Table of contents e n I n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l Intended use ....5 Water softening system / special salt .
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Additional functions ..32 Cleaning and maintenance ..38 Save time (VarioSpeedPlus) ..32 Overall condition of the machine . . . 38 Half load ..... .32 Special salt and rinse aid .
Intended use en Keep children below the age of Intended use 8 years old at a safe distance from the appliance and power This appliance is intended ■ cable. I n t e n d e d u s e for use in the home and domestic environments.
en Safety instructions Also follow the installation Installation ■ instructions for the Following installation, ensure dishwasher to ensure that all ■ that the back of the appliances are operated dishwasher is not freely safely. accessible (protection If there is no information or if ■...
Safety instructions en Please note that the Damage ■ insulation material of the The appliance may be dishwasher power cord may ■ repaired and opened up by a melt next to heat sources technician only. To do this, (e.g. heating / hot water disconnect the appliance installations) or hot from the power supply.
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en Safety instructions Warning Warning Risk of injury! Risk of explosion! To prevent injuries, e.g. Do not add any solvents to the ■ caused by stumbling, open rinsing compartment. Danger of the dishwasher only briefly in explosion! order to load and unload the Warning dishwasher.
Safety instructions en Ensure that children do not Activate the child-proof lock ■ place fingers in the tablet (door lock) as follows: collecting tray 1B. Small Pull the catch of the fingers could become caught child-proof lock towards in the slots. yourself (1).
en Environmental protection Deactivate the child-proof lock Environmental (door lock) as follows: protection Press the catch of the child-proof lock to the right B oth the packaging of new appliances (1). E n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n and the old appliances themselves Press the catch of the contain valuable raw materials and...
Getting to know your appliance en Appliance interior Getting to know your 1" Interior light * appliance 1* Cutlery drawer * 12 Top basket D iagrams of the control panel and the 1: Upper spray arm G e t t i n g t o k n o w y o u r a p p l i a n c e interior of the appliance can be found at 1B Tablet collecting tray the front of the manual.
en Getting to know your appliance Info button { Time setting T he Info button { can be used to W hen the appliance is switched on the I n f o b u t t o n T i m e s e t t i n g display additional programme for the first time, the time starts at 12:00 information.
Getting to know your appliance en Initial start-up When the dishwasher is switched on for Scroll with < > the first time, you are taken directly to Set with - + the settings for the initial start-up. Leave with Setup 3 sec. The required settings for the initial If you select Home Connect Note:...
en Getting to know your appliance Settings The dishwasher has been preset with Keep pressing button > )R until the certain settings for your convenience. required setting is displayed. However you can also change this Make the setting with setting buttons factory setting.
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Getting to know your appliance en Basic setting Factory setting Infotext by pressing Info button { timeLight * While programme is running, status information is projected on floor. infoLight * Light is projected to signal an active cleaning cycle. Start up programme Magic Daily When switching on, the last selected programme appears.
en Home Connect Setting up Home Connect Home Connect You can set your dishwasher by pressing the remote start button })" T he availability of the Home Connect H o m e C o n n e c t function depends on the availability of or proceed as follows: Home Connect services in your country.
Home Connect en Network login Connect to App The “Network login” menu option is not The “Connect to App” menu option is available unless you have activated not available unless there was a Wi-Fi. connection to the home network. In the “Network login” menu you can The “Connect to App”...
})" again. R obert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH D e c l a r a t i o n o f C o n f o r m i t y If the connection to the router fails, hereby declares that the appliance ■...
Water softening system/special salt en Adjusting the water softening Water softening system system / special salt The amount of salt dispensed can be set from 0 to 62°E. Salt is not required T o ensure good rinsing results, the at the set value 0-8. W a t e r s o f t e n i n g s y s t e m / s p e c i a l s a l t dishwasher requires soft water, i.e.
en Rinse aid Using special salt Using detergents with salt component As soon as the low salt indicator P is I f combined detergents with a salt lit on the control panel or is requested D e t e r g e n t w i t h a s a l t c o m p o n e n t component are used, special salt can on the front display * ):, salt should usually be omitted up to a water...
