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SN55ES12CE Dishwasher EN Information for Use Register your appliance on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. Siemens Home Appliances...
en Table of contents You can find additional information and explanations online. Scan the QR code on the title page. Table of contents Table of contents 1 Safety .......... 3 8.4 Bottom basket ...... 2 2 1.1 General information...
en Safety 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡ For cleaning household tableware. ¡ in closed rooms in the home and with similar applications, e.g.: in canteens in shops, offices and other work environments; in agricultural businesses; use by customers in hotels, motels and other typical home environments;...
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Safety en When the appliance is installed, the mains plug of the power cord must be freely accessible. If free access is not possible, an isolating switch must be integrated into the permanent electrical installation according to the installation regulations. When installing the appliance, check that the power cable is not trapped or damaged.
en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of tipping! Improper installation may cause the appliance to tip up. Only install built-under or integrable appliances under a continu- ous worktop that is securely connected to adjacent cabinets. 1.5 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of serious harm to health! Failure to comply with safety instructions and directions for use on packagings of detergent and rinse aid products may cause seri- ous harm to health.
Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of scalding! If you open the appliance door while the programme is running, hot water may splash out of the appliance. Open the appliance door carefully if the programme is still run- ning. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock. Only use the appliance in enclosed spaces.
en Safety 1.7 Risk to children 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. Do not let children play with packaging material. Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate.
Preventing material damage en Modified or damaged water hoses 2 Preventing material may result in material damage and Preventing material damage damage damage to the appliance. Never kink, crush, modify or cut 2.1 Safe installation through water hoses. Only use the water hoses supplied ATTENTION with the appliance or genuine Improper installation of the appliance...
en Environmental protection and saving energy "Sensors", Page 10 So as not to scratch the finish on the appliance, do not use sponges 3.3 Sensors with a rough surface or abrasive cleaning agents. The sensors adjust the programme To prevent corrosion, do not use sequence and strength in the auto- sponge cloths on dishwashers with matic programmes depending on the...
Installation and connection en 3.4 autoOpen Dry marks will disappear after the first wash cycle. The appliance door opens automatic- The delivery consists of the following: ally during the drying phase. This en- Dishwasher sures a particularly economical dry- Operating instructions ing result. Installation Instructions For best drying results wait until the Further information documents...
en Installation and connection Installing the drainage connection Connect the appliance to the drink- ing water connection using the en- Consult the installation instructions closed parts. supplied for the steps required Observe the Technical data. here. When doing so, check that the Connect the wastewater hose to drinking water connection is not the outlet connection of the siphon...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Rating plate with E number and FD number Page 52 . Rating plate The data you need for Customer Service Page 52 .
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Add special salt to the dispenser for spe- Dispenser for special salt cial salt. "Water softening system", Page 24 The lower spray arm washes the tableware in the bottom basket. Lower spray arm If the tableware has not been washed prop- erly, clean the spray arms.
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en With some buttons you can perform different functions. 4 5 6 Page 32 Switching on the appliance Page 34 ON/OFF button and reset Switching off the appliance button Terminating the programme Page 34 Programme buttons Programmes Page 17 ...
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance If you press for approx. 3 seconds, you can open the basic set- button tings. "Changing basic settings", Page 37 "Remote Start ", Page 38 Remote Start Page 33 Timer programming and set- Setting timer programming ting buttons Changing basic settings Door handle 1...
Programmes en 6 Programmes Programmes You can find an overview of the programmes that can be selected here. Differ- ent programmes, which can be found on the control panel of your appliance, are available depending on the appliance configuration. The running time may vary depending on the programme selected. The running time depends on the water temperature, the quantity of tableware, the level of Page 19 selected.
Additional functions en play alternately shows "AP:P" and the Press for 3 seconds. remaining running time. The selected programme and the additional function will flash. Tip: You can use the Home Connect flashes. app to download additional pro- The programme and the additional grammes and save them to the function are saved.
en Features Symbol Additional func- tion 1 VarioSpeedPlus The run time is shortened by 15% to 75% depending on the rinse programme. The additional function can be activated be- fore the start of the programme and at any time when the programme is running. Energy and water consumption are in- creased.
Features en Raise or lower the basket evenly to If you do not need the cutlery shelf, the right level. you can fold it up. 8.3 glassZone Use the glassZone in the top basket to clean all types of glasses gently yet thoroughly. Check that the basket is level on both sides.
en Features 8.4 Bottom basket 8.5 Folding prongs Arrange pans and plates in the bot- Use the folding prongs to position tom basket. tableware securely, e.g. plates. Large plates up to a diameter of You can fold the prongs down to po- 31 cm can be arranged in the bottom sition pans, bowls and glasses basket as shown.
