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Dishwasher SX85E800BE Information for Use Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
en Safety Safety Observe the following safety instructions. General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner. ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡...
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Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! ¡ Incorrect installation is dangerous. ▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate. ▶ Always use the supplied power cable for the new appliance. ▶ Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating current only via a properly installed socket with earthing.
en Safety ¡ Contact between the appliance and installation lines may lead to a defect in these lines, e.g. gas pipes and power lines. Gas from a corroded gas pipe can ignite. A damaged power line can cause a short circuit. ▶...
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Safety en ¡ Highly caustic alkaline or highly acidic cleaning agents in con- junction with aluminium parts in the interior of the appliance may cause explosions. ▶ Never use highly caustic alkaline or highly acidic cleaning agents, in particular commercial or industrial products, in conjunction with aluminium parts (e.g.
en Safety ▶ Never kink, crush or modify the power cord. Damaged appliance WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! ¡ If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is danger- ous. ▶ Never operate a damaged appliance. ▶ Never operate an appliance with a cracked or fractured sur- face.
Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of harm to health! Children can lock themselves in the appliance, thereby putting their lives at risk. ▶ With redundant appliances, unplug the power cord. Then cut through the cord and damage the lock on the appliance door beyond repair so that the appliance door will no longer close.
en Preventing material damage pipes supplied for the drinking Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- water and waste water connec- tions are not affected here. ¡ Modified or damaged water hoses may result in material damage and Preventing material damage Safe installation damage to the appliance.
Childproof lock en ¡ Unsuitable cleaning agents may Environmental protection and saving energy Environmental protection damage the appliance. Do not use a steam cleaner. and saving energy ▶ So as not to scratch the finish ▶ on the appliance, do not use Environmental protection and saving energy sponges with a rough surface or Disposing of packaging...
en Installation and connection AquaSensor Sensor setting Description ing low levels of active The AquaSensor is an optical meas- agents. Energy and water uring device (light barrier) which consumption are adjusted measures the turbidity of the rinsing accordingly. water. You can save water with the AquaSensor.
Installation and connection en marks on the appliance. These Drainage connection marks will disappear after the first Connect your appliance to drainage wash cycle. connection so dirty water is dis- The delivery consists of the following: charged via the wash cycle. ¡...
en Installation and connection Electrical connection Connecting the appliance to the electricity supply Notes ¡ Please follow the "Safety instruc- tions" → Page 4. ¡ Connect the appliance to alternat- ing current only, in the range of 220 - 240 V and 50 Hz or 60 Hz. ¡...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Rating plate Rating plate with "E number and FD number" → Page 62.
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance "Detergent" → Page 29 is added to the detergent Detergent dispenser dispenser. "Bottom basket" → Page 23 Bottom basket Dispenser for special salt Add special salt to the dispenser for special salt. → "Water softening system", Page 25 Lower spray arm The lower spray arm washes the tableware in the bot- tom basket.
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 3 4 5 6 7 "Switching on the appliance" → Page 33 ON/OFF button and reset button "Switching off the appliance" → Page 35 "Terminating the programme" → Page 35 "Programmes" → Page 19 Programme buttons Rinse aid refill indicator Rinse aid system → "Adding rinse aid", Page 28 Special salt refill indicator Water softening system...
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance "Open the appliance door." → Page 33 Door handle button If you press for approx. 3 seconds, you can open the basic settings. → "Changing basic settings", Page 39 Depending on the appliance specifications...
Programmes en Programmes Programmes You can find an overview of the pro- runtime will change if the rinse aid Programmes grammes that can be selected here. system is switched off or rinse aid Different programmes, which can be needs to be added. found on the control panel of your The consumption values can be appliance, are available depending...
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en Programmes Programme: Programme sequence Additional func- tions Tableware: Reduced noise: → "Additional ¡ Cleaning mixed table- ¡ Pre-Rinse Silence 50 ware and cutlery. functions", ¡ Cleaning 50 °C Level of soiling: Page 21 ¡ Intermediate rinse ¡ Removing common ¡ Final rinse 63 °C household food remnants ¡...
Additional functions en flashes. Information for test institutes a The programme and the additional Test institutes are provided with in- function are saved. formation for comparability tests, e.g. Tip: To reset the programme, either according to EN60436. use the Home Connect app or reset These are the conditions for conduct- your appliance back to the factory ing the tests, however they are not...
en Features Top basket Additional func- tion Arrange cups, glasses and small ¡ Switch on with small items of tableware in the top basket. loads. Half Load ¡ It is recommended adding less detergent to the detergent dis- penser than for a full machine load.
Features en Raise or lower the basket evenly to the right level. Cutlery basket Check that the basket is level on Arrange cutlery in the cutlery basket, both sides. always without sorting it and with the Release the levers. sharp points downwards. a The basket clicks into position.
en Features Folding down prongs Etagere If you do not need the prongs, fold Use the cutlery shelf and space un- them down. derneath for small cups and glasses Push the lever forwards and fold or for large items of cutlery, e.g. down the prongs ...
