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Emptyin g conden sation
Empty c ontainer after each dryin g operati on!
1. Pull out con densation c ontain er keeping i t horizontal.
2. Pour out con densatio n.
3. Always pus h contain er in fully unti l it clicks into plac e.
If
.cco ntainer fl ashes in the display p anel a
What to do if.. ., Page 1 0.
Cleaning the fluff filter
Clean the fl uff filter after e ach d rying operatio n.
1. Open the door, remove fluff from d oor/door are a.
2. Pull out a nd fold open the fluff filte r.
3. Remove th e fluff (by wipin g the filter with your hand).
If the fluff f ilter is very dir ty or bloc ked, rinse with wa rm water and dry
thoroughly.
4. Close and re insert the fluff filter.
Switching off the d ryer
Turn the pr ogramme selector to Off .
Do not leave laundry in the dryer.
Removing the laund ry
Your dr yer is e quippe d with an au tomatic an ti-crea se functi on. The drum is mov ed a t specific ti me intervals
for 30 minutes once t he programme has end ed. The laundry stays loose an d fluffy
(60 or 120 minu tes if the ad ditional Sc Re duced Ir oning func tion is sel ected).
... and a dap t to in divid ual req ui remen ts
Never start the drye r if it is dam aged!
Inform your after-s ales servic e.
Inspec ting the
dryer
Sortin g and loa ding laundry
Remove al l items from pockets.
Check for cigarette lighters.
The drum m ust be em pty prior t o loading.
See programm e overview o n page 7 .
See also sep arate ins tructions for “Woollens basket”
(depending on model)
You r new dryer
Congratulati ons - You have ch osen a mode rn, high -quality B osch
domesti c appliance.
The co ndensation dryer is distin guished by its econo mical ene rgy
consump tion.
Every dr yer which le aves our factory is car efully chec ked to e nsure
that it fun ctions c orrectly and is in per fect condit ion.
Should you h ave any questio ns, our after-sal es servic e will b e pleas ed
to help.
Disposal in an environ mentally -respons ible ma nner
Dispose of packagin g in an en vironme ntally-respons ible man ner.
This applia nce is la belled in ac cordance with the European
guideline
2002/96/EG on w aste el ectrical and electron ic
equipmen t - WEEE .
The guidel ine prov ides an EU-w ide framew ork fo r the return
and rec ycling of old appliance s.
For furth er informati on about ou r products , accessories, s pare parts
and ser vices, pleas e visit: www .bosch-hom e.com
Int ended us e
Prep aring fo r
installation, s ee Page 8
Selectin g an d adjusting the pr ogramm e
Drying
Con densation contain er
Control p anel
ʋ for do mestic u se only,
ʋ only t o be use d for drying fabrics that h ave bee n
was hed with wa ter.
Do not leave ch ildren unsupe rvised near the dryer.
Keep pet s away from t he dryer.
The dryer can be operated by c h ildren 8 years old
and older, b y person s with red uced phys ical,
sensory or menta l abilities and by persons with
insufficien t experience or knowled ge if they are
supervised or have b een instruc ted in its use b y
a respon sible adult.
Selec t the dr yi ng p rog ramm e .. .
Pres s the S tar t/S top butto n
Make sure your hands are dr y.
Hold the plug only.
C onnectin g the
mains plug
Drying
Informati on on la undry .. .
Lab elling o f fabri cs
Follow th e manufacturer 's care infor mation.
( Drying at normal tem peratur e.
'cDrying at low temper ature a a lso sele ct VV Low Heat .
)cDo not m achine dry .
Observe safety instructio ns with out fail a Page 11 !
Do not tum ble-dry the fol low ing fabrics for e xample:
– Impe rmeable f abrics (e.g. r ubber-coate d fabrics) .
– Delicate materi als (silk or cur tains made f rom synt hetic mate rial) a they may c rease
– Laundr y contami nated with o il.
Dr ying tip s
– To ensur e a con sistent resu lt, sort the laundry by fabric type a nd drying programme .
– Always dry very s mall items (e.g. baby so cks) togeth er with l arge item s of laund ry
(e.g. h and towel) .
– Close zips , hooks an d eyelets, an d but ton up cover s.
Tie fab ric belts, ap ron strings, e tc. toget her
– Do not o ver-dry eas y-care l aundry a r isk of crea sing!
Allow laundry to fini sh drying in the air.
– Do not dry woolens in the dryer, onl y u se to freshen them up a Pa ge 7, Woollens finish
Progra mme (dep ending on m odel).
– Do not ir on laundry immediate ly after drying, fold item s up and leave for a while a
the rema ining moisture w ill then be d istributed e venly.
– The d rying result d epends on the t ype of wat er used du ring washing . a
Fine adju stment of the drying result a Page 1/2 .
– Machi ne-knitte d fabrics (e.g. T-shirts or jers eys) o ften shr ink the first t im e th e y ar e d ried a
do not use the Extra Dry progra mme.
– Starc hed laund ry is not alw ays suita ble for dr yers a starch le aves behi nd a c oating that
adverse ly affects th e drying op eration.
– Use th e correc t dosage of fab ric softene r as per th e manufac turer's in structions when
washin g the laun dry to be dried.
– Use th e timer pro gramme for small loa ds a th is improves the dryi ng result.
Environ me ntal p rotect ion / En er gy-savin g tip s
– Befo re drying, spin the laundr y thoroughly in the washing mac hine a the higher the spin
speed the shorter th e drying tim e wi ll be (consum es less energy), also spin easy-c are
laundry.
– Put in, b ut do n ot exceed, th e max imum recomm ended qu antity of la undry a
progr amme ove rview a Page 7 .
– Make sure the room is well ventilate d during dry ing.
