Bosch SMV4HTX31E, User Manual

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Water softening system
en
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ter hardness: the higher the water
hardness, the greater the amount of
special salt required.
ATTENTION!
¡
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
▶
Only fill the dispenser of the wa-
ter softening system with special
dishwasher salt.
¡
Special salt can damage the tub
due to corrosion.
▶
To make sure that any special
salt that escapes is washed out
of the tub, add the special salt
to the dispenser for special salt
immediately before the pro-
gramme starts.
1.
Unscrew the lid of the dispenser
for special salt and remove.
2.
On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser
right up with water.
3.
Note:
Only use special salt for
dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dis-
penser.
a
Funnel
1
Fill the dispenser right up with spe-
cial salt. The water in the dis-
penser is displaced and forced
out.
4.
Place the lid back on the dis-
penser and turn to close.
Switching off the water
softening system
If you find the special salt refill indic-
ator irritating, e.g. when using com-
bined detergents with salt replace-
ment substances, you can switch the
salt refill indicator off.
Note
To avoid damage to the appliance, only
switch off the water softening system in
the following cases:
¡
The water hardness is max. 26 °E
and you are using combined deter-
gents with salt replacement sub-
stances. According to manufactur-
ers, combined detergents with salt
replacement substances can gen-
erally only be used up to a water
hardness of 26 °E without adding
special salt.
¡
The water hardness is 0 - 8 °E.
You do not need to use special
salt.
1.
Press ⁠.
2.
To open the basic settings, press
for 3 seconds.
a
The display shows Hxx.
a
The display shows ⁠.
3.
Press repeatedly until the dis-
play shows H00.
4.
To save the settings, press
for 3 seconds.
a
The water softening system is
switched off and the salt refill indic-
ator is deactivated.
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Depending on the appliance specifications