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  • Page 1 Dishwasher SR61HX12KE User manual Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Safety ..........   4 Knife shelf........ 22 General information...... 4 Basket heights........ 22 Intended use........ 4 Before using for the first time ..   22 Restriction on user group.... 4 Performing the initial configura- Safe installation ........ 4 tion.......... 22 Safe use ........... 6 Damaged appliance ...... 7 Water softening system....
  • Page 3 Customer Service......   53 Setting timer programming ... 31 Product number (E-Nr.), produc- Starting the programme .... 32 tion number (FD) and consecut- Interrupting programme .... 32 ive numbering (Z-Nr.) ..... 54 Terminate programme.... 32 AQUA-STOP guarantee .... 54 Switching off appliance .... 32 Technical specifications....   54 Basic settings........
  • Page 4: Safety

    en Safety Safety Observe the following safety instructions. General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner. ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡...
  • Page 5 Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! ¡ Incorrect installation is dangerous. ▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate. ▶ Always use the supplied power cable for the new appliance. ▶ Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating current only via a properly installed socket with earthing.
  • Page 6: Safe Use

    en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Hinges move when opening and closing the appliance door and can cause injury. ▶ If built-under or integrable appliances are not in a cavity so that one side is accessible, the hinge area must be covered at the side.
  • Page 7: Damaged Appliance

    Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! ¡ Leaving the appliance door open may result in injury. ▶ Only open the appliance door to load or unload tableware in order to prevent accidents, e.g. through tripping. ▶ Do not sit or stand on the appliance door when open. ¡...
  • Page 8: Risk To Children

    en Safety ▶ Never operate an appliance with a cracked or fractured sur- face. ▶ 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.
  • Page 9 Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of harm to health! Children can lock themselves in the appliance, thereby putting their lives at risk. ▶ With redundant appliances, unplug the power cord. Then cut through the cord and damage the lock on the appliance door beyond repair so that the appliance door will no longer close.
  • Page 10: Preventing Material Damage

    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 ¡...
  • Page 11: Environmental Protection And Saving Energy

    Environmental protection and saving energy en So as not to scratch the finish and replaced with fresh water. If the ▶ on the appliance, do not use soiling level is lower, the rinsing wa- sponges with a rough surface or ter is used in the next wash cycle, so abrasive cleaning agents.
  • Page 12: Drainage Connection

    en Installation and connection ance, you must stop it from tipping Drinking water connection over, e.g. by screwing it to the wall or Connect your appliance to a drinking installing it under a continuous work- water connection. top that is securely connected to ad- jacent cabinets.
  • Page 13 Installation and connection en The connection data for the appli- ance can be found on the rating plate. Check that the mains plug is inser- ted properly.
  • Page 14: Familiarising Yourself With Your Appliance

    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 54.
  • Page 15: Controls

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en "Detergent" → Page 26 is added to the detergent Detergent dispenser dispenser. "Bottom basket" → Page 20 Bottom basket "Filter system" → Page 39 Filter system Dispenser for special salt Add the special salt to the dispenser for special salt. → "Water softening system", Page 23 Tablet collecting tray During the wash cycle tablets automatically fall out of the detergent dispenser into the tablet collecting tray...
  • Page 16 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Switching on the appliance" → Page 31 ON/OFF button and reset button "Switching off the appliance" → Page 32 "Terminating the programme" → Page 32 "Programmes" → Page 17 Programme button "Programmes" → Page 17 Programmes Water supply display Display for water supply "Home Connect"...
  • Page 17: Programmes

    Programmes en 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...
  • Page 18: Information For Test Institutes

    en Additional functions Programme Programme sequence Additional func- tions → "Additional Tableware: Time-optimised: ¡ Cleaning mixed table- ¡ Cleaning 65 °C functions", Speed 65° ware and cutlery. Page 18 ¡ Intermediate rinse Level of soiling: ¡ Final rinse 69 °C ¡ Removing common ¡ Drying household food remnants lightly dried-on.
  • Page 19: Features

