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Out of Warranty Product
BSH is under no obligation, at law or otherwise, to provide you with any concessions, includ-
ing repairs, pro-rates, or Product replacement, once this warranty has expired .
Warranty Exclusions
The warranty coverage described herein excludes all defects or damage that is not the direct
fault of Bosch, including without limitation, one or more of the following:
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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) .
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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).
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Adjustment, alteration or modification of any kind.
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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.
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Ordinary wear and tear, spills of food, liquid, grease accumulations, or other substances
that accumulate on, in, or around the Product .
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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 .
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Service calls to correct the installation of your refrigerator, to instruct you how to use
your refrigerator, to replace house fuses or correct house wiring or plumbing
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Removal and replacement of trim or decorative panels that interfere with servicing the product .
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Labor or parts installed by any non-designated service company during the full warranty
period, unless approved by Bosch before service is performed .
In no event shall BSH have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for damage to surround-
ing 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 alter
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ations 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 DAMAGESWHICH ARE DEFINITIVELY
CAUSED EXCLUSIVELY BY BSH, 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.
