It appears that the anti-flood system has reacted.
The anti-flood system is a float switch in the machine's base pan. Any water will cause the float switch to rise. This will activate the drain pump and deactivate all other functions.
But the drain pump is not connected with the base pan, it can only remove water from the main machine's compartment.
On the Internet there are advices to tilt the machine, this will allow water to come out on the floor and allow the float switch to come back down.
A.R.S.
December 2012
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