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- Page 1 Operating instructions for Washing machine W 487 It is to read these operating instructions before installing or using the machine, to avoid the risk of accident, or damage to the machine. M.-Nr. 05 607 060...
- Page 2 Old appliances contain materials which can be recycled. Please contact your The transport and protective packing dealer, your local waste collection cen- has been selected from materials which tre or scrap merchant about potential are environmentally friendly for disposal recycling schemes. and can normally be recycled.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
......... . 2 Disposal of the packing material . - Page 4 Selecting a programme ..........21 Additional options .
- Page 5 The drum door cannot be opened by pressing the Door button....44 Opening the drum door in the event of a blocked drain outlet and/or power failure ........... . . 45 Blocked drain outlet .
- Page 6 Repairs should only be un- dertaken by a Miele approved engi- neer. Before setting up the machine, The machine is only completely check it for any externally visible isolated from the electricity supply damage.
- Page 7 The Miele "Waterproof system" pro- Do not install your washing ma- tects from water damage provided chine in rooms where temperatures the following conditions have been met: below freezing may occur. Frozen hoses may burst under pressure.The – the machine is correctly plumbed in...
- Page 8 Accessory parts may only be fitted Textiles which have been when expressly approved by Miele. pre-treated in solvent based clean- If other parts are used, guarantee, per- ing agents must be thoroughly rinsed in...
- Page 9 – Programme for handwashable fab- In these programmes, the laundry is rics (Silks /) washed and spun very gently to re- duce creasing and the amount of iron- Hand-washable fabrics which crease ing required, thus providing "Easy care" easily but do not contain wool can be for your laundry.
- Page 10 Delay start allows you to delay the start of a programme from 30 minutes up to Electronic programme locking a maximum of 24 hours. Electronic programme locking prevents the door from being opened or the programme cancelled during a wash After the start of a programme, the du- programme.
- Page 11 see the following page for more infor- for selecting the wash programme mation. and temperature for that programme. The programme selector can be turned clockwise or anti-clockwise. starts the wash programme for delaying the start of a programme show which section of the wash programme has been reached indicator light on = option selected Indicator light off = option not...
- Page 12 – the duration of the programme de- pending on the programme and the amount of the load (Time remaining h/mins). Please note that Load % depends on the programme selected and ap- plies to dry laundry only. Important: Loads of less than 25% will not regis- ter in the display.
- Page 13 Press the "Spin" button to select a differ- ent spin speed. However, you cannot select a spin speed higher than the maximum allowed for the basic wash programme chosen. The programme selector is used to set The indicator lights show the speed se- the basic wash programme and the lected.
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Page 14: Load Size Indicator
Before using the machine for the first F Press the Door button and open the time ensure that it is correctly in- stalled and connected. See the rele- drum door. vant section under "Installation". G Turn the drum round once by Also check that the fluff filter is se- hand. - Page 15 – Water consumption and energy us- – Do not exceed the amounts of deter- age are determined by the size of the gent which may be recommended by load. the manufacturer on the packaging. – Use the Mixed wash or the Quick –...
- Page 16 See the "Programme chart" in the next section for detailed information on Please note: which programmes to use for different To help familiarise yourself with how to fabrics. use your washing machine please read the sections "Before washing", "Se- lecting a programme" and "At the end of a programme"...
- Page 17 9ö876 Fabric type Cottons and linen fabrics, e.g. bed linen, table linen, tow- elling, jeans, underwear, T-shirts, nappies. Additional options Soak, Pre-wash, Rapid, Water plus Notes – Only use the COTTONS 95°C programme for heavily soiled and incontinent laundry. – For lightly soiled laundry select the Rapid option. –...
- Page 18 Fabric Acrylics, acetate and triacetate, 100% cotton easy care shirts and blouses. Curtains, specified machine-washable by the manufac- turer. Additional options Soak, Pre-wash, Rapid – For lightly soiled laundry select the Rapid additional Notes option. – Laundry remains relatively crease-free for easier iron- ing.
- Page 19 Fabric Very lightly soiled fabrics, which can be washed in the Cottons programme. Additional option Water plus Detergent Powder detergent, detergent for coloured fabrics, liquid detergent. Max. load 2.5 kg Fabric Fabric, Small loads of garments made from man-made fibres and cotton garments which can be washed to- gether.
