Problems while cleaning
Your Roomba | Likely cause | What to do |
blinks and says… |
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Problems while charging
Your Roomba | Your Roomba | Your Roomba |
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Error 1. Move Roomba to a new location then press CLEAN to restart.
Error 2. Open Roomba’s brush cage and clean brushes.
Error 5. Spin Roomba’s side wheels to clean.
Error 6. Move Roomba to a new location then press CLEAN to restart.
Error 7. Spin Roomba’s side wheels to clean.
Error 9. Tap Roomba’s bumper to clean.
Your Roomba is stuck with a wheel hanging down.
Your Roomba’s main brushes can’t turn.
Your Roomba’s side wheel is stuck.
Your Roomba’s cliff sensors are dirty or your Roomba is hanging over a drop.
Your Roomba’s side wheel is stuck.
Your Roomba’s bumper is compressed or the bumper sensor is dirty.
Ensure your Roomba’s wheels are firmly on the floor. Start in a new location.
Remove and clean your Roomba’s brushes.
Clean your Roomba’s side wheels. Push them in and out and check that they both turn freely. Start in a new location.
Wipe your Roomba’s cliff sensors with a dry cloth. Start in a new location.
Clean your Roomba’s side wheels of hair and debris. Push them in and out and check that they both turn freely.
Start in a new location.
Briskly tap your Roomba’s bumper several times to dislodge any debris that may be trapped underneath.
1 blink | - | Charging error 1 |
2 blinks | Err 2 | Charging error 2 |
3 blinks | Err 3 | Charging error 3 |
5 blinks | Err 5 | Charging error 5 |
6 blinks | Err 6 | Charging error 6 |
7 blinks | Err 7 | Charging error 7 |
Your Roomba’s | Check that you |
battery Isn’t | removed |
connected. | from the battery. |
| Remove the bat- |
| tery cover of your |
| Roomba to remove |
| & reinstall battery. |
Your Roomba | Let your Roomba |
has a charging | cool down for at |
error. | least an hour & try |
| charging again. |
Your Roomba | Reset Roomba’s |
has a charging | software (pg13) and |
error. | try charging again. |
Your Roomba | Reset Roomba’s |
has a charging | software (pg13) and |
error. | try charging again. |
Your Roomba | Let your Roomba |
has a charging | cool down for at |
error. | least an hour & try |
| charging again. |
Your Roomba’s | Let your Roomba |
battery Isn’t | cool down for at |
cooling. | least an hour & try |
| charging again. |
Error 10. Spin Roomba’s side wheels to clean.
Your Roomba’s side wheel is stuck or its bumper isn’t detecting obstacles.
If your Roomba is circling in one place, clean side wheels. Push them in and out and check that they both turn. If it’s not circling in one place, Roomba may be in a very large room. Use a Virtual Wall to create a smaller cleaning area.
Language selection mode
Your Roomba can provide troubleshooting messages in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Setting the language
The default language is English. To change this:
Please charge Roomba.
Your Roomba’s battery | Plug your Roomba into the |
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is dead. | charger or place it on the |
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| Home Base to charge. |
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Problem solving | When running or charging | 11 |
1.Turn ON your Roomba by pressing CLEAN.
2.Press and hold DOCK until it beeps and says the current language.
3.Release DOCK.
4.Now press CLEAN repeatedly until you hear the language you want.
5.Press and hold CLEAN to turn off your Roomba and confirm language choice.
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