Table of contents Safety .......... 4 Folding prongs ....... 23 General information...... 4 Knife shelf........ 23 Intended use........ 4 Basket heights........ 23 Restriction on user group.... 4 Before using for the first time .. 24 Safe installation ........ 5 Performing the initial configura- Safe use ........... 6 tion.......... 24 Damaged appliance ...... 8 Risk to children ........ 9...
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Customer Service...... 57 Interrupting programme .... 33 Product number (E-Nr.), produc- Terminate programme.... 33 tion number (FD) and consecut- Switching off appliance .... 33 ive numbering (Z-Nr.) ..... 58 Basic settings........ 35 AQUA-STOP guarantee .... 58 Overview of basic settings ..... 35 Technical specifications.... 58 Changing basic settings.... 36 Information regarding Free and Open Source Software .... 59...
en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information You can find general information about this instruction manual here. ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. Only this will ensure you use the appliance safely and efficiently. ¡...
Safety en Cleaning and user maintenance must not be performed by chil- dren unless they are being supervised. Keep children under the age of 8 years away from the appliance and power cable. Safe installation Follow these safety instructions when installing the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Improper installation may cause injury.
en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Cutting through the supply hose or immersing the Aqua-Stop valve in water is dangerous. ▶ Never immerse the plastic housing in water. The plastic housing on the supply hose contains an electric valve. ▶ Never cut through the supply hose. The supply hose con- tains electric power cables.
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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 ¡ If the insulation of the power cord is damaged, this is danger- ous. ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with hot appli- ance parts or heat sources. ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with sharp points or edges.
Safety en Risk to children Follow the safety instructions if there are children in your home. WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation! ¡ Children may put packaging material over their heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffocate. ▶ Keep packaging material away from children. ▶...
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en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Children may get their fingers caught in the slots of the tablet collecting tray and injure themselves. ▶ Keep children away from the appliance when open. WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation! Children may become trapped in the appliance and suffocate. ▶...
Preventing material damage en ¡ Modified or damaged water hoses Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- may result in material damage and damage to the appliance. Never kink, crush, modify or cut ▶ through water hoses. Follow these instructions to prevent Only use the water hoses sup- material damage to your appliance, ▶...
en Environmental protection and saving energy ¡ Unsuitable cleaning agents may AquaSensor damage the appliance. The AquaSensor is an optical meas- Do not use a steam cleaner. ▶ uring device (light barrier) which So as not to scratch the finish ▶ measures the turbidity of the rinsing on the appliance, do not use water.
Installation and connection en installing it under a continuous work- Installation and connection Installation and connec- top that is securely connected to ad- jacent cabinets. tion Follow the safety instructions. To ensure proper operation, connect → Page 4 the appliance to the power and water Follow the instructions for electrical supply correctly.
en Installation and connection Check that the mains plug is inser- Drinking water connection ted properly. Connect your appliance to a drinking water connection. Installing the drinking water connection Note: If you are replacing the appli- ance, you must use a new water sup- ply hose.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarise yourself with the parts of 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 58.
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Bottom basket → Page 22 Bottom basket Filter system → Page 41 Filter system Dispenser for special salt Add the special salt to the dispenser for special salt. → "Water softening system", Page 24 Tablet collecting tray During the wash cycle tablets automatically fall out of the detergent dispenser into the tablet collecting tray where they can fully dissolve.
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 3 4 5 6 7 Switching on the appliance → Page 32 ON/OFF button and reset button Switching off the appliance → Page 33 Terminating the programme → Page 33 Programmes → Page 18 Programme buttons Water softening system → Page 24 Special salt refill indicator Rinse aid system → Page 27 Rinse aid refill indicator Home Connect → Page 37...
en Programmes Programmes Programmes You can find an overview of the pro- ted. The running time will change if grammes that can be selected here. the rinse aid system is switched off Different programmes, which can be or rinse aid needs to be added. found on the control panel of your The consumption values can be appliance, are available depending...
en Additional functions Press the button for the relevant Additional func- additional function. tion → "Additional functions", Page 20 ¡ Switch on with mixed Press for approx. 3 seconds. loads containing table- IntensiveZone a The selected program and the ad- ware with different soil- ditional function will flash.
