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Water hardness
German de‐
grees (°dH)
French de‐
grees (°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke de‐
grees
Water softener
level
47 - 50
84 - 90
8.4 - 9.0
58 - 63
10
43 - 46
76 - 83
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
5
1)
15 - 18
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
2
<4
<7
<0.7
< 5
1
2)
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Regardless of the type of detergent
used, 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
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press Program.
• The indicators
and
and are off.
• The indicator
still flashes.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g.
= level 5.
2. Press Program repeatedly to change
the setting.
3. Press the on/off button to confirm the
setting.
6.3 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 the drying results are
satisfactory while using multi-tablets only,
it is possible to deactivate the notification
for refilling rinse aid. However, for best
drying performance, always use rinse
aid.
If standard detergent or multi-tablets
without rinse aid are used, activate the
notification to keep the rinse aid refill
indicator active.
How to deactivate the rinse aid
empty notification
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press Option.
• The indicators
and are
off.
• The indicator
still
flashes.
• The display shows the current
setting.
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