Miele G 6510, Operating Instructions Manual

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Before using for the first time
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Water hardness
The display will then change to the
screen for setting the water hardness.
– The dishwasher must be program‐
med for the water hardness in your
area.
– Your local water authority will be able
to advise you of the water hardness
level in your area.
– Where the water hardness fluctuates,
e.g. between 1.8 and 2.7 mmol/l (10 -
15 °d - German scale), always pro‐
gramme the dishwasher to the higher
value (2.7 mmol/l or 15 °dH in this
example).
In the event of a fault, it will help the
service technician if you know the hard‐
ness of your local water supply.
Enter the water hardness below:
____________°d
The dishwasher is programmed at the
factory for a water hardness level of 2.7
mmol/l (15 °d - German scale).
 Use the  arrows to select the
hardness of your water supply and
confirm with OK .
See "Settings menu - Water hardness"
for more information.
The message
Set up finished
will then ap‐
pear in the display.
After confirming this with
OK , the
prompts 
Add salt
and 
Add rinse aid
may appear.
 Add salt and rinse aid if necessary
(see "Before using for the first time -
Dishwasher salt" and "Rinse aid").
 Confirm the messages with OK .
The programme selected will appear
briefly in the display and the appropri‐
ate indicator light will come on.
Then, if applicable, the estimated ener‐
gy and water consumption for the pro‐
gramme selected will appear for a few
seconds.
Finally, the display will show the esti‐
mated programme duration for the pro‐
gramme selected.
These basic settings will be saved in
memory after the dishwasher has been
through one complete programme.