Before first use
1. Make sure that the set level of the water
softener agrees with the water hardness in
your area. If not, adjust the water softener.
Contact your local water authority to know
the water hardness in your area.
2. Fill the salt container.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.
4. Open the water tap.
5. Processing residues can stay in the appli-
ance. Start a programme to remove them.
Do not use detergent and do not load the
baskets.
If you use the combi detergent tablets,
activate the Multitab option.
Adjusting the water softener
Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Level
47 - 50
84 - 90
8.4. - 9.0
58 - 63
10
43 - 46
76 - 83
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
5
1)
15 - 18
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
2
< 4
< 7
< 0.7
< 5
1
2)
1)
Factory position.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
How to adjust the level of the water
softener
1. Press the on/off button to activate the ap-
pliance. Make sure that the appliance is in
setting mode, refer to “Setting and starting
a programme”.
2. Turn the programme knob until the pro-
gramme marker is aligned with
.
3. Press and hold, at the same time,
Multi-
tab
and
Delay
until the indicators
,
, and
start to flash.
4. Press
Multitab
.
• The indicators
and
go off.
• The indicator
continues to flash.
• The display shows the current setting of
the water softener, e.g.
= level 5.
5. Press
Multitab
again and again to change
the setting.
6. Press the on/off button to deactivate the
appliance and to confirm the setting.
Filling the salt container
Caution!
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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