Beko Wm 5121 S Manual

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Programme selection and consumption table
• : Selectable
* : Automatically selected, no canceling.
**: Energy Label programme (EN 60456 Ed.3)
- : See the programme description for maximum load.
C Water and power consumption may vary subject to the changes in water pressure, 
water hardness and temperature, ambient temperature, type and amount of laundry, 
selection of auxiliary functions and spin speed, and changes in electric\
 voltage.
C The auxiliary functions in the table may vary according to the model of your machine.
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Programme
Max. Load (kg)
Programme Duration (~min)
Water Consumption (l)
Energy Consumption (kWh)
Prewash
Extra Rinse
Rinse Hold
Spin speed reduction
No Spin
No Heat
Cottons 905133 451.65 ••••••
Cottons 60**5150 500.87 ••••••
Cottons 60**2.5150 450.72 ••••••
Cottons 40**2.5135 450.54 ••••••
Cottons 405142 490.69 ••••••
Cottons Cold5120 450.16 ••••••
A Class 40 405165 450.78 •••
Synthetics 602.5113 520.92 ••••••
Synthetics 402.5125 520.56 ••••••
Synthetics 302.5 95520.3 ••••••
Synthetics Cold2.590520.15 ••••••
Delicates 30 30265 450.36 •••••
Woollens 401.5 60450.36 •••••
Woollens Cold1.550450.02 ••••
Hand Wash 30145 320.21 •••
Mini 30 302.5 30430.17 •••  
						

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Auxiliary function selection
Select the desired auxiliary functions before 
starting the programme. Furthermore, you 
can also select or cancel auxiliary functions 
that are suitable to the running programme 
without pressing the Start / Pause / Cancel 
button when the machine is operating. For 
this, the machine must be in a step before 
the auxiliary function you are going to 
select or cancel.
If the auxiliary function cannot be selected 
or canceled, light of the relevant auxiliary 
function will blink 3 times to warn the user.
C Some functions cannot be selected 
together. If a second auxiliary function 
conflicting with the first one is selected 
before starting the machine, the 
function selected first will be canceled 
and the second auxiliary function 
selection will remain active. 
C An auxiliary function that is not 
compatible with the programme cannot 
be selected. (See "Programme and 
consumption table")
C Auxiliary Function buttons may vary 
according to the model of the machine.
• Prewash
A Prewash is only worthwhile for heavily 
soiled laundry. Not using the Prewash will 
save energy, water, detergent and time.
C  As their meshed texture causes 
excessive foaming, wash the veils/tulle 
by putting little amount of detergent 
into the main wash compartment. 
Do not put detergent in the prewash 
compartment.
• Extra Rinse
This function enables the machine to 
make another rinsing in addition to the one 
already made after the main wash. Thus, 
the risk for sensitive skins (babies, allergic 
skins, etc.) to be effected by the minimal 
detergent remnants on the laundry can be 
reduced.
• Rinse Hold
If you are not going to unload your 
clothes immediately after the programme 
completes, you can use rinse hold function 
to keep your laundry in the final rinsing 
water in order to prevent them from getting 
wrinkled when there is no water in the 
machine.  In models equipped with Spin Speed 
Adjustment button, select the Spin Speed 
and press Start / Pause / Cancel button if 
you want to spin the laundry held in water.
In models not equipped with Spin Speed 
Adjustment button, select Spin+Pump 
programme if you want to spin your laundry 
held in water.
C 
In these models, you need to stop the 
machine by pressing Start / Pause / 
Cancel button before switching to spin 
step and after pump step is completed 
and the water in the machine is 
drained. Thus, water inside the 
machine is drained and your laundry is 
not spun.
• No Heat
Use this function if you want to wash your 
laundry in cold water.
• No Spin
Use this function if you do not want 
your clothes be spun at the end of the 
programme.
• Spin speed reduction
This function allows spinning of laundry at a 
speed lower than the maximum spin speed 
of the machine. 
When Spin Reduction button is pressed, 
spin speed will be limited to the minimum 
speed specified on the control panel.
Starting the programme
1.  Press Start / Pause / Cancel button to 
start the programme.
2.  Start / Pause / Cancel button lights up 
to indicate that the programme has 
started.
3.  Loading door is locked and Loading 
Door light turns off.
Child Lock
Use Child Lock function to prevent children 
from tampering with the machine. Thus 
you can avoid any changes in a running 
programme.
C You can switch on and off the machine 
with On / Off button when the Child 
Lock is active. When you switch on the 
machine again, programme will resume 
from where it has stopped with the 
child lock enabled.
To activate the Child Lock:
Press and hold 1
st and 2nd Auxiliary 
Function buttons for 3 seconds   
						

