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SPS2IKW04E
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  • Page 1 Dishwasher SPS2IKW04E [en] User manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Safety ..........   4 Knife shelf........ 21 General information...... 4 Basket heights........ 21 Intended use........ 4 Before using for the first time ..   21 Restriction on user group.... 4 Performing the initial configura- Safe installation ........ 5 tion.......... 21 Safe use ........... 6 Damaged appliance ...... 8 Water softening system....
  • Page 3 Customer Service......   52 Terminate programme.... 31 Product number (E-Nr.), produc- Switching off appliance .... 31 tion number (FD) and consecut- Basic settings........    32 ive numbering (Z-Nr.) ..... 53 Overview of basic settings ..... 32 AQUA-STOP guarantee .... 53 Home Connect ......   33 Technical specifications....   53 Home Connect quick start ..... 34 Information regarding Free and Open Source Software .... 54...
  • Page 4: Safety

    en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information You can find general information about this instruction manual here. ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. Only this will ensure you use the appliance safely and efficiently. ¡...
  • Page 5: Safe Installation

    Safety en Cleaning and user maintenance must not be performed by chil- dren unless they are being supervised. Keep children under the age of 8 years away from the appliance and power cable. Safe installation Follow these safety instructions when installing the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Improper installation may cause injury.
  • Page 6: Safe Use

    en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Cutting through the supply hose or immersing the Aqua-Stop valve in water is dangerous. ▶ Never immerse the plastic housing in water. The plastic housing on the supply hose contains an electric valve. ▶ Never cut through the supply hose. The supply hose con- tains electric power cables.
  • Page 7 Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! ¡ Leaving the appliance door open may result in injury. ▶ Only open the appliance door to load or unload tableware in order to prevent accidents, e.g. through tripping. ▶ Do not sit or stand on the appliance door when open. ¡...
  • Page 8: Damaged Appliance

    en Safety Damaged appliance Follow the safety instructions if the appliance is damaged. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! ¡ If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is danger- ous. ▶ Never operate a damaged appliance. ▶ Never operate an appliance with a cracked or fractured sur- face.
  • Page 9 Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of harm to health! Children can lock themselves in the appliance, thereby putting their lives at risk. ▶ With redundant appliances, unplug the power cord. Then cut through the cord and damage the lock on the appliance door beyond repair so that the appliance door will no longer close.
  • Page 10: Preventing Material Damage

    en Preventing material damage ¡ Modified or damaged water hoses Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- may result in material damage and damage to the appliance. Never kink, crush, modify or cut ▶ through water hoses. Follow these instructions to prevent Only use the water hoses sup- material damage to your appliance, ▶...
  • Page 11: Environmental Protection And Saving Energy

    Environmental protection and saving energy en ¡ Unsuitable cleaning agents may AquaSensor damage the appliance. The AquaSensor is an optical meas- Do not use a steam cleaner. ▶ uring device (light barrier) which So as not to scratch the finish ▶ measures the turbidity of the rinsing on the appliance, do not use water.
  • Page 12: Installing And Connecting The Ap- Pliance

    en Installation and connection ¡ Warranty Drainage connection ¡ Installation material Connect your appliance to drainage ¡ Mains cable connection so dirty water is dis- ¡ Quick reference guide charged via the wash cycle. Installing and connecting the ap- Installing the drainage pliance connection Consult the installation instructions...
  • Page 13: Electrical Connection

    Installation and connection en Electrical connection Connect your appliance to the power supply. Connecting the appliance to the electricity supply Notes ¡ Follow the Safety instructions → Page 5. ¡ Connect the appliance to alternat- ing current only, in the range of 220 - 240 V and 50 Hz or 60 Hz. ¡...
  • Page 14: Familiarising Yourself With Your Appliance

    en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarise yourself with the parts of your appliance. Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Rating plate Rating plate with E number and FD number → Page 53.
  • Page 15: Controls

