en Water softening system Note: Set the water hardness determ- ined on your appliance. → "Setting the water softening sys- tem", Page 22 With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E you can dispense with special salt and switch off the water softening system. → "Switching off the water softening system", Page 23 cial salt required depends on the wa- ter hardness: the higher the water hardness, the greater the amount of special salt required. ATTENTION! Ў Detergent may damage the water softening system. ▶ Only fill the dispenser of the wa- ter softening system with special dishwasher salt. Ў Special salt can damage the tub Setting the water softening system due to corrosion.
▶ To make sure that any special Set the water hardness on your appli- ance. salt that escapes is washed out of the tub, add the special salt to the dispenser for special salt immediately before the pro- gramme starts. 1. Determine the water hardness and the appropriate setting value. → "Overview of water hardness set- tings", Page 21 2. Press . 3. To open the appliance settings, 1. Unscrew the lid of the dispenser for special salt and remove. 2. On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser press for 3 seconds. a flashes in the display. 4. Press repeatedly until the right water hardness has been set. 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 ). 5. To save the settings, press right up with water. 3. Note: Only use special salt for dishwashers. Do not use salt tablets. Do not use table salt. Add the special salt to the dis- penser. a for 3 seconds. 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 amount of spe- Funnel 1 1 Depending on the appliance specifications 22