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Washing machine WG56A6B00W User manual and installation instructions Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
Table of contents 1 Safety .......... 4 10 Before using for the first time........ 41 1.1 General information.... 4 10.1 Starting an empty washing 1.2 Intended use....... 4 cycle ........ 41 1.3 Restriction on user group... 4 1.4 Safe installation ...... 5 11 Laundry........ 42 1.5 Safe use ........ 7 11.1 Preparing the laundry ..... 42 1.6 Safe cleaning and mainten-...
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14 Childproof lock...... 49 18 Troubleshooting....... 62 14.1 Activating the childproof 19 Transportation, storage and lock ......... 49 disposal ........ 69 14.2 Deactivating the childproof 19.1 Removing the appliance .. 69 lock ......... 49 19.2 Inserting the transit bolts.. 69 15 Home Connect ...... 49 19.3 Using the appliance again .. 70 15.1 Connecting the appliance 19.4 Disposing of old appliance .. 70...
en Safety 1 Safety Observe the following safety instructions. 1.1 General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner. ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡...
Safety en 1.4 Safe installation Take note of the safety instructions when installing the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Improper installation is dangerous. ▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate. ▶ Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating cur- rent only via a properly installed socket with earthing.
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en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The high weight of the appliance may result in injury when lifted. ▶ Do not lift the appliance on your own. If this appliance is not correctly installed in a washer-dryer stack, the installed appliance may fall. ▶...
Safety en ▶ Wear protective gloves when installing and transporting the ap- pliance. 1.5 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous. ▶ Never operate a damaged appliance. ▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the appliance. Always unplug the appliance at the mains.
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en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! Detergents and care products may result in poisoning if con- sumed. ▶ If accidentally swallowed, seek medical advice. ▶ Keep detergents and care products out of the reach of children. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! Laundry that has been pretreated with cleaning agents that con- tain solvents may cause an explosion in the appliance.
Safety en CAUTION ‒ Risk of injury! This appliance runs programmes that use active oxygen. Active oxygen can cause eyes to water and irritate the mucosa. ▶ Do not open the appliance door using the emergency release if a programme is running with active oxygen. ▶...
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en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! Poisonous fumes may be given off if you use cleaning agents that contain solvents. ▶ Do not use cleaning agents that contain solvents.
Preventing material damage en Make sure that the length of the ▶ Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material thread on the connection to the water tap is at least 10 mm. damage If the water pressure is too high or too low, the appliance may not be Follow these instructions to avoid ma- Preventing material damage able to operate properly.
en Environmental protection and saving energy Remove all detergent residue, Reduce the washing temperature for ▶ spray residue or other residues im- lightly and normally soiled laundry. mediately if they come into contact a At low temperatures, the appliance with the appliance. consumes less energy.
Installation and connection en Note: If Wi-Fi is activated, the appli- Remove any packaging and pro- ance will not switch itself off automat- tective covers completely from the ically. appliance. For the environmentally friendly disposal of the packaging materi- Installation and connection 4 Installation and con- als, observe the information on the topic of...
en Installation and connection 4.2 Contents of package After unpacking all parts, check for any damage in transit and completeness of the delivery. 4.3 Requirements for the in- Washing machine stallation location Accompanying documents Note: Please read the information in Water inlet hose the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 11 sections Cover caps to ensure that you use the appliance...
Installation and connection en Installation loca- Requirements WARNING tion Risk of injury! When using the appliance on a base, In a kitchen unit ¡ A niche width the appliance may tip over. of 60 cm is re- Always secure the feet of the appli- quired.
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en Installation and connection Pull the hoses out of the holders. Remove the four sleeves. Unscrew and remove all four Put on the four cover caps. screws for the transit bolts with a WAF 13 wrench. Press down on the four cover caps.
Installation and connection en Note: Please read the information in 4.5 Connecting the appliance the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing Connecting the water inlet hose material damage → Page 11 sections to ensure that you use the appliance Note safely. ¡ Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing ATTENTION! material damage → Page 11 sec-...
en Installation and connection Screw the lock nuts tightly against 4.6 Aligning the appliance the housing using a WAF 17 In order to reduce noise and vibra- wrench. tion and to prevent the appliance from moving, align the appliance cor- rectly. Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 11 sections to ensure that you use the appliance...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. On certain models, specific details such as the colour and shape may differ from those pictured.
