1. Press the on/off button to activate the
appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in set-
ting mode. Refer to ‘SETTING AND
STARTING A PROGRAMME'.
3. Press and hold function buttons (D) and
(E) at the same time until the multitab in-
dicator comes on.
The function stays on until you deacti-
vate it. Press and hold function buttons
(D) and (E) at the same time until the
multitab indicator goes off.
If you stop to use the combi detergent
tablets, before you start to use
separately detergent, rinse aid and
dishwasher salt, do these steps:
1. Deactivate the multitab function.
2. Set the water softener to the highest
level.
3. Make sure that the salt container and
the rinse aid dispenser are full.
4. Start the shortest programme with a
rinsing phase, without detergent and
without dishes.
5. Adjust the water softener to the water
hardness in your area.
6. Adjust the released quantity of rinse aid.
Activate or deactivate the options be-
fore the start of a programme. You
cannot activate or deactivate the op-
tions while a programme operates.
If one or more options are set, make
sure that the related indicators are on
before the programme starts.
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 au-
thority 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 ap-
pliance. 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
Manual Elec-
tronic
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.
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