ActionPossible causesProblem
Use a detergent with a bleach-
ing agent.
Lipstick and tea can be difficult
to wash off.
Spots left after washing.
The detergent compartment
must be dry when adding deter-
gent.
The detergent compartment
was damp when adding deter-
gent.
Detergent residue in the deter-
gent compartment after dish-
washing.
Check that the dishes are not
preventing the detergent com-
partment from opening.
The detergent compartment has
been blocked.
Check that the dishes are
placed securely. Spin the spray
arms to make sure they can ro-
tate.
The dishes are not correctly
placed or the spray arms are not
rotating.
Rattling sound when dishwash-
ing.
If you want the dishwashing
program to continue, press
Start and close the door within
four seconds.
The dishwasher door has been
opened while a program is in
progress.
"Str" is shown on the display.
If you want to cancel the dish-
washing program, press and
hold Start for three seconds.
Clean the coarse and fine filters.The filters are clogged.Water remains in the dishwash-
er above the filters.
Check that the filters are fitted
correctly. See the chapter Care
and maintenance instructions.
The filters are not fitted correct-
ly.
Clean the drain pump. See the
chapter Care and maintenance
instructions.
Debris in the drain pump.
Check that the yellow drain
pump stop (on the right in the
bottom drain) is in place. See
the chapter Care and mainte-
nance instructions.
Drain pump stop missing.
Check that the hose is free from
kinks and sharp bends.
Kink in drain hose.
Loosen the drain hose from
where it terminates. Check that
no debris has clogged the hose.
Is the cone-shaped part of the
drain boot cut to the maximum
size of the fitting where it attach-
es?
Blocked drain hose.
Clean with dish brush and low
foaming cleaner.
Dirt around the seals and in
corners.
Bad odor in dishwasher.
Run a program with a high tem-
perature once or twice a month.
Or run a self-cleaning program.
See Self Clean in the chapter
Using the dishwasher.
Low temperature programs
have been selected for a pro-
longed period.
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