Before using for the first time en 7 Before using for the first time Configure the settings for initial start-up. Clean the appliance and accessories. 7.1 Before using for the first time Before using the appliance for the first time, ask your water supplier about the hardness of your tap water. To ensure that the appliance can reliably remind you to descale it when required, you must set your water hard- ness range correctly. ATTENTION! If the wrong water hardness has been set, the appli- ance cannot remind you to descale it at the right time. ▶ Set the water hardness correctly. Using unsuitable liquids may damage the appliance.
▶ Do not use distilled water, highly chlorinated tap wa- ter (>40 mg/l) or other liquids. ▶ Only use cold, fresh tap water, softened water or non-carbonated mineral water. Malfunctions may occur when using filtered or deminer- alised water. The appliance may request that you top up the water tank even though it may be full, or opera- tion with steam is cancelled after approx. two minutes. ▶ If required, mix filtered or demineralised water with the bottled non-carbonated mineral water with a ra- tio of one to one. Tip: If you use mineral water, set the water hardness range to "very hard". If you use mineral water, you must only use non-carbonated mineral water. Tip:
If your tap water is very hard, we recommend that you use softened water. If you use only softened water, you can set your appliance to the "softened" water hardness range. Setting Water hardness in mmol/l German hardness in °dH French hardness °fH 00 (softened) 1 - - - 01 (soft) Up to 1.5 Up to 8.4 Up to 15 02 (med.) 1.5–2.5 8.4–14 15–25 03 (hard) 2.5–3.8 14–21.3 25–38 04 (very hard) 2 Above 3.8 Above 21.3 Above 38 1 Only set this if you will be using solely softened water. 2 Also set for mineral water. Only use non-carbonated mineral water.
7.2 Initial configuration 7.3 Cleaning the appliance before using it for the first time When the appliance is connected to the electricity sup- ply for the first time or following a lengthy power cut, you need to configure the settings before you can use it. It may take a few seconds for the settings to appear in the display. Note: You can also use Home Connect to configure the settings. If your appliance is connected, follow the instructions in the app. Clean the cooking compartment and accessories be- fore using the appliance to prepare food for the first time. 1. Remove the product information and the accessor- ies from the cooking compartment.
Remove any leftover packaging, such as polystyrene pellets, and the adhesive tape that is in or on the appliance. 2. Wipe the smooth surfaces in the cooking compart- 1. Press the text field for the required setting. Possible settings: – Language – Clock – Water hardness 2. Turn the control ring to change the setting as re- ment with a soft, damp cloth. 3. Press to switch the appliance on. 4. Fill the water tank. → "Filling the water tank", Page 18 5. Apply the following settings: quired. 3. Finally, press "Complete the settings" to confirm.
a A note appears in the display confirming that the ini- Type of heating 4D hot air Temperature Maximum Added steam 03 Cooking time 1 hour tial configuration is complete. a The time that is set appears on the display. 4. To check the appliance before heating for the first time, open and close the appliance door once. → "Basic operation", Page 16 6. Press to start. ‒ Keep the kitchen ventilated while the appliance is heating. a Once the time has elapsed, an audible signal sounds and the display shows the time as zero. 7. Press to switch the appliance off. 15