8 Progress
level of the water softener to assure good
washing results.
Water hardness
German de‐
grees (°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
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1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to keep
the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are
not effective enough to soften
hard water.
How to set the water softener
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press
.
The indicators
indicator
still flashes.
The indicator
starts flashing. The
number of flashes indicates the current
water softener setting (e.g. 5 flashes +
pause + 5 flashes... = level 5).
2. Press
to change the setting.
Each pressing of the button
increases the level number by one.
French de‐
grees (°fH)
84 - 90
76 - 83
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
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and
are off. The
mmol/l
Clarke de‐
grees
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
After reaching level 10, the count
starts from level 1.
3. Press on/off to confirm and save the
setting.
Acoustic signals
Acoustic signals sound when a
malfunction of the appliance occurs. It is
not possible to deactivate these acoustic
signals.
There is also an acoustic signal that
sounds when the programme is
completed. By default this acoustic signal
is deactivated but it is possible to activate
it.
How to activate the acoustic
signal at the end of a
programme
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press
.
Water softener
level
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1