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Siemens WM16XFH1ES User Manual And Installation Instructions

Siemens WM16XFH1ES User Manual And Installation Instructions

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  • Page 1 Washing machine WM16XFH1ES 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...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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-...
  • Page 3 14 Childproof lock......   50 17.7 Cleaning the water outlet 14.1 Activating the childproof hose at the siphon .... 60 lock ......... 50 17.8 Cleaning the water inlet fil- 14.2 Deactivating the childproof ter ........... 61 lock ......... 50 18 Troubleshooting.......    63 15 Home Connect ......   50 19 Transportation, storage and 15.1 Connecting the appliance disposal ........
  • Page 4: Safety

    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: ¡...
  • Page 5: Safe Installation

    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.
  • Page 6 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. ▶...
  • Page 7: Safe Use

    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.
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9: Safe Cleaning And Maintenance

    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. ▶...
  • Page 10 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.
  • Page 11: Preventing Material Damage

    Preventing material damage en Make sure that the valve housing ▶ Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material for the water inlet hose does not come into contact with its sur- damage roundings and is not subjected to any external forces. Follow these instructions to avoid ma- Preventing material damage Ensure that the inner diameter of terial damage and damage to the ap-...
  • Page 12: Environmental Protection And Saving Energy

    en Environmental protection and saving energy Do not use hard scouring pads or Add → Page 45 detergent based on ▶ cleaning sponges. the laundry's degree of soiling. Clean the appliance with nothing ▶ a For light to normal soiling, a smal- but water and a soft, damp cloth. ler amount of detergent is suffi- Remove all detergent residue, ▶...
  • Page 13: Energy Saving Mode

    Installation and connection en ATTENTION! 3.3 Energy saving mode Objects remaining in the drum that If you do not use the appliance for an are not designed for operation with extended period, it automatically the appliance may cause material switches to energy-saving mode. All damage and damage to the appli- displays go out and inicio/pausa ance.
  • Page 14: Contents Of Package

    en Installation and connection 4.2 Contents of package After unpacking all parts, check for any damage in transit and completeness of the delivery. Washing machine WARNING Risk of electric shock! Accompanying documents The appliance contains live parts. Touching live parts is dangerous. Elbow for fixing the water out- Do not operate the appliance ▶...
  • Page 15: Removing The Transit Bolts

    Installation and connection en ATTENTION! Installation loca- Requirements If the appliance is installed in areas tion exposed to frost or outdoors, frozen On a wall Do not trap the residual water may damage the appli- hoses between ance and frozen hoses may crack or the wall and the split.
  • Page 16: Removing The Transport Struts

    en Installation and connection 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. Pull the power cord out of the holder. 4.5 Removing the transport Remove the four sleeves.
  • Page 17: Connecting The Appliance

    Installation and connection en Unscrew and remove the screws in Remove the transport strut. the vertical transport struts using a T20 screwdriver. 4.6 Connecting the appliance Remove the transport struts. Connecting the water inlet hose 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.
  • Page 18: Aligning The Appliance

    en Installation and connection Water outlet connection types 4.7 Aligning the appliance This information is intended to help In order to reduce noise and vibra- you to connect this appliance to the tion and to prevent the appliance water outlet. from moving, align the appliance cor- Note: Please read the information in rectly.
  • Page 19: Connecting The Appliance To The Electricity Supply

    Installation and connection en Screw the lock nuts tightly against the housing using a WAF 17 wrench. In doing so, hold the foot tight and do not adjust its height. 4.8 Connecting the appliance to the electricity supply Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 11 sections to ensure that you use the appliance...
  • Page 20 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 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.
  • Page 21: Detergent Drawer

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5.2 Detergent drawer Measuring aid for liquid deter- gent → "Using a measuring aid for liquid detergent", Page 47 Compartment II: ¡ Detergent for main wash ¡ Water softener ¡ Bleach ¡ Stain remover Compartment ¡ Fabric softener ¡...
  • Page 22 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 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.
  • Page 23: Display

    Display en 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.
  • Page 24 en Display Display Designation Description ⁠ Saving the pro- Save a programme → Page 47. gramme Set other programmes → Page 46. Other pro- grammes ⁠ 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 50 Less Ironing...
  • Page 25 Display en Display Designation Description Grease and oil The stain type is activated. The stain type is activated. Tomato The stain type is activated. ⁠ Energy consump- Energy consumption for the selected pro- tion gramme. : Low energy consumption ¡ : High energy consumption ¡...
  • Page 26: Buttons