Before using for the first time en Basket heights Set the baskets at the right height. Appliance height 86.5 cm with cutlery basket Level Top basket Bottom basket 33 cm/"34 cm" → Page 23 1 max. ø 24 cm 2 max. ø 26.5 cm 30.5 cm 3 max.
Water softening system en Note: Only use special salt for ¡ The water hardness is 0 - 8 °E. dishwashers. You do not need to use special Do not use salt tablets. salt. Do not use table salt. Press . Add the special salt to the dis- To open the basic settings, press penser.
en Rinse aid system The consumption values specified Add rinse aid up to the max mark. are laboratory measurements determ- ined in accordance with the currently applicable standard and using the Eco 50° programme and the factory value of the water hardness is set to 16 - 20°E.
Detergent en To save the settings, press starch and remove protein. Oxygen- for 3 seconds. based bleaching agents are generally used to remove coloured marks, e.g. tea or ketchup. Switching the rinse aid sys- tem off Note: Follow the manufacturer's in- structions for each detergent. If you find the rinse aid refill indicator Detergent Description...
en Detergent Separate detergents Unsuitable detergents Separate detergents are products Do not use detergent which could that do not contain components other cause damage to the appliance or than detergent, e.g. powder deter- present a risk to health. gent or liquid detergent. With powder and liquid detergent the Detergent Description...
Tableware en ¡ The function of rinse aid is limited Close the lid of the detergent dis- with combined detergents. You will penser. generally get better results using rinse aid. ¡ Use tablets with a special drying performance. Adding detergent To open the detergent dispenser, press the locking latch.
en Tableware Damage to glass and table- Cause Recommendation ware The water temperat- Select a programme ure of the programme with lower temperat- Only put glasses and china in the is too high. ures. dishwasher if it is marked as dish- After the programme washer-safe by the manufacturer.
Basic operation en To save resources, do not pre- Removing tableware rinse tableware under running wa- ter. WARNING Observe the following when arran- Risk of injury! ging tableware: Hot tableware can cause burns to the – Put heavily soiled tableware in skin.
en Basic operation for the combination of energy/wa- to set the re- ter consumption for this type of quired start time for the pro- tableware and evidences conform- gramme. ity with the EU Ecodesign Direct- Press . ive.
Basic operation en Press . a The programme is saved and the appliance switches off. Press to resume the pro- gramme. Close the appliance door. Terminate programme To end a programme early or to switch from a programme that has already started, you will need to can- cel it first.
en Basic settings Basic settings Basic settings You can configure the basic settings for your appliance to meet your needs. Basic settings Overview of basic settings The basic settings depend on the features of your appliance. Basic setting Display text Selection Description Water hardness H:04...
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Basic settings en Basic setting Display text Selection Description EmotionLight EL:01 EL:00 - EL:02 Interior light. ¡ With the setting "EL:00"m the in- terior light is switched off. ¡ With the setting "EL:01", the in- terior light can be activated via the ON/OFF button.
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en Basic settings Basic setting Display text Selection Description Tone volume SL:02 SL:00 -SL:03 Adjustment of tone volume. Level "SL:00" switches the signal tone off. If the Eco drying function is activ- ated, the end of the programme is not indicated by an audible signal tone.
Home Connect en Basic setting Display text Selection Description Remote Start rc:01 rc:00 - rc:02 Activate or deactivate → "Remote Start ", Page 40. The following settings are possible: ¡ With the setting "rc:00", the func- tion is permanently deactivated. ¡ With the setting "rc:01", the func- tion can be selected via the button.
en Home Connect The Home Connect app guides you With the help of the Home Connect through the entire login process. Fol- app scan the QR code. low the instructions in the Home Con- nect app to configure the settings. Tips ¡ Please consult the documents sup- plied by Home Connect.
Cleaning and servicing en Press . ¡ Security certificate of the Wi-Fi ▶ communication module (to ensure If you open the appliance door, the a secure data connection). function is automatically deactiv- ¡ The current software and hardware ated. version of your appliance. button lights up.
Wipe the door seals, This ensures the parts chine Cleaner for Dishwashers online the front of the dish- of the appliance will at https://www.siemens-home.bsh- washer and the con- remain clean and hy- group.com/store or from customer trol panel regularly us- gienic.
Cleaning and servicing en Running Machine Care Filter system Notes The filter system removes coarse ¡ Run the Machine Care programme soiling from the dishwashing cycle. without any tableware in the dish- washer. ¡ Only use machine care products and machine cleaners specially designed for dishwashers.
en Cleaning and servicing Pull down the micro filter to re- Insert the filter system into the ap- move. pliance and turn the coarse filter clockwise. Make sure that the arrow mark- ‒ ings match up. Press the locking catches gether and lift the coarse filter out ...
