My Zanussi never did anything like that LOL! AEG's have always seemed to me more complex like that! My Zanussi was very basic, didnt change anything throughout the cycle regardless of the load size or anything!
So for example on a full load 6kg load of towels, for the rinse again for example, it would fill without tumbling to the bottom rim of the drum, then start tumbling - and of course all the water would be absorbed and the machine wouldnt re-fill, like I say the water level would drop below the holes in the drum so there was only enough water in there to run the pump!
Quite appauling I think! Aeg's always seem very diffrent towards things like this and do it properly! Because Im all for saving water, but when theres actually no water in the drum and a Jetsystem spraying out soapy water over the clothes during rinse, it kind of turns you "anti jetsystem" LOL!
Hope this helps!
Richard