Adjusting the water softener
Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Manual
Electron-
ic
51 - 70
91 - 125
9.1 - 12.5
64 - 88
2
1)
10
43 - 50
76 - 90
7.6 - 9.0
53 - 63
2
1)
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
2
1)
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
2
1)
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
2
1)
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
2
1)
5
1)
15 - 18
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
1
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
1
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
1
2
< 4
< 7
< 0.7
< 5
1
2)
1
2)
1) Factory position.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
You must adjust the water softener manually and
electronically.
Manual adjustment
1
2
Turn the water hardness
dial to the position 1 or 2.
Electronic adjustment
1. Press the on/off button to activate the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
Refer to ‘SETTING AND STARTING A PRO-
GRAMME’.
3. Press and hold the programme button until the pro-
gramme indicator (
A
) starts to flash and the pro-
gramme indicator (
B
) comes on.
4. Wait until the programme indicator (
B
) goes off and
the end indicator starts to flash (the programme in-
dicator (
A
) continues to flash).
5. Press the programme button.
• The end indicator flashes intermittently. The
number of flashes shows the level of the water
softener, e.g. 5 f pause + 5 flashes =
level 5.
6. To adjust the level of the water softener, press the
programme button. Each time you press the pro-
gramme button you go to the next level.
7. Deactivate the appliance to confirm the setting.
Filling the salt container
Caution!
Only use dishwasher salt. Other
products can cause damage to the appliance.
Water and salt can come out from the salt container
when you fill it. Risk of corrosion. To prevent it, after
you fill the salt container, start a programme.
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