en Water softening system Water hardness °E Hardness range mmol/l Setting value 0 - 8 Soft 0 - 1.1 H00 9 - 10 Soft 1.2 - 1.4 H01 11 - 12 Medium 1.5 - 1.8 H02 13 - 15 Medium 1.9 - 2.1 H03 16 - 20 Medium 2.2 - 2.9 H04 21 - 26 Hard 3.0 - 3.7 H05 27 - 38 Hard 3.8 - 5.4 H06 39 - 62 Hard 5.5 - 8.9 H07 Note: Set the water hardness determ- ined on your appliance. → "Setting the water softening sys- tem", Page 24 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 25 11.3 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. 11.2 Setting the water soften- ing system Set the water hardness on your appli- ance. 1. Determine the water hardness and ATTENTION! Detergent may damage the water softening system. ▶ Only fill the dispenser of the water the appropriate setting value. → "Overview of water hardness set- tings", Page 23 2. Press . 3. To open the basic settings, press softening system with special dish- washer salt.
Special salt for dishwashers can damage the tub due to corrosion. ▶ To make sure that any special salt for 3 seconds. a The display shows Hxx. a The display shows . 4. Press repeatedly until the right water hardness has been set. The value H04 is set at the factory. 5. To save the settings, press that escapes is washed out of the tub, add the special salt to the dis- penser for special salt immediately before the programme starts. 1. Unscrew the lid of the dispenser for special salt and remove. 2. On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser for 3 seconds. right up with water. 24