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Taking the machine out of operation for long periods of disuse
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12.2 Maintenance by the customer service department
We recommend that you have an authorised service technician carry out maintenance of the machine at
least once a year so that vulnerable parts subject to ageing and wear can be checked and replaced accord-
ingly. Original spare parts must be used for repairs or to replace consumable parts.
Consumable parts are, for example:
Dosing tubes
Door seal
Inlet water hose
Service interval
The machine control unit specifies the number of operating hours or wash cycles at which the picto-
gram for service is shown.
INFO
This function is deactivated ex-factory. On request, the service technician can activate this
function.
13 Taking the machine out of operation for long periods of disuse
Proceed as follows if you take the machine out of operation for a long period (holidays, seasonal business).
Empty the machine using the self-cleaning programme (
Cleaning the machine (
Leave the door open in the detent position.
Close the on-site water supply.
Switch off the local mains disconnector.
If the machine is in a place that is not frost-free:
Instruct an authorised service technician to make the machine frost-resistant.
14 Putting the machine back into service after a long period of disuse
Open the on-site water supply.
Switch on the local mains disconnector.
Close door.
Switch on the machine.
If the machine was in a place that was not frost-free:
After extended periods of disuse, the machine must be completely climatised (at least 24 hours at 25 °C). If
this requirement is met:
Contact an authorised service technician to put the machine back into service.