Miele WQ 1000 WPS how to open the door with the emergency release
After a power cut during a wash process, when the door stays locked. The suds must be drained first.
Steps
- Use a long thin screwdriver to push the door release mechanism all the way down, without touching or opening the door.
- Pull the door open.
- Close the door.
- Open the door again. If the door is locked, repeat these four steps.
WARNING
Danger of injury due to rotating drum. Reaching into a moving drum is extremely dangerous. Always make sure that the drum is stationary before reaching in to remove laundry. Keep children away from the washing machine.
Signal word assigned by Model Handbook Source: Troubleshooting: Operating the emergency release, p. 91
- Remove the laundry.
Source: Troubleshooting: Operating the emergency release Source: Troubleshooting: Operating the emergency release, p. 91
Other WQ 1000 WPS procedures
- How to remove the plinth flapBefore draining the suds solution or cleaning the drain pumps, drain filters or door sealing ring nozzle.
- How to drain the suds solution into a shallow containerWhen the drain filter is clogged or after a power cut, before cleaning the pumps or opening the door with the emergency release.
- How to clean the drain pumps and drain filtersFor Fault F11, F210 and F585, or when the drain filter is clogged; the suds solution must already be drained.
- How to clean the nozzle at the top of the door sealing ringFor Fault F210 and F585.
- How to descale the washing machineRegularly, depending on water hardness: 0 to 1 times a year for soft water (0 to 8.4 °dH), 1 to 2 for medium (8.4 to 14 °dH), 2 to 3 for hard (over 14 °dH).
Sources
- Operating instructions for washing machines WQ 1000 WPS. Miele & Cie. KG. Document M.-Nr. 12 984 801, revision / 00 / 002, en-GB, 96 pages, en-GB. media.miele.com (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.