The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
Water hardness
German de-
French degrees
grees (°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
<4
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Regardless of the type of detergent
used, 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
level
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press Program.
• The indicators
are off.
• The indicator
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g.
2. Press Program repeatedly to change
the setting.
3. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
mmol/l
(°fH)
84 - 90
8.4 - 9.0
76 - 83
7.6 - 8.3
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
<7
<0.7
and
still flashes.
= level 5.
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water
in your area. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
Clarke de-
grees
58 - 63
53 - 57
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 5
6.3 The rinse aid empty
notification
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
When rinse aid chamber is empty, the
rinse aid indicator is turned on notifying
to refill rinse aid. If the drying results are
satisfactory while using multi-tablets
only, it is possible to deactivate the
notification for refilling rinse aid.
However, for best drying performance,
always use rinse aid.
If standard detergent or multi-tablets
without rinse aid are used, activate the
notification to keep the rinse aid refill
indicator active.
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Water softener lev-
el
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1