Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke
degrees
Manual Electronic
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 hardness
dial to the position 1 or 2.
Electronic adjustment
1. Press the on/off button to activate the appliance. The
on/off indicator comes on.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode. Refer
to ‘SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME’.
3. Press and hold function buttons (B) and (C) at the
same time until the indicators of function buttons (A),
(B) and (C) flash.
4. Press function button (A).
• The indicators of function buttons (B) and (C) go
off.
• The indicator of function button (A) continues to
flash.
• The end indicator flashes showing the setting of
the water softener.
– The number of flashes of the end indicator
shows the level of the water softener.
Example: 5 flashes + pause + 5 flashes = level
5.
5. Press function button (A) again and again to change
the setting. Each time you press function button (A)
you go to the next level.
6. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.
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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