Rinse aid en Top up the rinse-aid as follows: Set the amount of rinse aid as follows: Open dispenser 92; press lug on Open the door. the lid (1) and lift (2). Switch on ON/OFF switch (. Press Info button { 8 for 3 seconds until the following text is indicated on the display window at the top @:...
en Utensils Loading the dishwasher Utensils Remove large food remnants. It N ot suitable is not necessary to prerinse utensils U t e n s i l s under running water. Cutlery and utensils made of wood. Place the utensils so that ■...
Utensils en Utensils must not be placed Heavily soiled utensils (pans) Note: Tip: above the tablet collecting tray 1B. should be placed in the lower basket. These may block the lid of the detergent The more powerful spray jet provides a dispenser and prevent it from opening better dishwashing result.
en Utensils Cutlery drawer * A rrange the cutlery in the cutlery drawer C u t l e r y d r a w e r 1* as illustrated. Separately arranged utensils are easier to remove after CLICK washing. You can take out the cutlery drawer. * depending on the features of your dishwasher Chopstick basket*...
Utensils en Folding spikes * The chopstick basket can be removed to improve arrangement of pans, bowls * Depending on the features of your and glasses. F o l d i n g s p i k e s dishwasher, the spikes can be folded down.
en Utensils Knife rack * Baking sheet spray head * * Depending on the features of your * depending on the features of your K n i f e r a c k B a k i n g s h e e t s p r a y h e a d dishwasher, the upper basket is fitted dishwasher with a knife shelf.
Utensils en Unloading the dishwasher Appliance height 86.5 cm With cutlery basket Upper Lower To prevent water from dripping off the basket basket upper basket onto the utensils in the Setting 1 max. ø 24 cm 34 cm lower basket, it is recommended to empty the appliance from the bottom Setting 2 max.
en detergent Upper basket with side levers Detergent Pull out upper basket 12. Y ou can use tablets as well as powder Hold the sides of the basket along d e t e r g e n t or liquid detergents for dishwashers, but the upper edge.
detergent en Adding detergent If the utensils are only lightly Tip: soiled, slightly less than the indicated amount of detergent is usually If the detergent dispenser 9: is still adequate. closed, actuate locking bar 9B to Suitable detergents and care products open it.
en detergent Combination detergent If programmes are short, tablets may ■ not have full cleaning effect due to Apart from conventional detergents different dissolving properties and (Solo), a number of products are offered there may even be undissolved with additional functions. These detergent residue.
Overview of programmes en Overview of programmes T he max. possible number of programmes is illustrated in this overview. The O v e r v i e w o f p r o g r a m m e s corresponding programmes and their arrangement can be found on the fascia.
en Additional functions -------- Programme selection Additional functions You can select a suitable programme according to the type of utensils and * Depending on the features of your A d d i t i o n a l f u n c t i o n s type of soiling.
Operating the appliance en Ï intensiveZone * Operating the P erfect for a mixed load. You can wash appliance i n t e n s i v e Z o n e very soiled pots and pans in the lower basket together with normally soiled P rogramme data utensils in the upper basket.
en Operating the appliance AquaSensor * ¼ Zeolith drying * depending on the features of your Warning A q u a S e n s o r dishwasher Z e o l i t h d r y i n g Risk of burns from touching the blow The Aqua sensor is an optical opening 1R!
Operating the appliance en Sensor setting AutoPowerOff (Switching off automatically after the end of The programme sequence is optmised the programme) in Auto programmes with the aid of sensors. The sensors adjust the T o save energy, the dishwasher A u t o P o w e r O f f programme strength of Auto is switched off 1 minute after programmes depending on the amount...
en Operating the appliance TimeLight Tone volume* (Optical display while the * depending on the configuration of T o n e v o l u m e your specific dishwasher programme is running) * The end of the programme is indicated * depending on the features of your t i m e L i g h t by a buzzer.
Operating the appliance en Switching on the appliance Programme end * The programme has ended when Turn on the tap fully. “Finished” is indicated on the display Open the door. window at the top @ and on the front Switch on ON/OFF switch (. display * ):.
en Cleaning and maintenance Interrupting the programme Cleaning and maintenance Caution! Expansion (overpressure) may cause the appliance door to jump open and/or A regular inspection and maintenance water to escape! If the door was opened C l e a n i n g a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of your machine will help to prevent on an appliance which has a hot water faults.
