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Bosch Maxx 5 Operating And Installation Instructions

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  • Page 1 Maxx 5 Operating and Installation Instructions...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Information concerning waste disposal ..Operating Protection of the environment / hints and tips . . . instructions General safety instructions ....Introducing your washer dryer .
  • Page 3 Further information and a selection of our products can be found on our internet page: http://www.bosch hausgeraete.de Please read these operating and installation instruc tions and all other information enclosed with the was her dryer and act accordingly.

  • Page 4: Information Concerning Waste Disposal

    Information concerning waste disposal The shipping package has protected your new Disposing of the appliance on its way to your home. All utilised packaging materials are ecologically harmless and recyclable. Please contribute to a better environment by dis posing of packaging materials in an environmentally conscious manner.

  • Page 5: Protection Of The Environment / Hints And Tips

    Protection of the environment / hints and tips Your washer dryer uses water, energy and detergent efficiently, thereby protecting the environment and reducing your household costs. See page 52 for consumption values of your appliance. Hints and tips Using your washer dryer in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner: q Take advantage of recommended load quantity.

  • Page 6: General Safety Instructions

    General safety instructions Your washer dryer is intended for - use in the household only, - for washing machine washable fabrics in washing lye, - operation with cold drinking water and commer cially available detergents and cleaning products which are suitable for use in washing machines. Do not leave children unsupervised near the washer dryer.

  • Page 7: Introducing Your Washer Dryer

    Introducing your washer dryer Adding detergent/cleaning product Dispenser I: Detergent for prewash or starch. Dispenser II: Detergent for main wash, soaking agent, water softener, bleach or stain remover. Dispenser 2: Additives, e.g. fabric softener or former (do not fill above the lower edge of the insert 1).

  • Page 8: Control Panel

    Control panel Touch buttons for additional options Display panel (in addition to the programme if required) Indicates the settings which have been Extra Rinse K: Additional rinsing cycle selected (e.g. washing temperature, spin speed, drying duration, finish in Intensive Intensive wash time, childproof lock, recommended Reduced Ironing e:Gentle spin load) as well as programme progress.
  • Page 9 Display Notes Display panel Prewash On if selected Washing Not on if Rinse, Spin, Empty or Drying programme was selected Rinse Not on if Spin, Empty or Drying programme was selected Final spin / Empty Not on if a programme with the ---"...
  • Page 10 Display Notes Other displays at this location: 24h* Finish in time Selected finish in time End of programme End of programme without final spin or PAUS Pause Door can be opened F:16* Fault displays See page 48 Rinse cycle Not on if there is no Rinse cycle and additional rinse cycle was not selected On if the door can be opened...
  • Page 11 Overdosage of detergent may cause excessive froth formation and impair the washing and rinsing results. A rinse cycle is automatically run. i The : symbol goes out when the appliance switches off at the end of the programme or if the programme is changed.
  • Page 12 - the laundry for drying with low residual moisture. Increases in time occur because of: - additional rinse cycle if excessive foam is in the laundry, - multiple spinning if the laundry is distributed poorly in the drum, - increased heating times, e.g. when the water is too cold, - water pressure too low, - selection of an additional option, e.g.

  • Page 13: Before Using Your Washer Dryer For The First Time

    Before using your washer dryer for the first time Attention Preparing your The washer dryer must have been installed and washer dryer connected properly (refer to page 54). i The washer dryer was tested before leaving the factory. To remove any water left over from testing procedures, the first washing cycle should be carried out without laundry in the machine.

  • Page 14: Preparing, Sorting And Loading The Laundry

    Preparing, sorting and loading the laundry Attention Preparing the Loose debris (e.g. coins, paper clips, needles, nails) laundry can damage items of clothing as well as parts of the washer dryer (e.g. drum). q Empty all pockets on items of clothing. q Brush sand out of pockets and cuffs/turn ups.

