Miele W 1119 operating instructions Program was interrupted and a fault message appears

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The program was interrupted and a fault message appears.

Issue	Possible cause	Solution*
The buzzer sounds, and	The drain is blocked.	Clean the drain pump and
the "Drain" indicator		lint trap. See "Washer care -
flashes.		Cleaning the drain pump
"- - -". appears in the		and lint trap".
display.	The drain hose is too	The maximum drain pump
	high.	height should not exceed
		4ft. (1.2 m).
The buzzer sounds, and	The water intake is	Check to determine if:
the "Intake" indicator	blocked.	– the water valve is open.
flashes.		– the inlet hose is kinked.
"- - -". appears in the
	The inlet hose filter is	Clean the filter under
display.
	dirty.	running water and carefully
		remove any large particles.
The buzzer sounds, and	There is a fault.	Call the Miele Service
the "Intake" and "Drain"		Department.
indicators flash.
"- - -". appears in the
display.
The buzzer sounds and	There is a fault.	Restart the program.
the "Soak" and "Rinse"		If the fault message appears
indicators flash. "- - -".		again, call Miele’s Technical
appears in the display.		Service Department.

*To turn off the fault message: Turn off the washer using the "On/Off" button.

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