Miele HG05 Operating Instructions Manual page 23

Water hardness
The display will change to the screen
for setting the water hardness.
– The dishwasher must be program‐
med to the correct water hardness
for your area.
– Your local water authority will be able
to 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 pro‐
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
service 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
factory for a water hardness level of 2.7
mmol/l (15 °d - German scale).
 Use the  arrows to select the
hardness you want and confirm with
.
OK
See "Settings menu, Water hardness"
for more information.
Before using for the first time
The message
will then appear in the display.
ted
After confirming this with
prompts 
Insufficient salt
cient rinse aid
 Add salt and rinse aid if necessary
(see "Before using for the first time -
"Dishwasher salt" and "Rinse aid").
 Confirm the messages with
The display will change to show the
main menu.
The prompt to set the dishwasher up
for first use will not appear again after
you have run the first complete pro‐
gramme.
Set-up successfully comple-
, the
OK
and 
may appear.
Insuffi-
.
OK
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