Setting the water softener
The dishwasher is equipped with a water
softener designed to remove minerals and
salts from the water supply, which would
have a detrimental or adverse effect on the
operation of the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals and
salts, the harder your water is. Water hard-
ness is measured in equivalent scales, Ger-
man degrees (dH°), French degrees (°TH)
and mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).
The softener should be adjusted according
to the hardness of the water in your area.
Your local Water Authority can advise you on
the hardness of the water in your area.
The water softener must be set in two
ways: manually, using the water hard-
ness dial and electronically.
Water hardness
Adjusting the water hardness setting
Use of
salt
°dH
°TH
mmol/l
manually
electronically
51 - 70
91 - 125
9,1 - 12,5
2
level 10
yes
43 - 50
76 - 90
7,6 - 9,0
2
level 9
yes
37 - 42
65 - 75
6,5 - 7,5
2
level 8
yes
29 - 36
51 - 64
5,1 - 6,4
2
level 7
yes
23 - 28
40 - 50
4,0 - 5,0
2
level 6
yes
19 - 22
33 - 39
3,3 - 3,9
2
level 5
yes
15 - 18
26 - 32
2,6 - 3,2
1
level 4
yes
11 - 14
19 - 25
1,9 - 2,5
1
level 3
yes
4 - 10
7 - 18
0,7 - 1,8
1
level 2
yes
< 4
< 7
< 0,7
1
level 1
no
Setting manually
The dishwasher is factory set at position
2.
1. Open the dishwasher door.
2. Remove the lower basket from the dish-
washer.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position
1 or 2 (see chart).
4. Replace the lower basket.
Setting electronically
The appliance is factory set at level 5.
1. Switch on the appliance. It must be in
setting mode.
2. Press and hold, at the same time, the
function buttons B and C. The pro-
gramme indicator lights above function
buttons A, B and C start flashing.
3. Press function button A, the programme
indicator lights above the function but-
tons B and C go off. The programme in-
dicator light above function button A con-
tinues to flash. The digital display shows
the current level.
Examples:
Digital display shows
= level 5
Digital display shows
= level 10
4. To change the level, press function but-
ton A. Each time the button is pressed the
level changes. (For the selection of the
new level refer to the chart).
Examples:
If the current level is 5, press function but-
ton A once and level 6 is selected.
if the current level is 10, press function
button A once and level 1 is selected.
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