Asko D3152 User manual

ASKO D3152

Use & Care Guide

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

IMPORTANT!

To get the best performance from your dishwasher, read all operating

instructions before using it for the first time.

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ar ASK

O

custom

e

r!

We congratulate you on your choice o

f

a ﬁ rst-class

d

omestic appliance an

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welcome you to the Scan

d

ina

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v

ian ASKO

f

amily. An international

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amily with roots in Scan

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inavia.

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f

ect results, beauti

f

ul an

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unctional

d

esign, the least possible impact on nature an

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d

iate

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nvironment, user-

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d

ly, economical as regar

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s time, energy, an

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water consumption, long service li

f

e,

r

eliability … First-class

d

omestic a

pp

liances shoul

d

have all these

p

ro

p

erties. An

d

that is what we try to

give you.

When you buy a

d

omestic appliance

f

rom ASKO, we want you to be sure that the insi

d

e is as goo

d

as

t

he outsi

d

e. That’s why we place just as much emphasis on manu

f

acturing our machines in an ethical an

d

m

orally

d

e

f

ensible way as on the machines’ quality an

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per

f

ormance. This is how we perceive Scan

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ina

-

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ian qua

l

ity.

In or

d

er to get the best out o

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your machine, we recommen

d

that you rea

d

these

d

irections

f

or use be

f

or

e

u

sing the machine

f

or the ﬁ rst time. An

d

i

f

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ur we

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rom all o

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C

ontent

s

B

efore doin

g

your first wash:

4

I

mportant safet

y

instructions 5

Child safet

y

!

6

P

arts of th

e

dishwash

e

r*

7

T

e

chnical data

7

Th

e

bask

e

ts

8

Control

p

anel

9

D

eter

g

ent Dispenser

9

B

asic

C

ourse

1

0

P

ro

g

ram Description

1

2

Op

tions

1

3

E

co-dishwashin

g

1

5

F

ra

g

ile dishes

1

6

Cleanin

g

1

8

R

ins

e

aid 2

0

Fau

lt in

d

i

ca

ti

o

n

s

2

1

Troubleshootin

g

2

Pe

rformanc

e

information 25

P

roduct warrant

y

2

6

Q

uick Guide 2

8

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Before doing your first wash

:

Read throu

g

h the directions for use

R

ead throu

g

h the directions for use before

startin

g

to use your machine, especially the

Safet

y

, Child Safet

y

, and Basic Course sec-

ti

o

n

s

.

Take care with certain material

s

R

ead the Fra

g

ile Dishes section before

w

ashin

g

china with un

g

lazed decoration

or other household

g

oods made of

p

lastic,

w

ood

,

or crystal requirin

g

careful treatment.

C

heck the

d

oor fittin

g

C

heck that the door of the dishwasher fits

p

roperly: open the door a little and let it

g

o.

D

oes it sta

y

exactl

y

where

y

ou released it? If

n

ot,

y

ou should check the in

s

t

a

ll

a

ti

o

n in

-

structions or consult th

e

install

e

r

.

C

heck the water’s hardne

ss

Call

y

our local

w

ater utilit

y

compan

y

to

check the water hardness in

y

our area. This

i

s important when dispensin

g

dishwasher

deter

g

ent and rinse aid.

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Important safet

y

instruction

s

This manual does not cover all

p

ossible

conditions and situations that ma

y

occur.

C

ommon sense and caution should alwa

y

s

b

e used when installin

g

, operatin

g

, and

m

aintainin

g

any appliance

.

•

Read all instructions before usin

g

the dish

-

wash

e

r.

•

Dishwashers must be electrically

g

roun

-

d

e

d. R

e

ad th

e

Installation Instructions for

d

e

tails.

•

Use the dishwasher onl

y

for its intended

p

u

rpose

.

•

Do not run the dishwasher while

y

ou are

out of th

e

hom

e.

•

Use only automatic dishwasher deter

g

ents

and rinse a

g

ents.

•

To reduce the risk of injur

y

, keep deter

-

g

ents and rinse aids out of the reach of

childr

e

n.

•

Do not load sharp items near the door;

y

ou

could dama

g

e the door seal.

•

Place shar

p

knives in the silverware basket

with the shar

p

ends down to avoid the risk

of cut-t

y

pe injuries.