    en Buttons Buttons 7 Buttons With the opciones / opções button, you can open the sub-menu for additional Buttons programme settings. The additional programme settings are listed in the over- view 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 29.
  • Page 27 Buttons en 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...
  • Page 28 en Buttons 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 49 Silent Wash ¡...
  • Page 29 Programmes en ⁠ Less Ironing ⁠ Water Plus ⁠ Soak ⁠ Silent Wash ⁠ prelav.  ⁠ Rinse Hold ⁠ Extra rinse ⁠ sistema antimanchas ⁠ varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1600 (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 30 en Programmes ⁠ ⁠ Less Ironing ⁠ ⁠ Water Plus ⁠ ⁠ Soak ⁠ ⁠ Silent Wash ⁠ ⁠ prelav.  ⁠ ⁠ Rinse Hold ⁠ ⁠ Extra rinse ⁠ ⁠ sistema antimanchas – – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1600 1600 (rpm) –...
  • Page 31 Programmes en Less Ironing Water Plus Soak Silent Wash prelav.  Rinse Hold Extra rinse sistema antimanchas varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1200 (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 32 en Programmes Less Ironing Water Plus Soak Silent Wash prelav.  Rinse Hold Extra rinse sistema antimanchas – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1600 (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 33 Programmes en – – – Less Ironing – – – Water Plus – – – Soak – – Silent Wash – – – prelav.  – – Rinse Hold – – – Extra rinse – – – sistema antimanchas – – – varioSpeed ...
  • Page 34 en Programmes Less Ironing – Water Plus – – Soak – – Silent Wash – – prelav.  – Rinse Hold – Extra rinse – – sistema antimanchas – – – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1600 1600 1200 (rpm) – – Max.
  • Page 35 Programmes en – Less Ironing – Water Plus – Soak Silent Wash – prelav.  – Rinse Hold – Extra rinse – sistema antimanchas – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1200 (rpm) – Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 36 en Programmes – Less Ironing – Water Plus – Soak – Silent Wash – prelav.  – Rinse Hold – Extra rinse – sistema antimanchas varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed – (rpm) – Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 37 Programmes en – – Less Ironing – Water Plus – – Soak – Silent Wash – – prelav.  – – Rinse Hold – Extra rinse – sistema antimanchas – – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed – (rpm) – Max. temperature (°C) Max.
  • Page 38 en Programmes Less Ironing Water Plus Soak Silent Wash prelav.  Rinse Hold Extra rinse sistema antimanchas – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1400 (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 39 Programmes en Less Ironing Water Plus Soak Silent Wash prelav.  Rinse Hold Extra rinse sistema antimanchas – varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 40 en Programmes – Less Ironing – Water Plus – Soak ⁠ Silent Wash – prelav.  ⁠ Rinse Hold ⁠ Extra rinse – sistema antimanchas ⁠ varioSpeed  ⁠ Max. spin speed 1200 (rpm) Max. temperature (°C) Max. load (kg)
  • Page 41: Accessories

    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.
  • Page 42: Laundry

    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.
  • Page 43: Sorting Laundry

    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...
  • Page 44: Care Symbols On The Care Labels

    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 –...
  • Page 45: Detergent Dosage

    Detergents and care products 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 Tip: Visit www.cleanright.eu to find further information on detergents, care products and cleaning agents for domestic use.
  • Page 46: Basic Operation

    en Basic operation Setting additional programmes Basic operation 13 Basic operation Set the programas adic. pro- gramme. Basic operation Press ⁠ to call up the sub- 13.1 Switching on the appli- menu for additional programmes. ance Press ⁠ . ▶ Select a programme. Press Main menu to call up the It may take a few seconds for the main menu.
  • Page 47: Saving The Programme Settings

    Basic operation en The programme settings are not Open the door. saved permanently for the pro- gramme. Press opciones / opções to call up the main menu. 13.4 Saving the programme settings Set the memoria programme. Press ⁠ to call up the sub- menu for the memory pro- grammes.
  • Page 48: Use The Measuring Aid For Liquid Detergent

    en Basic operation 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. 13.8 Adding detergent and care product Notes...
  • Page 49: Starting The Programme

    Basic operation en Pour in detergent. 13.11 Cancelling the pro- → "Detergent drawer", Page 21 gramme If required, add the care product. Once the programme has started, Push in the detergent drawer. you can cancel it at any time. 13.9 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...
  • Page 50: Switching Off The Appli- Ance

    en Childproof lock 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 3 s.  ▶ buttons for approx. 3 seconds. a The display shows ⁠...
  • Page 51: Connecting The Appliance To A Wlan Home Network (Wi-Fi) With Wps Function

    Home Connect  en Take note of the information in the ¡ → "Connecting the appliance to a documents for your router. WLAN home network (Wi-Fi) with flashes in the display. WPS function", Page 51 ¡ → "Connecting the appliance to a a The appliance attempts to connect WLAN home network (Wi-Fi) to your WLAN home network.
  • Page 52: Connecting Your Appliance To The Home Connect App

    en Home Connect Select Connect In the Home Connect app, enter the network name (SSID) and Confirm the message in the dis- password (key) for your home net- play. work. flashes in the display. Carry out the steps in the a The appliance now sets up its own Home Connect app to connect the Wi-Fi network with the name (SSID) appliance.
  • Page 53: Activating Wi-Fi On The Appliance

