Setting Water Softening System; Special Salt - Bosch SM Series User Manual

en Water softening system
Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→ "Setting water softening system",
Page 28
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E you
can dispense with special salt and
switch off the water softening system.
→ "Switching off water softening sys-
tem", Page 29
Setting water softening sys-
tem
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
Determine the water hardness and
1.
the appropriate setting value.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 27
Press ⁠ .
2.
Hold programme button A and press
3.
repeatedly until the display
shows H:xx.
Release programme button A and
4.
⁠ .
a Programme button A flashes and the
display shows H:04.
Press programme button C re-
5.
peatedly until the right water hard-
ness has been set.
Press to save the setting.
6.

Special salt

You can use special salt to soften wa-
ter.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The amount of special
salt required depends on the water
1
Depending on the appliance specifications
28
hardness: the higher the water hard-
ness, the greater the amount of special
salt required.
ATTENTION!
¡ Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
Only fill the dispenser of the water
▶
softening system with special
dishwasher salt.
¡ Special salt can damage the tub due
to corrosion.
To make sure that any special salt
▶
that escapes is washed out of the
tub, add the special salt to the
dispenser for special salt immedi-
ately before the programme
starts.
Unscrew the lid of the dispenser for
1.
special salt and remove.
On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser
2.
right up with water.
Note: Only use special salt for dish-
3.
washers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dis-
penser.
1
Funnel
Fill the dispenser right up with spe-
cial salt. The water in the dispenser
is displaced and forced out.
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