•

Do not wash plastic items unless the

y

are

m

arked “dishwasher safe” or the e

q

ui-

v

alent. For items not marked

,

check the

m

anufactur

e

r’s r

e

comm

e

ndations. It

e

ms

n

ot dishwash

e

r saf

e

could b

e

com

e

d

e-

formed or melt and create a

p

otential fire

ha

z

a

r

d.

•

Do not touch the heatin

g

element durin

g

or

i

mediatel

y

after use.

•

Do not o

p

erate the dishwasher unless all

enclosure panels are properl

y

in place

(

i.e.,

g

uard plate, access panel, toe kick,

etc.

)

•

Do not tamper with controls by removin

g

or

chan

g

in

g

.

•

Do not abuse

,

sit on

,

or stand on the dish

-

washer door or baskets.

To reduce the risk o

f

injur

y

, do not allow

children to play in or on a dishwasher

.

•

Under certain conditions, hydro

g

en

g

as

ma

y

be produced in a hot water s

y

stem

t

hat has not b

ee

n us

e

d for two w

ee

ks or

more. HYDR

OG

EN

G

A

S

I

S

EXPL

OS

IVE.

If the hot water s

y

stem has not been used

for two weeks, before usin

g

the dishwasher

t

urn on all hot wat

e

r fauc

e

ts and l

e

t th

e

wa-

te

r flow from

e

ach for s

e

v

e

ral minut

e

s. This

will release any accumulated hydro

g

en

g

as. As the

g

as is flammable, do not smo

-

ke or use an open flame durin

g

this time.

• When removin

g

an old dishwasher from

service or discardin

g

it, remove the door to

t

he washin

g

compartment

.

• Do not store or use combustible materials

,

g

asoline, or other flammable vapors and

liquids in the vicinit

y

of this or an

y

other

a

pp

liance.

• Disconnect electrical

p

ower to dishwasher

before servicin

g

.

• Repairs should be done b

y

a qualified

te

chnician.

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C

hild safet

y

!

C

hild safet

y

tip

s

Dishwasher deter

g

ents and rinse aids are

corrosive, so alwa

y

s keep them out of reach

of childr

e

n.

•

S

hould a child swallow dishwasher deter

-

g

ent or rinse aid,

g

ive plenty to drink im

-

m

ediately, i.e., one or two

g

lasses of milk or

water. Do not try to induce vomitin

g

. See

k

m

edical advice immediatel

y

: Call the Nation-

al Ca

p

ital Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222

•

Alwa

y

s close the door and start the dish-

washer as soon as you put in the deter

g

ent.

•

Alwa

y

s keep small children awa

y

from

the machine when it is open. There ma

y

b

e some deter

g

ent residue left inside the

m

achin

e

.

•

If dishwasher deter

g

ent

g

ets in someone’s

e

y

es, rinse them with plent

y

of water for at

l

east 15 minutes.

•

Do not allow children to use or pla

y

in or

on th

e

dishwash

e

r.

•

Load all lon

g

and sharp items in the knife/

utensil basket. If this is not

p

ossible, load

s

harp objects with the pointed end facin

g

the back of the dishwasher. Shar

p

items

l

oad

e

d in th

e

silv

e

rwar

e

bask

e

t should b

e

l

oaded with

p

ointed ends down.

•

En

g

a

g

e the child safety lock.

En

g

a

g

in

g

the Child Safety Loc

k

This model has a child safet

y

lock on the left of

the door handle. To activate the lock,

p

ress in

th

e

door handl

e

and us

e

a scr

e

wdriv

e

r to turn

the screw slot to a vertical position. Reset it b

y

turnin

g

the slot to its horizontal position

.

To open the door when the safet

y

lock is

e

n

g

a

g

ed, press the white plastic tab located

to th

e

l

e

ft of th

e

door handl

e

toward th

e

l

e

ft

a

nd hold it as

y

ou lift the door handle. (See

illustration at ri

g

ht.

)

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Part

s

of the di

s

hwa

s

her

*

T

ec

hn

ica

l

da

t

a

Hei

g

h

t

W

idt

h

Depth

W

ei

g

ht

W

ater pressure

C

onnection

Max output

34-3/8” - 36-1/2” 874-927mm

2

4” (610)mm

2

4” (610mm

)

1

05.8 lbs (48 k

g)

1

8–176 psi 1.2 - 12.1 MPa

S

in

g

le phase, 120 V, 60 Hz, 10 A

1

300

W

1.

