Bosch WTMC5530UC Operating, Care, Installation - Page 25

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Troubleshooting d WARNING TO AVOID RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK! Repairs or replacement of parts shall be carried out by qualified technicians or licensed electricians only. Before calling the customer service, check whether you can rectify the fault yourself by means of the following table. If a fault cannot be rectified or a repair is required: 1. Set program selector to Off". 2. Turn off the circuit breaker. 3. Pull the main plug out of the socket. 4. Call customer service (see page 26). Problem Dryer does not start. Start/Stop" indicator light does not illuminate. Laundry is wet after drying. Program has been interrupted. A warning signal is emitted and the display shows E:01". Degree of drying has not been reached or the drying time is too long. Display may indicate E:03". Drum light does not function. Start/Stop" indicator light does not illuminate. Wrinkle block" indicator lights. The display shows 000". Lint filter LED is blinking after lint filter has been cleaned Possible cause Main plug not inserted at all or not inserted correctly. A fuse of power supply has tripped. Start/Stop" button not pressed. No program selected. Door not closed. Ambient temperature below 41°F (5 °C.) The shutĆoff valve is closed. Lint filter dirty. Exhaust air duct is blocked or too long. Fault in program sequence or malfunction. The room/cabinet is not adequately ventilated. Moisture sensor dirty. Exhaust air duct is blocked or too long. Lint filter dirty. Laundry was too wet. Unsuitable program selected. Maximum drying time was exceeded. Motor limit temperature was exceeded. Degree of dryness not correctly set No program selected. Light bulb defective, light bulb burned out. No power supply. Light bulb is loose. Fault in program sequence or malfunction. Blinking of lint filter LED is not an indication of a problem. It is used only as a reminder. Remedial action Insert main plug correctly. Replace/switch on fuse. Press Start/Stop" button. Select program. Close door. Increase room temperature. Open the shutĆoff valve. Clean filter as described on page 21. Switch off/switch on again. Clean exhaust air duct. Reduce exhaust air duct to maximum length as described on page 12. Switch off/switch on again. Switch off dryer, leave to cool down for 30 min, switch on again. Restart program. Provide an adequate supply of fresh air. Switch off/switch on again. Clean moisture sensor as described on page 23. Switch off/switch on again. Clean exhaust air extraction. Reduce exhaust air duct to maximum length as described on page 12. Switch off/switch on again. Clean filter as described on page 21. Switch off/switch on again. Spin laundry at higher speed in the washing machine. Switch off/switch on again. Select program with aid of the program selection table (see page 17). Switch off/switch on again. Clean lint filter (see page 21). Check exhaust air extraction. Spin laundry at a higher speed in your washer. Switch off dryer, leave to cool down for 30 min. Switch on again. Start program. 800 Series, Change settings for degree of dryness, see page 19 Select program. Change light bulb, see page 24. Guarantee power supply. Tighten light bulb. Remove and reinstall the cover as directed on page 24. Switch off dryer, leave to cool down for 30 min, switch on again. Restart program. No action required. Light will stop blinking. 25

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Troubleshooting
d
WARNING
TO
AVOID
RISK
OF
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK!
Repairs
or
replacement
of
parts
shall
be
carried
out
by
qualified
technicians
or
licensed
electricians
only
.
Before
calling
the
customer
service,
check
whether
you
can
rectify
the
fault
yourself
by
means
of
the
following
table.
If
a
fault
cannot
be
rectified
or
a±repair
is
required:
1.
Set
program
selector
to
²Off".
2.
Turn
off
the
circuit
breaker.
3.
Pull
the
main
plug
out
of
the
socket.
4.
Call
customer
service
(see±page±26).
Problem
Possible
cause
Remedial
action
Dryer
does
not
start.
Main
plug
not
inserted
at
all
or
not
inserted
correctly.
Insert
main
plug
correctly.
²Start/Stop"
indicator
light
does
not
illuminate.
A
fuse
of
power
supply
has
tripped.
Replace/switch
on
fuse.
²Start/Stop"
indicator
light
does
not
illuminate.
²Start/Stop"
button
not
pressed.
Press
²Start/Stop"
button.
No
program
selected.
Select
program.
Door
not
closed.
Close
door.
Ambient
temperature
below
41
°
F
(5
°
C.)
Increase
room
temperature.
Laundry
is
wet
after
drying.
The
shutĆoff
valve
is
closed.
Open
the
shutĆoff
valve.
Program
has
been
interrupted.
A±warning
signal
is
emitted
and
the
display
shows
²
E:01
".
Lint
filter
dirty.
Clean
filter
as
described
on
page
21.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
display
shows
²
E:01
".
Exhaust
air
duct
is
blocked
or
too
long.
Clean
exhaust
air
duct.
Reduce
exhaust
air
duct
to
maximum
length
as
described
on
page
12.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Fault
in
program
sequence
or
malfunction.
Switch
off
dryer,
leave
to
cool
down
for
30
min,
switch
on
again.
Restart
program.
The
room/cabinet
is
not
adequately
ventilated.
Provide
an
adequate
supply
of
fresh
air.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Degree
of
drying
has
not
been
reached
or
the
drying
time
is
too
long.
Display
may
indicate
²
E:03
".
Moisture
sensor
dirty.
Clean
moisture
sensor
as
described
on
page
23.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Display
may
indicate
²
E:03
".
Exhaust
air
duct
is
blocked
or
too
long.
Clean
exhaust
air
extraction.
Reduce
exhaust
air
duct
to
maximum
length
as
described
on
page
12.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Lint
filter
dirty.
Clean
filter
as
described
on
page
21.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Laundry
was
too
wet.
Spin
laundry
at
higher
speed
in
the
washing
machine.
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Unsuitable
program
selected.
Select
program
with
aid
of
the
program
selection
table
(see
page
17).
Switch
off/switch
on
again.
Maximum
drying
time
was
exceeded.
Clean
lint
filter
(see
page
21).
Check
exhaust
air
extraction.
Spin
laundry
at
a
higher
speed
in
your
washer.
Motor
limit
temperature
was
exceeded.
Switch
off
dryer,
leave
to
cool
down
for
30
min.
Switch
on
again.
Start
program.
Degree
of
dryness
not
correctly
set
800
Series,
Change
settings
for
degree
of
dryness,
see
page
19
Drum
light
does
not
function.
No
program
selected.
Select
program.
Light
bulb
defective,
light
bulb
burned
out.
Change
light
bulb,
see
page
24.
No
power
supply.
Guarantee
power
supply.
Light
bulb
is
loose.
Tighten
light
bulb.
Remove
and
reinstall
the
cover
as
directed
on
page
24.
²Start/Stop"
indicator
light
does
not
illuminate.
²Wrinkle
block"
indicator
lights.
Fault
in
program
sequence
or
malfunction.
Switch
off
dryer,
leave
to
cool
down
for
30
min,
switch
on
again.
Restart
program.
illuminate.
²Wrinkle
block"
indicator
lights.
The
display
shows
²
000
".
switch
on
again.
Restart
program.
Lint
filter
LED
is
blinking
after
lint
filter
has
been
cleaned
Blinking
of
lint
filter
LED
is
not
an
indication
of
a
problem.
It
is
used
only
as
a
reminder.
No
action
required.
Light
will
stop
blinking.