Deposits - Starch Residues On The Utensils; Deposits - Tea Or Lipstick Residues On The Utensils; Deposits - Difficult Or Impossible To Remove; Discolouration - Iridescent, Difficult Or Impossible To Remove - Bosch SPS40C12GB Repair Instructions

Fault diagnosis
Fault

Deposits - starch residues on the utensils.

Deposits - Tea or lipstick residues on the
utensils

Deposits - difficult or impossible to remove

Blue, yellow or brown deposits in the
container or on the doors
Discolouration - iridescent, difficult or
impossible to remove
Blue, yellow or brown discolouration in
the container or on the doors
2016-03-02 / DIS 840_58300000176874_ara_en_c
Possible cause
3-in-1 detergent or bio/eco is detergent not
effective enough
Detergent in the salt container
Not enough detergent
Wrong programme selected (programme
was too gentle)
Washing temperature too low
Not enough detergent
Utensils were precleaned too vigorously;
sensors therefore decide on a gentler pro-
gramme. Some stubborn soiling cannot be
completely removed.
Unsuitable detergent
Films formed from components of veg-
etables (e.g. cabbage, celery, potatoes,
noodles, ...) or from tap water (e.g. man-
ganese)
Film formed from metallic components.
This is known for silver or aluminium uten-
sils
Films formed from components of veg-
etables (e.g. cabbage, celery, potatoes,
noodles, ...) or from tap water (e.g. man-
ganese)
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Troubleshooting
► Advise customer:
Change to a different brand of detergent. We recommend using separate products
(branded detergent, salt, rinse aid )
► Clean the appliance by hand with a cloth
? Mini-lab Mat. no. [ 340070]
- Confirm using the mini-lab.
► Replacing the water-softening system
? Mini-lab Mat. no. [ 340070]
- Confirm using the mini-lab.
► Advise customer:
Use more detergent or change the detergent
► Advise customer:
Select the right programme (see IM, Programme overview)
► Select a programme with a higher washing temperature (see IM, Resolving faults
yourself)
► Advise customer:
Use suitable detergent at correct dosage
► Advise customer:
Don't prewash the utensils; remove only large food remnants; recommended
programme: Eco50°
► Advise customer:
Change detergent
? Machine cleaner Mat. no. [ 311313]
- Can sometimes be removed with machine cleaner or by mechanical cleaning. Such
deposits are harmless
► Roughly preclean the tableware
? Silver care cartridge
► Advise customer:
Use a silver care cartridge
? Machine cleaner Mat. no. [ 311313]
- Can sometimes be removed with machine cleaner or by mechanical cleaning.
? Machine cleaner Mat. no. [ 311313]
? "Wiener Kalk" Mat. no. [ 311136]
► Advise customer:
Can sometimes be removed with machine cleaner or by mechanical cleaning. Can
usually be removed mechanically with "Wiener Kalk". Such deposits are harmless
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