- Page 20 With particularly stubborn stains ask your dry cleaner for advice. Do not used solvent-based cleaning agents in this machine. ^ Sort the laundry by colour and by care label symbol. Most garments have a textile care label in the collar or side seam.
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Page 21: Dispensing Recommendation
^ Unfold the laundry and load loosely To add detergent with the help of the in the drum. To achieve best results it dispensing recommendation feature, is advisable to make up mixed loads follow steps B, C and D below be- consisting of both large and small fore loading the drum. - Page 22 This container is If the display shows: available from the Miele UK Spare Parts department or from your Miele dealer. 40 Add . . . (slightly less than half) 50 Add .
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Page 23: Water Plus System
Deleting the soak time ^ Press the Soak button repeatedly un- til the indicator light goes out. For heavily soiled and stained items. For light to normal soiling with no visi- ble staining. The duration of the COTTONS, MINI- MUM IRON and DELICATES programme is shortened. - Page 24 ^ Press the "Spin" button repeatedly un- til the indicator light for the spin ^ Press the Delay start button. Each speed you want comes on. press on the button increases the de- In some programmes the maximum layed time: spin speed is limited.
- Page 25 ^ Press the I-On/0-Off button and turn When the Anti-crease/Finish indicator the programme selector to Finish . light comes on the laundry can be re- moved from the drum: Otherwise there is the danger of ob- ^ Press the Door button. jects being placed inadvertently in the drum.
- Page 26 – the suds temperature is above Laundry can be added or removed af- – the water is above a certain level. ter the programme has started when – programme locking is switched on. using the following programmes: – the programme has reached the Fi- –...
- Page 27 ^ Switch the machine off with the I-ON/ ^ Turn the programme selector to Fin- 0-OFF button. ish . To continue with the same programme: As soon as the programme sequence indicator light for the programme stage ^ Switch the machine on with the I-ON/ you want the programme to continue at, 0-OFF button.
- Page 28 This washing machine has fully elec- Main wash tronic controls with automatic load rec- ognition. This machine takes in the right Water level: low amount of water required for the Wash rhythm: normal programme depending on the amount Rinses of laundry and its absorbency rate. This Water level: high means that programme cycles and du- No of rinses: 2 or 3...
- Page 29 Main wash Water level: low Water level: medium Wash rhythm: normal Wash rhythm: Woollens Final spin: yes Rinses Water level: medium No of rinses: 2 Water level: high Spinning No of rinses: 2 Rinse and interim spin : yes Final spin: yes Final spin: yes Main wash Water level: low...
- Page 30 All modern detergents produced for Heavily soiled automatic washing machines are suit- Stains and soiling clearly visible. able, including liquid, compact (con- centrated), tablets and special applica- tion detergents. Use dispensing aids, A water softener such as Calgon can e.g. balls, if these are supplied with the be used to cut down on the use of de- detergent.
- Page 31 If starching frequently, clean the dis- penser compartment and especially the siphon tube and conditioner Fabric conditioners make garments soft channel. See "Cleaning the deter- and fluffy to handle and help prevent gent dispenser drawer". static cling when tumble drying. Starch stiffens and gives body to items of laundry, e.g.
- Page 32 Programme locking prevents the ma- ^ Press the START button for at least 4 chine from being opened or the seconds until the locked check light programme cancelled during a wash (lower right on the control panel) programme. goes out. Exception: ^ After the start of a programme, press If the programme selector has been...
- Page 33 E Next slowly turn the programme se- lector anti-clockwise stage by stage The system lock prevents your ma- to DELICATES cold. chine being used without your knowl- The locked check light (lower right edge. on the control panel) will flash. F Now release the Pre-wash button.
- Page 34 The washing machine must not be hosed down. A microfibre "E-Cloth" is available from the Miele UK Spare Parts Department, Part number 98013530, which is suit- able for cleaning surfaces such as stainless steel, glass, plastic and chrome without the use of chemicals.
- Page 35 Remove detergent residues regularly. ^ Clean the siphon. Remove the siphon from compart- ment §. Wash under running warm water. Clean the siphon tube in the ^ Pull out the detergent dispenser same way. drawer until a resistance is felt. Press Replace the siphon.