– Do not o bstruct or s eal up the air inlet.
– Keep the air co oler clean a Page 6 “ Care and c leaning” .
Drum
All buttons are sensitiv e and onl y
need to be touch ed lightly .
Only op erate the dryer with
the fluf f filter inser ted!
Air inle t
Fluff filter
Drum i nterior light
(depending on model)
Mai ntenance
flap
Prog ramme e nd once lig hts up in th e display.
Interru pt progra mme r emoving or adding la undry.
The drying cycle can b e inte rrupted for a b rief period s o that laund ry may b e added or removed .
The program me sele cted mus t then be r esumed and completed .
Ne ver switch the dryer o ff before the drying pr ocess has en ded.
D rum and door may be hot!
1. Open d oor, the dryin g process is interrup ted.
2. Load or re move lau ndry and c lose door.
3. If requ ired, select a new progra mme an d ad ditional functions.
4. Press the Start /Stop button. Th e rema ining tim e is upda ted afte r a few minutes
Rea d these in structio ns and the s eparate
Energy-s aving mo de instructions befo re
ope rating th e dryer.
Obse rve the s afety instr uctions on pag e 11.
C ont ent s Page
ʋ Prep aration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ʋ S etting the pro grammes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ʋ Dry ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4
ʋ Inform ation on laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ʋ Car e and cle aning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ʋ Prog ramme overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ʋ Ins tallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ʋ Fros t protection / Tr ansport . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ʋ Tec hnical d ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ʋ Op tional acces sories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ʋ W hat to do if... / After-sales service . . . . 10
ʋ S afety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reduc ed tempe rature for d elicate fabri cs ' , for a lo nger dryin g time;
e.g. acr ylic, polya mide, ela stane or aceta te silk.
ˎ VV ÷
Low H eat
Reduc es crea sing and p rolongs the anti-creas ing phase after the
programm e has finish ed; can b e selec ted in one o f two leve ls.
ˎ S
Reduce d Iron ing
Ind icators whic h show the program me sequen ces.
Drying, I ron Dry, Cupboa rd Dry, E nd / Easy Iron.
St atus i ndicato rs
Icc +cc\
Clea n the fl uff fi lter and/or air c ooler unde r runnin g wate r a Pag e 4/6.
Empty the cond ensation con tainer.
Ser vice ind icat ors
4 clean
. conta iner
ˎ Menu
For selec ting the s ettings.
ˎ -/+ For ch anging all t he settings in the dis play panel .
Electr onic st art
timer
End of th e programm e after ... ( dependin g on the p rogramme s elected , e.g. 1:54h a 2h ;
you can always sele ct up to the next full hour).
1 -2 4 hrs
3
Signa l
There are four buzzer volume setti ngs: 0 (off), 1 (quiet ), 2 (norma l), 3 (loud), 4 (very loud ).
0, 1 , 2, 3, 4
#
App liance lock
(depending o n the mode l)
Provide s protecti on again st unintent ional cha nges to the fun ctions set
(press an d hold the Me nu button for 5 sec onds).
On- Off
9 Fine ad justm ent
of the dryin g resu lt
The d rying result (e .g. Cupboa rd Dry) can be adjusted over t hree levels (1 - max . 3) for the
LCot tons, Easy- Care, / Mixe d Load and Su per Quick 40’ programm es a
presett ing = 0. Afte r one of th ese progra mmes ha s been finely adjusted,
the settin g is retain ed for the o thers .
0, 1 , 2, 3
Spin s pee d
The s pin speed that was used in the wa shing mac hine;
for more pr ecise in dication of the projec ted drying duration only.
600 -1800 ²
Additio nal functions
Display pa nel
Programme sele ctor
Car e an d c le an ing
Dr yer housi ng , co ntrol pane l, air c oole r , m oisture sen so rs
– W ipe wit h a soft, dam p cloth.
– Do not use h arsh clea ning ag ents and sol vents.
– Re move de tergent an d clean ing agent re sidue im mediately.
– Du ring dryin g, water may collec t between th e door and seal.
This doe s not affect yo ur dryer's fu nctions in any way.
Clean t he pro tective fil ter 5 - 6 tim es a year
or if
4 flashes afte r cleaning the f luff fi lter.
Air coo le r / Prote c tive filte r
When cleaning, only remove the prote ctive filte r. Clean the air cooler
behind the prote ctive filter on ce a year.
– Allow the dry er to c ool.
– Residu al w ater may leak out, so p lace an a bsor bent towel
undern eath the mai ntenanc e d oor.
1. Unl ock t he ma intenan ce door.
2. Open the mai nten ance door full y.
3. Tur n both lock ing l evers towards each anoth er.
4. Pul l out the protect ive filt er/air coo ler.
Do n ot dam ag e the prote ctive fil ter or a ir c ooler.
Cle an w ith warm wat er on ly. Do no t use any ha rd or sharp -ed ged
obje cts.
5. Clea n the p rotective filter/ a ir coole r thoroughl y,
All ow to drip d ry.
6.
C lean the seal s.
7. Re -inse rt the p rote ctive filter/ai r cool er,
with the hand le faci ng dow n.
8. Tur n back both lock ing leve rs.
9. C lose th e mainte na nce door unt il the lock c licks into pl ace.
Mo istur e s enso rs
The dry er is fitte d with stai nless steel moisture sensors. Th e sensor s
mea sure the l evel of moistu re in the laundry. Afte r a long p eriod of
ope ration, a fine layer of lim escale m ay form on th e sensor s.
1. Op en the doo r and clean th e moist ure sen sors with a da mp spon ge
which h as a rough surface.
Do n ot use steel w ool or abrasive mate rials.
Only when switched off !