6. 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 authority 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
appliance. Start a programme to re-
move them. Do not use detergent
and do not load the baskets.
6.1 Adjusting the water softener
Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke
degrees
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 position.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
How to adjust the level of the
water softener
1. Press the on/off button to activate
the appliance. Make sure that the ap-
pliance is in setting mode, refer to
“Setting and starting a programme”.
2. Press and hold Delay and Start at
the same time until the indicators (A),
(B) and (C) start to flash.
3. Press Program.
• The indicators (B) and (C) go off.
• The indicator (A) continues to flash.
• The display shows the current set-
ting of the water softener, e.g.
= level 5.
4. Press Program again and again to
change the setting.
5. Press the on/off button to deactivate
the appliance and to confirm the set-
ting.
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