The short answer
Most codes on these machines report a water condition - no fill, no drain or a leak detected in the base - rather than a control failure. A panel that ignores presses is usually a child lock or moisture, and both clear without parts.
What the panel is doing
- A code appears and the cycle stops — A condition report; follow it to the matching page.
- Keys respond intermittently — Moisture or wear on the membrane.
- A lock indication is lit — Child lock, and it survives power cycling.
- The panel resets during a cycle — A supply problem rather than a control one.
- Everything flashes and nothing runs — Often the base float has detected water.
- Not this fault: no lights at all — That is the will-not-start page.
Ranked for this class of machine
- A genuine condition: no fill, no drain or water in the base — First, and it points at the drainage, cycle or leak pages.
- Child lock engaged — Second, and free to clear.
- Moisture in the panel — Third, and it usually recovers after drying.
- Supply interruption resetting the control — Fourth, and it shows as a machine that restarts itself.
- Membrane or touch panel worn — Fifth, and it shows as specific keys failing.
- Control board fault — Last, and the least common.
Check in this order
- Look for water in the machine or under it — A base float report is a leak, not a control fault.
- Clear any child lock and retry — Free and frequently the whole answer.
- Switch off at the breaker for a minute and retry — It clears a latched state and tests the supply.
- Map which keys respond — Zones of dead keys point at the panel rather than the board.
Owner checks
- Pull the machine forward far enough to look under it for water — A base float indication means water has collected there.
Tools: torchAbout 20 min
- Hold the lock key for the period printed beside it — Child locks survive power cycles, so people rarely suspect them.
About 5 min
- Switch the breaker off for a minute, then on — One clean reset; repeated cycling achieves nothing.
About 10 min
- Test each key and note which fail — It tells the technician what to bring.
About 10 min
- Dry the fascia and leave the machine unused for a day — Moisture faults clear on their own if the panel is not re-wetted.
Tools: dry clothAbout 20 min
- Stop before opening the door panel or the base — Mains wiring runs directly behind both.
Water and electronics
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel. A capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Never spray cleaner at a control fascia; wipe with a barely damp cloth. If the machine reports water in its base, treat it as a leak and isolate the water supply as well as the power until it has been found.
When to call
Call when a code repeats after the condition it reports has been cleared, when a zone of keys is dead, or when the machine indicates water in the base. That last one is a leak and it deserves a prompt visit rather than another cycle. On inexpensive machines ask for the price of a board or panel before authorising it.
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Scope of this page
Generalized across dishwasher families under this badge and carrying no code table, because those differ by family and software. Where a family-specific or model-specific page exists it is the narrower answer. Also absent: board and panel part numbers, service sequences and lock key combinations.
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