Operation Manual

Problem Possible cause and solution
There are stains and dry water
drops on glasses and dishes.
The released quantity of rinse aid is not sufficient. Ad-
just the rinse aid level to a higher level.
The quality of the rinse aid can be the cause.
The dishes are wet. For the best drying performance activate the option
XtraDry and set AirDry .
The programme does not have a drying phase or has
a drying phase with low temperature.
The rinse aid dispenser is empty.
The quality of the rinse aid can be the cause.
The quality of the multi-tablets can be the cause. Try a
different brand or activate the rinse aid dispenser and
use rinse aid and multi-tablets together.
The interior of the appliance is
wet.
This is not a defect of the appliance. it is caused by
the humidity in the air that condenses on the walls.
Unusual foam during washing. Use the detergent for dishwashers only.
There is a leak in the rinse aid dispenser. Contact an
Authorised Service Centre.
Traces of rust on cutlery. There is too much salt in the water used for washing.
Refer to "The water softener".
Silver and stainless steel cutlery were placed together.
Avoid to put silver and stainless steel items close to-
gether.
There are residues of deter-
gent in the dispenser at the
end of the programme.
The detergent tablet got stuck in the dispenser and
therefore was not completely washed away by water.
Water cannot wash away the detergent from the dis-
penser. Make sure that the spray arm is not blocked or
clogged.
Make sure that items in the baskets do not impede the
lid of the detergent dispenser from opening.
Odours inside the appliance. Refer to "Internal cleaning".
Limescale deposits on the ta-
bleware, on the tub and on
the inside of the door.
The level of salt is low, check the refill indicator.
The cap of the salt container is loose.
Your tap water is hard. Refer to "The water softener".
Even using multi-functional tabs use salt and set re-
generation of the water softener. Refer to "The water
softener".
If lime scale deposits still remain, clean the appliance
with appliance cleaners which are particularly suitable
for this purpose.
Try different detergent.
Contact the detergent manufacturer.
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