Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Manual
Elec-
tronic
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.
Manual adjustment
1
2
Turn the water hard-
ness dial to the posi-
tion 1 or 2.
Electronic adjustment
1. Press the on/off button to activate the appli-
ance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting
mode. Refer to ‘SETTING AND STARTING
A PROGRAMME’.
3. Press and hold the programme button until
the programme indicator (
A
) starts to flash
and the programme indicator (
B
) comes on.
4. Wait until the programme indicator (
B
) goes
off and the end indicator starts to flash (the
programme indicator (
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 programme button you go to the
next level.
7. Deactivate the appliance to confirm the set-
ting.
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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