area. If necessary set the water soften-
er.
2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher
salt.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse
aid.
4. Load cutlery and dishes into the dish-
washer.
5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the
correct quantity of detergent.
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use combi detergent tablets ('3 in
1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1', etc.), refer to the
chapter 'Multitab function'.
SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER
The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have bad effect on the operation
of the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact
your local water authority.
Water hardness
Water hardness
setting
°dH
°TH
mmol/l
Clarke
51 - 70
91 - 125
9,1 - 12,5
64 - 88
10
43 - 50
76 - 90
7,6 - 9,0
53 - 63
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
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
1)
1) No use of salt required.
Electronic adjustment
The dishwasher is factory set at
level 5.
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in set-
ting mode.
3. Press and hold function buttons B and
C until the indicator lights of function
buttons A, B and C start to flash.
4. Release function buttons B and C.
5. Press function button A.
– The indicator lights for function but-
tons B and C go off.
– The indicator light for function button
A continues to flash.
– The digital display shows the current
level.
– You can hear an audible signal.
Example: digital display shows
/ 5
intermittent audible signals = level 5.
6. Press the function button A one time to
increase the water softener level by one
step.
7. Press the on/off button to save the op-
eration.
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