Setting The Water Softening System; Special Salt - Bosch SPV2HKX42G Information For Use

Water Hardness
hardness range
value °E
0 - 8 Soft
9 - 20 Medium
21 - 26 Hard
27 - 62 Hard
A
Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→ "Setting the water softening sys-
tem", Page 23
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 24
10.2 Setting the water soften-
ing 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 22
Press ⁠ .
2.
To open the appliance settings,
3.
press
flashes.
a
mmol/l
0 - 1.1
1.2 - 2.9
3.0 - 3.7
3.8 - 8.9
B C
for 3 seconds.
Setting LED A
0
1
2
3
Press
4.
right water hardness has been set.
0, 1, 2 or 3 LEDs will light up ac-
cordingly.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 22
The factory setting is level 1 (LED
A → Page 15).
To save the settings, press
5.
10.3 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.

ATTENTION!
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
Only fill the dispenser of the water
▶
softening system with special dish-
washer salt.
Water softening system en
LED B LED C
repeatedly until the
A B C
for 3 seconds.
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