makes sure that the water softener uses the
correct quantity of dishwasher salt and water.
You must adjust the water softener man-
ually and electronically.
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.
Manual adjustment
1 2
Turn the water hard-
ness dial to the posi-
tion 1 or 2.
Electronic adjustment
1. Make sure that the programme marker on
the programme knob is aligned with the on/
off indicator.
2. Press and hold the start button. At the same
time turn the programme knob clockwise
until the programme marker is aligned with
the first programme on the control panel.
3. Release the start button when the start indi-
cator and the on/off indicator start to flash.
• The end indicator flashes intermittently.
The number of flashes shows the level of
the water softener, e.g. 5 flashes +
pause + 5 flashes = level 5.
4. To adjust the level of the water softener,
press the start button. Each time you press
the start button you go to the next level.
5. To confirm the setting, turn the programme
knob until the programme marker is aligned
with the on/off indicator.
Filling the salt container
Caution! Only use dishwasher salt. Other
products can cause damage to the
appliance.
Water and salt can come out from the salt
container when you fill it. Risk of corrosion. To
prevent it, after you fill the salt container, start a
programme.
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