Operating Instructions
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Prior to using for the first time
Prior to using for the first time, remove all the clips with which the dish
racks are secured for transport.
Then perform the following steps:
0 1. Adjust the water softener
2. Fill with Salt for the Water Softener
3. Fill with Rinse Aid
Adjusting the water softener
To avoid scale deposits on the dishes and in the dishwasher, the dishes
must be washed with soft water i.e. low lime content. The dishwasher
therefore has a built-in water softener, in which tap water from a
hardness of 4 °d (German degree) is softened with the aid of special
salt.
3
Your water supplier will be able to inform you about the hardness
range of the water in your area.
The water softener can be set to any of 5 settings:
Adjust the water softener in accordance with the table to suit the
water hardness in your area:
Water hardness
in °d
1)
in PPM
2)
Range
1)(°d) German degree, measure of the hardness of water
2)PPM, parts per million, international units of water hardness
*factory setting
Adjust
to hardness setting
Number of
flashes
41 - 50 730 - 900 IV 5 5
30 - 40 530 - 720 IV 4 4
19 - 29 330 - 520 III/IV 3 * 3
4 - 18 70 - 320 I/II/III 2 2
under 4 under 70 I
1
no salt
necessary
1