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Washing machine WAT286H9IN Instruction Manual and Installation Instructions...
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Your new washing machine Display rules : Warning! You have chosen a Bosch washing machine. This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a possibly dangerous Please take a few minutes to read and situation. Not heeding the warning can become familiar with the advantages of cause death or injuries.
Intended use Intended use Safety instructions T he following safety information This appliance is intended for private ■ I n t e n d e d u s e S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s and warnings are provided to domestic use only.
Safety instructions Do not allow children to Keep packaging, plastic film ■ clean or maintain this and packing components away appliance unsupervised. from children. Keep children under 3 years ■ Warning and pets away from this Risk of poisoning! appliance. Detergents and care products Do not leave the appliance ■...
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Safety instructions dangerous situation. Ensure Warning the following: Risk of electric shock/fire/ material damage/damage to The mains voltage on your the appliance! ■ power socket must match If the appliance's mains cable is the rated voltage specified altered or damaged, this may on the appliance result in electric shock, short (identification plate).
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Safety instructions If you take hold of any of the Caution! ■ appliance's protruding parts Material damage/damage to (e.g. the appliance door) in the appliance order to lift or move it, these If the water pressure is too ■ parts may break off and high or too low, the cause injury.
Safety instructions The appliance is secured for Do not use cleaning agents that ■ transportation by transport contain solvents. locking devices. If the Warning transport locking devices are Risk of injury! not removed before the If you support your weight/sit appliance is operated, this ■...
Safety instructions drawer is opened while the Cleaning/Maintenance appliance is in operation. Warning Rinse eyes/skin thoroughly if Risk of death! they/it come(s) into contact The appliance is powered by with detergents or care electricity. There is a risk of products. If accidentally electric shock if you come into swallowed, seek medical contact with live components.
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Safety instructions Do not use cleaning agents that Caution! contain solvents. Material damage/damage to the appliance Warning Cleaning agents and agents for Risk of electric shock/material pretreating laundry (e.g. stain damage/damage to the removers, prewash sprays, etc.) appliance! may cause damage if they If moisture penetrates the come into contact with the appliance, this may cause it to...
Environmental protection The more indicator segments are Environmental visible, the higher the consumption. This enables you to compare the protection consumption levels of the different programs when choosing your P ackaging/used appliance program settings and to decide on E n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n an energy- and water-saving Dispose of packaging in an program setting if you wish.
Positioning and connecting Water supply hose on aquaStop Positioning and models connecting Water drain hose Elbow for securing the water I ncluded with the appliance drain hose* P o s i t i o n i n g a n d c o n n e c t i n g Water supply hose on standard/ Check that the machine has not Note:...
Positioning and connecting Installation on a platform with Caution! Water damage drawer The connection points for the water Platform order no.: WMZ 20490, WZ supply hose and water drain hose are 20490, WZ 20510, WZ 20520 under high water pressure. To prevent leaks and water damage, you must follow the instructions in this section.
Positioning and connecting Hose and cable lengths Left-hand connection ■ Take the hoses out of the holders. Right-hand connection ■ Unscrew and remove all four transport brace screws. Remove the sleeves. To do this, remove the mains cable from the holders.
Positioning and connecting Water inlet Optimum water pressure in the supply network Warning At least 100 kPa (1 bar) Danger of death! Maximum 1000 kPa (10 bar) There is a risk of electric shock if you When the tap is open, the water flow touch live components.
Positioning and connecting Water outlet Warning Risk of scalding! When washing at high temperatures, there is a risk of scalding if you come into contact with hot detergent solution (e.g. when draining hot detergent Drainage into a wash basin ■ solution into a washbasin).
Positioning and connecting In doing so, hold the foot tight and The mains cable is only replaced by ■ do not adjust its height. a qualified electrician (if this is The lock nuts on all four appliance necessary). Replacement mains feet must be screwed tightly against cables are available from the after- the housing.
