AEG ESF66070XR User Manual

user manual

notice d'utilisation

Dishwasher

Lave-vaisselle

ESF 66070

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Use of the appliance 6
Setting the water softener 7
Use of dishwasher salt 8
Use of detergent and rinse aid 8
Multitab function 9
Loading cutlery and dishes 9

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use, read this
manual carefully:

• For your safety and the safety of your
property.

• To help the environment.

• For the correct operation of the appli­ance.

Always keep these instructions with the ap­pliance also if you move or give it to a differ­ent person.
The manufacturer is not responsible if an in­correct installation and use causes dam­age.

Children and vulnerable persons safety

• Do not let persons, children included,
with reduced physical sensory, reduced
mental functions or lack of experience
and knowledge to use the appliance.
They must have supervision or instruction
for the operation of the appliance by a
person who is responsible for their safety.

• Keep all packaging away from children.
There is the risk of suffocation or injury.

• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not
let the children touch the detergents.

• Keep children and pets away from the
appliance when the door is open.

General safety

• Do not change the specifications of this
appliance. There is the risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.

• Obey the safety instructions from the de­tergent manufacturer to prevent burns to
eyes, mouth and throat.

Select and start a washing programme

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Washing programmes 11
Care and cleaning 12
What to do if… 12
Technical data 15
Environment concerns 15
Installation 15

Subject to change without notice

• Do not drink the water from the appli-

ance. Particles of detergent can stay in
your appliance.

• Do not keep the appliance door open

without supervision. This to prevent injury
and to fall on an open door.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Use

• The appliance is only for domestic use.

Do not use the appliance for other uses
to prevent injury to persons and damage
to property.

• Only use the appliance to clean accesso-

ries that are applicable for dishwashers.

• Do not put flammable products or items

that are wet with flammable products in,
near or on the appliance. Risk of explo­sion or fire.

• Put the knives and all items with sharp

points in the cutlery basket with their
points down. If not, put in a horizontal
position in the upper basket or in the
knife basket. (Not all models have the
knife basket).

• Use only specified products for dish-

washers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).

• Types of salt that are not specified for

dishwashers can cause damage to the
water softener.

• Fill the appliance with salt before you

start a washing programme. Remaining
salt in the appliance can cause corrosion
or make a hole in the bottom of the appli­ance.

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• Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with
other products than the rinse aid, (dish­washer cleaning agent, liquid detergent).
This can cause damage to the appliance.

• Make sure that the spray arms can move
freely before you start a washing pro­gramme.

• The appliance can release hot steam if
you open the door while a washing pro­gramme operates. There is a risk of skin
burns.

•Do not remove the dishes from the appli­ance until the washing programme is
completed.

Care and cleaning

• Before you clean the appliance, deacti­vate it and disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.

• Do not use flammable products or prod­ucts that can cause corrosion.

• Do not use the appliance without the fil­ters. Make sure that the installation of the
filters is correct. An incorrect installation
causes unsatisfactory washing results
and damage to the appliance.

• Do not use spray water or steam to clean
the appliance. Risk of electrical shock
and damage to the appliance.

Installation

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam­aged. Do not install or connect a dam­aged appliance, contact the supplier.

• Remove all packaging before you install
and use the appliance.

• Only a qualified person must do the elec­trical connection, the plumbing and the
installation of the appliance. This to pre­vent the risks of structural damage or in­jury.

• Make sure that the mains plug is discon­nected from the mains socket during in­stallation.

• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance
to prevent damage to hydraulic compo­nents and electrical components.

Frost precautions

• Do not install the appliance where the
temperature is less than 0 °C.

• The manufacturer is not responsible for
frost damage.

Water connection

• Use new hoses to connect the appliance
to the water supply. Do not use used ho­ses.

• Do not connect the appliance to new
pipes or pipes not used for a long time.
Let the water flow for some minutes, then
connect the inlet hose.