Cleaning and maintenance en Filters Never use a steam cleaner to clean your dishwasher. The manufacturer The filters 1j keep large foreign is not liable for any consequential objects in the rinsing water away from damage. the pump. hese foreign objects may Regularly wipe the front occasionally block the filters.
en Fault, what to do? Spray arms Fault, what to do? Limescale and contaminants in the rinsing water may block nozzles and E xperience has shown that you can F a u l t , w h a t t o d o ? bearings on the spray arms 1: and rectify most faults which occur in daily operation yourself.
Fault, what to do? en Waste water pump Check impeller wheel and remove any foreign objects. Large food remnants or foreign objects Place pump cover in the original which were not captured by the filters position (2) and press down until it may block the waste water pump.
en Fault, what to do? Fault table Fault Cause Remedial action Error code “:‚‰ is lit. Supply hose kinked. Install supply hose without kinks. Tap turned off. Turn on the tap. Tap jammed or calcified. Turn on the tap. Flow rate must be min. 10 l/min. when water supply is open.
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Fault, what to do? en Fault Cause Remedial action Error code “:ƒ† is lit. Waste water pump blocked or Clean pump and lock cover correctly. cover on the waste water pump is ~ "Waste water pump" on page 41 not locked in position. Error code “:ƒˆ...
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en Fault, what to do? Fault Cause Remedial action Utensils not dry. No or too little rinse aid in the Refill rinse aid. dispenser. Programme selected without Select programme with drying. drying. ~ "Overview of programmes" on page 31 Water collecting in depressions Arrange utensils in a sloping position, on the utensils and cutlery.
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Fault, what to do? en Fault Cause Remedial action Food remnants on the Utensils placed too closely Arrange utensils with adequate clearance utensils. together, utensils basket between them ensuring that the spray jets overfilled. can reach the surface of the utensils. Prevent contact points.
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en Fault, what to do? Fault Cause Remedial action Detergent residue. Detergent dispenser cover 9: Utensils must not be placed above the blocked by utensils and therefore tablet collecting tray 1B. These may does not open fully. block the lid of the detergent dispenser and prevent it from opening fully.
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Fault, what to do? en Fault Cause Remedial action White, stubborn coatings; Detergent substances are Change detergent brand. limescale on the utensils, deposited. These coatings cannot Clean appliance mechanically. container or door. usually be removed with chemicals (appliance cleaner, ...). Hardness range incorrectly set or Set water softening system according to water hardness greater than 8.9...
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en Fault, what to do? Fault Cause Remedial action Plastic parts discoloured. Too low rinsing temperature. Select programme with higher washing temperature. Utensils precleaned too intensely; Do not prerinse utensils. Remove only sensors therefore decide on large food remnants. weak programme sequence. Increase sensitivity of the sensors.
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Fault, what to do? en Fault Cause Remedial action Appliance cannot be Malfunction. Disconnect appliance from the power switched on or operated. supply; pull out the mains plug or switch off the fuse. Wait at least 5 seconds, then connect the appliance to the power supply.
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en Fault, what to do? Fault Cause Remedial action Knocking or rattling noise. Spray arm strikes the utensils, Position utensils so that the spray arms do utensils not positioned correctly. not strike the utensils. If there is a low load, the water Load the appliance with more utensils or jets strike the washing tank distribute the utensils more evenly in the...
Customer service en Customer service Installation and connection I f you are unable to rectify the fault, C u s t o m e r s e r v i c e please contact your customer service. T he dishwasher must be connected We will always find an appropriate I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d c o n n e c t i o n correctly, otherwise it will not function...
en Installation and connection Delivery Installation Your dishwasher has been checked The required installation dimensions thoroughly in the factory to ensure that can be found in the installation it is in working order. This may cause instructions. Level the appliance with small water stains.
Installation and connection en Drinking water connection Warm water connection * * depending on the features of your Fasten the drinking water connection W a r m w a t e r c o n n e c t i o n dishwasher to the tap according The dishwasher can be connected...
en Installation and connection Electrical connection Removal Connect the appliance to an Also observe ■ alternating current only, ranging from the sequence of worksteps here. 220 V to 240 V and 50 Hz or 60 Hz Disconnect the appliance from the via a correctly installed socket with power supply.
Installation and connection en Transporting Protection against frost I f the appliance is in a room where Empty the dishwasher and secure loose P r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t f r o s t ( E m p t y i n g t h e a p p l i a n c e ) there is a risk of frost (e.g.
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