Degree of water hardness
Determine water hardness
In order to determine the water hardness in
your place of residence, you can
– look on the website of your water provider.
– telephone your water supplier.
– purchase suitable test strips at the phar-
macy.
Water hardness
in the household
in °dH
0–5
6–1
12–17
18–22
23–34
35–55
1. Obtain the appropriate setting from the
table above.
2. Close the dishwasher door.
(18)
3. If the dishwasher is switched on, switch it
off with the
button (18).
Installation, connection and initial commissioning
Level on
the appliance
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
Adjusting the water hardness level
Do not allow more than 1 minute to elapse
between the following steps, otherwise the
setting process will be interrupted.
1. Switch on the dishwasher using the
button (18).
(5) and (2)
(13)
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2. Press and hold the
indicator (5) and
plays flash alternately.
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3. Press the
button (13) as often as re-
quired until the desired setting is displayed.
4. Around 5 seconds after you push it for the
last time, the dishwasher will automatically
revert to the normal display.
The hardness level setting is saved.
Test run
It is recommended that you carry out a test
run before the first dishwasher cycle in order
to remove residues from the manufacturing
process and in order to ensure that the appli-
ance functions perfectly.
If no water escapes during the test run and if
there are no unusual noises, the appliance is
ready to use.
Carry out this test run when the dishwasher is
empty and without any dishwasher detergent.
See chapter "Dishwasher operation" from
page EN-22 for the procedure.
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button (13) until the
indicator (2) dis-