    Home Connect  en only when your home photovoltaic Press inicio/pausa+carga. system can provide sufficient energy a The display shows Delayed start. or the energy tariff is good. Press Requirements a If the display shows Flex Start, ¡ The smart energy system (energy Flex Start is activated and the ap- manager) must use the EEBus Initi- pliance waits to be started by the...
  • Page 54: Deactivating Wi-Fi On The Appliance

    en Home Connect 15.6 Deactivating Wi-Fi on the 15.9 Remote diagnostics appliance Customer Service can use Remote Diagnostics to access your appliance Press and hold for at least if you contact them, have your appli- 3 seconds. ance connected to the Home Con- Select Wi-Fi on/off. nect server and if Remote Dia- Select off.
  • Page 55: Basic Settings

    Basic settings en Basic setting Description Basic settings 16 Basic settings Aut. network log- Connect the ap- pliance to a You can configure the appliance to Basic settings WLAN home net- meet your needs. work (Wi-Fi) with WPS function 16.1 Overview of the basic → Page 51 settings Man.
  • Page 56: Changing The Basic Set- Tings

    en Cleaning and servicing 16.2 Changing the basic set- 17.2 Cleaning the drum tings CAUTION To call up the basic settings for Risk of injury! the sub-menu, press and hold both Permanently washing at low temper- buttons ajuste base 3 s. for ap- atures and a lack of ventilation for prox.
  • Page 57: Descaling

    Cleaning and servicing en Press out the insert upwards from Cleaning the opening for the deter- below. gent drawer. Clean the detergent drawer and in- Push in the detergent drawer. sert with water and a brush, and then dry them. 17.4 Descaling ATTENTION! The use of unsuitable descaling agents, e.g.
  • Page 58 en Cleaning and servicing Open the maintenance flap. Take the drain hose out of the holder. Remove the maintenance flap. CAUTION - Risk of scalding! When you wash at high temperat- ures, the detergent solution gets hot. Do not touch the hot detergent ▶...
  • Page 59 Cleaning and servicing en Insert the drain hose into the Clean the interior, the thread on holder. the pump cap and the pump hous- ing. Cleaning the drain pump The pump cap is comprised of two parts which can be taken apart for Note: Please read the information in cleaning.
  • Page 60: Cleaning The Intake Opening In The Rubber Gasket

    en Cleaning and servicing Insert the pump cap and screw it Check the intake opening for on as far as it will go. blockages and remove any block- ages. 90° The handle on the pump cap must be in a vertical position. Note: Do not use any sharp or poin- Insert the maintenance flap and ted objects.
  • Page 61: Cleaning The Water Inlet Filter

    Cleaning and servicing en Clean the water outlet hose and si- Cleaning the filter on the tap phon connecting piece. 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.
  • Page 62 en Cleaning and servicing Connect the water inlet hose and check for leaks.
  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting en 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 ▶...
  • Page 64 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The programme does You have not pressed inicio/pausa+carga. not start. Press inicio/pausa+carga. ▶ Door is not closed. Close the door. Press inicio/pausa+carga to start the programme. Childproof lock is activated. → "Deactivating the childproof lock", Page 50 ▶ is activated.
  • Page 65 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The water is not drain- Continue the programme by selecting Spin or ▶ ing. Drain and pressing inicio/pausa+carga. → "Resuming the programme when the programme status is Rinse Hold", Page 49 The water outlet hose is connected too high. Install the water outlet hose at a maximum height of ▶...
  • Page 66 en Troubleshooting 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.
  • Page 67 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting High spin speed not Select the programmes that are suitable for the ▶ reached. type of fabric. → "Programmes", Page 29 Unbalance load detection system is using a reduced spin speed to eliminate an unbalance. Redistribute the laundry in the drum. ▶...
  • Page 68 en Troubleshooting 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 ▶...
  • Page 69 Troubleshooting en 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.
  • Page 70: Transportation, Storage And Disposal

    en Transportation, storage and disposal Drain the remaining detergent 18.1 Emergency release solution. Releasing the door → "Cleaning the drain pump", Page 57 Requirement: The drain pump is Detach the hoses. empty. → Page 57 ATTENTION! Escaping water may 19.2 Inserting the transit cause material damage. bolts Do not open the door if you can ▶...
  • Page 71: Using The Appliance Again

    Transportation, storage and disposal en 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.
  • Page 72: Customer Service

    en Customer Service Make a note of your appliance's de- Customer Service 20 Customer Service tails and the Customer Service tele- phone number to find them again If you have any queries on use, are Customer Service quickly. unable to rectify faults on the appli- ance yourself or if your appliance 20.2 AQUA-STOP guarantee needs to be repaired, contact Cus-...
  • Page 73: Consumption Values

    Consumption values en Consumption values 21 Consumption values The following information is provided in accordance with the EU Ecodesign Consumption values Regulation. The values given for programs other than the eco 40-60 are indicat- ive only and were determined in accordance with the applicable standard EN60456.
  • Page 74: Technical Specifications

    2014/53/EU. ¡ Maximum: A detailed RED Declaration of Con- 1000 kPa formity can be found online at (10 bar) www.siemens-home.bsh-group.com among the additional documents on Length of the wa- 150 cm the product page for your appliance. ter inlet hose Length of the wa- 150 cm...
  • Page 75: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity en 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only.
  • Page 76 Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG *9001577763* 9001577763 (010224)

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