Positioning and connecting Run the program without laundry: Fitting the transportation securing Switch on the appliance. means: Close the door (do not load any Remove the covers and keep them laundry). in a safe place. Set the Drum Clean 90 °C program. If required, use a screwdriver.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Washing machine F a m i l i a r i s i n g y o u r s e l f w i t h y o u r a p p l i a n c e Service flap Detergent drawer ~ Page 30 Controls...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance Controls Content of the touch display ( Main switch You can use the # button to The display on this appliance responds switch the appliance on and off. to touch (touch display).You can 0 Programme selector activate settings by pressing lightly on You can turn the programme the touch-sensitive buttons in boxes.
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance Indicators, symbols and buttons Indicators and Setting on the control panel symbols for set- ting values 90°, 60° ü, 40° ü, 30°, 20°, — Temperature in °C; — = cold 1400*, 1200, 800, 600, 400, 2 Spin speed;...
Laundry Other indicators Information on: and symbols Foam detected Å Off: Wi-Fi is switched off and your appliance is not connected to your home net- ■ work. Flashing: Your appliance is trying to connect to your home network. ■ Continuously lit: Wi-Fi is switched on and your appliance is connected to your ■...
Detergent Symbols on the care labels ■ Detergent The numbers in the symbols Note: indicate the maximum washing C orrect selection of detergent temperature that may be used. D e t e r g e n t The care label is crucial for selecting Suitable for normal washing the correct detergent, temperature and process;...
Programme default settings Saving energy and detergent Programme default For light and normal soiling, you can settings save energy (lower washing temperature) and detergent. T he programme default settings are P r o g r a m m e d e f a u l t s e t t i n g s displayed and can be changed in the Saving Soiling/note...
Programme default settings Ready in time The programme is saved if all of the settings flash briefly. After selecting a programme, the To use the saved programme, touch â programme duration is displayed, e.g. briefly after you switch on the appliance. 1:51 (in h:min (hours:minutes)).
Additional programme settings The washing's residual moisture Note: Additional programme is increased. settings Prewash You can find an overview of all of the A d d i t i o n a l p r o g r a m m e s e t t i n g s additional settings that can be selected depending on the programme on the For heavily soiled laundry.
Operating the appliance Press the A button after approx. 10 Operating the minutes.The laundry will soak in the water. appliance Leave the laundry to soak for as long as required, then either press the A P reparing the washing button again to resume the program O p e r a t i n g t h e a p p l i a n c e machine or change the program.
Operating the appliance In appliances with a drum light: Change the programme default settings The drum is lit after switching on the appliance, after opening and closing the To change the current settings, touch door and after starting a programme. the button you require on the control The light switches off automatically.
Operating the appliance Unfold presorted laundry items and And the programme progress ■ place them in the drum. indicators light up. Make sure that no items of laundry ~ Page 21 are trapped between the door and Information on the following programme the rubber seal, and close the door.
Operating the appliance If the appliance is switched off while Cancel the programme ■ the programme is running and the childproof lock has been activated, For programs at high temperature: the programme will resume when the Touch the control panel A. appliance is switched back on.
Home Connect Notes Home Connect Do not leave any items of laundry in ■ the drum. They may shrink in the T his appliance is Wi-Fi-capable and can next wash or discolour another item. H o m e C o n n e c t be remotely controlled using a mobile Remove any foreign objects from the ■...
Home Connect Notes Notes Please observe the safety If your home network router has a ■ ■ precautions in this instruction WPS function, you can connect the manual and make sure that these appliance to your home network are complied with even when automatically.
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Home Connect If you are not able to establish a Call up the Wi-Fi setting on the Note: connection, check whether your mobile device. appliance is within range of your home Connect the mobile device to the network. Try connecting automatically Home Connect Wi-Fi network and again or connect your appliance enter the password (key)
Home Connect Resetting your network settings You can reset all of the network settings. Ensure that you are in the Home Connect menu. ~ Page 33 Set the programme to position 5. —˜š (software update) appears in the display. Start/Pause A flashes if a software update is available.
Home Connect Information on data protection Declaration of Conformity When your appliance is connected for Robert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH the first time to a Wi-Fi network, which is hereby declares that the appliance with connected to the Internet, your Home Connect functionality meets the...
