Table of contents Safety .......... 4 Folding prongs ....... 22 General information...... 4 Basket heights........ 23 Intended use........ 4 Before using for the first time .. 24 Restriction on user group.... 4 Performing the initial configura- Safe installation ........ 5 tion.......... 24 Safe use ........... 6 Damaged appliance ...... 7 Rinse aid system......
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Remote Diagnostics ...... 35 Software update ...... 35 Data protection....... 35 Cleaning and servicing .... 36 Cleaning the tub ...... 36 Cleaning products ...... 36 Tips on appliance care.... 36 Machine Care ...... 36 Filter system ........ 38 Cleaning spray arms ...... 39 Troubleshooting...... 40 Error code / Fault display / Sig- nal........... 40 Washing results ...... 42 Home Connect problem.... 48...
en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. Only this will ensure you use the appliance safely and efficiently. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner.
Safety en Safe installation Follow these safety instructions when installing the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Improper installation may cause injury. ▶ When installing and connecting the appliance, follow the in- structions in the manual and installation instructions. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! ¡...
en Safety ▶ Only use adapters approved by the manufacturer. WARNING ‒ Risk of burns! If the appliance is not installed properly, this may result in burns. ▶ With free-standing appliances, ensure that they are installed with the back panel against a wall. Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of serious harm to health! Failure to comply with safety instructions and directions for...
Safety en ¡ Knives and utensils with sharp points can cause injuries. ▶ Arrange knives and utensils with sharp points in the cutlery basket with the points downwards, on the knife shelf or in the cutlery drawer. WARNING ‒ Risk of scalding! If you open the appliance door while the programme is run- ning, hot water may splash out of the appliance.
en Safety ▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the appliance. Al- ways unplug the appliance at the mains. ▶ If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, immediately unplug the power cord or switch off the fuse in the fuse box and turn off the water tap.
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Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of crushing! With higher-level appliances, children can become crushed between the appliance door and cabinet doors underneath. ▶ Keep an eye on children when opening and closing the ap- pliance door. WARNING ‒ Risk of chemical burns! Rinse aid and detergent may cause chemical burns to the mouth, throat and eyes.
en Preventing material damage Only use the water hoses sup- ▶ Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- plied with the appliance or genu- ine spare hoses. Never re-use water hoses that ▶ have been used before. Preventing material damage Safe installation ¡...
Environmental protection and saving energy en So as not to scratch the finish Change the sensor setting to the de- ▶ on the appliance, do not use fault. sponges with a rough surface or Consumption is reduced. abrasive cleaning agents. → "Sensors", Page 11 To prevent corrosion, do not use ▶...
en Installation and connection ¡ Quick reference guide Sensor setting Description SE:01 Adjusts the programme Installing and connecting the strength for effective re- appliance moval of food remnants even with low soiling You can position your built-under or levels. Energy and water integrable appliance in a fitted kit- consumption are adjusted chen between wooden and plastic...
Installation and connection en Connect the wastewater hose to ¡ Please note that the water safety the outlet connection of the siphon system is only functional if there is using the enclosed parts. a power supply. When doing so, check that the Insert the non-heating appliance wastewater hose is not kinked, plug of the power cable into the...
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 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 53.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en "Detergent" → Page 25 is added to the detergent Detergent dispenser dispenser. "Bottom basket" → Page 21 Bottom basket Lower spray arm The lower spray arm washes the tableware in the bot- tom basket. If the tableware has not been washed properly, clean the spray arms.
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance "Switching on the appliance" → Page 30 ON/OFF button and reset button "Switching off the appliance" → Page 31 "Terminating the programme" → Page 31 "Programmes" → Page 18 Programme buttons Programme sequence display The programme sequence display shows the cur- rent cycle of the appliance, e.g. washing, rinsing or drying.
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Water supply display Display for water supply Door opener Opening the appliance door Depending on the appliance specifications...
en Programmes Programmes Programmes You can find an overview of the pro- ning time 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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Additional functions en 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 19 ¡ Intermediate rinse ¡ Removing common ¡ Final rinse 63 °C household food remnants ¡...
en Features panel of your appliance, are available Additional func- depending on the appliance configur- tion ation. ¡ The spray pressure in the bottom basket is in- Additional func- creased and the max- tion imum programme tem- ¡ The run time is perature held longer.
Features en To prevent the basket from sud- Bottom basket denly dropping down, hold the Arrange pans and plates in the bot- side of the basket by the top edge. tom basket. Press in the levers on the right and left on the outside of the basket. Cutlery basket The basket can then slip down slightly.
en Features Cutlery basket Etagere Arrange cutlery in the cutlery basket, Use the cutlery shelf and space un- always without sorting it and with the derneath for small cups and glasses sharp points downwards. or for large items of cutlery, e.g. cooking spoons or serving cutlery.
Features en Push the lever forwards and fold To use the prongs again, fold them down the prongs . back up. a The prongs audibly click into posi- tion. Basket heights Set the baskets at the right height. Appliance height 81.5 cm with cutlery basket Setting Top basket Bottom basket...
en Before using for the first time Before using for the first time Rinse aid system Before using for the Rinse aid system first time You can use the rinse aid system Rinse aid system and rinse aid to get tableware and Configure the settings for initial start- Before using for the first time glasses rinsed perfectly without...
