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Cleaning and maintenance
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Action
Benefit
If the appliance
is not going to
be used for a
This will pre-
vent unpleas-
ant odors.
Action
Benefit
while, leave the
door slightly
ajar.
16.4 Machine Care
Deposits, e.g. from food remnants
and limescale, can cause your ap-
pliance to malfunction. To avoid
these problems and reduce odors,
we recommend cleaning your ap-
pliance at regular intervals.
Machine Care combined with ma-
chine cleaning products will pro-
vide the right care for your appli-
ance.
Tip: You can buy our tested and
approved Dishwasher Care and
Machine Cleaner for Dishwashers
online or from customer service.
USA:
www.bosch-home.com/us/shop-
productlist/dishwashing/cleaning-
and-care
CA:
www.bosch-home.ca/en/service/
cleaners-and-accessories
Machine Care is a program which
removes various deposits in one
wash cycle. Cleaning takes place
in two phases:
Phase
Removal of
Cleaner
Placement
1
Grease and
limescale
Liquid machine care
product or machine
descaler in powder
form.
Appliance interior,
e.g. bottle hung in
the silverware bas-
ket or powder in the
interior.
2
Food remnants
and deposits
Machine cleaner
Detergent dispenser
To ensure optimal cleaning perfor-
mance, the program doses the
cleaners independently of each
another during the relevant clean-
ing phase. Therefore, it's impor-
tant to place the cleaners cor-
rectly.
Run Machine Care without dish-
ware if the indicator for Machine
Care lights up on the control panel
or if advised to do so by the dis-
play. The indicator will go out after
you have run Machine Care. If
your appliance does not have a
reminder function, we recommend
performing Machine Care every
2 months.
Run Machine Care
Notes
¡
Run the Machine Care program
without any dishes in the dish-
washer.
¡
Only use machine care prod-
ucts and machine cleaners
specially designed for dish-
washers.
¡
Make sure that there are no
aluminum items, e.g. vent hood
grease filters or aluminum
pans, in the interior of the appli-
ance.