Miele G 2832 User manual

O perating instructions
fordishw ashers
Itis essentialto read the operating and
installation instructions before
installing,com m issioning orusing the
machine,to avoid the risk ofaccidents
ordam age to the m achine.
G
M.-Nr.05 714 422

D escription ofthe appliance .........................................4
Appliance overview ...
..............................................4
C ontrolpanel...
...................................................5
Warning and Safety instru c tions .....................................6
Caring forthe enviro n m e n t . ....
....................................10
Disposalofthe packing material.........
.............................10
Disposalofyourold appliance .................
......................10
Energy saving washing ..........................
...................10
Before using forthe firs t time.........................
..............11
Before using the appliance forthe firsttimeyou require: ...................11
To open the door...
...............................................12
To close the door..
................................................12
Child safet
y lock ..................................................12
Watersoftener ....................................................13
Program m ing the waterhardness level..............................14
Checking the programmedwaterhard ness level.....
..................15
Filling the saltreservoir..........................
...................16
Saltindicator .............................
........................17
Rinse aid..........................
..............................18
Adding rinse aid..................
................................18
Rinse aid indicator...............
..................................19
Setting the rinse aid dosage ............
.............................20
Loading the dishw asher ...................
........................21
Upperbasket..........................
...........................22
Flap up rack ......................
.............................22
Positioning rail..................
................................22
Adjusting the upperbasket ...............
........................23
Low erbasket..........................
...........................24
Hinged spikes.......................
...........................24
Bottle holder.....................
..............................25
Cutlery ....................
......................................26
Dishw ashers with a cutlery b asket........
..........................26
Dishw ashers with a cutlery tray (SC ) ..................
..............28
Item s notsuitable fordishw ashers:..............................
......29
Contents
2

Operating the dishw asher..........................................30
Detergent.....
...................................................30
Adding detergent..................................................31
Programmeselection ..............................................
.32
Switching on ................................................
.....33
Starting a program m e ..........................................
....33
Programmesequence indicatorlights..................................33
Atthe end ofa programme...
.......................................34
Switching off.........
.............................................34
Interrupting a programme.
..........................................35
C hanging a programme......
.......................................35
Unloading the dishw asher.........
..................................36
Cleaning and care ...............
.................................37
Cleaning the filters in the wash cabinet..........
.......................37
Cleaning the spray arm s ........................
....................39
Cleaning the washcabinet ............................
..............40
Cleaning the doorand the doorseal...............................
....40
Cleaning the controlpaneland doorfrontpanel..........................40
Problem solving guide.........
....................................42
Solving problem s .............
....................................51
Cleaning the waterinletfilter.......
..................................51
Cleaning the drain pum p and non-return valve ..........
.................52
Aftersales service ...............................
.................54
Optionalaccessories ...............................
...............55
Com parison tests..................................
...............56
Program m e chart....................................
.............60
ModelG 6XX (Formodelnum bersee data plate).........................60
ModelG 8XX (Formodelnum bersee
data plate).........................62
Transport ........................
...............................64
Technicaldata..................
..............see Installation Instructions
Contents
3

Appliance overview
1 Upperspray arm (notvisible)
2Cutlery tray
(depending on model)
3 Upperbasket
4Waterfeed formiddle sp ray arm
5Middle spray arm
6 Low ersp ray arm
7Fourheightadjustable screw feet
8Filtercom bination
9Saltreservoir
10 D ualcom partmentdetergent
dispenser
11 Rinse aid reservoi
r
(with dosage selector)
12 D ata Plate
D escription ofthe appliance
4

Contro l panel
13 "On/Off"button
14 Programmesequence display
15 "Start"button
16 Programmeselector
17 C heck/Refillindicators
18 C hild safety lock
19 D oorrelease
This instruction book applies to severaldifferentdishw asher models.
The specific dishw ashermodels below are referred to as follow s:
G 641 SC(i)= G 6XX
G 841 SCi= G 8XX
The modelnum bers G 6XX and G 8XX used in this book referto the model
designation speci
fied on the data plate ofthe m achine (and notthe description
on the controlpanel).
The data plate is located atthe top ofthe doorw hen open.
D escription ofthe appliance
5