- Page 36 ^ First turn off the stopcock. ^ Unscrew the threaded union connect- ing the free end of the inlet hose to The washing machine has a filter to the stopcock. protect the water inlet valve. The accessible filter in the union in the open end of the inlet hose should be checked every six months, or more of- ten if there are frequent interruptions to...
- Page 37 With the help of the following notes, minor faults in the performance of the appli- ance, some of which may result from incorrect operation, can be put right without contacting the Service Department. Repair work to electrical appliances should only be carried out by a suit- ably qualified person in accordance with local and national safety regulations.
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Page 38: Drum Lighting
Anti-crease/Finish There is no power. Check that – the mains plug is plugged – the fuse or circuit breaker has not tripped. The drum lighting is Check that the drum lighting not locked in posi- is sitting correctly. tion. Locked The system lock is Switch off the programme now activated. - Page 39 The water outlet is Clean the fluff filter and the Check drain blocked. drain pump as described in "Problem solving guide - Opening the door in the event of a blocked drain outlet and/ or power failure". The drain hose has The maximum drain height is been fixed too high.
- Page 40 Check drain The drain outlet is Clean the fluff filter and the drain restricted. pump as described in "Problem solv- ing guide - Opening the door in the event of a blocked drain outlet and/ or power failure". Check inlet The water inlet is Check whether restricted.
- Page 41 The washing machine is Switch the washing machine not switched on / or a on. Select a programme and programme has not been load the drum. selected. The amount of laundry in The display will come on when the drum is less than 25% 25% has been loaded.
- Page 42 The four feet are not rest- Level the machine. See advice ing evenly on the floor. on installation. The spin speed selected Select a higher spin speed was too low. next time. These do not indicate a They occur at the end of a fault.
- Page 43 Liquid detergents do not – Use a general purpose contain bleaching washing machine powder agents. They do not re- containing a bleaching move fruit, coffee and tea agent. stains – Pour stain removers into compartment j of the dis- penser drawer and liquid detergent into a dispenser ball.
- Page 44 Insert the plug in the socket and switch on. Switch the machine on with the I-On/0-Off button. This is automatically deactivated at the end of a programme. To deactivate it early see "Locking functions". To deactivate it see "Locking functions". Open the drum door as described in the section "Opening the door in the event of a blocked drain outlet and/or power failure".
- Page 45 If the drain outlet is clogged, more wa- ter will be retained in the machine ^ Switch the washing machine off. There is a filter flap opener behind the Caution: If laundry has been detergent drawer facia panel. washed at a high temperature, water draining out of the machine will still be hot.
- Page 46 Once the flow of water ceases: Make sure the fluff filter is se- curely tightened. Otherwise there is a risk of water leakage during use. Always make sure that the drum is stationary before reaching into the machine to remove laundry. Reaching into a moving drum is ex- tremely dangerous.
- Page 47 The lamps are available from an electri- lighting is faulty. cal retailer, your Miele Dealer or from ^ Remove the yellow lever from behind the Miele Spare Parts Department. the detergent drawer facia panel as described previously.
- Page 48 In the event of any faults which you prove our service. cannot remedy yourself please contact – Your Miele dealer or – Your nearest Miele Service Depart- The appliance is guaranteed for a pe- ment (see back cover for the ad- riod of 1 year.
- Page 49 a Inlet hoses with "Waterproof system" h Detergent dispenser drawer for cold water and hot water connec- i Drum door tion j Flap for fluff filter, drain pump and b Electrical connection emergency release c - f Flexible drain hose (with detach- k Handle recesses for moving the ma- able swivel elbow) chine...
- Page 50 a Protruding lid edge for holding when e Drainage hose moving the machine f Cover with transit bars b Electricity supply cable g Restraining clip for: c Inlet hose with "Waterproof" system – Inlet hose for hot water connection – Drain hose d Inlet hose with "Waterproof"...
- Page 51 (available from the Miele Spare Parts Dept). ^ To remove the left and right covers . Use a screwdriver to prise out the cover as illustrated. . Pull the cover forwards to remove.
- Page 52 ^ Using the spanner supplied turn the ^ Turn the right-hand transit bar 90°, left-hand transit bar 90°, then then ^ withdraw the transit bar. ^ withdraw the transit bar.