Before using for the first time en 8.6 Cutlery drawer Arrange cutlery in the cutlery drawer. Arrange cutlery with the points and sharp edges downwards. 8.7 Basket heights Set the baskets at the right height. Appliance height 81.5 cm with cutlery drawer Level Top basket Bottom basket Page 22 1 max.
en Water softening system To ensure good dishwashing results, 10 Water softening sys- you can treat the water with special Water softening system salt and the water softening system. To avoid damage to the appliance, Hard water leaves limescale on the water with a hardness above 9 °E tableware as well as the washing must be softened.
Water softening system en 10.3 Special salt Add the special salt to the dis- penser. You can use special salt to soften water. Adding special salt If the special salt refill indicator lights up, add special salt to the dispenser for special salt just before the pro- gramme starts.
en Rinse aid system The water hardness is 0 - 8 °E. Regeneration of the water You do not need to use special softening system after x salt. washing programmes Press . Additional running time in To open the basic settings, press minutes for 3 seconds.
Rinse aid system en Add rinse aid up to the max mark. reduces water marks and im- proves the drying result. To save the settings, press for 3 seconds. The amount of rinse aid to be dis- pensed has been set. 11.3 Switching the rinse aid system off If you find the rinse aid refill indicator...
en Detergent is non-critical if you remember the fol- 12 Detergent lowing: Detergent Only choose a programme without 12.1 Suitable detergents PreRinse. Only use detergents that are suitable Do not select timer programming for dishwashers. Both separate and for starting the programme. combined detergents are suitable. The dosage can be adjusted to the For optimum washing and drying res- level of soiling.
Detergent en automatically to ensure the best pos- with dry hands and only ever place sible washing and drying result. them in a dry detergent dispenser. Even if the rinse aid and special 12.2 Unsuitable detergents salt refill indicators light up, wash- ing programmes will run properly Do not use detergent which could with combined detergents.
en Tableware Close the lid of the detergent dis- let collecting tray and dissolve in penser. the right dosage. In order to en- sure that tablets can dissolve evenly, do not place any other ob- jects in the tablet collecting tray. Tip: If you use powder detergent and select a program with pre-rinse, you can also add a little detergent to the...
Tableware en Cause Recommendation The water temperature of the pro- Select a programme with lower temper- gramme is too high. atures. After the programme has ended, take glassware and cutlery out of the appli- ance without delay. 13.2 Arrange tableware For better washing and drying res- ults, position items with curves or Arrange tableware correctly to optim- recesses at an angle so water can...
en Basic operation Arrange the cutlery drawer so Check the washing tank and ac- – that cutlery items do not project cessories for soiling and clean if beyond the upper edge of the necessary. "Cleaning and servicing", cutlery drawer. Cutlery items that Page 39 project beyond the upper edge of the cutlery drawer will touch...
Basic operation en 14.3 Setting additional func- You can only change a pro- gramme when running if you can- tions cel it. You can set additional functions to "Terminate programme", complete the washing programme Page 34 selected. The appliance switches off auto- Note: The additional functions which matically 1 minute after the end of can be used depend on the pro- the programme to save energy.
en Basic settings 14.9 Terminate programme 14.10 Switching off appliance To end a programme early or to Please note the information on Page 9 . switch from a programme that has Safe use already started, you will need to can- Press . cel it first. Tip: If you press during the wash Press...
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Basic settings en Basic setting Display text Selection Description Switch Extra Dry on "d:01" or off "d:00". Hot water A:00 1 A:00 - A:01 Set cold water or hot water connection. Only set the ap- pliance to hot water if this can be prepared with little en- ergy and a suitable installa- tion is available, e.g.
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en Basic settings Basic setting Display text Selection Description With the setting "SP:00", the last programme selec- ted is set by default when the appliance is switched With the setting "SP:01", the Eco 50° programme is set by default when the ap- pliance is switched on.
Basic settings en Basic setting Display text Selection Description Wi-Fi Cn:00 Cn:00 - Cn:01 Switch the wireless network connection on or off. Level "Cn:00" switches the wireless network connection off. This basic setting is not avail- able until you have connected the appliance with the Home Connect app.
en Home Connect Press repeatedly until the Scan the following QR code. display shows the right value. You can change several settings. To save the settings, press for 3 seconds. 16 Home Connect Home Connect This appliance is network-capable. You can install the Home Connect Connect your appliance to a mobile app and connect your appliance device to control its functions via the via the QR code.
