Water hardness
German de-
grees (°dH)
French de-
grees (°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener
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 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 start to flash
and the display is blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators and
go off.
• The indicator continues to
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 5.
3. Press again and again 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.
Use of rinse aid and multi-tablets
When you activate the option Multitab, the
rinse aid dispenser continues to release
rinse aid. However you can deactivate the
rinse aid dispenser. In this case the drying
results may not be satisfactory.
With the rinse aid dispenser deactivated,
the rinse aid indicator is always off.
How to deactivate the rinse aid
dispenser
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
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