This appliance conformsto current
safety requirem ents.Inappropriate
use can,how ever,lead to personal
injury and dam age to property.
Read the operating instructions
carefully before starting to use this
appliance.This wayyou willavoid
the risk
ofaccidents and dam age to
the appliance.
Keep these instructions in a safe
place forfuture reference,and pass
them on to any future user.
Correctusage
This dishw asher is intended
exclusively forcleaning dom estic
crockery and cutlery in a dom estic
household.Using itforpurposes other
than those forwhich itwasdesigned,
as wellas any alterations orconver-
sions to the m achine would be un-
authorised and could cause harm .The
manufacturercannotbe held liable for
dam age resulting from improperorin-
correctuse ofthe appliance.
Delivery
Before setting up the m achine
check itforany externally visible
dam age.Underno circum stances
should you use a dam aged machine.A
dam aged m achine is dangerous.
Please ensure thatthe packaging
materialis offered forrecycling.
Installation
The dishw ashermustbe installed
and connected in com pliance with
the installation instructions.
The electricalsocketmustbe eas-
ily accessible afterthe dishw asher
has been installed.
In orderto ensure stability, built-un-
derand integrated dishw ashers
mustonly be installed undera continu-
ous worktop which is secured to adja-
centcabinetry.
The dishw ashermustnotbe in-
stalled undera hob.The high radi-
anttem peratures which are som etimes
generated by a hob could dam age the
dishw asher.Forthe sam e reason it
should notbe installed nextto open
fires orotherappliances which give off
heat,such
as heaters etc.
Donotconnectthe dishw asher to
the mains sup p ly untilithas been
installed.
Checkthatthe voltage,frequency
and fuse rating show n on the data
plate match the household mains sup -
ply.
The electricalsafety ofthis appli-
ance can only be guaranteed when
continuity is com plete betw een the ap-
pliance and an effective earthing sys-
tem .Itis mostimportantthatthis basic
safety requirem entis tested and where
there is any
doubt,the electricalsystem
in the house should be checked by a
qualified electrician.The manufacturer
cannotbe held liable forthe conse-
quences ofan inadequate earthing sys-
tem (e.g.electric shock).
Warning and Safety instru c tions
6

This equipm entis notdesigned for
maritimeuse orforuse in mobile
installations such as caravans,aircraft
etc.Howeveritmaybe suitable for
such usage subjectto a risk assess-
mentofthe installation being carried
outby a suitabl
y qualified engineer.
A dam aged m achine is dangerous.
Switch offatthe mains and call
yourMiele supplierorthe Miele Service
Departm ent.
The plastic housing ofthe water
connection contains an electrical
com ponent.The housing musttherefore
notbe dipped in water.
There are live wires in the waterin-
lethose.Nevercutthe waterinlet
hose,even ifitis too long.
Forsafety reasons do notoperate
this appliance on an extension ca-
ble.(Dangerofoverheating).
Daily use
Donotuse solvents in the dish-
washer.Dangerofexplosion.
Waterin the dishw ashermustnot
be used as drinking water.This wa-
teris notdrinking water.
Avoid inhalation ofpow derdeter-
gents.Do notingestdishw asher
detergent!Dishw asher detergents con-
tain irritantorcorrosive ingredients.
They can cause burning in the nose,
mouth and throatifsw allow ed,orinhibit
breathing.C onsulta doctor
immediate-
ly ifdetergenthas been sw allow ed or
inhaled.
Donotsitorlean on the opened
door.This could cause the dish-
washerto tip and be dam aged and you
could getinjured.
In an appliance with a cutlery bas-
ket(depending on model)cutlery
is cleaned and dried more efficiently if
placed in the b asketwith the handles
downwards.However,to avoid the risk
ofinjury place cutlery with sharp points
with the handl
es upw ards.
Only use detergents form ulated for
dom estic dishw ashers.Do notuse
washing-up liquid.
Only use rinse aid form ulated for
dom estic dishw ashers.
Only use sp ecialcoarse grained
dishw ashersaltforreactivation.Do
notuse othersalts such as cooking
salt,agriculturalgrade orgritting salt.
These maycontain insoluble additives
which can impairthe functioning ofthe
watersoft
ener.
Plastic item s which cannotwith-
stand being washed in hotwater,
such as disposable plastic containers,
orplastic cutlery and crockery should
notbe cleaned in the dishw asher.The
high tem peratures in the dishw asher
maycause them to meltorlose shape.
Warning and Safety instru c tions
7