    Features en Additional func- Features Features tion ¡ The additional function You can find an overview of the pos- Features can be activated before sible features of your appliance and the start of the pro- how to use them here. gramme and at any These features depend on the model time when the pro- of your appliance.
  • Page 20: Bottom Basket

    en Features Remove the basket. Bottom basket Arrange pans and plates in the bot- tom basket. Re-attach the basket to the upper rollers (setting 3) or lower rollers (setting 1). → "Basket heights", Page 22 Cutlery basket Large plates up to a diameter of 31 cm can be arranged in the bottom basket as shown.
  • Page 21: Cutlery Basket

    Features en Cutlery basket Folding prongs Arrange cutlery in the cutlery basket, Use the folding prongs to position always without sorting it and with the tableware securely, e.g. plates. sharp points downwards. You can fold the prongs down to po- sition pans, bowls and glasses Etagere better.
  • Page 22: Knife Shelf

    en Before using for the first time Knife shelf Use the shelf for knives and long items of cutlery. Basket heights Set the baskets at the right height. Appliance height 81.5 cm with cutlery basket Setting Top basket Bottom basket 1 max. ø 22 cm 31 cm 2 max.
  • Page 23: Water Softening System

    Water softening system en To ensure good dishwashing results, Water softening system Water softening system you can treat the water with special salt and the water softening system. Hard water leaves limescale on the Water softening system To avoid damage to the appliance, tableware as well as the washing water with a hardness above 9 °E tank and parts of the appliance may...
  • Page 24: Overview Of Water Hardness Set- Tings

    en Water softening system ATTENTION! Switching off the water ¡ Detergent may damage the water softening system softening system. Only fill the dispenser of the wa- If you find the special salt refill indic- ▶ ter softening system with special ator irritating, e.g. when using com- dishwasher salt.
  • Page 25: Regeneration Of The Water Softening System

    Rinse aid system en Regeneration of the water Rinse aid system Rinse aid system softening system You can use the rinse aid system Rinse aid system In order to obtain fault-free function of and rinse aid to get tableware and the water softening system, the appli- glasses rinsed perfectly without ance performs regeneration of the marks.
  • Page 26: Setting The Amount Of Rinse Aid

    en Detergent Spilled rinse aid can cause ex- Switching the rinse aid sys- cessive frothing during the wash tem off cycle. Close the lid of the dispenser for If you find the rinse aid refill indicator rinse aid. irritating, e.g. when using combined detergents with a rinse aid compon- a The lid clicks into position.
  • Page 27 Detergent en based bleaching agents are generally Separate detergents used to remove coloured marks, e.g. Separate detergents are products tea or ketchup. that do not contain components other Note: Follow the manufacturer's in- than detergent, e.g. powder deter- structions for each detergent. gent or liquid detergent.
  • Page 28: Unsuitable Detergents

    en Detergent ¡ The function of rinse aid is limited Unsuitable detergents with combined detergents. You will Do not use detergent which could generally get better results using cause damage to the appliance or rinse aid. present a risk to health. ¡...
  • Page 29: Tableware

    Tableware en 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- ¡...
  • Page 30: Arrange Tableware

    en Tableware 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 –...
  • Page 31: Removing Tableware

    Basic operation en If you do not perform any actions Removing tableware on the appliance for 10 minutes, the appliance will automatically WARNING switch off. Risk of injury! Hot tableware can cause burns to the Setting a programme skin. When hot, tableware is sensitive to shock, may crack and can result in To adjust the wash cycle to the soil- injury.
  • Page 32: Starting The Programme

    en Basic operation Press to resume the pro- Starting the programme gramme. Press ▶ a While the programme is running, a Terminate programme spot of light is projected onto the To end a programme early or to floor below the appliance door. switch from a programme that has This light will not be visible if the already started, you will need to can-...
  • Page 33: Basic Settings

    Basic settings en 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 Selection Description Water hardness Scale with 4 levels Set the water hardness.
  • Page 34 en Basic settings If "LED A" → Page 15 is not lit, the Setting Extra Dry wireless network connection is Press ⁠ . switched off. To open the appliance settings, If "LED A" → Page 15 is lit, the press for 3 seconds. wireless network connection is is flashing on the display.
  • Page 35: Home Connect

    Home Connect  en Home Connect quick start Home Connect Home Connect Connect your appliance to a mobile This appliance is network-capable. Home Connect device quickly and easily. Connect your appliance to a mobile Installing app device to control its functions via the Home Connect app. Install the Home Connect app on The Home Connect services are not your mobile device.
  • Page 36: Home Connect Settings

    en Home Connect 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.
  • Page 37: Cleaning And Servicing

    Dishwasher Care and Ma- ance to malfunction. To avoid such chine Cleaner for Dishwashers online faults and reduce odours, we recom- at https://www.siemens-home.bsh- mend cleaning your appliance at reg- group.com/store or from customer ular intervals. service.
  • Page 38 en Cleaning and servicing 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-...
  • Page 39: Filter System

    Cleaning and servicing en 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...
  • Page 40: Cleaning Spray Arms

    en Cleaning and servicing 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 arms and pull down to remove Pull up the lower spray arm to re- move.
  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- Troubleshooting ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
  • Page 42: Washing Results

    en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Display for water supply Check the water connection for lights up leaks. Restore the power supply. Switch the appliance on. Wastewater hose is blocked Reposition the wastewater hose or kinked. without kinks. Remove residues. Siphon connection is still Check the connection to the siphon ▶...
  • Page 43 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Tableware is not dry. Programme or programme "Select a programme with drying, ▶ option has no drying phase, e.g. intensive, strong or ECO pro- gramme." → Page 17 or the drying phase is too brief. Some option buttons decrease the drying result, e.g varioSpeed.
  • Page 44 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Appliance interior still wet Not a fault. The condensa- No action required. after wash cycle. tion drying principle causes water droplets in the tub – they are indeed desirable here. The moisture in the air condenses on the inside walls, runs off and is pumped out.
  • Page 45 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Detergent residue in the ap- Lid of the detergent dis- Arrange tableware in the top basket pliance penser is blocked by items tableware so the tab collecting tray of tableware parts and will is not obstructed by tableware. → "Arrange tableware", Page 30 not open.
  • Page 46 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Stubborn white coatings are Detergent substances are Change your "detergent" ▶ → Page 26. present on tableware, inside deposited there. These coat- the appliance or the door. ings cannot generally be re- Clean the appliance mechanically. ▶ moved with chemicals. The hardness range is set in- Set the Water softening system to ▶...
  • Page 47 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Coloured coatings (blue, yel- may not always be possible to com- low, brown) that are difficult pletely remove deposits but they or impossible to remove are are harmless to health. present inside the appliance or on stainless steel table- ware.
  • Page 48 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting Removable streaks are Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶ present on glasses, glass- cleaned too intensely. The and do not prerinse tableware. ware with a metallic appear- sensors chose a weaker pro- ance and cutlery.
  • Page 49: Home Connect Problem

    Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Excessive formation of foam Detergent or appliance care Change the brand of detergent. ▶ occurs. product used causes excess- ive foaming. Home Connect problem Fault Cause Troubleshooting Connection to home net- WLAN on router is not act- Check the wireless network con- ▶...
  • Page 50: Mechanical Damage

    en Troubleshooting Fault Cause Troubleshooting → "Terminate programme", Water is left in the appliance ▶ at the end of the pro- Page 32 gramme. Appliance cannot be Software update is taking Wait until the software update has ▶ switched on or operated. place. finished.
  • Page 51: Noise

    Troubleshooting en Fault Cause Troubleshooting Appliance door cannot be When closed, the appliance door, closed. its decor or attached parts should not knock against adjacent cabin- ets or the worktop. Lid on the detergent dis- Detergent dispenser or lid Remove detergent residue. ▶...
  • Page 52: Clean Wastewater Pump

    en Transportation, storage and disposal 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.
  • Page 53: Protect Appliance From Frost

    Customer Service en 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.
  • Page 54: Product Number (E-Nr.), Produc- Tion Number (Fd) And Consecut- Ive Numbering (Z-Nr.)

    en Technical specifications least 10 years from the date on from water damage, the appliance which your appliance was placed on must be connected to the power the market within the European Eco- supply. nomic Area. ¡ The liability guarantee is valid for the service life of the appliance.
  • Page 55: Information Regarding Free And Open Source Software

    Technical specifications en Information regarding Free Power consumption Off mode/standby mode: 0.50 W and 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.
  • Page 56 2014/53/EU. 2.4 GHz band: 100 mW max. A detailed RED Declaration of Con- 5 GHz band: 100 mW max. formity can be found online at www.siemens-home.bsh-group.com among the additional documents on the product page for your appliance. 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only.
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