Detergent en Spilled rinse aid can cause ex- To open the basic settings, press cessive frothing during the wash for 3 seconds. cycle. a The display shows . Close the lid of the dispenser for Press repeatedly until rinse aid. the display shows the value set at a The lid clicks into position.
en Detergent Combined detergent Detergent Description Besides conventional separate deter- entirely and leave residues gents, a number of products are of detergent. This may im- available with additional functions. pair the cleaning effect. These products contain not only de- Powder deter- Powder detergent is re- tergent but also rinse aid and salt re- gent...
Detergent en pletely dispense with certain sub- Add the detergent to the dry deter- stances. The cleaning effect may gent dispenser. be restricted here. ¡ Set the rinse aid and the water 50 ml softening system to the separate 25 ml detergent or combined detergent 15 ml in use.
en Tableware Close the lid of the detergent dis- Damage to glass and table- penser. ware Avoid damage to glass and table- ware. Cause Recommendation The following table- Only put tableware in ware is not dish- the dishwasher if it is washer-safe: marked as dish- ¡...
Tableware en To save resources, do not pre- Cause Recommendation rinse tableware under running wa- The water temperat- Select a programme ter. ure of the programme with lower temperat- Observe the following when arran- is too high. ures. ging tableware: After the programme –...
en Basic operation Removing tableware Setting additional functions You can set additional functions to WARNING complete the washing programme Risk of injury! selected. Hot tableware can cause burns to the Note: The additional functions which skin. When hot, tableware is sensitive can be used depend on the pro- to shock, may crack and can result in gramme selected.
Basic operation en ¡ You can only change a pro- Terminate programme gramme when running if you can- To end a programme early or to cel it. switch from a programme that has → "Terminate programme", already started, you will need to can- Page 31 cel it first.
en Basic settings Basic settings Basic settings You can configure the 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 Rinse aid dispensing r:05 ...
Basic settings en Basic setting Display text Selection Description Start programme SP:01 SP:00 - SP:01 Set a default programme for when the appliance is switched on. ¡ With the setting "SP:00", the last programme selected is set by de- fault when the appliance is switched on.
en Home Connect To save the settings, press Home Connect quick start for 3 seconds. Connect your appliance to a mobile device quickly and easily. Home Connect Home Connect Installing app Install the Home Connect app on This appliance is network-capable. Home Connect your mobile device. Connect your appliance to a mobile device to control its functions via the Home Connect app.
Home Connect en Home Connect settings Remote Diagnostics Adapt Home Connect to your needs. Customer Service can use Remote You can find the Home Connect set- Diagnostics to access your appliance tings in the basic settings for your ap- if you contact them, have your appli- pliance.
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...
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Cleaning and servicing en Phase Removal of Detergent Placement Grease and limescale Liquid machine care product Appliance interior, e.g. bottle or machine descaler in hung in the cutlery basket or powder form. powder in the interior. Food remnants and de- Machine cleaner Detergent dispenser posits To ensure optimum cleaning perform-...
en Cleaning and servicing Pull down the micro filter to re- Filter system move. The filter system removes coarse soiling from the dishwashing cycle. Press the locking catches gether and lift the coarse filter out . Micro filter Fine filter Coarse filter Cleaning filters Soiling in the dishwashing water may...
Cleaning and servicing en Cleaning spray arms Limescale and soiling in the dish- washing water may block the nozzles and bearings on the spray arms. Clean the spray arms regularly. Unscrew the upper spray arm and pull down to remove . Pull up the lower spray arm to re- move.
en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance. ▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced with a ▶ special connection cable, which is available from the manufacturer or his Customer Service.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting E:32-00 will light up altern- Remove the filter from the supply ately or indicator for water hose 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.
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- Washing programme selec- Select a more intensive washing ▶ ware. ted too weak. programme. → "Programmes", Page 18 Adjust the sensitivity of the sensors. ▶ → "Sensors", Page 11 Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶...
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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 Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶ on tableware. cleaned too intensely. The and do not prerinse tableware. sensors chose a weaker pro- Adjust the sensitivity of the sensors. ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Removable streaks are Do not place tableware or fra- present on glasses, glass- grance dispensers in the tablet col- ware with a metallic appear- lecting tray. ance and cutlery. Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶...
en Troubleshooting Home Connect problem Fault Cause Troubleshooting Connection to home net- WLAN on router is not act- Check the wireless network con- ▶ work is not established. ive. nection of your router. WLAN display is flashing. Connection to home net- Activate the wireless network con- ▶...
Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Appliance does not start. The mains fuse has tripped. Check the relevant fuse. ▶ 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.
en Troubleshooting 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 ▶...
Transportation, storage and disposal en 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.
en Customer Service 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.
Technical specifications en With any warranty claims, we will from water damage, the appliance make sure that your appliance is re- must be connected to the power paired by trained after-sales techni- supply. cians using genuine spare parts, in- ¡ The liability guarantee is valid for cluding after the manufacturer's war- the service life of the appliance.
en Technical specifications documents). Alternatively, you can Power consumption Off mode/standby send a request to oss- mode: 0.50 W request@bshg.com or to BSH Haus- Left-on mode: 0.50 W geräte GmbH GmbH, Carl-Wery-Str. Networked standby: 34, D-81739 München, Germany. 2.00 W The source code will be made avail- Time in left-on mode: able to you on request.
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