  • Page 15: Sorting The Laundry

    q Easy care items should if possible be removed from the machine while still slightly damp and allowed to continue drying in the open air. Overdrying may cause excessive creasing. q Items which require ironing do not have to be ironed immediately after being tumble dried.
  • Page 16 Normally soiled Visible soiling and/or a few light stains. - T shirts, shirts, blouses soaked in sweat or worn several times. - Underpants, briefs worn for one day. - Tea towels, hand towels, bed linen used for up to one week. - Curtains (without nicotine soiling) used for up to six months.
  • Page 17 Removing stains Remove/pretreat stains as soon as possible after they have occurred. First dab with a soapy solution. Do not rub. Then select the appropriate programme and wash the item. Stubborn/dried in stains can sometimes only be removed by washing several times. Only wash laundry that is labelled with the Sorting laundry according to the instructions on the...
  • Page 18 Only dry laundry that is labelled with the following care symbols: E = tumble dry at normal heat setting (Normal drying) D = tumble dry at low heating setting (Delicate drying) i The following textiles should not be tumble dried: - Laundry marked with the care symbol F = do not tumble dry - Wollens or items containing wool.
  • Page 19 d Risk of explosion! Loading the laundry Items of clothing that have been pretreated with solvent based cleaning agents, e.g. stain remover and dry cleaning spirit, represent an explosion hazard once loaded into the washer dryer. Before loading the laundry, rinse thoroughly by hand. Attention Foreign objects in the drum may damage the laundry.

  • Page 20: Detergents And Cleaning Products

    Detergents and cleaning products d Risk of poisoning! Dosing detergent Keep detergents and additives out of the reach of children. Dose detergent according to q the water hardness. You can find out the water hardness from your water utility company. q the amount of laundry.

  • Page 21: Adding Detergent/Cleaning Product

    Dispenser I Adding detergent/ Detergent for prewash or starch. cleaning product Dispenser II Detergent for main wash, water softener, pre soaking agent, bleach and stain removal product. Dispenser 2 Cleaning product, e.g. fabric softener or fabric conditioner (do not fill above the lower edge of the insert 1).

  • Page 22: Programmes And Functions

    Programmes and functions Select the desired programme. Programme i Programmes wash lightly soiled textiles in the selector shortest possible time. For heavily soiled textiles reduce the load or touch the Intensive button! Cottons y cold-90 °C, Cottons Eco cold-60 Washing °C, Sensitive ~ cold-60 °C programmes Hard-wearing textiles, heat-resistant textiles made of...
  • Page 23 Reduced spin speed. Easy Care A cold-60 °C Easy care textiles, e.g. made of cotton, linen, synthetic or blended fabrics. Reduced spin speed. cold-40 °C Dark Wash Dark easy care textiles. Reduced spin speed. cold-40 °C Sports, Fitness Textiles for outdoor wear. Reduced spin speed.
  • Page 24 Easy Care (drip dry) laundry, such as synthetics and fabric blends, as well as cotton with drip dry finish, e.g. viscose rayon, modern acrylic and polyester. Maximum load 1.5 kg. You can select automatic drying or time controlled drying by touching the Dry Y button. Automatic drying During drying, the temperature sensor determines the residual moisture.
  • Page 25 Time controlled drying The drying duration is the drying time you have set. Set the drying time using the Dry Y button. i Time controlled drying-15 minutes is the cooling down programme. If a drying process is interrupted, please select this programme to cool the laundry before opening the loading door.
  • Page 26 Programme options Rinse K Rinse cycle with subsequent spin cycle for rinsing hand washed items or for starching. Touch the Extra Rinse K button for desired additional rinse cycle(s). Reduced spin speed. Spin B Spin cycle after a programme with setting “---” (without final spin) or for spinning hand washed washing with selection of the required speed.
  • Page 27 Additional options buttons Intensive The washing time is extended so that highly soiled washing or 5.0 kg of cottons/coloureds are washed more intensively. Touch the button in addition to the programme for the following combinations of load and degree of soiling: Amount of Programme and Degree of...

  • Page 28: Washing/Drying With Standard Settings

    Washing/drying with standard settings Your washer dryer can be used in three ways: - washing only, - drying only, - washing and drying without a break in between. i For uninterrupted washing and drying, the maxi mum load must be reduce to 2.5 kg for cottons/ coloureds or 1.5 kg for easy care.
  • Page 29 - drying duration (displays €€€€ , i.e. 0 min, if the laundry needs to be dried, please refer to setting the drying time"), - programme duration. q If required, touch the button(s) for additional option(s). The programme duration, additional rinse cycles and other parameters showed in display will be changed accordingly.
  • Page 30 i The almost empty progress bar is indicated in the display field. While the programme is running, the programme duration counts down and the progress bar fills up with the segments. The drying symbol appears.In the cooling down phase, the fan symbol appears.