Cleaning and servicing en Tip: To deactivate the function, press Security certificate of the Wi-Fi communication module (to ensure a secure data connection). 1 16.3 Smart Start The current software and hardware version of your appliance. Smart Start automatically determines Status of any previous reset to the optimal time for the programme factory settings.
Tip: You can get our tested and approved Dishwasher Care and Machine Cleaner for Dishwashers online at https://www.siemens-home.bsh-group.com/ store or from customer service. Machine Care is a programme which removes various deposits in one washing cycle.
Cleaning and servicing en Only use machine care products 17.5 Filter system and machine cleaners specially The filter system removes coarse designed for dishwashers. soiling from the dishwashing cycle. Make sure that there are no alu- minium parts, e.g. extractor hood grease filters or aluminium pans, in the interior of the appliance.
en Cleaning and servicing Pull down the micro filter to re- Insert the filter system into the ap- move. pliance and turn the coarse filter clockwise. Make sure that the arrow mark- ings match up. Press the locking catches gether and lift the coarse filter out Tip: Connect your appliance to a mo- bile device.
Cleaning and servicing en Remove the top spray arm down- Insert the top spray arm. wards. Push the top spray arm up Unscrew the upper spray arm and rotate clockwise as far as and pull down to remove possible Pull up the lower spray arm to re- The top spray arm is locked.
This will avoid unneces- sary costs. Tip: You can find further information and explanations on troubleshooting on- line by scanning the QR code on the title page and on our website siemens- home.bsh-group.com. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Display "Check water A technical fault is present. supply" flashes Press . Unplug the appliance or switch off the fuse. Wait at least 2 minutes. Insert the mains plug of the appliance in a socket or switch on the fuse.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting E:32-00 will light up The filters in the water connection of the supply or alternately or indicator AquaStop hose are blocked. for water supply lights Switch off the appliance. Pull out the mains plug. Turn off the water tap. Unscrew the water connection.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting E:61-03 will light up alternately. Water is not drained. Not an appliance fault. Wastewater pump is blocked or the cover of the wastewater pump is loose. Clean the wastewater pump. "Clean wastewater pump", Page 50 Secure the cover of the wastewater pump so it clicks into position.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting All LEDs lit up or Electronics have detected a fault. flashing. Press the main switch button for approx. 4 seconds. "Controls", Page 14 The appliance is reset and restarted. If the problem occurs again: Switch off the appliance. Pull out the mains plug or switch off the fuse in the fuse box.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Remnants of food on Filters are inserted incorrectly and/or not engaged. tableware. Insert the filters properly. "Filter system", Page 41 Engage the filters. Washing programme selected too weak. Select a more intensive washing programme. "Programmes", Page 17 Adjust the sensitivity of the sensors.
en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting Removable streaks Tableware has been precleaned too intensely. The are present on sensors chose a weaker programme. Stubborn soiling glasses, glassware cannot be entirely removed. with a metallic appear- Only remove large remnants of food and do not ance and cutlery.
Transportation, storage and disposal en Prise off the pump cover using a 19 Transportation, stor- spoon and grip it by the Transportation, storage and disposal age and disposal crosspiece. 19.1 Removing the appliance Disconnect the appliance from the mains power supply. Turn off the water tap. Detach the drainage connection.
en Customer Service To drain the appliance, terminate The guideline determines the programme after approx. the framework for the re- 4 minutes. turn and recycling of "Terminate programme", used appliances as ap- Page 34 plicable throughout the Switch off the appliance. Page 34 Turn off the tap.
Technical specifications en the consecutive numbering (Z-Nr.) on must be connected to the power the appliance's rating plate. supply. The rating plate is located inside the The liability guarantee is valid for appliance door. the service life of the appliance. "Familiarising yourself with your ap- A claim can only be made under pliance", Page 13 the guarantee if the appliance has...
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH hereby declares that the appliance with Home Connect functionality conforms to the essential requirements and other relevant provi- sions of Directive 2014/53/EU. A detailed RED Declaration of Conformity can be found online at siemens- home.bsh-group.com among the additional documents on the product page for your appliance.
Connectable Products) Regulations GmbH deems that it has complied 2023 can be found online at with www.siemens-home.bsh-group.com/ provision 5.1-1 of ETSI EN 303 uk/home among the additional docu- 645 v2.1.1 and, where relevant, ments on the product page for your provision 5.1-2 of ETSI EN 303...
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EN Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Carl-Wery-Straße 34...
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