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 11 Laundry ........ 2 9 1.1 General information...
en Safety 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡ for washing machine-washable fabrics and hand-washable wool in accordance with the care label. ¡ with tap water and commercially available detergents and care products suitable for washing machines. ¡ for drying and freshening up fabrics that are washed with water and suitable for dryers.
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Safety en Never equip the appliance with an external switching device, e.g. a timer or remote control. Never connect the appliance to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the energy supplier. When the appliance is installed, the mains plug of the power cord must be freely accessible.
en Safety Align the appliance using the appliance feet and a spirit level. If hoses and power cords have been laid incorrectly, this causes a tripping hazard. Lay hoses and power cords in such a way that there is no risk of tripping.
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Safety en When spinning larger, waterproof items of laundry, imbalances may arise and lead to injuries. Do not wash and spin larger items of laundry, such as blankets or mattress covers, in the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation! Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate.
en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! If drying is interrupted early, the laundry is not cooled sufficiently and may ignite. Do not interrupt the drying programme early. If drying is interrupted early, remove the laundry immediately and spread it out. CAUTION ‒ Risk of injury! The covering plate may break if you stand on or climb onto the appliance.
Preventing material damage en Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff. Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance. If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be re- placed by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's Customer Ser- vice or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk.
en Environmental protection and saving energy Material damage may be caused if Never re-use water hoses that the water inlet hose is connected in- have been used before. correctly. Operating the appliance using water Tighten the screw connections on that is dirty or too hot may lead to the water inlet until they are hand- material damage and damage to the tight.
Installation and connection en Add detergent based on the laun- Remove any accessories from the dry's degree of soiling. Detergent drum. dosage Close the door. Reduce the washing temperature 4.2 Contents of package for lightly and normally soiled laun- dry. After unpacking all parts, check for Set the maximum spin speed if any damage in transit and complete- you want to dry the laundry in the...
en Installation and connection Installation loca- Requirements WARNING tion Risk of injury! When using the appliance on a base, nected to adja- the appliance may tip over. cent cabinets. Re- Always secure the feet of the appli- quired niche ance to a base using the manufac- width: 60 cm.
Installation and connection en Unscrew and remove all of Insert the 4 cover caps the screws for the 4 transit bolts push them downwards using a WAF 13 wrench. Note: To install the transit bolts to Remove the power cable from the transport the appliance, perform holder.
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en Installation and connection When connecting to a 21 mm = away quickly and eliminate any ½" tap, first fit the adapter with a blockages. sealing washer. Note: Observe the draining heights. The draining heights are: minimum: 60 cm, maximum: 100 cm Siphon Secure the con- nection point with a (24–40 mm)
Before using for the first time en 4.6 Aligning the appliance Use a WAF 17 wrench to tighten the lock nuts against the housing In order to reduce noise and vibra- until they are hand-tight. tion and to prevent the appliance from moving, align the appliance cor- rectly.
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en Before using for the first time Pour approx. 1 litre of water into Add washing powder containing the manual dosing compartment. oxygen bleach to the manual dos- ing compartment. To prevent foaming, use only half of the amount of detergent recom- mended by the detergent manufac- turer for light soiling.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 6 Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 6.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. On certain models, specific details such as the colour and shape may differ from those pictured.
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance the information in the programme de- Manual dosing compartment scriptions. "Using the manual dosing compartment", Page 33 / : Dispenser for fabric softener or liquid detergent "Intelligent dosing system", Page 33 : Dispenser for liquid detergent "Intelligent dosing system", Page 33 6.3 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and...
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en tivated settings are highlighted To display the additional buttons, brightly on the display. briefly press More. ATTENTION Pressing on the display with force may cause damage. The display shows all additional Do not apply heavy pressure on buttons.
en Display 7 Display Display The display shows the current settings, options or relevant information. Example: Display Display Description 1 0:40 Expected programme duration or programme time re- maining in hours and minutes. 1 Program end time "Buttons", Page 23 1 Recommendation for the maximum load capacity for the selected program in kg.
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Display en Display Description The "Cooking fat/cooking oil" stain type is activated. Page 37 Change the basic settings. Flashes: Drum cleaning is required. Run the Bomull 90°C (Cotton 90°C) programme for cleaning and caring for the drum and the outer tub. "Cleaning the drum and cleaning fluff", Page 37 Lights up: The appliance is connected to your home network via Wi-Fi.
en Buttons Display Description Lights up: The door is locked. – To add laundry, the door can be unlocked. "Adding laundry", Page 31 – To open the door, you can cancel the programme. "Cancelling the washing programme", Page 32 Flashes: The door is not closed. No water pressure.