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simultaneously after washing programme 
has started. 1. The 1st Auxiliary Function 
light flashes continuously.
To deactivate the Child Lock:
Child lock must be deactivated to start a 
new programme after the programme has 
finished or to interrupt a running program. 
Press and hold 1
st and 2nd Auxiliary 
Function buttons for 3 seconds 
simultaneously to disable child lock. 
Progress of programme
Progress of a running programme can 
be followed from the Programme Follow-
up indicator. At the beginning of every 
programme step, the relevant indicator light 
will turn on and light of the completed step 
will turn off.
To change the auxiliary function, speed and 
temperature settings while a program is 
running, you need to switch the machine to 
Pause mode. Press Start / Pause / Cancel 
button to switch the machine into Pause 
mode. In this case, Start / Pause / Cancel 
light flashes.
C  If the machine does not pass to the 
spinning step, Rinse Hold function 
might be active or the automatic 
unbalanced load detection system 
might be activated due to the 
unbalanced distribution of the laundry 
in the machine.
Loading door lock
There is a locking system on the loading 
door of the machine that prevents opening 
of the door in cases when the water level is 
unsuitable.
When machine is switched to Pause mode, 
it checks the level of the water inside. If 
the level is suitable, Loading Door light 
illuminates steadily within 1-2 minutes and 
the loading door can be opened. 
If the Loading Door light is not on, Loading 
Door cannot be opened. If you are obliged 
to open the Loading Door while the 
Loading Door light is off, you must cancel 
the current programme; see "Canceling the 
programme".
Changing the selections after 
programme has started
To change your settings after the program 
has started, you have to switch the 
machine to Pause mode first.
C Even if you select a new program 
by changing the position of the 
Programme Selection knob while the 
machine is running or in Pause mode, 
the programme selected first will 
continue. You must cancel the current 
programme to change the washing 
programme. See "Canceling the 
programme".
Changing the auxiliary function, speed 
and temperature
Depending on the step the programme has 
reached, you may cancel or activate the 
auxiliary functions; see, "Auxiliary function 
selection". 
You can also change the speed and 
temperature settings; see, "Spin speed 
selection" and "Temperature selection".
Adding or taking out laundry
1.  Press Start / Pause / Cancel button to 
switch the machine to pause mode.
2.  Wait until the Loading Door can be 
opened.
C If the Loading Door light does not 
turn on in 1-2 minutes, it means that 
the water level in the machine is not 
suitable and laundry cannot be added. 
You can resume the programme by 
pressing Start / Pause / Cancel button.
3.  Open the Loading Door and add or 
take out the laundry.
4.  Close the Loading Door.
5.  Make changes in auxiliary functions, 
temperature and speed settings if 
necessary. 
6.  Press Start / Pause / Cancel button to 
start the machine.   
						

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Canceling the programme
Press and hold Start / Pause / Cancel 
button for 3 seconds to cancel the current 
programme. At the end of this period, 
machine can drain the water inside it or 
can take in and drain water up to 3 times 
to cool down the laundry. Washing and End 
lights turn on. 
Once draining is complete, Start / Pause 
/ Cancel and Washing lights turn off, and 
Loading Door light starts flashing. 
When the Loading Door is openable, 
Loading Door light turns on and remains lit. 
In this case, you can select and start the 
new programme.
End of programme
End light in the programme follow-up 
indicator will light up once the programme 
comes to an end. 
1. Press On / Off button to switch off the 
machine.
2.  Take out your laundry and close the 
loading door. Your machine is ready for 
the next washing cycle.  
						

