German de‐
grees (°dH)
French de‐
grees (°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de‐
grees
Water softener
level
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 and until
the indicators
, , , and
flash and the display is blank.
2. Press
.
• The indicators
, , and
are off.
• The indicator still flashes.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 5.
3. Press 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.
You can set the released quantity of
rinse aid between level 1 (minimum
quantity) and level 6 (maximum quantity).
Level 0 will deactivate the rinse aid
dispenser and no rinse aid will be
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
and until
the indicators , , , and
start flashing and the display is blank.
2. Press
.
• The indicators
, , and
are off.
• The indicator
continues to
flash.
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