Bosch SGV2ITX16E Information For Use page 21

To avoid damage to the appliance,
water with a hardness above 9 °E
must be softened.
Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected
here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by
using a water hardness tester.
Water hard- Hardness
ness value range
°E
0 - 8 Soft
9 - 20 Medium
21 - 26 Hard
27 - 44 Hard
Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→ "Setting the water softening sys-
tem", Page 21
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt for
dishwashers and switch off the water
softening system.
→ "Switching off the water softening
system", Page 22
Setting the water softening
system
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 21
Press ⁠ .
2.
To open the appliance settings,
3.
press
is flashing on the display.
a
Press repeatedly until the
4.
right water hardness has been set.
mmol/l
0 - 1.1
1.2 - 2.9
3.0 - 3.7
3.8 - 6.2
for 3 seconds.
Setting "LED A"
→ Page 15
0
1
2
3
0, 1, 2 or 3 LEDs will light up ac-
cordingly.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 21
The factory setting is level 1 ("LED
A" → Page 15).
To save the settings, press
5.
Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
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 consumption of
special salt depends on the water
hardness. The higher the water hard-
ness, the greater the consumption of
special salt.
Water softening system en
"LED B" "LED C"
→ Page 15 → Page 15
for 3 seconds.
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