1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Helpful hints and tips
Caution! Only use the appliance for
household utensils that are applicable
for dishwashers.
Do not use the appliance to clean objects
that can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths, etc.).
• Before you load cutlery and dishes, do
these steps:
– Remove all food remainings and debris.
– Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.
• While you load cutlery and dishes, do
these steps:
– Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses
and pans) with the opening down.
– Make sure that water does not collect in
the container or in a deep base.
– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
lie inside one another.
– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
cover other cutlery and dishes.
– Make sure that glasses do not touch
other glasses.
– Put small objects in the cutlery basket.
• Plastic items and pans with non-stick
coatings can keep water droplets.
2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
The mark 'max.' shows the maximum
level .
3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab-
sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the subsequent washing pro-
gramme.
4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.
B
Adjust the dosage of rinse aid
The appliance is set at the factory at level 1.
You can set the rinse aid dosage between 1
- 6 (1- 6 ml of the rinse aid).
Refer to the washing results (chapter 'What
to do if...'). Start with the lowest dosage.
1. Turn the arrow clockwise to increase the
dosage.
2. Increase the dosage if there are water
droplets or limescale on the dishes.
• Plastic items do not dry as well as porce-
lain and steel items.
• Put light items in the main basket. Make
sure that the items do not move.
Primary basket
Arrange the deep dishes and large lids
around the edge of the basket. Arrange items
on and below the cup racks. The water must
come to all parts of the dishes.
You can fold the cup racks to clean high
items.
The capacity of the rinse aid dispenser
is approximately 150 ml. The quantity of
rinse aid is sufficient for approximately
60 washing programmes.
Caution! Make sure that the spray arm
can move freely before you start a
washing programme.
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