Gaggenau BS485611 Owner's Manual

You can often easily eliminate problems that may 
occur on your own. Before calling customer service, 
take into account the following information.

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Risk of electric shock
Improper repairs are dangerous. Only an after-
sales technician trained by us may perform 
repairs and may replace damaged connecting 
leads. Remove the mains plug or deactivate the 
fuse in the fuse box if the appliance is defective. 
Call after-sales service.

Appliance not working, no display

Plug not inserted

Connect the appliance to the electricity 
mains

Power failure

Check whether other kitchen appliances 
are working

Fuse defective

Check in the fuse box whether the fuse 
for the appliance is in working order

Operating error

Switch off the fuse for the appliance in 
the fuse box and switch it on again after 
about 10 seconds

Appliance cannot be started

Appliance door is not quite closed

Close appliance door

Appliance is not working, display is not 
responding. 

0

  appears in the display.

Child lock activated

Deactivate child lock (see section enti-
tled 

)

Appliance switches off automatically

Safety deactivation: the appliance has 
not been operated for longer than 12 
hours

Confirm the message with 

™

, switch off 

the appliance and set it again.

Appliance does not heat up, 

°

 appears 

in the display

Appliance is in the demo mode

Deactivate demo mode in the basic set-
tings

Appliance will not start, a message 
appears in the display

No water in the appliance

Check water intake

No steam visible

Steam is not visible above 212° F 
(100°C)

This is normal

Grill heating element is only hot at the 
edge, not the middle

The grill tray heats only the edges in 
order to provide optimal heat distribu-
tion

This is normal

The 

3 

"steam removal" symbol does not 

appear

You can use the steam removal function 
only up to a temperature of 130 °C

This is normal

Extreme amounts of steam emerging at 
the top of the door

Appliance is calibrating the boiling point 
or is preheating or the mode has been 
changed

This is normal

Boiling point has not yet been adjusted

Adjust the boiling point

Extreme amounts of steam emerging at 
the side of the door

Door seal soiled or loose

Clean the door seal and insert it in the 
groove

Humming when turned on

Water outlet pump is warming up

Normal operating sound

Appliance was not used for a few days

Normal: automatic rinsing at start up

There is a 'plop' noise during cooking

Stress expansion in the event of a large 
temperature difference

This is normal

Appliance does not steam properly any 
more

Appliance is clogged with scale

Start the descaling program

The cooking compartment is wet after 
operation

This is normal depending on the operat-
ing mode set by the user

After operation, dry the cooking com-
partment using the drying program