Take care on dishw ashers with a visi-
ble heaterelem ent
(depending on model)
Donottouch the heating elem ent
during ordirectly afterthe end ofa
programme.Itwillbe hot.D angerof
burning!
Som e plastic item s could meltor
catch fire ifthey were to com e into
contactwith the heating elem ent.
Therefore alw ays place plastic item s or
any otheritem s which maynotbe com -
pletely heatresistantin the upperbas-
ketand ensure t
hey cannotdrop down
onto the heaterelem ent.
Any item s which are too sm allto be
lodged securely in the upperbasket
should notbe cleaned in the dish-
w asher.
Safety with children
Donotallow children to play in or
around the dishw asher,orto oper-
ate it.There is a dangerthatchildren
playing mightshutthem selves in the
dishw asher.
Keep children aw ay from deter-
gents.Dishw asher detergents con-
tain irritantorcorrosive ingredients.
They can cause burning in the
mouth,nose and throatifsw allow ed,or
inhibitbreathing.C onsulta doctorim-
mediately ifyourchild has
sw allow ed or
inhaled detergent.
To avoid the dangerofchildren
com ing into contactwith the dish-
washerdetergent:only add detergent
justbefore starting the programmeand
close the door,activating the child
safety lock (depending on model).
Keep children aw ay from the dish-
washer
when the dooris open.There
could stillbe detergentresidues in the
cabinet.
To ensure children do notcom e
into contactwith detergenton
models with the “D e lay start” option
makesure the dispenser is dry before
adding detergent.Wipe dry ifneces-
sary.Detergentwillclog ifpoured into a
dam p dispenser and maynotbe thor-
oughly disp ersed .Ifthe dooris open at
the end ofa programme,children may
com e into contactwith this residue.
To avoid machine and material
dam age
Donotfillthe rinse aid reservoir
with powderorliquid detergent.
This willcause serious dam age to the
reservoir.
Inadvertently filling the saltreser-
voirwith powderorliquid dish-
washerdetergentalwaysleads to seri-
ous dam age to the watersoftener.
Makesure you have picked up the cor-
rectpacketofdishw asher saltbefore
filling the salt
reservoir!
Donotuse commercialorindustrial
detergents as these maydam age
materialand there is a risk ofsevere
chem icalreaction.
Warning and Safety instru c tions
8

The Miele WaterproofSystem offers
protection from waterdam age,pro-
vided the follow ing conditions are met:
– The dishw asheris correctly installed
and plum bed in.
– The dishw asheris properly main-
tained and parts are replaced w here
itcan be seen that
this is necessary.
– The stopcock has been turned off
w hen the appliance is notused fora
longerperiod oftime(e.g.during
holidays).
In countries w here there are areas
which maybe subjectto infestation
by cockroaches orotherverm in,pay
particularattention to keep ing the appli-
ance and its surroundings in a clean
condition atalltimes.Any dam age
which maybe caused by cockroaches
or
othervermin willnotbe covered by
the appliance guarantee.
Repairs and maintenance
Repairs mayonly be carried outby
suitably qualified and com petent
engineers in accordance with localand
nationalsafety requirem ents.Repairs
and otherwork by unqualified persons
could be dangerous.
Alwaysdisconnectthe appliance
from the electricalsupply formain-
tenance work (sw itch offatwallsocket
and rem ove the plug,orrem ove the
screw outfuse in countries w here this is
applicable).
Disposalofyourold appliance
Whendisposing ofan old dish-
washerfirstmakeitunusable.Dis-
connect,cutoffthe cable and the plug
from the cable.Makethe doorlock in-
operative by unscrew ing 2 cross-slotted
screw s,so thatchildren cannotacci-
dentally shutthem selves i
n.Makeap-
propriate arrangem ents forthe disposal
ofthe appliance.
The m anufacturercannotbe held lia-
ble fordam age caused by non-com -
pliance with these Warning and
Safety instructions.
Warning and Safety instru c tions
9