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6 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and 
frequently faced problems decrease if 
cleaned at regular intervals.
Cleaning the detergent drawer
Clean the detergent drawer at regular 
intervals (every 4-5 washing cycles) 
as shown below in order to prevent 
accumulation of powder detergent in time.
1.  Press the dotted point on the siphon 
in the softener compartment and pull 
towards you until the compartment is 
removed from the machine.
C If more than normal amount of water 
and softener mixture starts to gather in 
the softener compartment, the siphon 
must be cleaned.
2.  Wash the detergent drawer and the 
siphon with plenty of lukewarm water 
in a washbasin. Wear protective gloves 
or use an appropriate brush to avoid 
touching of the residues in the drawer 
with your skin when cleaning.
3.  Insert the drawer back into its place 
after cleaning and make sure that it is 
seated well.
Cleaning the loading 
door and the drum
Residues of softener, detergent and dirt 
may accumulate in your machine in time 
and may cause unpleasant odours and 
washing complaints. To avoid this, use 
the Drum Cleaning programme. If your 
machine is not featured with Drum Cleaning 
programme, use Cottons-90 programme 
and select Additional Water or Extra Rinse 
auxiliary functions as well. Before starting 
the programme, put max. 100 g of powder 
anti-limescale into the main wash detergent 
compartment (compartment nr. II). If the 
anti-limescale is in tablet form, put only 
one tablet into compartment nr. II. Dry the  inside of the bellow with a clean piece of 
cloth after the programme has come to an 
end. 
C 
Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every 
2 months.
C Use an anti-limescale suitable for the 
washing machines. 
After every washing make sure that no 
foreign substance is left in the drum.
If the holes on the bellow shown in the 
figure is blocked, open the holes using a 
toothpick.
C  Foreign metal substances in your 
machine will cause rust stains. Clean 
the stains on the drum surface by using 
cleaning agents for stainless steel. 
Never use steel wool or wire wool.
Cleaning the body and 
control panel
Wipe the body of the machine with soapy 
water or non-corrosive mild gel detergents 
as necessary, and dry with a soft cloth.
Use only a soft and damp cloth to clean 
the control panel.
A Never use sponge or scrub materials. 
These will damage the painted and 
plastic surfaces.
Cleaning the water intake filters
There is a filter at the end of each water 
intake valve at the rear of the machine 
and also at the end of each water intake 
hose where they are connected to the tap. 
These filters prevent foreign substances 
and dirt in the water to enter the washing 
machine. Filters should be cleaned as they 
do get dirty.  
						

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1. Close the taps.
2.  Remove the nuts of the water intake 
hoses to access the filters on the water 
intake valves. Clean them with an 
appropriate brush. If the filters are too 
dirty, take them out by means of pliers 
and clean them.
3.  Take out the filters on the flat ends of 
the water intake hoses together with 
the gaskets and clean thoroughly under 
running water.
4.  Replace the gaskets and filters carefully 
in their places and tighten the hose 
nuts by hand.
Draining remaining water and 
cleaning the pump filter
The filter system in your machine prevents 
solid items such as buttons, coins and 
fabric fibers clogging the pump impeller 
during discharge of washing water. Thus, 
the water will be discharged without any 
problem and the service life of the pump 
will extend.
If the machine fails to drain water, the 
pump filter is clogged. Filter must be 
cleaned whenever it is clogged or in every 
3 months. Water must be drained off first 
to clean the pump filter.
In addition, prior to transporting the 
machine (eg., when moving to another 
house) and in case of freezing of the water, 
water may have to be drained completely.
A Foreign substances left in the pump 
filter may damage your machine or may 
cause noise problem.
In order to clean the dirty filter and 
discharge the water:
1.  Unplug the machine to cut off the 
supply power.
A Temperature of the water inside the 
machine may rise up to 90 ºC. To avoid 
burning risk, filter must be cleaned after  the water in the machine cools down.
2.  Open the filter cap.
  If the filter cap is composed of two 
pieces, press the tab on the filter cap 
downwards and pull the piece out 
towards yourself.
If the filter cap is one piece, pull the cap 
from both sides at the top to open.
C You can remove the filter cover by 
slightly pushing downwards with a thin 
plastic tipped tool, through the gap 
above the filter cover. Do not use metal 
tipped tools to remove the cover.
3.  Some of our products have emergency 
draining hose and some does not have. 
Follow the steps below to discharge 
the water.
Discharging the water when the product 
has an emergency draining hose:
a.  Pull the emergency draining hose out 
from its seat
b.  Place a large container at the end 
of the hose. Drain the water into the 
container by pulling out the plug at the 
end of the hose. When the container 
is full, block the inlet of the hose by 
replacing the plug. After the container   
						