- Page 53 The washing machine must not be moved without the transit bars in place. Store the transit bars as shown or keep them in a safe place for future use. They must be re-fitted if the ma- chine is to be moved again (e.g.when moving house).
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Page 54: Levelling The Machine
The machine must stand perfectly level on all four feet to ensure safe and proper operation. ^ Using the spanner supplied turn counter nut in a clockwise direc- tion. Then turn counter nut together with foot to unscrew. ^ Use a spirit level to check the ma- Incorrect installation may increase elec- chine is standing level. - Page 55 See "Before using for the first time". A Miele tumble dryer can be stacked with the washing machine. A stacking kit is necessary and can be purchased from the Miele Spare Parts Department.
- Page 56 Useful hints when connecting to the hot water supply This washing machine can be con- nected to a cold water supply (mains – The maximum temperature at the water supply) or a hot water supply. stocpcock must not exceed 60°C. The ideal temperature is 55°C.
- Page 57 The machine is designed to operate with a minimum flow pressure of 1 bar. There is a minimum flow pressure of 1 bar if 5 litres of water flow into a suit- At the heart of this leak protection sys- able container in 15 seconds.
- Page 58 Use a metal extension hose availabel from your Miele dealer or the Miele Spare Parts Department.
- Page 59 Should the distance between the inlet and the machine be greater than 1.5 metres, a 1.5 metre long (metal) exten- sion hose is available from your Miele dealer or the Miele Spare Parts Depart- ment as an optional extra. This hose is tested to withstand pres-...
- Page 60 Connected securely to a plastic drain duo-drain pump is available with the pipe with a rubber nipple. There is no corresponding kit from the Miele Spare need to use a non-return valve. Parts Department or your Miele Dealer. Connected securely to a standpipe.
- Page 61 The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal in the The washing machine is supplied with a plug which is marked with the letter L or mains cable with moulded plug for con- coloured red. nection to a 230-240V mains supply. The voltage, rated load and plug/fuse rating are given on the data plate.
- Page 62 in kWh in litres Normal Rapid 95°C 5,5 kg 1 h 31 min 46 min 60°C 5,5 kg 1 h 46 min 41 min 40°C 5,5 kg 1 h 46 min 41 min 40°C 2,5 kg 1 h 08 min 40 min 30°C 1,0 kg...
- Page 63 Height 85.0 cm Width 59.5 cm Depth 58.0 cm Depth with door open 94.5 cm Weight 94 kg Maximum floor load 1600 Newton (ca. 160 kg) Capacity 5 kg dry laundry Voltage see data plate Rated load see data plate Fuse rating see data plate Consumption data...
- Page 65 Programmable functions for changing standard settings...
- Page 66 The programmable functions can be used to tailor washing programmes to Setting 1: suit your individual requirements. an increase in the rinse water level for the programmes listed. Setting 2: an increase in the water level in the Selecting the Water plus additional main wash and rinses for the option increases the water intake in programmes listed (the washing ma-...
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Page 67: Control Panel
D Turn the programme selector to DELICATES 30°C. E The P will now flash in the display al- The programmable functions are acti- ternating with the number 2 vated to call up further features not shown on the control panel by using the In addition, one of the following num- additional option buttons in combina- bers will appear on the right of the dis-... - Page 68 A Press the additional option buttons Rapid and Water plus at the same Activating gentle action reduces the time, hold pressed in and . drum action. Slightly soiled items are B . . . switch the machine on with the washed more gently.
- Page 69 A Press the additional option buttons Rapid and Water plus at the same When this is activated, additional wa- time, hold pressed in and . ter flows into the drum at the end of B . . . switch the machine on with the the main wash and the suds are I-ON/0-OFF button.
- Page 70 A Press the additional option buttons Rapid and Water plus at the same If an additional option(s) is selected time, hold pressed in and . for a programme, and / or the spin B . . . switch the machine on with the speed is altered, the machine stores I-On/0-Off button.
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Page 71: At The End Of A Programme
A Press the additional option buttons Rapid and Water plus at the same When the buzzer function has been time, hold pressed in and . activated, an audible tone sounds re- B . . . switch the machine on with the peatedly at the end of a programme I-On/0-Off button. - Page 72 Alteration rights reserved/3002 M.-Nr. 05 607 060 / V00 This paper consists of cellulose which has been bleached without the use chlorine.