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Irrespective of this, Thermador accepts no liability or
responsibility for the product if it is in a remote location
(more than 160 km from an authorized customer
service) or in an inaccessible, dangerous, threatening
or insidious place, in such surroundings or such an
environment; in such a case Thermador would, if you
so wish, bear the costs for labor and materials as well
as for transportation to the nearest authorized customer
service, but you would have to bear the costs for
transportation or other extra charges of the customer
service company if the latter has already expressed its
willingness to accept the order.
Extension of the limited warranty:
Thermador also offers the following, limited warranties:
■ 2-year limited warranty: Thermador will repair or
replace all components which have proven material
or production faults (without labor costs).
■ 5-year limited warranty on electronics: Thermador will
repair or replace all microprocessors or PCBs which
have proven material or production faults (without
labor costs).
■ Lifetime warranty against rusting of stainless steel
parts: Thermador will repair or replace all
components which have proven material or
production faults (without labor costs).
Expired warranty: Thermador is neither legally nor in
any other way obliged to make concessions of any kind
after the warranty period has elapsed, this also applies
to repairs, pro-rata charging or product replacement.
Exclusion of warranty: The warranty described here
excludes all defects and damage which are not based
directly on faults on the part of Thermador; this also
includes the following cases: (1) Use of the product in
other than the normal, usual and designated way
(including inter alia any form of commercial utilization,
use or storage of a domestic appliance outdoors, use
of the product in conjunction with aircraft or watercraft);
(2) Conscious misconduct, negligence, misuse,
carelessness, disregard, improper handling,
inadequate maintenance, faulty or negligent installation,
tampering, non-observance of the instructions for use,
incorrect operation, work performed by unauthorized
customer service (including in-house repairs or testing
the inner life of the appliance); (3) Adjustments,
changes or modifications of any type; (4) Non-
observance of electrical, sanitary or building
regulations, provisions or laws of the state, country,
region, city or district, including installation of
the product not in accordance with local fire protection
and building provisions and regulations; (5) Normal
wear, spilled food, liquids, accumulation of grease or
other substances which collect on, in or around
the product; and (6) External, natural and/or
environmental forces and factors, e.g. rain, wind, sand,
floods, fires, mudslides, frost, excessively high humidity
or prolonged load due to humidity, lightning, power
failures, structural failure of the appliance environment,
as well as cases of force majeure. Thermador is not at
all liable for environmental damage, e.g. to cupboards,
floors, ceilings and other structures or objects near
the product. Also excluded from the warranty are
scratches, kinks, minor dents und cosmetic damage
to outer surfaces and exposed parts, products on
which the serial number was changed, disguised or
removed; customer service requests to train
the customer in the use of the product, or requests
when the product is in working order; correction of
installation problems (you alone are responsible for all
structural conditions and equipment for the product,
inter alia for the power connection, the pipe
connections and other connections, the proper ground/
floor and for modifications, e.g. installation in furniture,
walls, floors, shelves, etc.); resetting of circuit-breakers
or fuses.
THIS WARRANTY SPECIFIES YOUR EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY PERMITTED BY LAW FOR THE PRODUCT,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A CLAIM IS GIVEN
BASED ON THE CONTRACT OR DUE TO ILLICIT
HANDLING (INCLUDING LIABILITY OR NEGLIGENCE
IRRESPECTIVE OF CULPABILITY). THIS WARRANTY
REPLACES ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. ALL REPRESENTATIONS
IMPLIED ACCORDING TO THE LAW, WHETHER WITH
REGARD TO MARKETABILTY OR SUITABILITY FOR
A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, OR ON ANOTHER BASIS, ARE
VALID ONLY FOR THE PERIOD IN WHICH THIS
EXPRESS, LIMITED WARRANTY HAS VALIDITY. THE
MANUFACTURER IS NOT AT ALL LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, SPECIAL, ADDITIONAL,
INDIRECT LOSSES OR “BUSINESS LOSSES” AND/OR
FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES,
INCLUDING INTER ALIA TIME OFF FROM WORK,
MEALS IN HOTELS AND/OR RESTAURANTS,
CONVERSION COSTS ABOVE AND BEYOND DIRECT
DAMAGE CAUSED EXCLUSIVELY BY THERMADOR
OR OTHERS. IN SOME COUNTRIES THE EXCLUSION
OR THE RESTRICTION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE IS NOT PERMITTED, AND
AS SOME COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW ANY
LIMITATION CONCERNING HOW LONG AN IMPLICIT
WARRANTY IS TO BE VALID, THE LISTED
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO THEM. THIS
WARRANTY GRANTS YOU PARTICULAR RIGHTS,
ALTHOUGH YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO OTHER
RIGHTS WHICH CAN VARY FROM COUNTRY TO
COUNTRY.
Any attempt to change, modify or extend this warranty
requires the prior written consent of a senior employee
at BSH.
Obtaining warranty service: To obtain warranty service
for your product, you should contact an authorized
Thermador customer service center in your vicinity.
BSH Home Appliances
5551 McFadden Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
/ 800-944-2904