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is emptied, repeat the above procedure 
to drain the water in the machine 
completely.
c.  When draining of water is finished, 
close the end by the plug again and fix 
the hose in its place.
d.  Turn the pump filter to take it out.
Discharging the water when the product 
does not have an emergency draining 
hose:
a.  Place a large container in front of the 
filter to catch water from the filter.
b.  Loosen pump filter (anticlockwise) until 
water starts to flow. Fill the flowing 
water into the container you have 
placed in front of the filter. Always keep 
a piece of cloth handy to absorb any 
spilled water.
c.  When the water inside the machine is 
finished, take out the filter completely 
by turning it.
4.  Clean any residues inside the filter as 
well as fibers, if any, around the pump 
impeller region.
5.  Install the filter.
A If your product has a water jet feature, 
be sure to fit the filter into its housing 
in the pump. Never force the filter 
while installing it into its housing. Seat 
the filter into its place completely. 
Otherwise, water may leak from the 
filter cap.
6.  If the filter cap is composed of two 
pieces, close the filter cap by pressing 
on the tab. If it is one piece, seat the 
tabs in the lower part into their places 
first, and then press the upper part to 
close.   
						

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7 Troubleshooting
Programme cannot be started or selected. 
•  Washing machine has switched to self protection mode due to a supply problem 
(line voltage, water pressure, etc.). >>> Press and hold Start / Pause / Cancel 
button for 3 seconds to reset the machine to factory settings. (See "Canceling the 
programme")
Water in the machine.
•  Some water might have remained in the product due to the quality control 
processes in the production. >>> This is not a failure; water is not harmful to the 
machine.
There is water leaking from the bottom of the washing machine.
•  Likely problems with hoses or the pump filter. >>> Be sure the seals of the water 
inlet hoses are securely fitted. Attach the hose to the tap tightly.
•  Pump filter might not be closed fully. >>> Make sure that the pump filter is 
completely closed.
Machine does not fill with water.
•  Tap is turned off. >>> Open the inlet water taps fully.
•  Water inlet hose is bent. >>> Flatten the water inlet hose.
•  Water inlet filter is clogged. >>> Clean the water inlet filter.
•  The loading door is ajar. >>> Close the Loading Door.
Machine does not drain water.
•  Water drain hose might be clogged or twisted. >>> Clean or flatten the hose.
•  Pump filter is clogged. >>> Clean the pump filter.
Machine vibrates or makes noise.
•  Machine might be standing unbalanced. >>> Adjust the feet to level the machine.
•  A hard substance might have entered into the pump filter. >>> Clean the pump 
filter.
•  Transportation safety bolts are not removed. >>> Remove the transportation 
safety bolts.
•  Laundry quantity in the machine might be too little. >>> Add more laundry to the 
machine.
•  Machine might be overloaded with laundry. >>> Take out some of the laundry 
from the machine or distribute the load by hand to balance it homogenous\
ly in the 
machine.
•  Machine might be leaning on a rigid item. >>> Make sure that the machine is not 
leaning on anything.
Machine stopped shortly after the programme started.
•  Machine might have stopped temporarily due to low voltage. >>> It will resume 
running when the voltage restores to the normal level.
Machine directly discharges the water it takes in.
•  Draining hose might not be at adequate height. >>> Connect the water draining 
hose as described in the operation manual.
No water can be seen in the machine during washing.
C  The water level is not visible from outside of the washing machine. This is not a 
failure.  
						