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Bottom basket → Page 20 Bottom basket Filter system → Page 37 Filter system Dispenser for special salt Add the special salt to the dispenser for special salt. → "Water softening system", Page 21 Tablet collecting tray During the wash cycle tablets automatically fall out of the detergent dispenser into the tablet collecting tray where they can fully dissolve.
  • Page 16 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 6 7 Switching on the appliance → Page 30 ON/OFF button and reset button Switching off the appliance → Page 31 Terminating the programme → Page 31 Programmes → Page 17 Programme button Programmes → Page 17 Programmes Water softening system → Page 21 Special salt refill indicator Rinse aid system → Page 24 Rinse aid refill indicator Home Connect → Page 33...
  • Page 17: Programmes

    Programmes en Programmes Programmes You can find an overview of the pro- ted. The running time will change if grammes that can be selected here. the rinse aid system is switched off Different programmes, which can be or rinse aid needs to be added. found on the control panel of your The consumption values can be appliance, are available depending...
  • Page 18: Information For Test Institutes

    en Additional functions Programme Programme sequence Additional func- tions Tableware: Time-optimised: ExtraDry → "Additional ¡ Cleaning mixed table- ¡ Cleaning 65 °C 1 hr Programme ware and cutlery. functions", ¡ Intermediate rinse Level of soiling: Page 18 ¡ Final rinse 69 °C ¡ Removing common ¡...
  • Page 19: Features

    Features en Adjusting top basket with pairs Additional func- of rollers tion To wash large items of tableware in ¡ For a better drying res- the baskets, adjust the shelf position ult the final rinse tem- ExtraDry of the top basket. perature is increased and the drying phase Pull out the top basket.
  • Page 20: Bottom Basket

    en Features Bottom basket Cutlery basket Arrange pans and plates in the bot- Arrange cutlery in the cutlery basket, tom basket. always without sorting it and with the sharp points downwards. Cutlery basket Large plates up to a diameter of Etagere 31 cm can be arranged in the bottom basket as shown.
  • Page 21: Knife Shelf

    Before using for the first time en Knife shelf Use the shelf for knives and long items of cutlery. Basket heights Set the baskets at the right height. Appliance height 81.5 cm with cutlery basket Setting Top basket Bottom basket 1 max. ø 22 cm 31 cm 2 max.
  • Page 22: Overview Of Water Hardness Set

    en Water softening system To avoid damage to the appliance, water with a hardness above 9 °E must be softened. Overview of water hardness settings You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected here. You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by using a water hardness tester.
  • Page 23: Special Salt

    Water softening system en ATTENTION! Switching off the water soften- ¡ Detergent may damage the water ing system softening system. Only fill the dispenser of the wa- If you find the special salt refill indic- ▶ ter softening system with special ator irritating, e.g.
  • Page 24: Regeneration Of The Water Softening System

    en Rinse aid system Regeneration of the water Rinse aid system Rinse aid system softening system You can use the rinse aid system In order to obtain fault-free function of and rinse aid to get tableware and the water softening system, the appli- glasses rinsed perfectly without ance performs regeneration of the marks.
  • Page 25: Setting The Amount Of Rinse Aid

    Detergent en Spilled rinse aid can cause ex- Switching the rinse aid system cessive frothing during the wash cycle. Close the lid of the dispenser for If you find the rinse aid refill indicator rinse aid. irritating, e.g. when using combined detergents with a rinse aid compon- a The lid clicks into position.
  • Page 26 en Detergent based bleaching agents are generally Separate detergents used to remove coloured marks, e.g. Separate detergents are products tea or ketchup. that do not contain components other Note: Follow the manufacturer's in- than detergent, e.g. powder deter- structions for each detergent. gent or liquid detergent.
  • Page 27: Unsuitable Detergents

