AEG Electrolux Built-In Dishwasher User manual

FAVORIT ÖKO PLUS VI
User manual Dishwasher
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Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Contents
Operating instructions 3
Safety information 3
Correct use 3
General safety 3
Child safety 3
Installation 4
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Setting mode 7
Audible signals 7
First use 8
Set the water softener 8
Setting manually 8
Setting electronically 9
Use of dishwasher salt 9
Use of rinse aid 10
Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid 11
Daily use 11
Load cutlery and dishes 12
The lower basket 13
The cutlery basket 13
Beer glasses 15
The upper basket 16
Adjusting the height of the upper basket
17
Use of detergent 18
Fill with detergent 18
Multi-tab function 19
Activation/deactivation of the Multitab
function 20
Washing programmes 21
Select and start a washing programme 22
Unloading the dishwasher 23
Care and cleaning 24
Cleaning the filters 24
Cleaning the spray arms 25
External cleaning 25
Internal cleaning 25
Prolonged periods of non-operation 25
Frost precautions 25
Moving the machine 26
What to do if… 26
Technical data 27
Hints for test institutes 28
Installation instructions 29
Installation 29
Fixing to the adjacent units 29
Levelling 29
Water connection 29
Water supply connections 29
Water inlet hose with safety valve 30
Water outlet hose connection 30
Electrical connection 31
Environment concerns 32
Packaging material 32
Subject to change without notice
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Operating instructions
Safety information
In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using
the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid
unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the
appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these in-
structions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that
everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.
Correct use
• This dishwasher is only intended for washing household utensils suitable for machine
washing.
• Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher. This could cause an explosion.
• Knives and other items with sharp points must be loaded in the cutlery basket with their
points down or placed in a horizontal position in the upper basket.
• Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) suitable for dishwashers.
• Avoid opening the door whilst the appliance is in operation, hot steam may escape.
• Do not take any dishes out of the dishwasher before the end of the dishwashing cycle.
• After use, isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the water supply.
• This product should be serviced only by an authorised service engineer, and only genuine
spare parts should be used.
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs
carried out by inexperienced persons will cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact
your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.
General safety
• Dishwasher detergents can cause chemical burns to eyes, mouth and throat. Could en-
danger life! Comply with the safety instructions of the dishwasher detergent manufac-
turer.
• The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent residues may still be present
in your machine.
• Ensure that the door of the dishwasher is always closed when it is not being loaded or
unloaded. In this way you will avoid anybody tripping over the open door and hurting
themselves.
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
Child safety
• This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Don’t allow children to use the
dishwasher unsupervised.
• Keep all packaging well away from children. There is risk of suffocation.
• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
• Keep children well away from the dishwasher when the door is open.
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Installation
• Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never connect a damaged machine.
If your dishwasher is damaged contact your supplier.
• All packaging must be removed before use.
• Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this appliance must be carried out
by a qualified and competent person.
• For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this
product in any way.
• Never use the dishwasher if the electrical supply cable and water hoses are damaged; or
if the control panel, work top or plinth area are damaged such that the inside of the
appliance is freely accessible. Contact your local Service Force centre, in order to avoid
hazard.
• All sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and
electric components.
WARNING!
For electrical and water connection carefully follow the instructions given in specific para-
graphs.
Product description
1Upper basket
2Water hardness dial
3Salt container
4Detergent dispenser
5Rinse aid dispenser
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6Rating plate
7Filters
8Lower spray arm
9Upper spray arm
Optical signal
Once the washing programme has started , a point-shaped optical signal shows on the
floor beneath the appliance door.
If the appliance has been installed higher up with a furniture door mounted flush, the
optical signal will be no longer visible.
Optical signal
Red light fixed Indicates the start of a washing programme and remains on for all the
duration
Red light flashes Indicates a malfunction of the appliance
Green light fixed Indicates the end of the washing programme
This dishwasher has an internal light that turns on and off when the opening and closing
of the dishwasher's door occurs.
Internal light is equipped with led lamp CLASS 1 in accordance with EN 60825-1: 1994 +
A1: 2002 + A2: 2001.
In case that this light has to be replaced, please, contact your local Service Force Centre.
Control panel
1Digital display
2Delay start button
3Programme selection buttons
4ÖKO PLUS button (Save Energy)
5MULTITAB button
6Half load button
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7Indicator lights
8On/Off button
9Function buttons
Indicator lights
Salt Illuminates when the special salt has run out.
1)
Rinse aid Illuminates when the rinse aid has run out.
1)
End of programme Illuminates when the washing programme has ended.
1) The salt and rinse aid indicator lights are never illuminated while a washing programme is running even if filling
with salt and/or rinse aid is necessary.
The digital display indicates:
• the level of hardness to which the water softener is set,
• the number corresponding to the washing programme,
• the approximate remaining time of the running programme,
•activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser (ONLY with Multitab function active),
• the end of a washing programme (a zero will appear in the digital display),
• the countdown of the delay start,
• fault codes concerning malfunction of the dishwasher,
• activation/deactivation of the audible signals.
ÖKO PLUS button
With this option it is possible to reduce the energy consumption. This is reached by the
reduction of the temperature in the drying phase.
As a consequence of this the dishes could still be wet when the programme has ended. We
suggest, at the end of the programme, to slightly open the dishwasher door and leave it
ajar so that dishes can dry naturally.
This option can be selected with all washing programmes. The corresponding indicator light
comes on when the ÖKO PLUS button is pressed.
