Designations on the Bosch washing machine

The marking of the Bosch washing machines, as well as the signs that the manufacturer depicts on the control panel of this equipment, are not always clear to the user. Moreover, novice users often spoil clothes by choosing the wrong program, washing subroutine or function. At the same time, after 7-10 washings, they still find the correct washing algorithm, but they can’t return the damaged thing. Now we will study the signs shown on the control panel of different models of Bosch washing machines, we hope this information will be useful.

Why do I need icons

In order not to clutter the control panel of the Bosch washing machine with inscriptions characterizing a particular washing program or function, the manufacturer came up with the idea to designate them with special signs.

• Signs are compact and do not take up much space;
• They are very informative;
• Thanks to unification, they are easily decryptable.

In the image of a single icon, you can encrypt several sentences of textual information that characterizes the program, subroutine and function of the washing machine.

In some cases, it is intuitive that this or that icon characterizes, but sometimes the image is so vague in meaning that without assistance, decryption does not succeed. According to the semantic load, all the icons of the control panel of the Bosch washing machine are divided into: signs about things and types of fabric, signs of programs and subprograms, signs of special functions. We will analyze this classification in more detail.

Icons about things and types of fabrics

Let's start with the icons that indicate washing modes that are ideal for specific types of fabrics. In particular, in the picture below you see the designations on the Bosch washing machine, which are found on many models.

Under the number “1” we see a shirt icon that hangs on a hanger - this is the ideal mode for washing synthetic things. Program execution time is from 0:55 h to 1:31 h, water consumption per 2.5 kg of linen is 40 liters. The water is heated to 40⁰C. Under the number "2" we see the designation of the washing regime for cotton clothes, cotton is washed from 1:20 h to 2:15 h, depending on the model of the washer and the user's choice. Temperature conditions of washing vary from 40 to 90 degrees.

Under the number "3" is the icon of the washing mode of mixed clothing. At the same time, the same sign can be deciphered as a quick wash of laundry or washing without special care. The duration of the program on average from 0:50 h, but there may be options especially for machines such as Maxx 5. Water temperature 40-60⁰C. There are also three icons in the following picture that indicate the washing modes for certain fabrics.

In the picture under the number "1" a dress is drawn, and next to a butterfly. It indicates the lightness of the fabric of which this type of clothing is made. You can easily understand that we are talking about various thin fabrics, especially silk. Silk clothes in this mode are erased just fine. The time spent on implementing the program is 0:30 h, washing is carried out in water heated to 30⁰WITH.

The figure under the number 2 eloquently tells us that underneath is the washing mode that imitates hand washing and is suitable for woolen clothes. This is precisely about wool, because on the left in the figure is a skein of woolen threads.

Woolen things, in fact, get wet in the drum in warm water (30 degrees) for 40 minutes, while the drum rotates very slowly and often stops, providing a gentle wash.

The third part of the figure shows the pants. This icon hides the jeans wash program. Jeans can be washed in medium intensity mode at a temperature of 40-60⁰C for 40 minutes. In some models, the washing time increases to 1:20 h. The following group of icons indicates three popular washing modes:

• shirts / blouses;
• sportswear;
• little baby clothes.

Shirts / blouses are marked with the number “1” in the picture above.This icon is difficult to confuse with anything, since we are talking about the image of a shirt. Program execution time 0:40 - 1:20 h, water temperature 40-60⁰C. The number two indicates the image of a T-shirt with a number, it is clear that we are talking about a special mode of washing sportswear. Wash parameters: 1:20 h, temperature 60⁰C, water consumption of 2.5 kg - 40 liters.

Program and routine icons

Icons on the Bosch washing machine can indicate common washing programs and routines. They are also very popular among users, so you need to decrypt them. The image that we see below contains the first group of such icons, let's talk about them.

The first icon, if you count from left to right, is well known and means draining the water from the tank. You can use the drain if the washing program has not been fully executed or it had to be stopped forcibly. Under the number two is an icon, the decoding of which is given without difficulty - this is a rinse. If the washing program is completed, but there is doubt that the detergent was well rinsed from the clothes, you can turn on the rinse separately outside the main program.

The sign with the number "3" at first glance looks intricate - some kind of spiral! But if you take a closer look and turn on the logic, you can easily guess the spin cycle of linen in this spiral. The spinning process starts when you, for example, washed your clothes manually and used the machine as a centrifuge. Or if the main washing mode did not squeeze clothes properly the first time. Two more, often found on the control panel of the Bosch washing machine, we depicted the icon in the picture below.

The figure shows two dials. In the picture “1” the dial is full, it indicates an energetic wash, which just lasts 1 hour. The second dial is only a quarter full, which tells us that this washing program is super fast - it lasts 15 minutes.

When choosing an energetic or super fast wash, the user can manually set the water temperature and the spin speed of the laundry.

Special function signs

By special functions we mean certain features that are specific only to certain Bosch brand washing machines. For such functions, there are also rather concise notations. Washing machine series Maxx 5 has 4 special functions (for all Maxes they are almost the same):

1. heavily soiled clothes - allows you to wash clothes using particularly intensive methods of exposure;
2. prewash - allows you to pre-wash things, so that later in the main washing process they are washed better;
3. easy ironing - the function allows you to wash things at low speeds, leaving the laundry less wrinkled and slightly more humid;
4. additional rinse - this function allows you to automatically start a repeated rinse when implementing any washing program.

The usefulness of these functions is beyond doubt, but competitors also have something similar - washing machines of other brands. If you are interested signs on the washing machine brands AEG, Electrolux and others, read the article of the same name published on our website.

Another worth mentioning is the icon on the control panel, which indicates the on / off button of the washing machine - this is a rhombus with a stick inside. We decided not to place his image in the article, since it is already difficult to confuse with anything.

Well, that's all. We talked about the main icons found on the control panels of the Bosch washers. We think that after such an exhaustive narrative, you will not have any additional questions, although everything may be. Good luck