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Problem
The dishes are wet.
The interior of the appliance is
wet.
Unusual foam during washing. • Use the detergent designed specifically for dishwash-
Traces of rust on cutlery.
There are residues of deter-
gent in the dispenser at the
end of the programme.
Odours inside the appliance.
Limescale deposits on the ta-
bleware, on the tub and on
the inside of the door.
Dull, discoloured or chipped
tableware.
Possible cause and solution
• For the best drying performance, activate XtraDry and
AirDry .
• The programme does not have a drying phase or has
a drying phase with low temperature.
• The rinse aid dispenser is empty.
• The quality of the rinse aid can be the cause.
• The quality of the multi-tablets can be the cause. Try a
different brand or activate the rinse aid dispenser and
use rinse aid and multi-tablets together.
• This is not a defect of the appliance. Humid air con-
densates on the appliance walls.
ers.
• There is a leak in the rinse aid dispenser. Contact an
Authorised Service Centre.
• There is too much salt in the water used for washing.
Refer to "The water softener".
• Silver and stainless steel cutlery were placed together.
Avoid putting silver and stainless steel items close to-
gether.
• The detergent tablet got stuck in the dispenser and
was not completely washed away by water.
• Water cannot wash away the detergent from the dis-
penser. Make sure that the spray arm is not blocked or
clogged.
• Make sure that items in the baskets do not impede the
lid of the detergent dispenser from opening.
• Refer to "Internal cleaning".
• The level of salt is low. Check the salt indicator.
• The cap of the salt container is loose.
• Your tap water is hard. Refer to "The water softener".
• Use salt and set regeneration of the water softener
even when multi-functional tablets are used. Refer to
"The water softener".
• If lime scale deposits still remain, clean the appliance
with appliance cleaners which are particularly suitable
for this purpose.
• Try a different detergent.
• Contact the detergent manufacturer.
• Make sure that only dishwasher-safe items are washed
in the appliance.
• Load and unload the basket carefully. Refer to basket
loading leaflet.
• Place delicate items in the upper basket.
• For washing delicate items and glassware, select the
dedicated programme. Refer to "Programmes".