U

pp

er basket

2

. Spra

y

arm

s

3

.

S

ilverware baske

t

4.

L

ow

e

r bask

et

5. Dishwasher deter

g

ent compartmen

t

6

.

M

ain

p

ower switc

h

7

. Rinse Aid Com

p

artmen

t

8

. Filter

9. Serial ta

g

and ratin

g

plat

e

*Details may differ dependin

g

on the model

and mark

e

t

!

1

3

2

4

5

6

8

9

7

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The ba

s

ket

s*

Lower ba

s

ke

t

S

ilverware baske

t

*Details may differ dependin

g

on the model

an

d

mar

ke

t

!

1

. Wine

g

lass shelf

2

. Cu

p

rack

3. Knife sto

p

4. Low

e

r bask

e

t

5.

S

ilverware baske

t

1

2

5

4

3

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1

.

P

ro

g

ram se

l

ector

2

.

T

emperature opt

i

on

s

3.

D

ry

i

n

g

opt

i

ons

4. Dela

y

ed Star

t

5

.

E

xpress

Control

p

ane

l

6

. 1

/

2 loa

d

7.

Di

sp

l

a

y

w

i

n

d

ow

8

.

Ri

nse a

id

i

n

di

cato

r

9. Start/Sto

p

Detergent D

i

spense

r

1. Compartment for main wash dishwasher

d

eter

g

ent

2. Compartment for pre-wash deter

g

ent

3

. Refill indicator for

r

inse aid

(

not all models

)

4

.

Ri

ns

e

a

id

cov

er

5.

D

eter

g

ent compartment cover

4

3

2

5

1

4

3

2

1

8

9

5

6

7

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Basic Cours

e

B

elow are step-b

y

-step instructions to help

y

ou

achieve the best possible dishwashin

g

results

.

Load the baskets correctl

y

!

T

hanks to Self Cleanin

g

System, you

d

o not n

eed

to r

i

ns

e

t

he

di

s

he

s un

de

r

unn

i

n

g

water.

S

imply remove lar

g

e food

p

articles and debris. Convenient and

e

nv

i

ron

-

m

entally-friendly!

Pl

ace

gl

asses, cups,

b

ow

l

s, s

id

e p

l

ates,

an

d

di

s

he

s

i

n t

he

upper

b

as

k

et, w

i

ne

gl

asses

should be placed on the shelf with the wavy

ed

g

e, and knives in the knife stand if present.

No

t

e!

E

nsur

e

that all soil

e

d surfac

e

s fac

e

inwards

or

d

ownwar

d

s

!

Pl

ace

di

nner p

l

ates, s

id

e p

l

ates, serv

i

n

g

dishes, saucepans, and silverware

(

in the

silverware basket

)

in the

l

ow

e

r

b

as

ke

t.

The

r

emova

bl

e p

l

ate

i

nsert, w

hi

c

h

comes w

i

t

h

certa

i

n mo

d

e

l

s, can

b

e eas

il

y remove

d

to

p

rovide room for lar

g

e plates, saucepans, and

p

ots, or p

l

ace

d

i

n t

h

ree a

l

ternat

i

ve pos

i

t

i

ons

.

S

tand the silverware with handles downward

an

d

as sprea

d

out as poss

ibl

e.

E

nsure t

h

at

spoons are not rest

i

n

g

i

ns

id

e eac

h

ot

h

er.

D

o not put silverware made of different ma

-

t

e

r

i

a

l

s - suc

h

as s

il

v

e

r an

d

sta

i

n

le

ss st

eel

-

i

n

the same compartment

(

risk of

s

tains

)

.

T

he silverware basket has a foldin

g

flap in

the middle for small items or narrow shafts

,

such as

e

l

e

ctric whisks.

Place lon

g

silverware and carvin

g

knives

in the s

p

ecial knife box

(

if

p

resent

)

or in the

u

pp

er basket.

C

heck that the

s

pra

y

arms are able to

move freel

y.

S

ee the section entitled Fra

g

ile Dishes if you

want to wash objects that may be fra

g

ile.

