German de-
grees (°dH)
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener lev-
el
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 setting.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt
are not effective enough to
soften hard water.
How to set the water softener
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously Delay and
Option until the indicators
,
, and flash
and the display is blank.
2. Press Program.
• The indicators , and
are off.
• The indicator still flashes.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 5.
3. Press Program repeatedly to change
the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
6.3 The rinse aid dispenser
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
It is possible to set the released quantity
of rinse aid between level 1 (minimum
quantity) and level 6 (maximum quantity).
Level 0 deactivates the rinse aid
dispenser and no rinse aid is released.
Factory setting: level 4.
How to set the rinse aid level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously Delay and
Option until the indicators ,
, and start
flashing and the display is blank.
2. Press Delay.
• The indicators
,
and are off.
• The indicator still flashes.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g.
= level 4.
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