Miele HG05, Operating Instructions Manual

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Before using for the first time
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Water hardness
The display will change to the screen
for setting the water hardness.
– The dishwasher must be
programmed to the correct water
hardness for 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
programme the dishwasher to the
higher value (2.7 mmol/l or 15 °d in
this example).
In the event of a fault, it will help the
service technician if you know the
hardness of your local water supply.
Enter the water hardness below:
____________mmol/l
The dishwasher is programmed at the
factory for a water hardness level of 0.2
mmol/l (1 °d - German scale).
 Select the water hardness level for
your water supply and confirm with
OK
.
See "Settings menu - Water hardness"
for more information.
Finally, prompts will appear in the
display.
After confirming this with OK , the
prompts 
Insufficient salt
and 
Insufficient 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 display will change to show the
main menu.