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10.3 Special Dishwasher Salt
You can use special dishwasher salt to soften the water.
Adding dishwasher salt
If the salt refill indicator lights up, add special dishwasher
salt to the dispenser for salt just before the cycle starts.
The amount of special dishwasher salt required depends
on the water hardness. The higher the water hardness, the
greater the amount of salt required.
NOTICE:
Detergent may damage the water softening system.
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Only fill the dispenser of the water softening system
with special dishwasher salt.
Special salt for dishwashers can damage the tub due to
corrosion.
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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
program starts.
1.
Unscrew the lid of the salt dispenser and remove.
2.
Before the first use: Fill the dispenser full with water.
3.
Note: Only use special salt specified for dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special dishwasher salt to the dispenser.
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Fill the dispenser completely with the salt. The water in
the dispenser is displaced and forced out.
4.
Place the lid back on the dispenser and turn to close.
10.4 Switching off the water softening
system
If you do not need to use the water softening system, e.g.
you already have a whole house water softening system,
you can turn the system off.
Note
To avoid damage to the appliance, only switch off the
water softening system in the following cases:
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The water hardness is max. 26 °E and you are using
combined detergents with salt replacement substances.
According to manufacturers, combined detergents with
salt replacement substances can generally only be used
up to a water hardness of 26 °E without adding special
salt.
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The water hardness is 0 - 8 °E. You can omit special
salt.
1.
Press ⁠.
2.
To open the basic settings, press for approx.
3 seconds.
3.
Press repeatedly until the display shows "Water
hardness".
4.
Press or repeatedly until the display shows 0 - 8.
5.
To save the settings, press for approx. 3 seconds.
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The water softening system is switched off and the salt
refill indicator is deactivated.
Rinse aid system
11 Rinse aid system
Rinse aid system
11.1 Rinse aid
For optimum drying results, use rinse aid.
Only use rinse aid intended for household dishwashers.
Adding rinse aid
If the display shows "Please add rinse aid. ", add rinse aid.
Only use rinse aid intended for household dishwashers.
1.
Press the catch on the lid of the dispenser for rinse aid
and lift ⁠.
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