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Water softening system / special salt
20
Adjusting the water softening system
The amount of salt dispensed can be set from
0
to
62
°E.
Salt is not required at the set value
0-8
.
Set the softening system as follows:
1.
Ask your local water utility company for the water
hardness value of the tap water.
2.
Required setting can be found in the water hardness
table.
3.
Open the door.
4.
Switch on ON/OFF switch
(
.
5.
Press Info button
{
8
for 3 seconds until the
following text is indicated on the display window at
the top
@
:
Scroll with
< >
Set with
- +
Leave with Setup 3 sec.
6.
Keep pressing button
>
)R
until the water hardness
is indicated on the display window at the top
@
.
7.
Make the setting with setting buttons
+ -
`
.
8.
Press and hold the Info button
{8
for 3 seconds.
The chosen setting has now been stored.
Using special salt
As soon as the low salt indicator
P
is lit on the control
panel or is requested on the front display *
):
, salt
should be topped up. Always refill with special salt
immediately before switching on the appliance. This
ensures that overrun special salt solution is immediately
washed out and does not corrode the rinsing tank.
Caution!
Detergent will destroy the water softening system! Never
pour detergent into the salt dispenser.
Top up the salt as follows:
1.
Undo the screw plug on the dispenser
1b
.
2.
Fill the dispenser with water (required only when
switching on the appliance for the first time).
3.
Add salt as illustrated
(do not use table salt or tablets)
.
The water is displaced and runs out.
* depending on the features of your dishwasher