• Make sure not to squash or cause dam­age to the water hoses when you install
the appliance.

• Make sure that the water couplings are
tight to prevent a water leakage.

• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that the hoses do not have
water leaks.

• The water inlet hose has a safety valve
and a double sheath with an inner mains
cable. There is pressure in the water inlet
hose only when the water flows. If there
is a leak in the water inlet hose, the safety
valve interrupts the flow of water.
– Be careful when you connect the water

inlet hose:
– Do not put the water inlet hose or

the safety valve in water.

– If the water inlet hose or the safety

valve are damaged, immediately dis­connect the mains plug from the
mains socket.

– Contact the service centre to replace

the water inlet hose with safety
valve.

Warning! Dangerous voltage.

Electrical connection

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information
on the rating plate agrees with the power
supply.

• Always use a correctly installed shock­proof socket.

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• Do not use multiple plugs and extension
cables. There is a risk of fire.

• Do not replace or change the mains ca­ble. Contact the service centre.

• Make sure not to squash or cause dam­age to the mains plug and cable behind
the appliance.

• Make sure that there is access to the
mains plug after the installation.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains
plug.

Service centre

• Only a qualified person can repair or work
on the appliance. Contact the service
centre.

• Use only original spare parts.

To discard the appliance

• To prevent the risk of injury or damage:
– Disconnect the mains plug from the

mains socket.

– Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

– Remove the door catch. This prevents

children or pets to be closed in the ap­pliance. There is a risk of suffocation.

– Discard the appliance at the local

waste disposal centre.

Warning! The dishwasher
detergents are dangerous and can
cause corrosion !

• If an accident occurs with these de­tergents, contact immediately a
physician.

• If the detergent gets into the mouth,
contact immediately a physician.

• If the detergent gets into the eyes,
contact immediately a physician and
clean the eyes with water.

• Keep dishwasher detergents in a
safe area and out of children touch.

• Do not keep the appliance door
open when there is detergent in the
detergent dispenser.

• Fill the detergent dispenser only be­fore you start a washing programme.

1 Upper basket
2 Water hardness dial
3 Salt container
4 Detergent dispenser
5 Rinse aid dispenser

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6 Rating plate
7 Filters
8 Lower spray arm
9 Upper spray arm

10 Worktop

CONTROL PANEL

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A

B

2

C

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E

D

4

3

1 On/off button
2 Programme selection buttons
3 Delay start button
4 Indicator lights
5 Display
6 Function buttons

Indicator lights

Programme-in-progress • It comes on when you select a washing programme.

End-of-programme It comes on when the washing programme is completed.

Multitab It comes on when you activate the multitab function. Refer to 'Multitab

1)

Salt

Rinse aid

1) When the salt and/or rinse aid containers are empty, the related indicator lights do not come on while a washing

1)

programme operates.

• It stays on for all the duration of the washing programme.

• It goes off at the end of the washing programme.

function'.

It comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container. Refer to 'Use
of dishwasher salt'.
After you fill the container, the salt indicator light can stay on for some
hours. This does not have an unwanted effect on the operation of the
appliance.

It comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid container. Refer to
'Use of detergent and rinse aid'.

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Programme buttons

Press one of these buttons to set a wash­ing programme. The related indicator
comes on. Refer to 'Washing programmes'.

Delay start button

Use this button to delay the start of the
washing programme with an interval be­tween 1 and 24 hours. Refer to 'Select and
start a washing programme'.

Display

The display shows:

• The electronic adjustment of the level of
the water softener.

• Activation/deactivation of the rinse aid
dispenser (only with multitab function on).

• The washing programme duration.

• Remaining time to the end of the washing
programme.

• The end of a washing programme. The
display shows a zero.

• Remaining time to the end of the delay
start.

• Fault codes.

Function buttons

Use the function buttons for these opera­tions:

• To adjust electronically the level of the
water softener. Refer to 'Setting the wa­ter softener'.