The ÖKO PLUS option will have no impact on some programmes. Refer to 'Washing pro-
grammes' for the list of programmes where the option ÖKO PLUS has or not impact.
For programmes were the option has an impact, the energy saving is between 10% and
25%.
Half load button
This option is useful and economical when baskets are not fully loaded. It reduces the
consumption of water and energy.
Remember to load both baskets.
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When using this option we recommend to reduce the dose of detergent that is normally
used for a completed load.
This option is available only with some programmes (see "Washing programmes" chart).
Function buttons
The following functions can be set with the help of these buttons:
• setting of the water softener,
• cancel a washing programme or a delay start in progress,
• activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser when Multitab function is active,
• activation/deactivation of the audible signals.
Setting mode
The appliance is in setting mode when the lights of the programme selection buttons are
on and 2 horizontal lines (- -) are visible in the digital display.
Always remember that when performing operations such as:
• setting the water softener
• activating/deactivating the rinse aid dispenser
• activating/deactivating the audible signals
the appliance MUST be in setting mode.
If the lights of the programme selection buttons are on and the time duration (in minutes)
of a programme is visible in the digital display, the last performed programme is still set.
In this case, to return to setting mode, the programme has to be cancelled.
To cancel a set programme or a programme in progress: simultaneously press and hold
the two RESET buttons (B and C) until 2 horizontal lines will appear in the digital display.
The programme has been cancelled and the machine is now in setting mode.
Audible signals
Audible signals have been introduced to help indicate which operations the appliance is
performing:
• setting the water softener
• end of the programme
• intervention of an alarm due to malfunction.
Factory setting: audible signals activated.
It is possible to deactivate the audible signals, using the function buttons.
1. Press the On/Off button. The appliance must be in setting mode.
2. Simultaneously press and hold function buttons Band C, until the light of the function
buttons A, Band Cstart flashing.
3. Press function button C, the lights of buttons Aand Bturn off while the light of function
button Cgoes on flashing. The digital display indicates the current setting.
= Audible signals deactivated
= Audible signals activated
4. To change the setting, press again function button C: the digital display will indicate
the new setting.
5. To memorize the operation, switch off the dishwasher.
Control panel 7
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First use
Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
• Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instruc-
tions
• Remove all packaging from inside the appliance
• Set the water softener
• Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill with dishwasher salt
• Fill the rinse aid dispenser
If you want to use combi detergent tablets such as: "3 in 1", "4 in 1", "5 in 1" etc... set the
Multitab function (see "Multitab function").
Set the water softener
The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to remove minerals and salts
from the water supply, which would have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation
of the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales, German degrees (°dH), French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l
(millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water).
The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of the water in your area. Your
local Water Authority can advise you on the hardness of the water in your area.
The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using the water hardness dial and
electronically.
Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness
setting
Use of salt
°dH °TH mmol/l manually electronically
51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 2level 10 yes
43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 8,9 2level 9 yes
37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 2level 8 yes
29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 2level 7 yes
23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 2level 6 yes
19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 2level 5 yes
15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 1level 4 yes
11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 1level 3 yes
4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1level 2 yes
< 4 < 7 < 0,7 1level 1 no
Setting manually
The dishwasher is factory set at position 2.
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1. Open the dishwasher door.
2. Remove the lower basket from the dish-
washer.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position 1
or 2 (see table).
4. Replace the lower basket.
Setting electronically
The dishwasher is factory set at level 5.
1. Press the On/Off button. The dishwasher must be in setting mode.
2. Press simultaneously and keep pressed buttons Band C, until the lights of buttons A,
Band Cstart flashing.
3. Press button A, the lights of buttons Band Cturn off while the light of button Agoes
on flashing. In the digital display will show the current level and a sequence of inter-
mittent audible signals are heard.
Examples:
displayed, 5 intermittent audible signals, pause, etc... = level 5
displayed, 10 intermittent audible signals, pause, etc... = level 10
4. To change the level, press button A. Each time the button is pressed the level changes
(for the selection of the new level see the chart).
Examples: if the current level is 5, by pressing button Aonce, level 6 is selected. if the
current level is 10, by pressing button Aonce, level 1 is selected.
5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button.
Use of dishwasher salt
WARNING!
Only use salt specifically designed for use in dishwashers. All other types of salt not spe-
cifically designed for use in a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water soft-
ener. Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes. This
will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilt, remaining on the
bottom of the machine for any period of time, which may cause corrosion.
To fill:
1. Open the door, remove the lower basket and unscrew the cap of the salt container by
turning it anticlockwise.
2. Pour 1 litre of water inside the container (this is necessary only before filling with
salt for the first time) .
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3. Using the funnel provided, pour in the salt
until the container is full.
4. Replace the cap making sure that there is
no trace of salt on the screw thread or on
the gasket.
5. Replace the cap tightly turning it clock-
wise until it stops with a click.
Do not worry if water overflows from the unit
when filling with salt, this is quite normal.
The salt indicator light on the control panel can remain illuminated for 2-6 hours after the
salt has been replenished, assuming the dishwasher remains switched on. If you are using
salts that take longer to dissolve then this can take longer. The function of the machine is
not affected.
Use of rinse aid
WARNING!
Only use branded rinse aid for dishwashers.
Never fill the rinse aid dispenser with any other substances (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent,
liquid detergent). This would damage the appliance.
Rinse aid ensures thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying.
Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse.
1. Open the container by pressing the release
button (A).
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