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German de-
grees (°dH)
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener lev-
el
<4 <7 <0.7 < 5
1
2)
1)
Factory setting.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt
are not effective enough to
soften hard water.
How to set the water softener
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously
and until
the indicators , , , and
start to flash and the display is
blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators , , and
go off.
• The indicator continues to
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 5.
3. Press again and again to change
the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
6.3
The rinse aid dispenser
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
You can set the released quantity of rinse
aid between level 1 (minimum quantity)
and level 6 (maximum quantity). Level 0
will deactivate the rinse aid dispenser
and no rinse aid will be released.
Factory setting: level 4.
How to set the rinse aid level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously
and until
the indicators , , , and
start to flash and the display is
blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators , , and
go off.
• The indicator continues to
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 4.
– The levels of rinse aid are
from 0A to 6A.
– Level 0 = no rinse aid is
released.
3. Press again and again to change
the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
6.4 The rinse aid empty
notification
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
When rinse aid chamber is empty, the
rinse aid indicator is turned on notifying
to refill rinse aid. If you are using multi-
tabs containing rinse aid and you are
satisfied with the drying result, you can
deactivate the notification for refilling
rinse aid. However, we recommend that
you always use rinse aid for best drying
performance.
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