Intelligent dosing system Before setting up i-DOS Intelligent dosing Follow the manufacturer's instructions system when choosing your detergent and care product. We recommend using easy- F amiliarising yourself with i- pour, all-purpose, universal and colour I n t e l l i g e n t d o s i n g s y s t e m liquid detergents for all machine- washable, coloured items made of i-DOS Intelligent dosing system...
Intelligent dosing system Automatic dosing can be activated or If both dispensers are filled with Note: deactivated for each of the designated liquid detergent, only the dispenser that wash programmes separately. was activated by choosing the i-DOS button is used during the wash cycle. Automatic dosing can also be activated or deactivated once the programme has i-DOS Setting the dosage...
Intelligent dosing system detergent/care product you are using, the water hardness and/or the degree of soiling. Adjusting the basic dosage Press and hold ý i-DOS w and/or þ i-DOS M/w for approx. 3 seconds. The basic dosage setting will be displayed.
Intelligent dosing system When refilling the dispensers, Note: always use the same type of liquid detergent or fabric softener. Do not mix different types of liquid detergent or fabric softener, as this can form lumps that may block the i-DOS pump unit.
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Intelligent dosing system Press down the insert and remove Clean the pump unit with a damp the drawer completely. cloth. Caution! Press the pump unit insert and The pump unit contains electrical components.These may be remove it. damaged if they come into contact with water.
Appliance settings Appliance settings Y ou can change the following settings A p p l i a n c e s e t t i n g s in the control and display panel: The volume of the information signal ■...
Sensors Changing the brightness of Sensors the touch display A utomatic load sensing Touch œ again. The display for the S e n s o r s touch display's brightness B and the The automatic load sensing function preset brightness light up. adapts the water consumption ideally to each programme depending on the Change the adjustment value by...
Cleaning and maintenance Machine housing/control Cleaning and panel maintenance Wipe the housing and the control ■ Warning panel with a soft, damp cloth. C l e a n i n g a n d m a i n t e n a n c e Remove the detergent residue Danger of death! ■...
Cleaning and maintenance To prevent unused detergent Note: from flowing straight into the drain during the next wash, pour 1 litre of water into the manual dosing compartment and start the Drain/Empty program. The drain hose at the siphon Take the drain hose out of the is blocked holder.
Faults and what to do about them. Information on the display panel Indicator/symbol Cause/remedy è off The door is unlocked at the end of the program or when the program is paused if more laundry can be added. è is continuously lit While the program is in progress.
Faults and what to do about them. Indicator/symbol Cause/remedy Å is continuously Too much foam has been detected; additional rinse cycles have been activated. ù is continuously lit Only for programs with automatic dosing activated: The detergent drawer has not been pushed in fully. Push the detergent drawer ■...
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Faults and what to do about them. Faults Cause/remedy The appliance is not filling Have you started the program? ■ with water. Is the tap turned on? ■ Could the filter be clogged?Clean the filter.~ Page 46 Detergent is not being dis- ■...
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Faults and what to do about them. Faults Cause/remedy Foam is leaking from the Automatic dosing: i-DOS Check the dosage settings and, if required, reduce ■ detergent drawer. the detergent dosage. ~ Page 39 If necessary, use a different liquid detergent/fabric softener. Manual dosing: Have you used too much detergent? Use less detergent for ■...
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Faults and what to do about them. Faults Cause/remedy Odours in the washing Run the Drum Clean or Cottons 90 °C program without laundry. machine. Add all-purpose washing powder or a detergent that contains a bleaching agent. To prevent foaming, only use half the amount of detergent recommended Note: by the detergent manufacturer.
Technical data Technical data After-sales service I f you cannot rectify a fault yourself, D imensions: T e c h n i c a l d a t a A f t e r - s a l e s s e r v i c e 850 x 600 x 590 mm contact customer services.
Aqua-Stop warranty Aqua-Stop warranty O nly for appliances with Aqua-Stop A q u a - S t o p w a r r a n t y In addition to warranty claims against the vendor based on the purchase agreement and to our appliance warranty, we will provide compensation under the following conditions: If water damage is caused due to a...
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