5.3 Activating the options
Activate or deactivate the op-
tions before the start of a pro-
gramme. You cannot activate or
deactivate the options while a
programme operates.
Press Op-
tion but-
ton
1 time
2 times
3 times
4 times
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.
6.1 Adjusting the water softener
German
degrees
(°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
< 4
1) Factory position.
on
off
off
on
on
on
off
off
Water hardness
French
degrees
(°fH)
84 - 90
76 - 83
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
< 7
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. Adjust the water softener to the high-
est level.
2. Make sure that the salt container and
the rinse aid dispenser are full.
3. Start the shortest programme with a
rinsing phase, without detergent and
without dishes.
4. Adjust the water softener to the wa-
ter hardness in your area.
5. Adjust the released quantity of rinse
aid.
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.
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
8.4. - 9.0
58 - 63
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
< 0.7
< 5
ENGLISH
23
Water softener
adjustment
Level
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1