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F.299 on Viessmann Vitodens 200-W B2HE-19

Your boiler's internal clock has lost track of the correct time and date, which is usually a minor issue that is simple to correct and normally does not stop your heating or hot water.

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Monitor it

This is a minor fault. Keep an eye on it and mention it at your next annual boiler service. Reset the boiler and see if it clears.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Real time clock setting incorrect

From this model's manual
Verified against the Viessmann/Viessmann Vitodens 100 W Wb1a installation & service manual.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

DIY fix possible

Check the boiler's display to see whether the time and date are wrong.Use the buttons on the boiler's control panel to open the time and date settings and enter the correct time and date, then confirm.Wait a few minutes and check whether the fault code clears. If it returns within a few days or the clock keeps resetting, contact a Gas Safe registered engineer to check the controller's backup battery.

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All 170 fault codes on the Vitodens 200-W B2HE-19

Seeing a different code? Every code this model can display, in one place.

F.7F.8F.9F.10F.11F.12F.13F.14F.15F.16F.29F.30F.49F.50F.57F.58F.59F.62F.63F.65F.67F.68F.69F.70F.71F.72F.73F.74F.77F.89F.91F.92F.93F.94F.100F.104F.142F.160F.161F.162F.163F.182F.183F.184F.185F.342F.345F.346F.348F.349F.350F.351F.352F.353F.354F.355F.357F.359F.361F.365F.366F.367F.368F.369F.370F.372F.373F.375F.377F.378F.380F.381F.382F.383F.384F.385F.386F.387F.388F.395F.396F.399F.400F.401F.402F.403F.404F.405F.406F.408F.410F.416F.417F.418F.425F.426F.427F.428F.429F.430F.432F.433F.436F.437F.440F.441F.442F.443F.444F.445F.446F.447F.448F.449F.450F.451F.452F.453F.454F.455F.456F.457F.458F.461F.462F.463F.464F.467F.468F.471F.473F.474F.517F.527F.528F.530F.538F.539F.540F.542F.543F.544F.545F.546F.547F.574F.575F.576F.577F.578F.579F.580F.581F.582F.666F.667F.668F.669F.670F.671F.672F.673F.682F.683F.684I.55I.56I.57I.59

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