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.2 Detergent drawer Measuring aid for liquid deter- gent → "Using a measuring aid for liquid detergent", Page 46 Compartment II: ¡ Detergent for main wash ¡ Water softener ¡ Bleach ¡ Stain remover Compartment ¡ Fabric softener ¡...
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance en The selected programme setting is If a setting is activated, the display shown in the middle of the display. shows . The selection does not need to be confirmed again. Sub-menu The sub-menu closes automatically To select the settings you require, after a few seconds.
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en Display Display 6 Display The display shows the current settings, options or relevant information. Display Example: Display Display Designation Description 0:40 h Programme dura- Approximate expected programme dura- tion/programme tion or programme time remaining. time remaining 10 h "Ready in" time The programme end has been set and the remaining number of hours is displayed.
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Display en Display Designation Description Childproof lock ¡ lights up: The childproof lock is activ- ated. ¡ flashes: The childproof lock is activated and the appliance has been operated. → "Deactivating the childproof lock", Page 49 Less Ironing The reduced creasing function is activ- ated.
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en Display Display Designation Description Energy consump- Energy consumption for the selected pro- tion gramme. : Low energy consumption ¡ : High energy consumption ¡ Water consump- Water consumption for the selected pro- tion gramme. : Low water consumption ¡ : High water consumption ¡...
Buttons en Buttons 7 Buttons With the Options button, you can open the sub-menu for additional programme Buttons settings. The additional programme settings are listed in the overview for the buttons. The selection of programme settings depends on the programme that is set. You can see the selection options for each programme in the overview for → "Programmes", Page 28.
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en Buttons Button Selection Description (Remote start) ¡ Activate If you briefly press the button, the ap- pliance will be enabled for remote ¡ Deactivate start via the Home Connect app ¡ Open the If you press the button for approx. 3 Home Connect seconds, the Home Connect menu menu opens.
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Buttons en Button Selection Description Rinse Hold ¡ Activate Activate or deactivate spinning and draining at the end of the washing ¡ Deactivate cycle. The laundry remains in the water after the last rinse cycle. → "Resuming the programme when the programme status is Rinse Hold", Page 48 Silent Wash ¡...
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en Programmes – O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains varioSpeed 1600 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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Programmes en – – O³ Air Wash Intensity – Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains varioSpeed 1200 1200 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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en Programmes – – O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains – varioSpeed 1600 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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Programmes en – – O³ Air Wash Intensity – – Easy-Iron – – Water Plus – – Soaking – Silent Wash – – Prewash – Rinse Hold – – Extra Rinse – – Stains – – varioSpeed – Max. spin speed (rpm) – Max. temperature (°C) Max.
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en Programmes – – – – O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron – Water Plus – – Soaking – – Silent Wash – – Prewash – Rinse Hold – Extra Rinse – – Stains – – – varioSpeed 1600 1600 1200 Max. spin speed (rpm) – – Max.
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Programmes en – O³ Air Wash Intensity – Easy-Iron Water Plus – Soaking – Silent Wash – Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse – Stains – varioSpeed 1200 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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en Programmes – O³ Air Wash Intensity – Easy-Iron – Water Plus – Soaking Silent Wash – Prewash – Rinse Hold – Extra Rinse – Stains – varioSpeed 1200 Max. spin speed (rpm) – Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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Programmes en O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains varioSpeed Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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en Programmes O³ Air Wash Intensity – Easy-Iron – Water Plus – Soaking – Silent Wash – Prewash – Rinse Hold – Extra Rinse – Stains – varioSpeed – Max. spin speed (rpm) – Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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Programmes en – O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains varioSpeed 1600 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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en Programmes – – O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains – varioSpeed 1600 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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Programmes en – O³ Air Wash Intensity Easy-Iron Water Plus Soaking Silent Wash Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse Stains – varioSpeed Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
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en Programmes – – O³ Air Wash Intensity – – Easy-Iron – – Water Plus – – Soaking Silent Wash – – Prewash Rinse Hold Extra Rinse – – Stains – – varioSpeed 1200 1200 Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
Accessories en Accessories 9 Accessories Use original accessories. These have been made especially for your appliance. Accessories Order number Water inlet hose exten- Extend the water inlet WZ10131 sion hose for cold water or AquaStop (approx. 2.50 Fixing brackets Improves the stability of WX975600 the appliance.
en Laundry Pour washing powder into com- Laundry 11 Laundry partment II. To remove odours, you can also Laundry simply freshen up fabrics using act- ive oxygen. 11.1 Preparing the laundry Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 11 sections to ensure that you use the appliance safely.