Disposalofthe packing
material
The transportand protective packing
has been selected from materials which
are environm entally friendly fordisposal
and can norm ally be recycled.
Ensure thatany plastic wrappings,
bags etc.are disposed ofsafely and
kep toutofthe reach ofbabies and
young childr
en.D angerofsuffocation!
Ratherthan justthrow ing these materi-
als aw ay,please ensure thatthey are
recycled.
Disposalofyourold appliance
Old appliances contain materials which
can be recycled.Please contactyour
dealer,your localwaste collection cen-
tre orscrap merchantaboutpotential
recycling schem es.
Ensure thatthe appliance presents no
dangerto children while being stored
fordisposal.
See the appropriate sec-
tion in the Warning and Safety instruc-
tions.
Energy saving w ashing
This dishw asher is exceptionally eco-
nom icalin its use ofwaterand electric-
ity. You can makethe mostofyourap-
pliance by follow ing these tips:
^Ifyour household watersystem is
suitable,this dishw ashercan be con-
nected to a hotwater
sup p ly, forfur-
thereconom ies.
Although allstages ofthe wash then
take place with hotwater,savings are
madein:
-the use ofprimary energy,
-costs,
-programmerunning times.
If,how ever,your wateris heated by
electricity we
would stillrecom m end
connection to cold water.
^Formosteconom icaldishw ashing
makefulluse ofthe baskets without
overloading the dishw asher.
^ C hoose the programmeto suitthe
type ofcrockery being washed and
the degree ofsoiling.
^Selectthe Econom y programmefor
energy-savi
ng dishw ashing.
^Usethe correctam ounts ofdeter-
gent.
^Useonly 2/3 ofthe given dosage if
baskets are only halffull.
Caring forthe enviro n m e n t
10

Before using the appliance for
the firs t timeyou re q u ire :
– approx.2 litres ofwater,
– approx.2 kg dishw asher reactivation
salt,
–domestic dishw asher detergent,
–rinse aid formulated fordom estic
dishw ashers.
Every dishw asheris tested atthe
factory.
There willbe residualwaterin the
appliance from this test.Itis notan
indication thatithas been previously
used.
Before using forthe firs t time
11

To open the door
^Press the release catch inside the
doorgrip and pullforward.
Ifthe dooris opened during operation
allfunctions are autom atically inter-
rupted.
To close the door
^ Push the b askets rightin,liftthe door
and push untilitclicks into position.
Child safety lock
The yellow key forthe child safety
lock is on one ofthe spikes atthe
frontofthe upperbasket.
Rem ove the key before sw itching on
the dishw asherand keep itin a safe
place aw ay from the dishw asher.
To preventchildren opening the dish-
washerdoordur
ing operation,use the
key to lock the door:
Horizontalsetting:
The dooris locked.
Verticalsetting:
The doorcan be opened.
Before using forthe firs t time
12

Watersoftener
In orderto achieve good cleaning re-
sults,the dishw asherneeds to operate
with softwater.Hard waterresults in the
build-up ofcalcium deposits on crock-
ery and in the dishw asher.
Mains waterwith a hard ness level
higherthan 0.7 mmol/l
(4° d -German
scale)needs to be softened.This takes
place autom atically in the integrated
watersoftener.
– The watersoftenermustbe filled with
dishw asher saltforreactivation.
– The dishw ashermustbe pro-
grammedto correspond to the wat
er
hardness in yourarea.
– Yourlocalwaterauthority willbe able
to advise you ofthe waterhardness
levelin yourarea.
W here the waterhardness fluctuates
e.g.betw een 1.4 -3.1 mmol/l(8 -17 °d
Germanscale)alwaysprogrammethe
dishw asher
to the highervalue
(3.1 mmol/lin this exam ple).
In the eventofa fault,itwillhelp the
service technician ifyou know the hard-
ness ofyour localwatersupply.
^Enterthe waterhardness below :
mmol/lor°d
Before using forthe firs t time
13

