Start The Programme; Childproof Lock; Adding/Removing Laundry; Changing The Programme - Bosch WAK20168IN Instruction Manual And Installation Instructions

Operating the appliance
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Start the programme

Select the Start/Reload A button. The
indicator lamp lights up and the
programme starts.
During the programme, the display
panel shows the "Ready in" time or,
after starting the wash programme, the
programme duration and the symbols
for the programme progress.
Display panel ~ Page 10
If you want to lock the
Note:
programme to prevent it from being
inadvertently adjusted, you can select
the childproof lock as follows.

Childproof lock

You can lock the washing machine to
prevent the functions you have set from
being changed inadvertently. To do this,
activate the childproof lock after starting
the programme.
To activate/deactivate the childproof
lock, press and hold Start/
Reload A for approx. five seconds.
The D symbol appears in the display
panel.
D lights up: The childproof lock is
■
active.
D flashes: The childproof lock is
■
active and the programme selector
was adjusted. To prevent the
programme from stopping, turn the
programme selector back to the
original programme. The symbol
lights up again.
The childproof lock can remain
Note:
activated until you wish to start the next
programme, even after switching off the
machine.
You must then deactivate the childproof
lock before starting the programme and
activate it again as necessary once the
programme has started.
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Adding/removing laundry

After starting the programme, you can
add or remove laundry as required.
To do this, press the Start/
Reload A button.
The Start/Reload A indicator lamp
flashes and the machine checks
whether it is possible to add laundry.
Do not leave the washing
Note:
machine door open for too long when
adding laundry as water from the
laundry may leak out.
If the display panel shows:
Both the YES and ¼ symbols lit up,
■
it is possible to add laundry.
A flashing NO symbol, wait until YES
■
and ¼ light up.
Do not open the door until both the
YES and the ¼ symbols are lit.
A flashing NO symbol, it is not
■
possible to add laundry.
For safety reasons, the washing
machine door remains locked when
the water level or temperature is
high, or while the drum is rotating,
and it is not possible to add laundry.
To continue the programme, press
the Start/Reload A button. The
programme continues automatically.

Changing the programme

If you have started the wrong
programme by mistake, you can
change the programme as follows:
Press Start/Reload A .
1.
Select the other programme.
2.
Press Start/Reload A . The new
3.
programme starts from the
beginning.