Miele 09 645 470 Dishwasher User Manual


 
Before using for the first time
23
Water hardness
The display will change to the screen
f
or setting the water hardness.
The dishwasher must be program‐
med t
o the correct water hardness
for your area.
Your local water authority will be able
t
o advise you of the water hardness
level in your area.
Where the water hardness fluctuates
e.g. between 1.8 and 2.7 mmol/l (10 -
15 °d - German scale) always pr
o‐
gramme the dishwasher to the higher
value (2.7 mmol/l or 15 °d in this ex‐
ample).
In the event of a fault, it will help the
ser
vice technician if you know the hard‐
ness of your local water supply.
Enter the water hardness below:
____________mmol/l or °d
The dishwasher is programmed at the
fact
ory for a water hardness level of 2.7
mmol/l (15 °d - German scale).
Use the  arr
ow buttons to select
the hardness you want and confirm
with OK.
See "Settings menu, Water hardness"
for mor
e information.
The message Set up finished will then ap‐
pear in the display
.
After confirming this with OK, the
pr
ompts Add salt and Add rinse aid
may appear.
Add
salt and rinse aid if necessary
(see "Before using for the first time -
"Dishwasher salt" and "Rinse aid").
Confirm the messages with OK.
The programme selected will appear
briefly in the display and the appr
opri‐
ate indicator light will come on.
Then, if applicable, the estimated ener‐
gy and water consumption for the pro‐
gramme selected will appear for a few
seconds.
Finally, the display will show the esti‐
mated programme duration for the pro‐
gramme selected.
These basic settings will be saved in
memor
y after the dishwasher has been
through one complete programme.