• Stop the countdown of Delay option.• Bring the appliance back to the programmeselection mode.To CANCEL:Press and hold CANCEL until the control panelindicates the appliance is in the programmeselection mode.USER MODESettings available in the user mode:• The level of the water softener according to thewater hardness.• Activation or deactivation of the rinse aid emptynotification.• Activation or deactivation of the acoustic signalindicating the end of a programme.• Activation or deactivation of AirDry.Before entering the user mode, make sure theappliance is in the programme selection mode.To enter the user mode:Press and hold simultaneously and for atleast 3 seconds.The indicators: , , , and start flashing.As the appliance stores the saved settings, there isno need to configure it before every cycle.ADJUSTING THE WATER SOFTENERMake sure the appliance is in user mode.1. Press .• The indicators , and are off.• The indicator still flashes.• The display shows the current setting: e.g.= level 5.2. Press to change the setting. Each pressingof the button increases the level number byone. After reaching level 10, the count startsfrom level 13. Press the on/off button to confirm the setting.If you use multi-tablets containing saltand the hardness of your water islower than 21°dH, you can set thelowest water softener level. Itdeactivates the salt refill indicator.If you use standard detergent ormultitablets without salt, set the properwater hardness level to keep the saltrefill indicator active.THE WATER HARDNESS TABLEGerman degrees(°dH)French degrees(°fH) mmol/l Clarke degrees Water softenerlevel47 -50 84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0 58 - 63 1043 - 46 76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57 937 - 42 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52 829 - 36 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45 723 - 28 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35 619 - 22 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27 5 1)15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 411 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 34 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2<4 <7 <0.7 < 5 1 2)1) Factory setting2) Do not use salt at this level.24