Adjust the level of the water softener if this
does not agree with the water hardness in
your area.
Contact your local water authority to know
the water hardness in your area.
Water hardness
Water hardness ad-
justment
German degrees
(°dH)
French degrees
(TH°)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
manually elec-
troni-
cally
51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88
2
1)
10
43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63
2
1)
9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52
2
1)
8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45
2
1)
7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35
2
1)
6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27
2
1)
5
1)
15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22 1 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 13 - 17 1 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 5 - 12 1 2
< 4 < 7 < 0,7 < 5
1
2)
1
2)
1) Factory position.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
You must adjust the water softener
manually and electronically.
Manual adjustment
Turn the water hardness dial to the position
1 or 2 (refer to the table).
Electronic adjustment
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in set-
ting mode.
3. Press and hold function buttons B and
C until the indicator lights of function
buttons A, B and C start to flash.
4. Release function buttons B and C.
5. Press function button A.
– The indicator lights for function but-
tons B and C go off.
– The indicator light for function button
A continues to flash.
– The display shows the current ad-
justment.
– The intermittent audible signals tell
the current adjustment.
Example: the display shows
/ 5 in-
termittent audible signals = level 5.
6. Press the function button A again and
again until the display shows the nec-
essary adjustment.
7. Press the on/off button to keep the op-
eration.
If the water softener is set electronically
to the level 1, the salt indicator light
stays off.
USE OF DISHWASHER SALT
How to fill the salt container: 1. Turn the cap counterclockwise and
open the salt container.
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