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Cleaning and servicing en Pull up the lower spray arm to re- move. Check the outlet nozzles on the spray arms for blockages under running water and remove any for- eign bodies. Insert the lower spray arm. a The spray arm clicks into position. Insert the upper spray arm and screw it firmly in place.
en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- Troubleshooting ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Appliance door does not Appliance door brushes Install the appliance correctly as de- ▶ open at the end of the pro- against the appliance or kit- scribed in the installation instruc- gramme. chen cabinets tions and align. Appliance door opens too Door is not correctly adjus- Adjust the appliance door as de-...
en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Appliance door opens too Door is not correctly adjus- Adjust the appliance door as de- ▶ wide when activated. ted. scribed in the installation instruc- tions. Error code / Fault display / Signal Fault Cause Troubleshooting E:20-60 lights up alternately.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting E:32-00 will light up altern- Re-insert the filter in the supply ately or indicator for water hose. supply lights up. Screw the water connection back Check the water connection for leaks. Restore the power supply. Switch the appliance on. E:34-00 will light up altern- Water is continuously run- Turn off the water tap.
en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting A different error code ap- A technical fault is present. Press . pears in the display window. Unplug the appliance or switch off the fuse. E:01-00 to E:90-10 Wait at least 2 minutes. Insert the mains plug of the appli- ance in a socket or switch on the fuse.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Tableware is not dry. Use a different combined detergent with a better drying performance. Extra Dry not activated to im- Activate Extra Dry. ▶ prove drying performance. Tableware removed too Wait until the programme ends. early or drying process not Only remove tableware 30 minutes yet ended.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Remnants of food on table- Filters are soiled. Clean the filters. ▶ → "Cleaning filters", Page 43 ware. Filters are inserted incor- Insert the filters properly. → "Filter system", Page 43 rectly and/or not engaged. Engage the filters. Washing programme selec- Select a more intensive washing ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Water marks on plastic Due to laws of physics Select a more intensive pro- ▶ parts. droplet formation on plastic gramme. → "Programmes", Page 19 surfaces is unavoidable. After drying water marks are Position tableware at an angle. ▶...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Tea residue or lipstick marks Washing temperature is too Select a programme with a higher ▶ on tableware. low. washing temperature. → "Programmes", Page 19 Too little detergent is being Use a suitable "Detergent " ▶ → Page 29 and follow the manufac- used or is unsuitable.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Plastic parts are discol- Washing temperature is too Select a programme with a higher ▶ oured. low. washing temperature. → "Programmes", Page 19 Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶ cleaned too intensely. The and do not prerinse tableware.
en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Rust spots on cutlery. Cutlery is not sufficiently Use rust-resistant tableware. ▶ rust-resistant. Knife blades are often more severely af- fected. Cutlery may also rust if Do not wash rusting items. ▶ washed together with rust- ing items.
Troubleshooting en Information on display panel Fault Cause Troubleshooting Add "Special salt" → Page 26. Special salt refill indicator Insufficient special salt. ▶ lights up. Sensor does not detect spe- Do not use special salt tablets. ▶ cial salt tablets. Refill indicator for special Water softening system is Setting the water softening system ▶...
en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting → "Terminate programme", Programme starts automat- You did not wait until pro- ▶ ically. gramme ended. Page 35 Appliance stops during the Appliance door is not closed Close the appliance door. ▶ programme or cuts out. properly. Power and/or water supply Check the power supply.
Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Appliance door cannot be When closed, the appliance door, closed. its decor or attached parts should not knock against adjacent cabin- ets or the worktop. Automatic door opening is Wait for a second after opening the ▶...
en Transportation, storage and disposal Insert the pump cover and press Clean wastewater pump down . Large remnants of food or foreign bodies can block the waste water pump. As soon as the rinsing water no longer drains properly, the waste water pump must be cleaned.
Customer Service en Protect appliance from frost Disposing of old appliance If there is a risk of frost where the ap- Valuable raw materials can be re- pliance will be standing, e.g. in a holi- used by recycling. day home, empty the appliance com- pletely.
en Technical specifications least 10 years from the date on from water damage, the appliance which your appliance was placed on must be connected to the power the market within the European Eco- supply. nomic Area. ¡ The liability guarantee is valid for the service life of the appliance.
(Please search on the product requirements. website for your appliance model A detailed Declaration of Conformity and additional documents). Alternat- can be found online at siemens- ively, you can request the relevant in- home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the formation from oss- additional documents on the product request@bshg.com or BSH Hausger-...
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en Declaration of Conformity 5 GHz band (5150–5350 MHz + 5470–5725 MHz): Max. 100 mW UK (NI) 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only. 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only.
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Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG *9001637911* 9001637911 (020407) 650 A5...