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Loading door cannot be opened.
• Door lock is activated because of the water level in the machine. >>> Drain the 
water by running the Pump or Spin programme.
•  Machine is heating up the water or it is at the spinning cycle. >>> Wait until the 
programme completes.
•  Child lock is engaged. Door lock will be deactivated a couple of minutes after 
the programme has come to an end. >>> Wait for a couple of minutes for 
deactivation of the door lock.
Washing takes longer time than the one specified in the manual.
•  Water pressure is low. >>> Machine waits until taking in adequate amount of 
water to prevent poor washing quality due to the decreased amount of wat\
er. 
Therefore, the washing time extends.
•  Voltage might be low. >>> Washing time is prolonged to avoid poor washing 
results when the supply voltage is low.
•  Input temperature of water might be low. >>> Required time to heat up the water 
extends in cold seasons. Also, washing time can be lengthened to avoid p\
oor 
washing results.
•  Number of rinses and/or amount of rinse water might have increased. >>> 
Machine increases the amount of rinse water when good rinsing is needed \
and 
adds an extra rinsing step if necessary. 
•  Excessive foam might have occurred and automatic foam absorption system 
might have been activated due to too much detergent usage. >>> Use 
recommended amount of detergent.
C Machine does not switch to spinning step when the laundry is not evenly \
distributed in the drum to prevent any damage to the machine and to its 
surrounding environment. Laundry should be rearranged and re-spun.
Programme time does not countdown. (On models with display)
•  Timer may stop during water intake. >>> Timer indicator will not countdown until 
the machine takes in adequate amount of water. The machine will wait until there 
is sufficient amount of water to avoid poor washing results due to lack \
of water. 
Timer indicator will resume countdown after this.
•  Timer may stop during heating step. >>> Timer indicator will not countdown until 
the machine reaches the selected temperature.
•  Timer may stop during spinning step. >>> Automatic unbalanced load detection 
system might be activated due to the unbalanced distribution of the laun\
dry in the 
drum. 
C Machine does not switch to spinning step when the laundry is not evenly \
distributed in the drum to prevent any damage to the machine and to its 
surrounding environment. Laundry should be rearranged and re-spun.
Programme time does not countdown.
•  There might be an imbalance of laundry in the machine. >>> Automatic 
unbalanced load detection system might be activated due to the unbalance\
d 
distribution of the laundry in the drum.
C Machine does not switch to spinning step when the laundry is not evenly \
distributed in the drum to prevent any damage to the machine and to its 
surrounding environment. Laundry should be rearranged and re-spun.  
						

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Machine does not switch to spinning step.
• There might be an imbalance of laundry in the machine. >>> Automatic 
unbalanced load detection system might be activated due to the unbalance\
d 
distribution of the laundry in the drum.
C Machine does not switch to spinning step when the laundry is not evenly \
distributed in the drum to prevent any damage to the machine and to its 
surrounding environment. Laundry should be rearranged and re-spun.
•  The machine will not spin if water is not drained completely. >>> Check the filter 
and the draining hose.
•  Excessive foam might have occurred and automatic foam absorption system 
might have been activated due to too much detergent usage. >>> Use 
recommended amount of detergent.
Washing performance is poor: Laundry turns gray.
•  Insufficient amount of detergent was used over a long period of time. >>> Use 
the recommended amount of detergent appropriate for water hardness and t\
he 
laundry.
•  Washing was made at low temperatures for a long time over a long period of time. 
>>> Select the proper temperature for the laundry to be washed.
•  Insufficient amount of detergent is used with hard waters. >>> Using insufficient 
amount of detergent with hard water causes the soil to stick on the clot\
h and this 
turns the cloth into gray in time. It is difficult to eliminate graying \
once it happens. 
Use the recommended amount of detergent appropriate for water hardness a\
nd 
the laundry.
•  Too much detergent is used. >>> Use the recommended amount of detergent 
appropriate for water hardness and the laundry.
•  Regular drum cleaning is not applied. >>> Clean the drum regularly. For this, 
please see "Cleaning the loading door and the drum".
Washing performance is poor: Stains persist or the laundry is not whitene\
d.
•  Insufficient amount of detergent is used. >>> Use recommended amount of 
detergent appropriate for the laundry.
•  Excessive laundry was loaded in. >>> Do not load the machine in excess. Load 
with amounts recommended in the "Programme and consumption table".
•  Wrong programme and temperature were selected. >>> Select the proper 
programme and temperature for the laundry to be washed.
•  Wrong type of detergent is used. >>> Use original detergent appropriate for the 
machine.
•  Detergent is put in the wrong compartment. >>> Put the detergent in the correct 
compartment. Do not mix the bleaching agent and the detergent with each \
other.
•  Regular drum cleaning is not applied. >>> Clean the drum regularly. For this, 
please see "Cleaning the loading door and the drum".
Washing performance is poor: Oily stains appeared on the laundry.
•  Regular drum cleaning is not applied. >>> Clean the drum regularly. For this, 
please see "Cleaning the loading door and the drum".
Washing performance is poor: Clothes smell unpleasantly.
•  Odours and bacteria layers are formed on the drum as a result of continuous 
washing at lower temperatures and/or in short programmes. >>> Leave the 
detergent drawer as well as the loading door of the machine ajar after e\
ach 
washing. Thus, a humid environment favorable for bacteria cannot occur i\
n the 
machine.
•  Regular drum cleaning is not applied. >>> Clean the drum regularly. For this, 
please see "Cleaning the loading door and the drum".