Eliminate the cause.
Clean the water inlet strainers; see Page 22. Eliminate the cause.
Check whether laundry is trapped in door.
Close the door (a click should be heard). Program continues.
Reset circuit breaker.
Call Customer Service if this fault recurs.
An interrupted program will be resumed when power is restored. If the laundry is to be removed during a power failure, call Customer Service
(refer to Page 26).
Press theStart/Pause button.

Troubleshooting of

dWARNING

TO AVOID RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!

Repairs should only be carried out by an authorized technician.

Minor Faults

If repairs are necessary, and you cannot eliminate the fault yourself with the aid of the following table:

qTurn the program selectorOffto.

qDisconnect the washing machine from the power outlet.

qTurn off the water taps.

qCall Customer Service (refer to Page 26).

Fault

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible

cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

door

cannot

be

 

 

 

•No

final spin" selected.

(Does

not

apply

to

500

PlusSelect Drain

orSpin.

 

 

 

opened.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An interrupted program will be resumed when power

is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

restored.

If the laundry is to

be

removed during a power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

failure, call Customer Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(refer to Page

26).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program is running and/or the door is

locked

for

safetyWait

until

the program ends;

see Page 22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reasons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plug is loose or not inserted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminate

the

cause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program selector turned Offto before

end

of

program.

 

Select

a

program.

 

 

 

Door

cannot

be

opened,

 

 

For safety reasons the door has been

locked

becauseSeethe "Add

a

garment/Interrupting

the program", Page

21.

even

though

the

appliance

water

level,

temperature or

speed

is too

high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has

been

switched off

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control lights

do

not

ligh

A fuse

has

blown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program does not start. Start/Pause indicator light flashes.

Program does not start. Indicator light •end" is lit and display is flashing

•E:01"

Spin speed cannot be selected.

Detergent residue in the detergent dispenser.

Water does not enter the machine or detergent is washed away.

Indicator light •spin" is lit and display is flashing

•E:11" or•E:12".

Water cannot be seen in drum.

Start/Pause button not pressed.

Door not closed properly.

Spinning is already in progress; during

spin

cycle

 

theSelect

speed before

spinning.

 

speed

cannot

be

changed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program

selector

is setdrainto ; spin cycle

is

not possibleIf required,

select another program.

 

with this program(Does.

not apply to 500 Plus

 

 

 

 

Series).1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detergent

was

damp or

lumpy.

 

 

 

Clean

and

dry the

detergent dispenser; see Page 22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the cap of the detergent bottle to measure liquid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detergents.

 

 

 

Water

tap(s) not

turned

on.

 

 

 

Turn on water tap(s) and pressStart/Pause button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program continues.

 

 

Supply hose kinked or pinched.

Strainers in supply hose clogged.

Water pressure too low.

This is not a fault.

The water level is below the visible part of the drum.

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