3. Do a washing programme without dishes.
4. Adjust the water softener. Refer to the chapter 'Setting
the water softener'.
5. Adjust the rinse aid dosage.
Different brands of detergent dissolve in different
times. Some detergent tablets do not have the best clean-
ing results during short washing programmes. Use long
washing programmes when you use detergent tablets to
fully remove the detergent.
Setting and starting a washing programme
Set the washing programme with the door ajar. The
washing programme only starts after you close the
door. Until then it is possible to modify the settings.
Do these steps to set and start a washing programme:
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
3. Press one of the programme buttons. Refer to the
chapter 'Washing programmes'.
– The programme indicator light comes on.
– The phase indicator light for the washing pro-
gramme starts to flash.
4. Close the door.
– The washing programme starts automatically.
– When the programme starts, only the phase in
progress indicator light stays on.
When the washing programme operates, you cannot
change the programme. Cancel the washing pro-
gramme.
Warning! Only interrupt or cancel a washing
programme if necessary.
Caution! Open the door carefully. Hot steam can
come free.
Cancelling a washing programme
1. Press and hold function buttons B and C until all the
programme lights go off.
2. Release function buttons B and C to cancel the wash-
ing programme.
At this time you can do these steps:
1. Switch off the appliance.
2. Set a new washing programme .
Fill the detergent dispenser with detergent before you set
a new washing programme.
Interrupting a washing programme
Open the door.
• The programme stops.
Close the door.
• The programme continues from the point of interrup-
tion.
Setting and starting a washing programme with
delay start
1. Press the on/off button.
2. Set a washing programme.
– The programme indicator light comes on.
3. Press the delay start button until the indicator light
with the correct number of hours starts to flash (3, 6
or 9 hours).
4. Close the door.
– The countdown of the delay start starts.
– The countdown of the delay start decreases with
steps of 3 hours.
When the countdown is completed, the washing
programme starts automatically.
– The delay start indicator light goes off.
Do not open the door during the countdown to pre-
vent interruption of the countdown. When you close
the door again, the countdown continues from the point
of interruption.
Cancelling a delay start:
1. Press and hold function buttons B and C until all the
programme lights go off.
– When you cancel a delay start, you also cancel the
washing programme.
2. Set a new washing programme.
You can select the washing programme and delay
start also with the door closed. When you press a
programme button you have only 3 seconds to select a
different washing programme or a delay start. After these
3 seconds, the selected programme starts automatically.
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