Features en Features Features You can find an overview of the pos- sible features of your appliance and how to use them here. These features depend on the model of your appliance. Top basket Arrange cups and glasses in the top basket.
en Features Bottom basket Cutlery basket Arrange pans and plates in the bot- Arrange cutlery in the cutlery basket, tom basket. always without sorting it and with the sharp points downwards. Cutlery basket Large plates up to a diameter of Etagere 31 cm can be arranged in the bottom basket as shown.
Features en Folding prongs Use the folding prongs to position tableware securely, e.g. plates. To use the prongs again, fold them back up. a The prongs audibly click into posi- tion. You can fold the prongs down to po- Knife shelf sition pans, bowls and glasses better.
en Before using for the first time Add rinse aid. → Page 27 Before using for the first time Before using for the Switch on the appliance. first time → Page 32 Setting the water softening system. Configure the settings for initial start- → Page 25 Set the amount of rinse aid to be dispensed.
Water softening system en Note: Set the water hardness determ- ATTENTION! ined on your appliance. ¡ Detergent may damage the water softening system. → "Setting the water softening sys- tem", Page 25 Only fill the dispenser of the wa- ▶ ter softening system with special With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E you can dispense with special salt dishwasher salt.
en Water softening system Switching off the water soften- Regeneration of the water ing system softening system If you find the special salt refill indic- In order to obtain fault-free function of ator irritating, e.g. when using com- the water softening system, the appli- bined detergents with salt replace- ance performs regeneration of the ment substances, you can switch the...
Rinse aid system en Spilled rinse aid can cause ex- Rinse aid system Rinse aid system cessive frothing during the wash cycle. You can use the rinse aid system Close the lid of the dispenser for and rinse aid to get tableware and rinse aid.
en Detergent To open the basic settings, press Detergent Description for 3 seconds. Tabs Tabs are suitable for all a The display shows Hxx. cleaning functions and do a The display shows . not need to be measured Press repeatedly until out.
Detergent en With powder and liquid detergent the Detergent Description dosage can be individually adjusted Detergent con- Chlorine residue on table- to the level of soiling of the table- taining chlorine ware may present a risk to ware. health. For better washing and drying results and to avoid damage to the appli- Information on detergents ance, please additionally use Special...
en Tableware Add the detergent to the dry deter- right dosage. In order to ensure gent dispenser. that tablets can dissolve evenly, do not place any other objects in the tablet collecting tray. 50 ml 25 ml Tip: If you use powder detergent and 15 ml select a program with pre-rinse, you can also add a little detergent to the...
Tableware en ¡ For better washing and drying res- Cause Recommendation ults, position items with curves or Glass and tableware Only put glasses and recesses at an angle so the water was not dishwasher- china in the dish- can run off. safe.
en Basic operation The Eco 50° programme is an es- pecially environmentally friendly programme and ideal for normally soiled tableware. It is the most effi- cient programme for the combina- tion of energy/water consumption for this type of tableware and evid- ences conformity with the EU Eco- design Directive.
Basic operation en a The button lock is activated and Setting timer programming will be automatically deactivated at You can delay the start of the pro- the end of the programme. a When the appliance is operated, gramme by up to 24 hours. flashes on the display.
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en Basic operation Tip: If you press during the wash cycle, the programme currently run- ning will be interrupted. When you switch the appliance back on, the programme continues automatically.
Basic settings en Basic settings Basic settings You can configure the appliance to meet your needs. Overview of basic settings The basic settings depend on the features of your appliance. Basic setting Display text Selection Description Water hardness H00 - H07 Set the water softening system to your water hardness.
en Basic settings Basic setting Display text Selection Description Efficient Dry o00 - o02 Activate or deactivate automatic opening of the appliance door during the drying phase. The following settings are possible: ¡ With the "o00" setting, automatic door opening is deactivated in all programmes.