  • Page 31: Washing/Drying With Individual Settings

    Washing/drying with individual settings You can adjust the settings to your requirements. First find a quick overview of the adjustable settings. The steps for changing the settings are described in detail overleaf. Overview at a glance Turn on the tap, load the laundry and close the loading door. Add correct amout of detergent, additives.
  • Page 32 You can change the default washing temperature. Washing q Keep touching the temperature button Temp. temperature until the desired temperature displays. i For different clothing, there are different programmes with respective temperature ranges. You can change the default spin speed. Spin speed q Touch the B Spin button until desired spin speed displays.
  • Page 33 Before a programme starts, you can specify by how Finish in time many hours later the programme is to be ended. Example of Easy Care 40 ºC programme: q Touch the W Finish in button, the display shows the minimum finish in time of the selected programme.
  • Page 34 i If the programme sequence is changed by rotating the programme selector or the programme is cancelled, the preselected finish in time is also cancelled. The programme duration of the newly selected programme appears in the display. The finish in time must be reselected (see also chapter Changing the programme, page 37 and Cancelling the programme, page 37).

  • Page 35: Childproof Lock

    You can secure your washer dryer to prevent Childproof lock selected functions from being inadvertently changed. If the childproof lock has been selected: - no changes can be made while the programme is running, - the symbol G flashes if a programme setting is inadvertently changed, - should the appliance be switched off and on while a programme is running, the programme will...
  • Page 36 The acoustic signal indicates: Signal - that the additional functions (buttons) have been switched on or off, - individual programme statuses (e.g. start of programme, end of programme), operating errors and faults. Start the signal mode 1. Set to Off" 2.1 step to right 3.

  • Page 37: During Washing/Drying

    During washing/drying If you have accidentally selected the wrong Changing the programme: programme q If the childproof lock is active, temporarily deactivate, see page 35. q Turn the programme selector to a newly selected programme. If required, change other settings. q Touch the Start/Pause M button.
  • Page 38 q Open the washer dryer door. q Remove the laundry. i If a programme was interrupted at a high temperature, such as drying programme, please do no open the washer dryer door until the appliance has cooled down. If you would like to pause a runing programme without Pausing the changing the sequence: programme...

  • Page 39: When The Programme Has Ended

    When the programme has ended i Display panel: - All symbols on the programme status display have gone out, the full progress bar, washing temperature, spin speed, drying time, rinse cycles and recommended load are displayed, - The programme duration is shown as -0-, - If the childproof lock is selected, the G symbol is lit and the programme duration is shown as 0:01.
  • Page 40 q If the water pressure is low, the symbol illuminates. q If required, deactivate the childproof lock. q Select an additional programme Empty b, Spin B; or touch the Start/Pause M button directly. q If required, activate the childproof lock. At the end of the additional programme: q If required, deactivate the childproof lock.

  • Page 41: Special Applications

    Special applications q Load laundry of the same colour. Soaking q Pour soaking agent into dispenser II according to the manufacturer's instructions. q Set the programme selector to Cottons y and the washing temperature 30 °C. q Touch the Start/Pause M button. The programme starts.
  • Page 42 Only use dyes that are environmentally compatible Dyeing and suitable for use in washing machines. Attention Washing in subsequent wash cycles may become discoloured. q Apply dyes according to the manufacturer's instructions. After dyeing: q Pour approx. ½ measuring beaker of detergent into dispenser II.

  • Page 43: Cleaning And Care

    Cleaning and care Risk of electric shock! First, always disconnect the appliance from the power supply. Never clean the appliance with a water jet. Risk of explosion! Never clean the appliance with solvents. As required: Clean housing, q Use hot soapy water or a mild, non abrasive fascia and supply cleaning agent.
  • Page 44 In the event that residual detergents or additives have Cleaning the deter accumulated: gent dispenser q Pull out the detergent drawer all the way, q press down the insert and q remove the detergent drawer. q Open the cover. q Clean the detergent drawer and cover under running water and dry.
  • Page 45 This is necessary if the washing solution has not been Cleaning the drain completely drained. The pump is blocked by either pump loose debris or fluff which accumulates if fluff giving fabrics are washed. Drain the water (Up to 20 litres. Have a suitable container ready.) Risk of scalding! Allow the hot water to cool down beforehand.

  • Page 46: Cleaning Water Inlet Strainers

    This is necessary if very little or no water flows into the Cleaning water inlet washer dryer. strainers First, reduce the water pressure in the inlet hose: q Turn off the tap. q Turn the programme selector to any programme (except Spin B / Empty b).
  • Page 47 Attention Descaling the Descaling agents contain acids which may corrode washer dryer the components of the washer dryer and discolour the laundry. Provided that you use the correct amount of deter gent, it is not necessary to descale the washer dryer. If descaling is nevertheless required, please follow the instructions supplied by the manufacturer of the descaling agent.

