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Water softening system
To ensure good washing results, the dishwasher
requires soft water, i.e. containing low amounts of lime,
otherwise white limescale will be deposited on the
utensils and inner container.
Tap water above 7
_
dH (from set value
) must be
softened.
The water is softened with salt (regeneration salt) in the
water softening system of the dishwasher.
The setting and therefore the required amount of salt
depends on the degree of hardness of your tap water
(see table).
Set
The amount of salt dispensed can be set from
to
.
Sal is not required at the set value
.
Find out about the hardness value of your tap water.
Your water supply company will assist you.
Set value can be found in the water hardness table.
Open the door.
Switch on ON/OFF switch
1
.
Hold down programme button
A
and press START
button
10
until on the digital display is indicated
.
Release both buttons.
The LED for button
A
flashes and the digital
display displays the factory setting
.
To change the setting,
press programme button
C
.
Each time the button is pressed, the set value
increases by one level; when the value of
has
been reached, the display jumps back to
(off).
Press START button
10
.
The chosen setting has now been stored.
Close the door.
Water hardness table
Salt
Using salt
Always refill with salt immediately before switching on
the appliance. This ensures that overrun salt solution is
immediately washed out and does not corrode the
rinsing tank.
Open the screw-type cap of the compartment
28
.
Fill the tank with water (only required when switching
on the appliance for the first time).
Then add dishwasher salt (not table salt or
tablets).
The water is displaced and runs out.
As soon as the salt refill indicator
5
on the fascia is
lit, top up the salt.
* depending on model
Using detergents with salt component
If combined detergents with a salt component are used,
salt can usually be omitted up to a water hardness of
21
°
dH (37
°
fH, 26
°
Clarke, 3.7 mmol/l). If the water
hardness is over 21
°
dH, salt must be used.
Switching off salt refill indicator/water
softening system
If the salt refill indicator
5
is impaired (e.g. when
using combined detergents containing salt component),
it can be switched off.
Proceed as described under “Setting water softening
system” and set the value to
.
The water softening system and salt refill indicator
are now switched off.
Warnings
Never fill the salt dispenser with detergent. You will
destroy the water softening system.
To prevent corrosion, always refill with salt
immediately before switching on the appliance.
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