of the drying cycle: the heat is cut off during this phase.
Programme charts For laundry spun at 1000 revolutions per minute Type of laundry Thick or multilayer Towelling fabrics, cottons which have to bathrobes, towels. be thoroughly dried. Thick or multilayer Bed linen, table cottons which have to cloths, dishtowels. be ironed. For laundry spun at 650 revolutions per minute Type of laundry Delicate laundry,...
Brief summary of fabric information Care symbols Check whether fabrics are suitable for tumble drying. One of the following symbols should appear on the care label: Basically, this fabric can be tumble dried; however the manufacturer does not specify whether it can be dried with normal or low temperature. Normal drying (normal temperature) Gentle drying (low temperature) Do not tumble dry...
Cleaning and care Cleaning the door Clean the door regularly to remove any fluff. Cleaning the drum Warning! Do not clean the stainless steel drum with abrasive detergent or steel wool. Wipe the inside of the drum and the drum paddles with a standard household detergent (e.g.
Something not working? If a problem occurs, you can try to solve it yourself following the instructions below. If you call out an engineer when one of the following problems occurs, or to repair a fault due to incorrect use, the call-out will be charged even if requested within the guarantee period.
Permanent connection must be carried out only by a qualified engineer. Special accessory You can obtain the following special accessory through the AEG customer service organisation of from your dealer: Kit Washing/drying column With this kit you can combine your dryer with any LAVAMAT automatic washing machine to a washing and drying column.