Home Connect en Home Connect Home Connect This appliance is network-capable. Connect your appliance to a mobile device to control its functions via the Home Connect app. Start the app and set up access The Home Connect services are not for Home Connect. available in every country. The avail- The Home Connect app guides ability of the Home Connect function you through the entire login pro-...
en Home Connect Home Connect has been set up and nect server and if Remote Dia- whether the appliance is connected gnostics is available in the country in to your home network. which you are using the appliance. Tip: For further information and de- Remote start tails about the availability of Remote Diagnostics in your country, please...
Declaration of Conformity additional documents on the product page for your appliance. Robert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH hereby declares that the appliance with Home Connect functionality 2.4 GHz band: 100 mW max. 5 GHz band: 100 mW max.
Dishwasher Care and Ma- ance to malfunction. To avoid such chine Cleaner for Dishwashers online faults and reduce odours, we recom- at https://www.bosch-home.com/ mend cleaning your appliance at reg- store or from customer service. ular intervals. Machine Care is a programme which...
Cleaning and servicing en Do not place any additional ma- chine cleaner in the appliance in- terior. Press . Press . a Machine Care is run. a Once the programme has ended, the indicator for Machine Care goes out. Filter system Pull down the micro filter to re- The filter system removes coarse...
en Cleaning and servicing Make sure that the locking catches Insert the lower spray arm. on the coarse filter click into posi- a The spray arm clicks into position. tion. Insert the upper spray arms and Insert the filter system into the ap- screw firmly in place.
Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Appliance door opens too Door is not correctly adjus- Adjust the appliance door as de- ▶ wide at the end of the pro- ted. scribed in the installation instruc- gramme. tions. The door gap must be at least 70 mm - 100 mm.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting E:32-00 will light up altern- ately or indicator for water supply lights up. Clean the filter. Re-insert the filter in the supply hose. Screw the water connection back Check the water connection for leaks. Restore the power supply. Switch the appliance on.
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 41 ware. Filters are inserted incor- Insert the filters properly. → "Filter system", Page 41 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 18 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 Too little detergent is being Use a suitable Detergent ▶ → Page 28 and follow the manufac- on tableware. used or is unsuitable. turer's instructions for the amount to be used. Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting Plastic parts are discol- Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶ oured. cleaned too intensely. The and do not prerinse tableware. sensors chose a weaker pro- gramme. Stubborn soiling cannot be entirely removed. Removable streaks are Amount of rinse aid to be Set the rinse aid system to a lower...
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 25. 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 Appliance does not start. Mains cable is not inserted. Check whether the socket works. Check whether the mains cable is properly inserted in the socket and on the rear of the appliance. Appliance door is not closed Close the appliance door.
Troubleshooting en Noise Fault Cause troubleshooting Filling valves making knock- Caused by the domestic in- Can only be remedied in the do- ▶ ing noises. stallation. No appliance fault mestic installation. present. Does not affect functioning of the appliance. Knocking or rattling noise. Spray arm is striking table- Arrange tableware so that the spray ▶...
en Transportation, storage and disposal Clean wastewater pump 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. WARNING Risk of injury! Sharp and pointed objects or frag- ments of glass may block the waste a The pump cover clicks into posi-...
Customer Service en Cut through the power cord. Transporting the appliance Dispose of the appliance in an en- To avoid damage to the appliance, vironmentally friendly manner. empty it before transporting. This appliance is labelled in ac- Note: Always transport the dish- cordance with European Direct- washer upright to prevent residual ive 2012/19/EU concerning...
en Technical specifications Function-relevant genuine spare parts AQUA-STOP guarantee according to the corresponding Eco- In addition to warranty claims against design Order can be obtained from the seller under the purchase agree- Customer Service for a period of at ment and in addition to our manufac- least 10 years from the date on turer's warranty, we offer compensa- which your appliance was placed on...
Technical specifications en Information regarding Free and Power consumption Off mode/standby mode: 0.50 W Open Source Software Left-on mode: 0.50 W This product includes software com- Networked standby: ponents that are licensed by the 2.00 W copyright holders as free software or Time in left-on mode: open source software.
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