Error code
Thermador dishwasher error code E0103
Thermador error code E0103: a relay on the main control board is not switching. What the code covers, what to check first, and what it does not tell you — on dishwashers.
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What we can confirm
Code E0103, from the manufacturer's own documentation
A code is only meaningful together with the generation showing it — the same two digits mean different things across generations.
The code
E0103
A relay on the main control board is not switching
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What it narrows down to
Board relay
What you are probably seeing
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What it looks like from the kitchen
The symptom this code usually arrives with
A code names the subsystem; the symptom is what sent you to look at the display in the first place. That page says what it usually turns out to be, cheapest cause first.
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Often a protection Dishwasher will not start
A machine with lights on that will not run, or one that shows nothing at all. On this platform a machine that refuses to start is usually protecting itself, and the code says which protection.
- Lights on, nothing happens
- A code showing before the cycle begins
- Dead panel, no lights at all
In more detail
About Thermador dishwasher error code E0103
What this one means
A relay on the main control board is not switching. It is a code the manufacturer publishes for this appliance, not one we have worked out — and it is decoded here rather than left as three characters on a display.
The other ways your machine may say it
The same condition is published under more than one label, because it has been carried across generations of this appliance:
- E0103, E0107 — the same condition, on machines of different ages
What the code covers
A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:
- The relay
- The board it is soldered to
Worth doing before you call
- Cut power at the breaker for thirty seconds
Then what
A relay is not replaced on its own here; the board is the part.
This code is published for dishwashers. The full list of codes has the rest of them, searchable, including the labels older and newer machines use for the same conditions.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards