Water softening system
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Setting the water softening
system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1.
Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→
"Overview of water hardness set-
2.
Press .
3.
To open the basic settings, press
for approx. 3 seconds.
4.
Press repeatedly until the display
shows "Water hardness".
5.
Press or repeatedly until the
right water hardness has been set.
The value 16 - 20 is set at the fact-
ory.
6.
To save the settings, press for
approx. 3 seconds.
Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The consumption of
special salt depends on the water
hardness. The higher the water hard-
ness, the greater the consumption of
special salt.
ATTENTION!
¡
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
▶
Only fill the dispenser of the wa-
ter softening system with special
dishwasher salt.
¡
Special salt for dishwashers can
damage the tub due to corrosion.
▶
To make sure that any special
salt that escapes is washed out
of the tub, add the special salt
to the dispenser for special salt
immediately before the pro-
gramme starts.
1.
Unscrew the lid of the dispenser
for special salt and remove.
2.
On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser
right up with water.
3.
Note:
Only use special salt for
dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dis-
penser.
a
Funnel
1
Fill the dispenser right up with spe-
cial salt. The water in the dis-
penser is displaced and forced
out.
4.
Place the lid back on the dis-
penser and turn to close.
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