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Washing machine WGG242Z9IL [en] User manual and installation instructions...
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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 5 1.1 General information...
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Safety en 16.1 Cleaning the drum .... 3 0 18.1 Removing the appliance .. 4 0 16.2 Cleaning the detergent 18.2 Inserting the transit bolts .. 4 0 drawer ........ 3 1 18.3 Using the appliance again...
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en Safety supervised or have been instructed on how to use the appliance safely and have understood the resulting dangers. Do not let children play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance must not be performed by chil- dren unless they are being supervised. Keep children under the age of 3 years and pets away from the appliance.
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Safety en Only use adapters and power cords approved by the manufac- turer. If the power cord is too short and a longer one is not available, please contact an electrician to have the domestic installation adapted. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The heavy weight of the appliance may result in injury when lifted. Do not lift the appliance on your own.
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en Safety CAUTION ‒ Risk of cutting! Touching sharp edges on the appliance may lead to cuts. Do not touch the sharp edges on the appliance. Wear protective gloves when installing and transporting the ap- pliance. 1.5 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous. Never operate a damaged appliance.
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Safety en Do not let children play with small parts. WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! Detergents and care products may result in poisoning if con- sumed. If accidentally swallowed, seek medical advice. Keep detergents and care products out of the reach of children. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! Laundry that has been pretreated with flammable cleaning agents that contain solvents may cause an explosion in the appliance.
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en Preventing material damage 1.6 Safe cleaning and maintenance WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous. Never make any technical modifications to the appliance or its features. 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.
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Environmental protection and saving energy en The appliance is secured for trans- Modified or damaged water hoses portation using transit bolts. may result in material damage and Transit bolts which have not been re- damage to the appliance. moved may result in material dam- Never kink, crush, modify or cut age and damage to the appliance.
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en Installation and connection 3.2 Save energy and conserve Remove any packaging and pro- tective covers completely from the resources appliance. If you follow these instructions, your "Disposing of packaging", appliance will use less electricity and Page 9 less water. Check the appliance for visible Choose programs with low temper- damage.
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Installation and connection en "Connecting the water inlet Installation loca- Requirements hose", Page 12 tion brackets 4.3 Requirements for the in- Page 25 . stallation location WARNING Risk of electric shock! The appliance contains live parts. Wooden joist Place the appli- Touching live parts is dangerous. floor ance on a water- Do not operate the appliance...
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en Installation and connection Remove the hose and the power If four cover caps are included cord from the holders. in the scope of delivery, insert the cover caps in the four open- ings for the transit bolts. Unscrew and remove all of the screws for the 4 transit bolts If one cover cap is included in...
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Installation and connection en Connect the water inlet hose. Note: Observe the draining heights. The maximum draining height is 100 cm. Siphon Secure the con- nection point with a (24–40 mm) hose clamp. Sink Fix and secure the water outlet hose Connect the water inlet hose to a with an elbow.
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en Before using for the first time from moving, align the appliance cor- Use a WAF 17 wrench to tighten rectly. the lock nuts against the housing until they are hand-tight. Use a WAF 17 wrench to loosen the lock nuts in a clockwise direc- tion.
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Add washing powder containing To prevent foaming, use only half oxygen bleach to compartment II. of the amount of detergent recom- mended by the detergent manufac- turer for light soiling. Do not use detergent suitable for woollens or delicates.
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Maintenance flap for the drain Page 17 Control panel Page 31 pump Water outlet hose Page 13 Page 27 Door Page 13 Power cord Detergent drawer Page 16 Transit bolts 6.2 Detergent drawer Measuring aid for liquid deter- Page 27 gent Note: Observe the manufacturer's in-...
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Display en 6.3 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. Page 21 Page 17 Programmes Display Programme selector Buttons Page 20 Page 26 7 Display Display The display shows the current settings, options or relevant information.
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en Display Depending on the programme status, the display shows some information in area, e.g. Example: Display Display Description 1 0:40 Expected programme duration or programme time re- maining in hours and minutes. "10" / Finish Program end time 1 "Buttons", Page 20 1 Recommendation for the maximum load capacity for the selected program in kg.
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Display en Display Description Programme status: Programme end Programme status: Steaming Lights up: The childproof lock is activated. Flashes: The childproof lock is activated and the appli- ance has been operated. "Deactivating the childproof lock", Page 29 Page 21 Reduced The crease-reduction function is activated. ...
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en Buttons 8 Buttons Buttons The selection of programme settings depends on the programme that is set. Button Selection More information Start/Reload Start Start, cancel or pause the programme. Cancel Pause SpeedPerfect Activate Activate or deactivate a shorter pro- Deactivate gramme duration. Note: Energy consumption increases.
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Programmes en Button Selection More information Extra Rinse Activate Activate or deactivate a washing pro- Deactivate gramme with more water and an addi- tional rinse cycle. Recommended for particularly sensitive skin or in regions with very soft water. Reduced Iron- Activate Activate or deactivate the reduced Deactivate creasing programme.
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en Programmes Programme Description Max. load (kg) Note: Fabrics which can be washed from 40 °C up to 60 °C as per the care symbol can be washed together. The washing performance corresponds to the best possible washing performance class according to the legal requirements. For this programme, the washing temperature is automatically adjusted depending on the load size, in order to achieve the best possible energy effi-...
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Programmes en Programme Description Max. load (kg) Rinse Rinse and then spin the laundry, and drain the wa- – ter. Programme setting: Max. 1200 rpm Spin / Drai Spin the laundry and drain the water. – If you only want to drain the water, activate .
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en Programmes Programme Description Max. load (kg) Notes Immediately after the programme ends, hang up the warm, steamed items or iron them. The laundry is not washed or cleaned. Do not use any detergent or cleaning products. The steam is hot and may cause damage to cer- tain fabrics or fabric types.
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Accessories en Programme Description Max. load (kg) If you wish to reduce the programme duration to 15 minutes, activate SpeedPerfect. The maximum load is reduced to 2.0 kg. Programme setting: Max. 40 °C Max. 1200 rpm 10 Accessories Accessories Use original accessories. These have been made especially for your appliance. Tip: Some accessories are available in other colours.
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en Detergents and care products Remove curtain fittings and lead The manufacturer's instructions for strips use and dosage can be found on the Wash small or particularly delicate packaging. items in a mesh washing bag Notes Wash large and small items of When using liquid detergents, only laundry together use liquid detergents that are self-...
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Basic operation en 13.3 Opening the door 13.5 Inserting the measuring Grip under the door handle and pull on the door. Pull out the detergent drawer. Press down on the insert and re- move the detergent drawer. Open the door. Insert the measuring aid. 13.4 Loading laundry Note: To prevent creasing, note the 13.6 Using the measuring aid...
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en Basic operation Slide the measuring aid forwards. to 2 minutes, after which water enters the drum. The display shows the programme duration or the programme end time. After the programme has ended, the display shows: "End". 13.9 Soaking laundry Note: No additional detergent is re- quired for soaking.
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Childproof lock en Page 27 Open the door. Cleaning the rubber gasket. Page 34 The appliance door remains locked for safety reasons if the Note: Leave the appliance door and temperature and water levels are the detergent drawer open to dry. high.
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Page 30 sition 1. cleaner products online at https:// Press Spin Speed and, at the www.bosch-home.com/store or from same time, turn the programme customer service. selector to position 2. Run the Drum Clean pro- The display shows the current gramme without laundry but with value.
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Cleaning and servicing en 16.2 Cleaning the detergent Clean the detergent drawer and in- sert with water and a brush, and drawer then dry them. Note: Scan the QR code to see an animation of the process. Pull out the detergent drawer. Press down on the insert and re- move the detergent drawer.
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en Cleaning and servicing Note: Scan the QR code to see an Take the drain hose out of the animation of the process. holder. Observe the following safety instruc- tions before you start the animation. Emptying the drain pump Turn off the tap. CAUTION ‒ Risk of scalding! Switch off the appliance.
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Cleaning and servicing en Insert the drain hose into the Clean the interior, the thread on holder. the pump cap and the pump hous- ing. Cleaning the drain pump Ensure that the impeller in the Requirement: The drain pump is drain pump can rotate. Page 32 empty.
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en Troubleshooting Screw the pump cap as far as it for draining after you have emptied will go. the drain pump. Open the water tap. Insert the mains plug. Switch on the appliance. Pour 1 litre of water into compart- ment II. Select a suitable programme for draining.
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Troubleshooting en If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's Customer Service or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk. Fault Cause and troubleshooting The display goes out Energy-saving mode is active Start/Reload Press...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting E:30 -10 / The filters in the water inflow are blocked. Clean the filters in the water inflow. Scan the QR code to see an animation of the pro- cess. The water pressure is low. Check whether the tap has sufficient water pressure.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting All other error codes. Malfunction Restart the appliance. If the fault occurs again, disconnect the appliance from the power supply for at least 30 seconds. Unplug the appliance from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. If the fault persists, call customer service.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting Drum rotates, water Not a fault. Load detection is active for up to 2 does not flow in. minutes. No action required. No water is visible in Not a fault. Water is below the visible area. the drum.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The laundry is too wet A low spin speed is selected. after the spinning Start the Spin programme. cycle. The next time you run a wash cycle, set a higher spin speed. The appliance is using a reduced spin speed to elimin- ate an imbalance.
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en Transportation, storage and disposal Fault Cause and troubleshooting Fabric softener re- The use of fabric softener is not supported for the se- mains in the detergent lected programme. drawer. Check whether the use of fabric softener is suppor- Page 21 ted for the selected programme. ...
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Customer Service en Use a screwdriver to remove the Cut through the power cord. cover cap 1 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...
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en Consumption values You can find the contact details for Depending on the model, the rating our customer service via the QR plate is located: code on the enclosed document on On the inside of the door. service contacts and warranty condi- On the inside of the maintenance tions or on our website.
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Technical data en Programme Load Pro- Energy Water Max- Spin Resid- (kg) gramm con- con- imum speed 1 e dura- sump- sump- temper- (rpm) mois- tion tion tion (l/ ature ture 1 1 1 (h:min) (kWh/ cycle) (°C) 5 1 1 cycle) mins Cottons...
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