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Buttons en Button Selection Description Finish in Up to 24 hours Set the programme end time. The programme duration is already in- cluded in the set number of hours. Once the programme has started, the programme duration is displayed. More Displaying or hiding If you briefly press the button, you additional buttons can display or hide additional but-...
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en Buttons Button Selection Description "Childproof lock", Page 32 3 sec. Activate Deactivate Favorit Store Press the button for approx. 3 seconds Adjust to save your customised programme settings. "Saving the programme settings", Page 30 If you briefly press the button, you set your saved programme with individual programme settings.
Programmes en Button Selection Description Remote Start Activate Activate or deactivate remote start. Page 35 Deactivate Opening the Home Connect set- tings 9 Programmes Programmes Note: The laundry's care labels provide you with additional information about programme selection. "Care symbols on the care labels", Page 29 Programme Description Max.
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en Programmes Programme Description Max. Max. load load (kg) (kg) Wash- Drying 1 Fintvätt/Silke Wash delicate, washable items made from – (Delicate/Silk) silk, viscose and synthetic fabrics. Use a detergent that is suitable for delicates or silk. Note: Wash especially delicate items or items with hooks, eyelets or clips in a mesh laundry bag.
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Programmes en Programme Description Max. Max. load load (kg) (kg) Wash- Drying Use a detergent that is suitable for sports items. Do not use fabric softener. Tip: Use the programme to wash heavily soiled laundry. Programme setting: Max. 40 °C Max. 800 rpm Automatisk Wash delicate items made from cotton or syn- –...
en Accessories Programme Description Max. Max. load load (kg) (kg) Wash- Drying Note: If you also want to dry the laundry after washing it, press Wash&Dry. Programme setting: Max. 40 °C Max. 1400 rpm Wash items made from cotton, linen or syn- thetic fabrics.
Laundry en Spin the laundry before drying 11 Laundry Before loading the drum, any laun- Laundry dry that has been pre-treated with 11.1 Preparing the laundry chlorine bleach should be rinsed several times WARNING Risk of explosion! 11.2 Care symbols on the care Fillings made of polyamide, polyes- labels ter, polyethylene, polypropylene or polystyrene can leak out of openings...
en Basic operation the correct detergents and care Note: The lighting for the drum goes products. out automatically. The manufacturer's instructions for 13.2 Setting a programme use and dosage can be found on the packaging. Press the required programme. "Programmes", Page 25 Notes When using liquid detergents, only use liquid detergents that are self- flowing...
Basic operation en 13.4 Opening the door and the basic dosage has been set Page 34 . Press on the edge of the door. Requirements A programme is set. Page 30 The door is closed. Press The drum rotates and load detec- tion takes place.
en Dryness level 13.8 Cancelling the washing 14 Dryness level programme Dryness level In some programmes, a dryness Press level is predefined. The dryness level Page 31 Open the door. defines how dry or damp your laun- The appliance door remains dry is after the programme ends. locked for safety reasons if the temperature and water levels are Dryness...
Intelligent dosing system en 15.1 Activating the childproof If you add more liquid detergent or fabric softener to the dispenser, lock use the same product. Press and hold 3 sec. for ap- If you want to replace the liquid de- prox. 3 seconds. tergent or fabric softener in the dis- The control elements are locked.
en Home Connect you want to add additional care basic dosage amount that corres- product, e.g. stain remover or starch, ponds to the dosage recommenda- use the manual dosing compartment. tion for 4.5 kg of normally soiled laundry. In doing so, note the water Note: Observe the information about hardness.
Home Connect en Operating the appliance on the ap- Press Remote Start repeatedly pliance itself always takes priority. until the display shows "oFF". During this time it is not possible Press to activate the Wi-Fi. to operate the appliance using the The display shows "on". Home Connect app.
en Basic settings Note Note: Please note that the Remote start will be deactivated in Home Connect functions can only be the following circumstances: utilised with the Home Connect app. The appliance door is opened. Information on data protection can be Following a power cut. retrieved in the Home Connect app.