    Detergent en ¡ The function of rinse aid is limited Unsuitable detergents with combined detergents. You will Do not use detergent which could generally get better results using cause damage to the appliance or rinse aid. present a risk to health. ¡...
  • Page 28: Tableware

    en Tableware Damage to glass and tableware Avoid damage to glass and table- ware. Cause Recommendation The following table- Only put tableware in ware is not dish- the dishwasher if it is washer-safe: marked as dish- ¡ Items of cutlery washer-safe by the and tableware manufacturer.
  • Page 29: Arrange Tableware

    Tableware en To save resources, do not pre- Cause Recommendation rinse tableware under running wa- The water temperat- Select a programme ter. ure of the programme with lower temperat- Observe the following when arran- is too high. ures. ging tableware: After the programme –...
  • Page 30: Removing Tableware

    en Basic operation If you do not perform any actions Removing tableware on the appliance for 10 minutes, the appliance will automatically WARNING switch off. Risk of injury! Hot tableware can cause burns to the Setting a programme skin. When hot, tableware is sensitive to shock, may crack and can result in To adjust the wash cycle to the soil- injury.
  • Page 31: Starting The Programme

    Basic operation en Starting the programme Terminate programme Press To end a programme early or to ▶ switch from a programme that has a The programme has ended when already started, you will need to can- no indicators on the controls light cel it first.
  • Page 32: Basic Settings

    en Basic settings Basic settings Basic settings You can configure the appliance to meet your needs. Overview of basic settings The basic settings depend on the features of your appliance. Basic setting Selection Description Water hardness Scale with 4 levels Set the water hardness. → "Setting the water softening system", Page 22 Rinse aid disp.
  • Page 33: Home Connect

    Home Connect  en Press repeatedly until the If LED A, LED B and LED C are lit, LEDs show the right value. remote start is permanently activ- ated. If LED A → Page 15 is not lit, Extra The factory setting is level 2 (LED Dry is switched off.
  • Page 34: Home Connect Quick Start

    en Home Connect Tips ¡ Please consult the documents sup- plied by Home Connect. ¡ Please also follow the instructions in the Home Connect app. Note: Please note the safety precau- tions in this instruction manual and make sure that they are also ob- Follow the instructions in the served when operating the appliance Home Connect app.
  • Page 35: Remote Diagnostics

    You can use this function to update the software of your appliance, e.g. Declaration of Conformity for optimisation, troubleshooting or safety-relevant updating. Robert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH The Home Connect app informs you hereby declares that the appliance about available software updates. with Home Connect functionality...
  • Page 36: Cleaning And Servicing

    Dishwasher Care and Ma- ance to malfunction. To avoid such chine Cleaner for Dishwashers online faults and reduce odours, we recom- at https://www.bosch-home.com/ mend cleaning your appliance at reg- store or from customer service. ular intervals. Machine Care is a programme which...
  • Page 37: Filter System

    Cleaning and servicing en Phase Removal of Detergent Placement Food remnants and deposits Machine cleaner Detergent dispenser To ensure optimum cleaning perform- Remove any coarse soiling in the ance, the programme doses the de- interior with a damp cloth. tergents independently of each an- Clean the filters.
  • Page 38: Cleaning Spray Arms

    en Cleaning and servicing Cleaning filters Soiling in the dishwashing water may block the filters. After each wash check the filters for residue. Turn the coarse filter anticlockwise and remove the filter system ⁠ . Check that no foreign objects ‒ fall into the sump.
  • Page 39 Cleaning and servicing en Pull up the lower spray arm to re- move. Check the outlet nozzles on the spray arms for blockages under running water and remove any for- eign bodies. Insert the lower spray arm. a The spray arm clicks into position. Insert the upper spray arms and screw firmly in place.
  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
  • Page 41: Washing Results

    Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting Display for water supply Check the water connection for lights up leaks. Restore the power supply. Switch the appliance on. Wastewater hose is blocked Reposition the wastewater hose or kinked. without kinks. Remove residues. Siphon connection is still Check the connection to the siphon ▶...
  • Page 42 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Tableware is not dry. Programme or programme Select a programme with drying, ▶ option has no drying phase, e.g. intensive, strong or ECO pro- gramme. → Page 17 or the drying phase is too brief. Some option buttons decrease the drying result, e.g varioSpeed.
  • Page 43 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting Appliance interior still wet Not a fault. The condensa- No action required. after wash cycle. tion drying principle causes water droplets in the tub – they are indeed desirable here. The moisture in the air condenses on the inside walls, runs off and is pumped out.
  • Page 44 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Detergent residue in the ap- Lid of the detergent dis- Arrange tableware in the top basket pliance penser is blocked by items tableware so the tab collecting tray of tableware parts and will is not obstructed by tableware. → "Arrange tableware", Page 29 not open.
  • Page 45 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting Change your detergent → Page 25. Stubborn white coatings are Detergent substances are ▶ present on tableware, inside deposited there. These coat- Clean the appliance mechanically. ▶ the appliance or the door. ings cannot generally be re- moved with chemicals. The hardness range is set in- Set the Water softening system to ▶...
  • Page 46 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Coloured coatings (blue, yel- not always be possible to com- low, brown) that are difficult pletely remove deposits but they or impossible to remove are are harmless to health. present inside the appliance or on stainless steel table- ware.
  • Page 47 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting Removable streaks are Tableware has been pre- Only remove large remnants of food ▶ present on glasses, glass- cleaned too intensely. The and do not prerinse tableware. ware with a metallic appear- sensors chose a weaker pro- ance and cutlery.
  • Page 48: Home Connect Problem

    en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Excessive formation of foam Detergent or appliance care Change the brand of detergent. ▶ occurs. product used causes excess- ive foaming. Home Connect problem Fault Cause troubleshooting Connection to home net- WLAN on router is not act- Check the wireless network con- ▶...
  • Page 49: Mechanical Damage

    Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting → "Terminate programme", Water is left in the appliance ▶ at the end of the pro- Page 31 gramme. Appliance cannot be Software update is taking Wait until the software update has ▶ switched on or operated. place. finished.
  • Page 50: Noise

    en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Appliance door cannot be When closed, the appliance door, closed. its decor or attached parts should not knock against adjacent cabin- ets or the worktop. Lid on the detergent dis- Detergent dispenser or lid Remove detergent residue. ▶...
  • Page 51: Clean Wastewater Pump

    Transportation, storage and disposal en Clean wastewater pump Large remnants of food or foreign bodies can block the waste water pump. As soon as the rinsing water no longer drains properly, the waste water pump must be cleaned. WARNING Risk of injury! Sharp and pointed objects or frag- ments of glass may block the waste a The pump cover clicks into posi-...
  • Page 52: Transporting The Appliance

    en Customer Service Cut through the power cord. Transporting the appliance Dispose of the appliance in an en- To avoid damage to the appliance, vironmentally friendly manner. empty it before transporting. This appliance is labelled in ac- Note: Always transport the dish- cordance with European Direct- washer upright to prevent residual ive 2012/19/EU concerning...
  • Page 53: Product Number (E-Nr.), Produc- Tion Number (Fd) And Consecut- Ive Numbering (Z-Nr.)

    Technical specifications en Function-relevant genuine spare parts AQUA-STOP guarantee according to the corresponding Eco- In addition to warranty claims against design Order can be obtained from the seller under the purchase agree- Customer Service for a period of at ment and in addition to our manufac- least 10 years from the date on turer's warranty, we offer compensa- which your appliance was placed on...
  • Page 54: Information Regarding Free And Open Source Software

    en Technical specifications Information regarding Free and Power consumption Off mode/standby mode: 0.20 W Open Source Software Left-on mode: 0.20 W This product includes software com- Networked standby: ponents that are licensed by the 2.00 W copyright holders as free software or Time in left-on mode: open source software.
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