D

i

shwash

i

n

g

deter

g

en

t

W

e recommend that you use

only unscented,

g

ranular automatic

d

ishwashin

g

deter

g

ent. Usin

g

the

wron

g

deter

g

ent could cause floodin

g

and/or dama

g

e your dishwasher. Do not

use deter

g

ent that has been wet and is

clumped. Also, check the expiration date

on th

e

contain

e

r.

The amount of deter

g

ent needed can vary

du

e

to diff

e

r

e

nc

e

s in wat

e

r hardn

e

ss. To

determine the water hardness in your area,

contact your local water utility or area water

softenin

g

company. The harder the water,

the more deter

g

ent you may need. Refer to

th

e

chart b

e

low for th

e

r

e

comm

e

nd

e

d d

e-

ter

g

ent amounts based on water hardness.

Remember, you should adjust the amount

of deter

g

ent you use by small amounts

until you find the correct amount

.

Twelve

g

rains and hi

g

her is extremely

hard water and deter

g

ent alone may not

be enou

g

h. You may need to use a water

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3

-in-1/ Multi-

p

ur

p

ose deter

g

en

t

pp g

Note!

Read the directions for use for such

p

roducts

carefully. If anythin

g

is unclear, contact the

d

eter

g

ent

P

re

ss

t

h

ema

i

n

p

ower sw

i

tc

h

Select progra

m

S

elect a pro

g

ram by pressin

g

the

pro

g

ram selector one or more times until the

required pro

g

ram symbol li

g

hts up. See the

Pro

g

ram

g

uide on the opposite pa

g

e

.

N

o

t

e

!

For normally soiled dishes, use the Normal

Wash program with Normal temperature

.

To save more water and energy use Econo

-

my temperature and Economy dry

.

If

y

ou wish to use further options

c

ontinue to point 5.

O

therwise

y

ou can

now start the d

i

shwasher, see

p

o

i

nt 6.

Pre

ss

s

tar

t

The

di

s

h

was

he

r w

ill

now start.

I

t man

-

ag

es t

h

e ent

i

re was

h

automat

i

ca

ll

y.

E

nsure t

h

at t

h

e

d

oor

i

s proper

ly

c

l

ose

d

or

t

he

mac

hi

n

e

w

ill

not start.

s

oftener to maximize the

p

erformance of

y

our dishwasher. Also, in areas with hard

water

(

9+

)

y

ou ma

y

need to wash at lower

tem

p

eratures to

p

revent hard water de

p

osits

from formin

g

in tank and wash system.

In hard water areas

,

both the dishes and

the machine can develop a white or

g

ray

film after a while. This can be removed b

y

r

eplacin

g

the prewash deter

g

ent with two

tablespoons of citric acid. If the water is ver

y

h

ard

,

use a rinse aid that contains citric acid.

Different brands of dishwasher deter

g

ent

h

ave different amounts of

p

hos

p

horous for

s

oftenin

g

water. If you have hard water and

use a deter

g

ent with less than 8.7% phos

-

p

horous content,

y

ou ma

y

need to use more

deter

g

ent or use a deter

g

ent with more than

8

.7%

p

hos

p

horous content.

pp

N

O

TE:

W

e recommend that

y

ou do not add pre

-

wash deter

g

ent for the Delicate or

Q

uick

wash

p

ro

g

rams.

pg

N

O

TE:

If you use a dishwashin

g

deter

g

ent with

a rinse aid additive,

y

ou should not fill the

r

inse aid dis

p

enser. This could cause a film

on

y

our dishes.

Di

s

hwa

s

her tablet

s

Halv

e

th

e

tabl

e

t if it is difficult to clos

e

th

e

dis

p

enser cover. There is a risk that the

dishwasher deter

g

ent will not break down

p

roperly to

g

ive the correct dosa

g

e if the

cover is ti

g

ht and cannot be opened cor

-

r

ectl

y

.

W

ater

h

ar

d

nes

s

D

etergent amount

s

S

of

t

(

0-3

g

rains per

g

allon

)

P

rewash 1 teaspoo

n

M

ain wash 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoon

s

M

e

diu

m

(

4-8

g

rains per

g

allon

)

P

rewash 1 teaspoo

n

M

ain wash 1 to 2 tablespoons

hard

(

9+

g

rains*

)

P

rewash 1 teaspoo

n

M

ain wash 2 to 3 tablespoons

* 12

g

rains and hi

g

her is extremely hard water

.

