My Bosch Classic 6 is dispalying the key symble and will not let me proceed with the washing cycle thank you

The key symbol indicates child lock has been set.

Press and hold the start button until the key symbol goes out.
You should then be able to use the appliance.

Power on, press the start button for 5 or 6 seconds, the sign will go off. Try the door gently.

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Power on, press the start button for 5 or 6 seconds, the sign will go off. Try the door gently.

You mean you cannot find your key??

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I have the same problem - Did you mange to sort it out?

hold the start in for more than 5 seconds

This is symbol shows that the child lock has been activated. This can only be turned on/off at the beginning or end of washing programme. To activate/de-activate this, just press and hold the Start/Pause button in for 5 seconds. The time settings will then re-appear and then you can proceed as normal

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Immediately facing you is a black connector, about 4 inches (10cm) in diameter. When you unscrew this, all the water left in the washer will spill out onto the floor. Use a plastic bag to catch this or a small pan.(later models have a drain hose?) The black connector unscrews counterclockwise, and takes quite a few turns. Once you have it out, you'll find the source of your clog. Remove it, clean out, screw the black connector back in. You can check with rinse, if you want to make sure there are no leaks. Put the door back on and rotate. I will try to come back to you re. the wash, wash.

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Hi,
I`ve just spoken with Bosch Product Advice service about this problem. This could be happen when door is open after programme has been started. I didn`t check yet is working.
Thanks, roman

the heater element may have gone and the wash continues waiting for it to heat up and satisfy the thermostats b4 advancing.

does it heat up? if not the element has gone and needs replacing. try it out on a cold 30 wash to see if it goes through if so element probs.