Faults and what to do about them.
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Faults and what to do about them.
Faults
Cause/remedy
Water is leaking from the
appliance.
■
Attach the drain hose correctly or replace it.
■
Tighten the threaded joint on the inlet hose.
The appliance is not filling
with water.
■
Have you pressed the
A
button?
■
Is the tap turned on?
■
Could the filter be clogged? Clean the filter.
■
Is the inlet hose kinked or trapped?
The dispenser is empty
and the fill level indicator
is not flashing.
■
Is the drawer cover/connector dirty? Cleaning
■
Has the detergent drawer been pushed in correctly? Insert correctly.
The wrong detergent/fab-
ric softener has been
poured into the dis-
penser(s).
Dispenser(s):
1.
Empty and clean.
2.
Detergent/fabric softener
has congealed in the dis-
pensers.
Clean and refill the dispensers.
The door cannot be
opened.
■
The safety function is activated. Cancel the programme?
■
Is the
E
childproof lock activated? Deactivate.
■
Is
$
selected (Rinse Hold = no final spin)?
■
Can the door only be opened by the emergency release?
The programme will not
start.
■
Have you pressed the
A
or
Finished in
button?
■
Is the door closed?
■
Is the
E
childproof lock activated? Deactivate.
The drum briefly jerks or
judders after the pro-
gramme has started.
Not a fault – the internal motor test may cause the drum to jerk or judder briefly
when the wash programme starts.
The water is not draining.
■
Is
$
selected (Rinse Hold = no final spin)?
■
■
Clean the drain pipe and/or the drain hose.
Water is not visible in the
drum.
Not a fault – the water is below the visible area.
The spin result is not sat-
isfactory.
Laundry wet/too damp.
■
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system has interrupted the spin
cycle because the laundry is unevenly distributed.
Distribute small and large items of washing in the drum.
■
Is
Easy-Iron
selected (depending on the model)?
■
Is the selected speed too low?
The spin cycle runs sev-
eral times.
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system is adjusting an imbalance.