Recommended detergent amounts based on water hardness

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Program Descr

i

pt

i

o

n

Pro

g

ramview

P

ro

g

ram

s

A

uto

H

eav

y

No

rm

al

Q

uic

k

R

inse

&

H

o

ld

Pro

g

ra

m

inf

o

The dish

-

w

ash

e

r

de

t

e

cts

h

ow

soiled the

dish

e

s ar

e

an

d

a

dj

usts

w

ater con

-

sum

p

tion and

tem

p

erature

accordin

g

ly.

For heavily

s

oiled loads

,

s

uc

h

as

p

ots,

pans

,

casse

-

roles

,

etc

.

F

o

r n

o

r-

mally soiled

loads

such

as plates,

glasses,

b

ow

l

s, an

d

li

g

htly soiled

p

ans.

F

or li

g

htly

soil

e

d loads

t

h

at ar

e

washed

i

mm

e

di-

a

tel

y

a

f

ter

use. This

p

rogram

ca

n

also

b

e used

for d

e

licat

e

i

t

e

ms.

T

o rinse

d

ish

e

s that

y

ou p

l

an to

wash later

t

hat day.

Options

Pr

e

wash

e

s

w

ith

SCS

*

2

prewashe

s

2

prewashe

s

-- -

-

Mai

nw

ash

***

130°

F

150°

F

85°

F

--

Number o

f

rins

es

3,

last

rinse 14

0

°F

2,

last

rinse 1

60

°F

2

,

no heat in

l

ast rins

e

1 rins

e

C

onsumption value

s

1.

W

as

h

t

i

m

e

hot water

/

min. *

*

95

-

160

180

135

15

4

E

ner

g

y ap-

prox. kWh

0

.7 - 1.

0

.7

0

.

9

0

.

1

0,01

2

.Wash tim

e

c

old water

/

min.*

*

115

-

185

210

160

25

4

Energy ap-

pro

x.

kW

h

0

.

9

-

1

.

5

1

.

3

1

.

6

0

.

2

0,01

Wat

e

r con

-

s

umption

(g

allon)

2

.

4

-

4

.

0

4

.

5

4

.

9

2.1

0

.

8

S

CS = Self Cleanin

g

System

.

** All quoted times are approximate. Cycle time fluctuations may occur due to water tem

-

perature, water pressure, variations in volta

g

e etc.1. Hot water connection approx. 50°

C

(

120°F)

.

1. Hot water connection a

pp

rox. 50°C

(

120°F

)

.

2

.

C

old water connection a

pp

rox. 10°

C

(

50°F

).

*** The listed temperatures are set as the de

f

ault

f

rom the

f

actory. You can alter the pro-

gram temperature by choosing the temperature options in the chart on page 13.

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Op

tion

s

S

elect

o

pt

i

on

s

To select an option, press one o

f

the

option buttons.

Temperature select

i

o

n

With the temperature option button you

can select the wash temperature yoursel

f

.

Y

ou can vary the temperatures as

f

ollows

:

Normal Econom

y

Aut

o

Heavy: 160°F (70°C) 130°F (55°C

)

Normal: 150°F (65°C) 130°F (55°C

)

Quick: 120°F (50°C) 85°F (30°C

)

The temperature symbol will li

g

ht up i

f

you

h

ave chosen the hi

g

h temperature. This selec

-

tion will remain in

f

orce until a chan

g

e is made.

Dry

i

ng opt

i

on

s

If

you desire a better dryin

g

result, press

the Dryin

g

options button (Normal) and a

s

ymbol showin

g

three wavy lines will li

g

ht. I

f

y

ou want a pro

g

ram without Dryin

g

options

(

Economy), press the button a

g

ain and the

s

ymbol will

g

o out.

Dela

y

ed Star

t

• I

f

you want the machine to start up later,

p

ress the

‘

Delayed start’ option button, you

can delay the start 0.5-9 h. A clock symbol

and the number o

f

hours until start will ap-

p

ear in the display window.

•

The ninth time you press the button the se-

l

ection will be aborted: the clock symbol will

disappear and the display window will return

to displayin

g

expected pro

g

ram duration.

•

Press the Start/Stop button or make a fur

-

th

e

r s

e

l

e

ction.

Th

e

machin

e

will now count down th

e

tim

e

each hour until the machine starts, and then

s

how the remainin

g

wash time in the display

window

.

•

To cancel Delayed start, press and hold

the Start/Stop button for 3 seconds

.

E

Ex

p

res

s

By selecting the Express option, the

w

ashing time is reduced and the wash

temperature lowered by 10°

C

.

C

annot be

u

sed in the

Q

uick wash or Rinse & Hold

programs

.

1/

2 load

Upp

er basket was

h

I

f

you only have cups and glasses in the up

-

per basket which require washing, you can

u

se this program.

Lower ba

s

ket wa

s

h

When you only want to wash plates and

cutlery in the lower basket you can use the

lower basket wash

.

C

hanging progra

m

I

f

you want to change program a

f

ter having

started the machine,

p

ress the

S

tart

/S

to

p

button

f

or three seconds. Then select a new

program and press the

S

tart

/S

top button.

Do

y

ou want to load more dishes

?

Op

en the door; the machine sto

p

s automati

-

cally, put in the dishes, close the door and

the dishwasher will continue

f

rom where it

le

f

t o

ff.

I

f

the machine is shut down with the m

a

in

power switch (or due to power outage)

be

f

ore the program is

f

inished, the inter-

rupted program will continue once power is

restored to the machine.

N

o

t

e

!

I

f

the

p

ower is switched o

ff

, or i

f

the door is

o

pen

f

or more than 2 minutes during drying,

the program is interrupted.

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Standb

y

mode

Once the machine has finished, it only

d

raws standby current. Should you

wish to disconnect the power completely,

just switch o

ff

at the main power switch.

Turn o

ff

th

e

wat

e

r

f

auc

e

t i

f

th

e

machin

e

is

n

ot to be used

f

or an extended period, such

as durin

g

vacations,

f

or example

.

7

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Eco-d

i

shwash

i

ng

O

nl

y

wash full load

s

W

aitin

g

to run the wash until the machine is

full saves ener

g

y

.

W

a

s

h at a lower tem

p

eratur

e

If the dishes are only li

g

htly soiled you can

r

un a

Q

uick wash pro

g

ram and reduce the

tem

p

erature to 86°F

(

30°C

)

.

Select a pro

g

ram with Economy dry

To save ener

g

y, select Economy dry. You will

g

et a better dryin

g

result if you leave the door

s

li

g

htly open after the end of the pro

g

ram.

Do not rinse before dishwashin

g

Thanks to the dishwasher’s Self Cleanin

g

Sy

stem

y

ou do not need to rinse the dishes

under runnin

g

water before loadin

g

them

i

nto th

e

machin

e

.

C

hoose

e

nvironmentall

y

-friendl

y

d

ishwasher deter

g

en

t

R

e

ad

e

nvironm

e

ntal d

e

clarations on th

e

p

acka

g

e

!

Reduce Ener

g

y Use

Y

ou can us

e

a cold wat

e

r fill which can sav

e

additional ener

g

y. The dishwasher heats

wat

e

r which is us

e

d for th

e

main wash and

final rins

e

.

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Frag

i

le d

i

she

s

A number o

f

household goods are not suit

-

able

f

or machine washing. This can be due

to a variety of reasons.

C

ertain materials

cannot withstand intense heat

;

others can

b

e damaged by the dishwasher detergent.

Frag

i

le decorat

i

o

n

C

hina with decoration on top of the glaze

(

the goods have a rough feel) should not be

m

achine washed.

C

rystal

/

glas

s

Place the goods so that they do not knoc

k

together during the wash. Use the lowest

p

ossible wash tem

p

erature and the shortest

p

ossible program. Do not heat dry! Antique

and very

f

ragile items should not be ma-

chine washed.

G

lass which is machine washed at high

temperatures can in time develop a grey

f

ilm

which cannot be removed. Wash

f

ine glass

at the lowest tem

p

erature and with a low

dosage o

f

dishwasher detergent.

S

ilve

r

S

ilver and stainless steel items should not

come into contact with each other as the

s

ilver can discolor

.

S

ilverware with glued handle

s

C

ertain types of adhesive cannot withstand

m

achine washing. In such cases the handles

can come loose

.

Wood

W

ooden items should only be machine

washed i

f

they are labeled as dishwasher

s

a

f

e.

Al

u

m

i

n

um

Aluminum can be dulled by machine wash-

i

ng. However, good quality aluminum sauce

-

p

ans can be machine washed, although a

r

eduction in luster should be ex

p

ected.

Pla

s

t

ic

C

ertain types of plastic cannot withstand

the high temperature generated in machine

dishwashing

.

Protect plast

i

c good

s

S

elect a program with a low tem

p

erature.

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When you have selected the pro

g

ram, the

d

isplay shows the len

g

th of time the pro

-

g

ram took the last time it was used. When

y

ou have started the machine, the displa

y

w

indow shows how much of the pro

g

ram

tim

e

r

e

mains

.

This time can var

y

a little from one occasion

to another dependin

g

on the tem

p

erature

o

f the inlet water

,

the amount of dishes

,

the

a

mbient tem

p

erature, etc.

While the pro

g

ram is runnin

g

, the time is

counted down and the remainin

g

pro

g

ram

time is displa

y

ed in the window.

Note!

Durin

g

the first use of each wash pro

g

ram,

the time display can be sli

g

htly misleadin

g

a

s the machine is estimatin

g

the remainin

g

c

y

cle time. The time displa

y

ed the next time

that pro

g

ram is started is an estimate based

o

n how lon

g

the previous cycle took to

complete. If the pro

g

ram takes lon

g

er than

e

stimated

,

1 minute will continue to show in

the display until the pro

g

ram is finished.

The corrected time will be displa

y

ed the

next time the c

y

cle is started

.

D

i

splay

Displa

y

windo

w

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Cleaning

Th

e

dishwash

e

r’s inn

e

r contain

e

r is mad

e

o

f

s

tainless steel and is kept clean throu

g

h nor-

m

al use. However, i

f

you have calci

f

erous

(

hard) water, lime deposits can form in the

dishwasher. In this case, run a normal wash

p

ro

g

ram with two tablespoons o

f

citric acid

i

n the dishwasher deter

g

ent compartment.

C

oarse filte

r

The coarse

f

ilter collects lar

g

e

f

ood particles

which cannot

g

et past the drain pump. Li

f

t

out and empty the coarse

f

ilter as neces

-

s

ary. Don’t

f

or

g

et to replace it!

Fin

e

filt

er

The residue collected on the

f

ine

f

ilter is auto

-

m

atically rinsed o

ff

with each wash. The

f

ine

f

ilter should still be cleaned once or twice a year.

1

. Remove the

f

ine

f

ilter by

f

irst turnin

g

the

f

ilter’s

s

trainer counter-clockwise and then li

f

tin

g

the strainer and

f

ilter strai

g

ht up.

2

. Clean with a dishwashin

g

brush. Ensure

that the ed

g

es are properly sealed when

r

eplacin

g

the

f

ine

f

ilter.

Dra

i

n

p

um

p

The

p

um

p

can be accessed

f

rom inside the

m

achine.

1

. Always unplug the dishwasher or turn the

p

ower to the unit o

ff

at the circuit breaker

b

e

f

ore cleaning the pump.

2

. First remove the coarse

f

ilter by pressing

together the two catches and li

f

ting the

f

ilter u

p

wards.

3. Then remove the

f

ilter’s strainer by turn

-

i

ng it counter-clockwise and remove the

f

ine

f

ilter.

4. Finally remove the Pump access plug to

the le

f

t in the bottom drain.

5

. By inserting a

f

inger into the hole you can

r

otate the pump blade and remove any

b

lockages.

6

. Replace the Pump access plug and

f

il-

ters.

7. Insert the electrical plug back into the outlet

.

C

oarse filte

r

S

traine

r

Fin

e

filt

er

Pum

p

a

ccess p

l

u

g

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I

f th

e

machin

e

still do

e

s not start and a whir-

r

in

g

sound is heard, the overfill protection

h

as b

ee

n activat

e

d

.

•

S

hut off the water

• Remove the electrical plu

g

from the outlet

•

C

all the

C

ustomer

C

are

C

enter at the num

-

b

er listed at the bottom of this pa

g

e

.

C

A

U

TI

O

N!

D

o not for

g

et to replace the pump access

p

lu

g

Spra

y

arm

s

T

he holes and bearin

g

s can occasionally

b

ecome clo

gg

ed.

1. Pull the lower spray arm strai

g

ht up to

re

l

e

as

e

it.

2. Scrape awa

y

the debris with a needle or

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