Tip: You can get our tested and ap- seconds. proved machine care and machine The display shows cleaner products online at https:// Use the programme selector to se- www.bosch-home.com/store or from lect the required basic setting. customer service. Page 36 Run the Bomull 90°C (Cotton Adjust the basic setting: 90°C) programme without laundry...
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en Cleaning and servicing Note: Scan the QR code to see an Unclip the detergent drawer cover animation of the process. and remove it. Put the appliance into standby Page 32 mode. Pull out the detergent drawer. Press down on the insert and re- move the detergent drawer.
Cleaning and servicing en Clean the detergent drawer and Clean the housing of the detergent the cover with a soft, damp cloth drawer in the appliance. or hand shower. Push in the detergent drawer. Dry the detergent drawer, cover 19.3 Cleaning the drain pump and pump unit and reinsert them.
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en Cleaning and servicing Slide a suitable receptacle under Once emptied, press firmly on the the opening for draining the deter- locking cap. gent solution. Insert the drain hose into the Take the drain hose out of the holder. holder. Cleaning the drain pump CAUTION ‒ Risk of scalding! Requirement: The drain pump is When you wash at high temperat-...
Cleaning and servicing en Loosen the dirt and remove the Insert the pump cap. filter insert. Ensure that the parts of the pump cap are correctly as- sembled. The pump cap is comprised of two parts which can be taken apart for cleaning.
en Troubleshooting Page 31 Open the door. Remove any blockages from the Remove any foreign objects and intake opening. fluff from the rubber gasket. Clean the outside and the inside of the rubber gasket with a damp cloth and wipe dry. 20 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting E:36 -10 / E:30 -80 The drain pump is blocked or the pump cover is not in- The detergent solution stalled correctly. is not being pumped Check that the pump cover is installed correctly. out. Clean the drain pump.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting E:30 -20 Critical malfunction. Turn off the water tap. With this error message, the appliance starts a draining process. Wait approx. 5 minutes until the draining process ends. Restart the appliance. If required, start the draining process again. If the fault persists, call customer service.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting or heavy foam If intelligent dosing is activated, reduce the basic Page 34 build-up. dosage. If you dose manually, reduce the amount of deter- gent for the next washing cycle with the same load. flashes. The door is not completely closed.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The programme is Water level is too high. paused or has been Start the Centrifugering (Spin) programme or a suit- Page 25 interrupted, but the able draining programme. door will not open. The door cannot be The door is locked.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Water intake during Not a fault. The drying phase requires water. the drying phase. No action required. Spinning during the Not a fault. Thermal spinning is active. drying phase. No action required. Whooshing, hissing, Not a fault. Water is pumped in, detergent and fabric whirring or sucking softener is dosed, function tests are performed, the noises.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The laundry is too The selected programme is unsuitable for the type of damp. fabric. Set a suitable programme for subsequent drying. Page 25 The load is too large. Observe the programme's maximum load capacity. Page 25 ...
Transportation, storage and disposal en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Water is leaking out at The water inlet hose is not correctly connected or is the water inlet hose. damaged. Check the installation of the water inlet hose. Page 11 In the event of damage, call customer service. Page 50 ...
en Customer Service Use a screwdriver to remove the 4 Cut through the power cord. cover caps. Dispose of the appliance in an en- vironmentally friendly manner. Information about current disposal methods are available from your specialist dealer or local authority. This appliance is labelled in accordance with European Directive...
Consumption values en the consecutive numbering (Z-Nr.) of ment and in addition to our manufac- your appliance. turer's warranty, we offer compensa- You can find the contact details for tion under the following conditions. our customer service via the QR If our Aqua-Stop system is defect- code on the enclosed document on ive and causes water damage, we service contacts and warranty condi-...
Technical data en More information about your model Appliance depth 65.4 cm can be found online at https:// with door closed eprel.ec.europa.eu/qr/1304892 1 Appliance depth 114.2 cm This web address is linked to the offi- with door open cial EU EPREL product database. Weight 87.8 kg 24.1 Information regarding...
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 www.bosch- home.com among the additional documents on the product page for your ap- pliance.
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Declaration of Conformity en Name and address of manufacturer BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Carl-Wery- Strasse 34, 81739 München, Ger- many This statement of compliance is pre- pared by the manufacturer. The manufacturer, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH deems that it has complied with provision 5.1-1 of ETSI EN 303 645 v2.1.1 and, where relevant, provision 5.1-2 of ETSI EN 303 645 v2.1.1;...
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