  • Page 48: Fault Displays

    Help with minor problems If repairs are needed, and assuming that you cannot eliminate the fault yourself with the aid the following table: q Turn the programme selector to Off. q Disconnect the appliance from the mains. q Turn off the tap. q Call customer service, see page 53.
  • Page 49 Problems Cause Remedial action Select Empty b or Spin B. There is still some water in the Washer dryer door appliance, ---" (without final cannot be opened. spin) selected. Safety function is active. Wait for 2 minutes. Clean and dry the detergent Detergent residue in the Damp or lumpy detergent.
  • Page 50 Problems Cause Remedial action Water not visible in the Not a fault. drum. The water lies below the visible part of the drum. Pumped blocked by foreign objects. Clean the pump (refer to page 45). Washing solution is not Washing solution is not completely drained.
  • Page 51 Problems Cause Remedial action Detergent residue on the Some phosphate free detergents Select Rinse K immediately washing. contain water insoluble residue which may appear as light stains on brush out the washing after drying. the washing. Grey residue on the Soiling caused by ointment, grease Select maximum detergent dosage washing.

  • Page 52: Consumption Values

    Consumption values Normal programme Normal programme Additional Additional Load Load Consumption values ** Programme Programme option duration Power Water Cottons y 40 °C 5 kg 0.46 kWh 51.6 l 1:08 h Cottons y 60 °C 5 kg 1.02 kWh 51.5 l 1:25 h 60 °C Cottons Eco...

  • Page 53: Customer Service

    Customer service Before you call customer service, please check whether you can eliminate the fault yourself (see from page 48). A technician who is called out to give advice will charge you, even if the appliance is still under guarantee. You can find your nearest customer service in the enclosed address list.

  • Page 54: Installing, Connecting And Transporting

    Installing, connecting and transporting d Risk of injury! Safety instructions The washer dryer is heavy. Take care when lifting it. Attention Frozen hoses may tear/burst. Do not install the washer dryer in an area where there is a risk of frost or outdoors.
  • Page 55 Useful tools The following tools are helpful: - Box wrench A/F 13 for removing the transportation bolts. - Spirit level for aligning the washer dryer. Dimensions a = 600 mm b = 560 mm c = 850 mm Weight 73 kg Appliance stability is important so that the washer Installation surface dryer does not wander"...
  • Page 56 d Caution Removing the The transport bolts must always be removed before transportation pro using the appliance for the first time and must be tection devices retained for any subsequent transport (e.g. when moving). q Release all screws A using the A/F 13 wrench until they can be moved freely.
  • Page 57 The appliance must be built under or built in prior to Built under or connecting the power supply. built in appliance The appliance can be built into or under a kitchen installation work surface. For this purpose, a recess width of 60 cm is required.

  • Page 58: Hose And Cable Lengths

    Hose and cable lengths Connection on left side 100cm 110cm Connection on right side 150cm 140cm Other hoses Available from specialist dealers: - Extended supply hose (approx. 2.20 m).
  • Page 59 d Risk of electric shock! Connecting the To prevent leaks or water damage, it is essential to water follow the instructions in this chapter! Water inlet hose Attention Operate the washer dryer with cold drinking water only. Do not connect to the mixer tap of an unpressurised hot water apparatus.
  • Page 60 Water drainage hose Warning Do not bend or pull the water drainage hose. Height difference between the placement area and drainage point: maximum 100 cm. Drainage into a siphon: q Secure connection point with 24 40 mm Ø hose clip (specialist outlet). Drainage into a wash basin: Attention The plug must not block the drain of the wash basin.
  • Page 61 Caution Connecting the Connect the washer dryer only to an alternating power current via a correctly installed earthed socket. The mains voltage must correspond to the voltage specification on the washer dryer (nameplate). Connection specifications as well as the required fuses are stipulated on the appliance nameplate.
  • Page 62 Before transporting the washer dryer: Transport, - Turn off the tap. e.g. when moving - Reduce the water pressure in the water inlet hose (refer to page 46). - Drain any residual washing solution (refer to page 45). - Disconnect the washer dryer from the mains. - Dismantle the supply and drainage hose.
  • Page 63 WVD24520EU 0410en ROBERT BOSCH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH 9000 358 548...

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