Error code
Bosch error code CL
Bosch error code CL: the child lock is on. What the code covers, what to check first, and what it does not tell you — on washers.
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What we can confirm
Code CL, from the manufacturer's own pages
A code is only meaningful together with the generation showing it — the same two digits mean different things across generations.
What it narrows down to
Child lock on
What you are probably seeing
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What it looks like from the kitchen
The symptom this code usually arrives with
A code names the subsystem; the symptom is what sent you to look at the display in the first place. That page says what it usually turns out to be, cheapest cause first.
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Door, power or supply Washer will not start
A machine that does nothing, or one that lights up and never fills. The door lock and the water supply account for most of it, and both are worth a minute before booking.
- No response at all
- Lights on but the cycle never begins
- Starts, then stops without filling
In more detail
About Bosch error code CL
What this one means
The child lock is on. It is a code the manufacturer publishes for this appliance, not one we have worked out — and it is decoded here rather than left as three characters on a display.
The other ways your machine may say it
The same condition is published under more than one label, because it has been carried across generations of this appliance:
- Child lock indicator — how a model with no digital display says it. On that machine, the lights are the code
What the code covers
A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:
- A lock set deliberately or by accident
What to try yourself
- Hold the lock key for a few seconds — the exact key differs by model
- Check the manual for your model if the obvious key does nothing
Then what
Not a repair, and one of the reasons a machine that looks completely dead is often four seconds away from working.
This code is published for washers. The full list of codes has the rest of them, searchable, including the labels older and newer machines use for the same conditions.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards