• To remove easily remaining burned food,soak pots and pans in water before youput them in the appliance.• Put hollow items (cups, glasses and pans)with the opening down.• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do notbond together. Mix spoons with othercutlery.• Make sure that glasses do not touch oth-er glasses.• Put the small items in the cutlery basket.• Put the light items in the upper basket.Make sure that they do not move.• Make sure that the spray arms can movefreely before you start a programme.Using salt, rinse aid and detergent• Only use salt, rinse aid and detergent fordishwasher. Other products can causedamage to the appliance.• The rinse aid helps, during the last rinsingphase, to dry the dishes without streaksand stains.• Combi detergent tablets contain deter-gent, rinse aid and other added agents.Be sure that these tablets are applicableto the water hardness in your area. Referto the instructions on the packaging of theproducts.• Detergent tablets do not fully dissolvewith short programmes. To prevent deter-gent residues on the tableware, we rec-ommend that you use the tablets withlong programmes.• Do not use more than the correct quantityof detergent. Refer to the instructions onthe detergent packaging.Before starting a programmeMake sure that:• The filters are clean and correctly instal-led.• The spray arms are not clogged.• The position of the items in the baskets iscorrect.• The programme is applicable for the typeof load and for the degree of soil.• The correct quantity of detergent is used.• There is dishwasher salt and rinse aid(unless you use combi detergent tablets).• The cap of the salt container is tight.Care and cleaningWarning! Before maintenance,deactivate the appliance anddisconnect the mains plug from the mainssocket.Dirty filters and clogged spray armsdecrease the washing results.Make a check regularly and, if necessary,clean them.Cleaning the filters1 2ACBENGLISH 12