Lint is principally the result of friction when garments are being worn and to some extent when they are being washed. Machine drying hardly causes any lint to form.
Lint is collected by the lint filters and the toe-kick filter, and can be removed easily.
Clean the lint filters as follows:
Open the door.
Pull the upper lint filter forward to remove it.
Remove the lint (see arrows).
Remove the lint from the filter surface of all the lint filters and the perforated laundry deflector.
Turn the yellow knob on the lower lint filter in the direction of the arrow (until you hear it click).
Hold the knob and pull the lint filter forward to remove it.
Use a vacuum cleaner with a long crevice nozzle attached to remove any visible lint from the upper air flow openings.
Clean all lint filters with water:
Wipe the smooth plastic surfaces of the lint filters with a damp cloth to clean them.
Rinse the filter surfaces under warm running water.
Shake the lint filters thoroughly and then dry them carefully.
Wet lint filters could cause operational faults while drying.
Push the lower lint filter in completely and lock it with the yellow knob.
Push the upper lint filter in completely.
Close the door.
Check and clean the toe-kick filter as follows:
Press the round, indented area on the heat exchanger access panel to open it.
The access panel will spring open.
Pull the toe-kick filter out by the handle.
The right-hand guide pin comes out when the toe-kick filter is removed. The guide pin prevents the access panel from closing without the toe-kick filter.
Pull the handle out of the toe-kick filter.
Clean the toe-kick filter carefully and thoroughly under running water.
To speed up the removal of residue from the surface, run a water jet vertically over the front of the toe-kick filter.
Squeeze the toe-kick filter very carefully several times as you rinse it.
Rinse the entire toe-kick filter thoroughly until all visible residue has been removed.
Continue to carefully squeeze the toe-kick filter until all of the water has been removed.
To soak up water, place the damp toe-kick filter between 2 hand towels. On a flat surface, repeatedly press down gently on the toe-kick filter with a flat hand. This will dry the toe-kick filter more quickly.
The toe-kick filter must not be installed dripping wet.
Otherwise, this could cause a fault.
Carefully squeeze the water out of the toe-kick filter.
If a drying program is interrupted with a fault message after the clean toe-kick filter has been installed, the toe-kick filter was too wet when it was installed. Carefully squeeze the water out of the toe-kick filter again. Leave the toe-kick filter to air-dry.
Blockages caused by a damaged or worn toe-kick filter.
The heat exchanger becomes blocked and damage may occur.
Use a damp cloth to remove any lint from the handle.
Install the toe-kick filter back on the handle. Make sure it is the correct way round.
Risk of injury from sharp cooling fins.
You could cut yourself.
Do not touch the cooling fins with your hands.
Look to see if lint has accumulated on the heat exchanger.
Remove any lint you can see.
Damage due to incorrect cleaning of the heat exchanger.
The tumble dryer will not dry if the cooling fins are damaged or bent.
Clean using a vacuum cleaner with a dust brush attached. Only pass the vacuum cleaner dust brush over the heat exchanger fins lightly, without applying any pressure.
Vacuum up any lint and residues.
Push the toe-kick filter in completely.
This will push in the right-hand guide pin at the same time.
Close the heat exchanger access panel.
