iRobot Roomba S9+ Repair Manual

01 - CLEAN stays dark after the robot has rested on a powered Clean Base.

02 - The Clean Base has no status response or cannot pass charge to the robot.

03 - Charging starts only after repositioning or drops out before completion.

04 - The robot refuses charge because the pack temperature is outside normal range.

05 - A battery message remains after a pack is installed and the cover is closed.

06 - The same rooms now exhaust a full charge far earlier than the owner baseline.

07 - The app can move the robot, but the top buttons do nothing locally.

08 - Home is requested, yet the robot misses the Clean Base or will not settle.

09 - A cleaning run begins, then the robot cannot back away from the base.

10 - The robot is trapped, tilted, moved, or unable to continue a clear path.

11 - One wheel sticks, slips, circles, or pulls the robot off a straight line.

12 - The bumper remains pressed or collisions repeat after ordinary floor clearing.

13 - The robot halts on a safe flat floor as though a drop were present.

14 - The robot approaches an actual stair, ledge, landing, balcony, or raised edge.

15 - The rear caster chatters, drags, squeaks, wobbles, or refuses to swivel.

16 - The D-shaped robot misses wall edges or scrapes along them repeatedly.

17 - The dual rubber brushes jam, show damage, or leave a central strip uncleaned.

18 - The brush-frame door sits proud, springs open, or will not latch securely.

19 - The corner brush stops, loosens, wobbles, or leaves edge debris behind.

20 - Dry debris remains after cleaning or the vacuum path sounds weak or stalled.

21 - The bin will not seat flush, the filter will not stay placed, or detection fails.

22 - A full-bin indication remains after the bin has been emptied and reinstalled.

23 - Dirt Detect loops on a clean area or ignores a plainly dirty test patch.

24 - A remaining rattle, grind, squeal, or vibration persists after adjacent parts clear.

25 - The Clean Base does not evacuate the bin after self-dock or app command.

26 - The Clean Base still reports a bag condition after the owner checks the bag.

27 - The Clean Base reports a clog, leaks air, or releases dust from the path.

28 - Fixed robot or Clean Base structure is cracked, loose, distorted, or unsafe.

FM-01 - THE ROBOT WILL NOT POWER ON OR WAKE

CLEAN stays dark after the robot has rested on a powered Clean Base.

FM-02 - THE CLEAN BASE HAS NO AC POWER OR WILL NOT CHARGE THE ROBOT

The Clean Base has no status response or cannot pass charge to the robot.

FM-03 - CHARGING WILL NOT START, STAY STABLE, OR COMPLETE

Charging starts only after repositioning or drops out before completion.

FM-04 - CHARGING IS BLOCKED BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS TOO WARM OR TOO COLD

The robot refuses charge because the pack temperature is outside normal range.

FM-05 - THE BATTERY IS NOT DETECTED, NOT COMMUNICATING, OR A BATTERY FAULT REMAINS

A battery message remains after a pack is installed and the cover is closed.

FM-06 - RUNTIME IS MUCH SHORTER THAN THE ESTABLISHED BASELINE

The same rooms now exhaust a full charge far earlier than the owner baseline.

FM-07 - THE TOP BUTTONS DO NOT RESPOND WHILE APPLICATION CONTROL STILL WORKS

The app can move the robot, but the top buttons do nothing locally.

FM-08 - THE ROBOT CANNOT FIND, RETURN TO, OR SEAT ON THE CLEAN BASE

Home is requested, yet the robot misses the Clean Base or will not settle.

FM-09 - THE ROBOT CANNOT LEAVE THE CLEAN BASE

A cleaning run begins, then the robot cannot back away from the base.

FM-10 - THE ROBOT BECOMES TRAPPED, TILTED, MOVED, OR CANNOT CONTINUE NAVIGATION

The robot is trapped, tilted, moved, or unable to continue a clear path.

FM-11 - DRIVE-WHEEL MOVEMENT IS JAMMED, CIRCULAR, OR PULLS TO ONE SIDE

One wheel sticks, slips, circles, or pulls the robot off a straight line.

FM-12 - THE FRONT BUMPER STAYS PRESSED OR REPEATED COLLISIONS CONTINUE

The bumper remains pressed or collisions repeat after ordinary floor clearing.

FM-13 - CLIFF DETECTION STOPS THE ROBOT ON A SAFE FLOOR

The robot halts on a safe flat floor as though a drop were present.

FM-14 - CLIFF DETECTION FAILS AT A REAL DROP

The robot approaches an actual stair, ledge, landing, balcony, or raised edge.

FM-15 - THE REAR CASTER DRAGS, SQUEAKS, WOBBLES, OR WILL NOT SWIVEL FREELY

The rear caster chatters, drags, squeaks, wobbles, or refuses to swivel.

FM-16 - WALL-FOLLOWING OR EDGE NAVIGATION IS CONSISTENTLY WRONG

The D-shaped robot misses wall edges or scrapes along them repeatedly.

FM-17 - THE DUAL MULTI-SURFACE BRUSHES ARE JAMMED OR DAMAGED

The dual rubber brushes jam, show damage, or leave a central strip uncleaned.

FM-18 - THE BRUSH-FRAME DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE OR LATCH SECURELY

The brush-frame door sits proud, springs open, or will not latch securely.

FM-19 - THE CORNER BRUSH IS STUCK, LOOSE, OR DOES NOT ROTATE

The corner brush stops, loosens, wobbles, or leaves edge debris behind.

FM-20 - PICKUP OR AIRFLOW IS WEAK, STALLED, OR A VACUUM PROBLEM PERSISTS

Dry debris remains after cleaning or the vacuum path sounds weak or stalled.

FM-21 - THE BIN OR FILTER WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, OR BE DETECTED

The bin will not seat flush, the filter will not stay placed, or detection fails.

FM-22 - THE FULL BIN INDICATION REMAINS AFTER EMPTYING

A full-bin indication remains after the bin has been emptied and reinstalled.

FM-23 - DIRT DETECT STAYS ACTIVE OR NEVER RESPONDS ON A CLEAN FLOOR

Dirt Detect loops on a clean area or ignores a plainly dirty test patch.

FM-24 - THE ROBOT MAKES AN ABNORMAL RATTLE, GRIND, SQUEAL, OR VIBRATION

A remaining rattle, grind, squeal, or vibration persists after adjacent parts clear.

FM-25 - THE CLEAN BASE WILL NOT EMPTY THE BIN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY

The Clean Base does not evacuate the bin after self-dock or app command.

FM-26 - THE CLEAN BASE REPORTS A FULL OR MISSING BAG AFTER THE BAG IS CHECKED

The Clean Base still reports a bag condition after the owner checks the bag.

FM-27 - THE CLEAN BASE REPORTS A CLOG OR LEAK IN THE EVACUATION PATH

The Clean Base reports a clog, leaks air, or releases dust from the path.

FM-28 - FIXED ROBOT OR CLEAN BASE STRUCTURE IS CRACKED, LOOSE, OR UNSAFE

Fixed robot or Clean Base structure is cracked, loose, distorted, or unsafe.