Miele G7859 - Manual (Page 12)

Opening and closing the door
Electric door lock
The machine is equipped with an elec-
tric door lock.
The door can only be opened when:
the machine is connected electrically
the main switch I-0 is on.
To open the door a
Press the door button in fully and at
the same time pull open the door.
Do not touch the heating elements if
you open the door during or directly
after the end of a programme. The
heating elements remain hot for
some time after the end of a pro-
gramme.
To close the door
Lift the door upwards until it clicks
into position. Do not push in the door
release button as you do so.
The door is locked approx. 1.5 mins.
after programme start, except in the
programmes D (COLD), 6 (DRAIN)
and during the drying phase (additional
programme).
The door remains locked until the end
of the programme, when it can be op-
ened again.
Cancelling a programme
If a programme has to be cancelled in
extreme cases, e.g. when articles in
the machine jostle against each other
or the programme is interrupted with a
fault indication, the door must be op-
ened (deliberate intervention):
Turn the programme selector switch
to
f (the programme is cancelled
after approx. 2 secs.).
Important : Further procedures are de-
scribed in the section “Switching on and
off” under “Cancelling a programme”.
Opening the door with the
emergency release
The emergency release should only be
used when the door cannot be opened
normally (e.g. power failure).
Turn the programme selector switch
to
f.
Switch off the machine ( I-0 switch).
Pull down the emergency release be-
hind the door outer panel.
Opening and closing the door
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