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The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water
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
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously
the indicators
start to flash and the display is
blank.
2. Press
• The indicators
go off.
French degrees
(°fH)
84 - 90
76 - 83
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
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and
,
,
,
.
,
,
in your area. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
mmol/l
Clarke de-
8.4 - 9.0
7.6 - 8.3
6.5 - 7.5
5.1 - 6.4
4.0 - 5.0
3.3 - 3.9
2.6 - 3.2
1.9 - 2.5
0.7 - 1.8
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• The indicator
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g.
3. Press
the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm
the setting.
6.3 The rinse aid dispenser
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
until
You can set the released quantity of rinse
and
aid between level 1 (minimum quantity)
and level 6 (maximum quantity). Level 0
will deactivate the rinse aid dispenser
and no rinse aid will be released.
and
Factory setting: level 4.
Water softener lev-
grees
el
58 - 63
10
53 - 57
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
5
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 5
1
continues to
= level 5.
again and again to change
9
8
7
6
1)
4
3
2
2)