Laundry en – Separate items of laundry and – Whites shake them out – Colours Wash new coloured items separately the first time you 11.2 Sorting laundry wash them. Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing 11.3 Freshening up laundry material damage → Page 11 sections to ensure that you use the appliance Note...
en Detergents and care products 11.5 Care symbols on the care labels Washing care symbols Symbol Washing process Recommended pro- gramme Normal Cotton Gentle Easy-Care Particularly gentle Delicates/Silk for washing by hand Hand wash Wool Not suitable for machine-washing –...
Basic operation en Detergent Fabrics Pro- Temperature gramme Detergent for delic- Delicate fine textiles, Delicates/ From cold up to ates silk or viscose Silk 40 °C Detergent for wool- Wool Wool From cold up to lens 40 °C 12.2 Detergent dosage 13.2 Setting a programme The detergent dosage depends on: Set the programme selector to the ¡...
en Basic operation Adjust the programme settings if Open the door. required. Start the programme. 13.3 Adjusting the pro- gramme settings Requirement: A programme has been set. → "Setting a programme", Page 45 Adjust the programme settings. ▶ → "Programmes", Page 28 Make sure that the drum is empty. Please follow the information about operating logic → Page 20.
Basic operation en Press down on the insert and re- Slide the measuring aid forwards. move the detergent drawer. Fold the measuring aid down and Insert the measuring aid. click it into place. Insert the detergent drawer. Push in the detergent drawer. 13.7 Adding detergent and care product Notes...
en Basic operation Pour in detergent. 13.10 Cancelling the pro- → "Detergent drawer", Page 20 gramme If required, add the care product. Once the programme has started, Push in the detergent drawer. you can cancel it at any time. 13.8 Starting the programme Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing Note: If you want to change the time material damage → Page 11 sections...
Childproof lock en Remove the laundry. Childproof lock 14 Childproof lock Secure your appliance against being Childproof lock operated unintentionally using the controls. 14.1 Activating the childproof lock Press and hold the two ▶ Child Lock 3 sec. buttons for approx. 3 seconds. a The display shows a The controls are locked.
en Home Connect Home Connect services in your coun- Confirm the message in the dis- try. You can find information about play. this at: www.home-connect.cn. Press the WPS button on the ¡ → "Connecting the appliance to a router within the next 2 minutes. WLAN home network (Wi-Fi) with Take note of the information in the WPS function", Page 50 documents for your router.
Home Connect en Press and hold for at least Open the Home Connect app on 3 seconds. your mobile device and carry out the steps in the app. a You are now in the Home Connect In the Home Connect app, enter menu. the network name (SSID) and Select Man.
en Home Connect Note: The software update may take 15.4 Activating Wi-Fi on the several minutes. Do not switch off the appliance appliance while the software update is in progress. Note: When Wi-Fi is activated, the en- ergy consumption increases in com- 15.7 Resetting the appliance parison to the values specified in the consumption value table.
Basic settings en appliance will transmit the following Basic setting Description types of data to the Home Connect auto power-off Deactivate the server (initial registration): "Automatic ¡ Unique appliance identification switch-off" func- (consisting of appliance codes as tion for the appli- well as the MAC address of the ance or set the Wi-Fi communication module in- time after which...
en Cleaning and servicing Basic setting Description Cleaning and servicing 17 Cleaning and servi- Wi-Fi on/off Activate or deac- cing tivate Wi-Fi. → "Activating Wi- To keep your appliance working effi- Cleaning and servicing Fi on the appli- ciently for a long time, it is important ance", Page 52 to clean and maintain it carefully.
Cleaning and servicing en Clean the detergent drawer and in- 17.3 Cleaning the detergent sert with water and a brush, and drawer then dry them. Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 11 sections to ensure that you use the appliance safely.
en Cleaning and servicing Remove the maintenance flap. 17.4 Descaling ATTENTION! The use of unsuitable descaling agents, e.g. for coffee machines, may damage the appliance. For this appliance, only use de- ▶ scaling agents that are available from the manufacturer's website or our after-sales service.
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Cleaning and servicing en Cleaning the drain pump CAUTION - Risk of scalding! When you wash at high temperat- Note: Please read the information in ures, the detergent solution gets the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing hot. material damage → Page 11 sections Do not touch the hot detergent to ensure that you use the appliance ▶...
en Cleaning and servicing Ensure that both impellers can Insert the maintenance flap and turn. lock it into place. Insert the pump cap. Close the maintenance flap. Ensure that the parts of the ‒ 17.6 Cleaning the intake pump cap are correctly as- sembled.
Cleaning and servicing en Disconnect the appliance's mains 17.8 Clean the water inlet fil- plug from the power supply. ters. Loosen the hose clamp and care- fully remove the water outlet hose. Emptying the water inlet hose Turn off the tap. Set a programme, except for Rinse, Spin or .
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en Cleaning and servicing Clean the filter with a small brush. Disconnect the hose from the rear of the appliance. Connect the water inlet hose and check for leaks. Use pliers to remove the filter. Clean the filter with a small brush. Cleaning the filter on the appliance Note: Please read the information in...
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Cleaning and servicing en Connect the hose and check for leaks.
en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 18 Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- Troubleshooting ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The programme does You have not pressed Start/Reload. not start. Press Start/Reload. ▶ Door is not closed. Close the door. Press Start/Reload to start the programme. Childproof lock is activated. → "Deactivating the childproof lock", Page 49 ▶ Finish in is activated.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The water is not drain- Continue the programme by selecting Spin or and ▶ ing. pressing Start/Reload. → "Resuming the programme when the programme status is Rinse Hold", Page 48 The water outlet hose is connected too high. Install the water outlet hose at a maximum height of ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The programme dura- The unbalanced load detection system eliminates an tion changes during imbalance by repeatedly redistributing the laundry. the wash cycle. Not a fault – no action required. ▶ Note: When loading, where possible, place large and small items of laundry together in the drum.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting High spin speed not Select the programmes that are suitable for the ▶ reached. type of fabric. → "Programmes", Page 28 Unbalance load detection system is using a reduced spin speed to eliminate an unbalance. Redistribute the laundry in the drum. ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Slurping, rhythmical The drain pump is active, the detergent solution is suction noise. pumped out. Not a fault – normal operating noise. ▶ Creasing. The spin speed is too high. The next time you run a wash cycle, set a lower ▶...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The spin result is not Unbalance load detection system is using a reduced satisfactory. The laun- spin speed to eliminate an unbalance. dry is too wet/too Redistribute the laundry in the drum. ▶ damp. Note: Where possible, mix large and small items in the drum.
Transportation, storage and disposal en Drain the remaining detergent 18.1 Emergency release solution. Releasing the door → "Cleaning the drain pump", Page 56 Requirement: The drain pump is Detach the hoses. empty. → Page 56 ATTENTION! Escaping water may 19.2 Inserting the transit cause material damage. bolts Do not open the door if you can ▶...
en Transportation, storage and disposal Insert all screws into the four 19.4 Disposing of old appli- transit bolts and tighten slightly. ance Valuable raw materials can be re- used by recycling. WARNING Risk of harm to health! Children can lock themselves in the appliance, thereby putting their lives at risk.
You can solve many problems your- Consumption values self by consulting the information on Model WGA656B00W; troubleshooting in these instructions WG56A6B00W or on our website. If this is not the Class case, contact our after-sales service. Energy consump- 0,86 kWh/cycle With any warranty claims, we will...
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en Technical specifications Mains voltage 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz Minimum in- 10 A stallation protec- tion Rated power 2300 W Power consump- ¡ Off mode: tion 0,10 W ¡ Left-on mode: 0,43 W ¡ Time until the networked standby mode is set (Wi-Fi): 20 Min. ¡...
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