Warranty Guide

such event, if you request, Bosch would still pay for labor and parts and ship the parts to the nearest
authorized service provider, but you would still be fully liable and responsible for any travel time or other
special charges by the service company, assuming they agree to make the service call.
Out of Warranty Product
Bosch is under no obligation, at law or otherwise, to provide you with any concessions, including repairs,
prorates, or Product replacement, once this warranty has expired.
Warranty Exclusions
The warranty coverage described herein excludes all defects or damage that are not the direct fault of
Bosch, including without limitation, one or more of the following:
• Use of the Product in anything other than its normal, customary and intended manner (including without
limitation, any form of commercial use, use or storage of an indoor product outdoors, use of the Product in
conjunction with air or water-going vessels).
• Any party's willful misconduct, negligence, misuse, abuse, accidents, neglect, improper operation, failure
to maintain, improper or negligent installation, tampering, failure to follow operating instructions,
mishandling, unauthorized service (including self performed "fixing" or exploration of the appliance's
internal workings).
• Adjustment, alteration or modification of any kind.
• A failure to comply with any applicable state, local, city, or county electrical, plumbing and/or building
codes, regulations, or laws, including failure to install the product in strict conformity with local fire and
building codes and regulations.
• Ordinary wear and tear, spills of food, liquid, grease accumulations, or other substances that accumulate
on, in, or around the Product.
• Any external, elemental and/or environmental forces and factors, including without limitation, rain, wind,
sand, floods, fires, mud slides, freezing temperatures, excessive moisture or extended exposure to
humidity, lightning, power surges, structural failures surrounding the appliance, and acts of God. In no
event shall Bosch have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for damage to surrounding property,
including cabinetry, floors, ceilings, and other structures or objects around the Product. Also excluded
from this warranty are Products on which the serial numbers have been altered, defaced, or removed;
service visits to teach you how to use the Product, or visits where there is nothing wrong with the Product;
correction of installation problems (you are solely responsible for any structure and setting for the Product,
including all electrical, plumbing or other connecting facilities, for proper foundation/flooring, and for any
alterations including without limitation cabinetry, walls, floors, shelving, etc.); and resetting of breakers or
fuses.
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THIS WARRANTY SETS OUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES
WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCT, WHETHER THE CLAIM ARISES IN CONTRACT OR TORT
(INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY, OR NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU
OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY
LAW, WHETHER FOR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
OTHERWISE, SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ONLY FOR THE PERIOD THAT THIS EXPRESS LIMITED
WARRANTY IS EFFECTIVE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE MANUFACTURER BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, "BUSINESS LOSS", AND/OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION TIME AWAY FROM WORK,
HOTELS AND/OR RESTAURANT MEALS, REMODELLING EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT
DAMAGES WHICH ARE DEFINITIVELY CAUSED EXCLUSIVELY BY BOSCH, OR OTHERWISE. SOME
STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, AND SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY
GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY
FROM STATE TO STATE.
No attempt to alter, modify or amend this warranty shall be effective unless authorized in writing by an
officer of BSH.