Program m ing the water hardness
level
^Switch the dishw asher offusing the
"On/Off"button.
^Turn the programmeselectorto the
"Stop"position.
^Press the "Start"button in and w hilst
holding itin sw itch the dishw asher
on using the "On/Off"button.Release
the "Start"button within two seconds.
The "Salt"indicatorlightwillflash.
Warning:
Ifa differentindicatorlightcom es on or
flashes,the process mustbe repeat
ed.
Exception:
The "Rinse aid"indicatorlightwillcom e
on ifyou have notyetadded rinse aid
orifrinse aid needs replenishing.
^Turn the programmeselectorto the
position thatcorresponds to yourwa-
terhardness level(see chartbel
ow ).
°d
German
scale
mmol/lProgrammeselector
setting
1 -4 0.2 -0.7"1 o’clock"position
5 -7 0.9 -1.3"2 o’clock"position
8 -10 1.4 -1.8"3 o’clock"position
11 -13 2.0 -2.3"4 o’clock"position
14 -16 2.5 -2.9"5o’clock" position
17 -22 3.1 -4.0"6 o’clock"positi
on
23 -35 4.1 -6.3"7 o’clock"position
36 -70 6.5 -12.6"8 o’clock"position
The dishw asher is setatthe factory
fora hardness levelof2.5 -2.9 mmol/l
(14 -16 °d ).
Exam ple:
Fora waterhardnesss of3.5 mmol/l,
turn the program m e selectorto the
"6 o’clock"position.
Before using forthe firs t time
14

^Press the "Start"button.
The "Start"indicatorlightwillcom e on.
^Turn the programmeselectorto the
"Stop"position.
^Switch the dishw asher offusing the
"On/Off"button.
The waterhardness levelis now stored
in memory.
Checki
ng the program m ed water
hardness level
^Switch the dishw asher offusing the
"On/Off"button.
^Turn the programmeselectorto the
"Stop"position.
^Press the "Start"button in and w hilst
holding itin sw itch the dishw asher
on using the "On/Off"button.Release
the "Start"button within two seconds.
The "Salt"indicatorlightwillflash.
Warning:
Ifa differentindicatorlightcom es on or
flashes,the process mustbe repeat
ed.
Exception:
The "Rinse aid"indicatorlightwillcom e
on ifyou have notyetadded rinse aid
orifrinse aid needs replenishing.
^Click the programmeselectorfrom
the "1 o’clock"position as faras the
"8 o’clock"position.
W hen the program m e selectoris atthe
position which corresponds to the water
hardness setting already program m ed,
the "Start"indicatorlightwillcom e on
(see chart"Programming and setting
the waterhardness level").
^Turn the programmeselect
orto the
"Stop"position.
^Switch the dishw asher offusing the
"On/Off"button.
Before using forthe firs t time
15

Filling the saltre s e rv o ir
Ifthe waterin yourarea is very soft
and constantlylow erthan 0.7 mmol/l
(4 °d ) you do notneed to add dish-
washersalt.
The watersoftenermust,how ever,
stillbe programmedto correspond
to the waterhardness levelin your
area.(The saltindicatorlightwillstill
com e on,butshould be ignored).
Important:Before filling the saltres-
ervoirwith dishw ashersaltforthe
firsttime
,you mustfillitwith approx.
2 litres ofwaterto enable the saltto
dissolve.Oncethe dishw asher has
been used,there is alwayssufficient
waterin the reservoir.
,Inadvertently filling the saltreser-
voirwith pow derorliquid dish-
w asherdetergentalwaysleads to
serious dam age to the watersoft-
ener.Makesure you have picked up
the correctpacketofdishw asher salt
before filling the salt
reservoir!
,Only use sp ecialcoarse grained
dishw ashersaltforreactivation.Do
notuse othersalts such as cooking
salt,agriculturalgrade orgritting
salt.These maycontain insoluble
additives which can impairthe func-
tioning ofthe water
softener.
^ Rem ove the low erbasketand un-
screw the saltreservoircap.
^Fillthe reservoirwith approx.2 litres
ofwater(firstuse).
^Place the funnelprovided overthe
saltreservoirand carefully fillwith salt
untilthe reservoiris full.The saltres-
ervoirholds approx.2 kg ofsaltde-
pending on the brand used.
Asthe saltreservoiris filled,displaced
waterwilloverflow.
^Clean any excess saltfrom around
the reservoiropeni
ng and then screw
the cap on again firm ly.
^Runthe "Pre-wash"programmeim-
mediately to rem ove any traces of
saltwaterfrom the cabinet.
Before using forthe firs t time
16

Saltindicator
The saltindicatorlightcom es on to no-
tify you thatthe reservoiris em pty.
^ The reservoirshould then be refilled
with dishw asher saltforreactivation.
(See:Filling the saltreservoir).
Afterthe reservoir
has been filled,the
watersofteneris autom atically reacti-
vated the nexttimethe dishw asher is
run.The saltindicatorlightmaystillbe
illum inated during this process.Itwill
go outonce the saltconcentr
ation has
reached the correctlevel.
Note
Ifthe waterin yourarea is very softand
constantly low erthan 0.7 mmol(4 °d )
you do notneed to add saltto the res-
ervoir.The saltindicatorlight,how ever,
willstill
com e on,butshould be ig-
nored.
(See "Aftersales service"fordefinition
of"PC").
Before using forthe firs t time
17

Rinse aid
Rinse aid is necessary to ensure water
does notcling and leave marks on
crockery during the drying phase.
Rinse aid is poured into the storage res-
ervoirand the am ountsetis dispensed
autom atically.
,Inadvertently filling the rinse aid
reservoirwith pow derorliquid dish-
w asherdetergentalwayscauses se-
rious dam age to the reservoir.Only
pourrinse aid form ulated fordom es-
tic dishw ashers into the reservoir.
Alternatively, i
tis possible to use
– H ousehold vinegarwith a max.5%
acid content
or
–Liquid citric acid up to 50% acid
content.
The resulting rinsing and drying quality
willnot,how ever,be as good as when
rinse aid is used.
,Donotuse vinegarwith a higher
acid content(e.g.vinegaressence
25% acid).This mustnotbe used as
its use w ould dam age the dish-
w asher.
Adding rinse aid
^Press the button in the direction of
the arrow untilthe flap sp rings open.
Before using forthe firs t time
18

^Addrinse aid only untilitis visible on
the surface ofthe filterin the
opening.
The rinse aid reservoirholds approx.
130 ml.
^Close the flap firm ly so thatitclicks
into place.Otherwise waterwould en-
terthe rinse aid reservoirduring a
programme.
^Wipe up any sp illed rinse aid.This
prevents over-foam ing
occurring dur-
ing the nextprogram m e.
Rinse aid indicator
The Rinse aid indicatorlighton the fas-
cia com es on w hen the rinse aid reser-
voirneeds to be replenished.
W hen the lightcom es on the reservoir
stillcontains sufficientrinse aid for2 -3
programmes.
^Addrinse aid in plenty of
time.
Before using forthe firs t time
19

Setting the rinse aid dosage
The dosage selectorhas settings from
1-6.Itis setto "3"(3 ml)atthe factory.
Approx.3mlofrinse aid are then used
perprogramme.This is a recom -
mendedsetting.
Ifspots appearon crockery and glass-
ware:
^Usea highersetting.
Ifclouding orsm earing appears on
crockery and glassw are:
^Usea low ersetting.
Before using forthe firs t time
20