Fault or blockage · Sage / Breville Barista Pro
Sage / Breville Barista Pro: Error symbol on the screen (error mode)
The machine is in error mode. Both manuals print the error symbol as a picture and do not describe it in words, so we cannot draw it here.
- Which light
- Icon on the display screen
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Steady
What Sage / Breville says to do
- Contact Breville Consumer Support (US and Canada) or Sage Customer Service (UK) — the only step either manual gives.
If that does not fix it: Contact Breville Consumer Support in the US and Canada, or Sage Customer Service in the UK (the manuals’ wording).
From the Barista Pro™ — Instruction Book: First use cycle, Functions, Flush cleaning cycle, Descaling, Error mode and Troubleshooting and the Barista Pro™ BES878 / SES878 — User Guide: Functions, Care & Cleaning, Error mode and Troubleshooting. This is the Barista Pro’s pattern; another Sage / Breville machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Sage / Breville Barista Pro lights
Fault or blockage on other machines
The same need shows up as a different light on each machine — which is why a light cannot be read without the machine.
Sources
Every line on this page comes from Sage / Breville’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Breville: the Barista Pro™ — Instruction Book: First use cycle, Functions, Flush cleaning cycle, Descaling, Error mode and Troubleshooting — Barista Pro BES878, US and Canada instruction book (K22 edition). assets.breville.com Checked 2026-09-29.
- Sage: the Barista Pro™ BES878 / SES878 — User Guide: Functions, Care & Cleaning, Error mode and Troubleshooting — Barista Pro SES878, UK user guide (UG2 A25 edition). assets.sageappliances.com Checked 2026-09-29.