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means the water softener is active
during washing only.
4. Touch repeatedly the Stains/Prewash
button until the desired level appears
(from C01 to C07).
5. Touch the Start/Pause button to
confirm your choice and exit the
menu.
How to set the water softener
also during rinse phase
The factory setting allows to soften the
water during washing phase only. This
setting satisfies most of the use
condition. However, if the inlet water is
particularly hard (C06 and C07 levels),
we suggest to set the water softener also
during rinsing phase to preserve the
fabric softness.
Water hardness levels
Levels
C01
C02
C03
1)
C04
C05
C06
C07
1) Factory setting, able to satisfy most of the use conditions.
Water hardness range
°f °d
(French de‐ (German de‐
grees) grees)
≤5 ≤3
6 - 13 4 - 7
14 - 21 8 - 11
22 - 29 12 - 16
30 - 37 17 - 20
38 - 45 21 -25
≥46 ≥26
Once you have entered the menu by
pressing Stains/Prewash and the Plus
Steam buttons:
1. Touch the Plus Steam button. The
goes on.
This setting increases
the salt consumption.
2. Touch the Start/Pause button to
confirm your choice and exit the
menu.
How to deactivate the water
softener
Once you have entered the menu by
pressing Stains/Prewash and the Plus
Steam buttons:
1. By touching the Plus Steam button
twice, the water softener is excluded
completely. The indicator
go off and the
the display.
2. Touch the Start/Pause button to
confirm your choice and exit the
menu.
°e
(English de‐ mmol/l
grees)
≤ 4 ≤0.5
5 - 9 0.6 - 1.3
10 -15 1.4 - 2.1
16 - 20 2.2 - 2.9
21 - 26 3.0 - 3.7
27 - 32 3.8 - 4.5
≥33 ≥4.6
and
appears in
ppm
≤ 50
60 - 130
140 - 210
220 - 290
300 - 370
380 - 450
≥460