• To activate/deactivate the multitab func­tion. Refer to 'Multitab function'.

• To activate/deactivate the rinse aid dis­penser when the multitab function is on.
Refer to 'What to do if...'.

• To cancel the washing programme in
progress or a delay start in progress. Re­fer to 'Select and start a washing pro­gramme'.

Setting mode
The appliance must be in setting mode

for these operations:

• To select and start a washing pro­gramme and/or a delay start.

• To adjust electronically the level of the
water softener.

• To activate/deactivate the multitab func­tion.

• To activate/deactivate the rinse aid dis­penser.

Press the on/off button. The appliance
is in setting mode when:

– All the programme indicator lights come

on.

Press the on/off button. The appliance
is not in setting mode when:

– Only one programme indicator light

comes on.

– The display shows the duration of a

washing programme or a delay start.
– It is necessary to cancel the pro-

gramme or the delay start to go back
to the setting mode. Refer to 'Select
and start a washing programme'.

USE OF THE APPLIANCE

1. Be sure that the set level of the water
softener agrees with the water hardness
in your area. If not, adjust the water
softener.

2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher
salt.

3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

4. Load cutlery and dishes into the appli­ance.

5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.

6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor­rect quantity of detergent.

7. Start the washing programme.

If you use the combi detergent tablets
('3 in 1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1'), use the multi­tab function (refer to 'Multitab func­tion').

SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER

The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. These minerals
and salts can cause damage to the appli­ance.

Water hardness

German degrees

(°dH)

51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88
43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63
37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52
29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45
23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35
19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27
15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22 1 4

11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 13 - 17 1 3

4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 5 - 12 1 2

< 4 < 7 < 0,7 < 5

1) Factory position.

2) Do not use salt at this level.

French degrees

(TH°)

You must adjust the water softener
manually and electronically.

Manual adjustment

Turn the water hardness dial to the position
1 or 2 (refer to the table).

Electronic adjustment

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in set­ting mode.

3. Press and hold function buttons B and
C until the indicator lights of function
buttons A, B and C start to flash.

Adjust the level of the water softener if this
does not agree with the water hardness in
your area.
Contact your local water authority to know
the water hardness in your area.

Water hardness ad-

mmol/l Clarke de-

grees

manually elec-

2
2

4. Release function buttons B and C.

5. Press function button A.
– The indicator lights for function but-

tons B and C go off.

– The indicator light for function button

A continues to flash.

– The display shows the current adjust-

ment.

Example: the display shows

5.

6. Press the function button A again and
again until the display shows the neces­sary adjustment.

7. Press the on/off button to keep the op­eration.

If the water softener is set electronically
to the level 1, the salt indicator light
stays off.

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1)

1)

1)

2

1)

2

1)

2

1)

2

2)

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7
6

1)

5

2)

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= level

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30

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2

3

4

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USE OF DISHWASHER SALT

How to fill the salt container:

1. Turn the cap counterclockwise and
open the salt container.

2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water
(only for the first time you fill with salt).

3. Use the funnel to fill the salt container
with salt.

4. Remove the salt around the opening of
the salt container.

5. Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt
container.

It is correct that water comes out from
the salt container when you fill it with
salt.

USE OF DETERGENT AND RINSE AID

1

2

7

3

4

6

Use of detergent

To help the environment, do not use
more than the correct quantity of deter­gent.
Obey the instructions on the detergent
packaging.

How to fill the detergent dispenser:

1.

2.

Press the release button

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lid

of the detergent dispenser.

Put the detergent in the dispenser

2

to open the

3. If the washing programme has a pre­wash phase, put a small quantity of de­tergent on the inner part of the appli­ance door.

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4. If you use the detergent tablets, put the

5. Close the detergent dispenser. Press

Use of rinse aid

5

Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispens­er:

1.

2.

3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an ab-

.

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser. Press the

Adjust the rinse aid dosage

Factory set: position 3.

1

tablet in the detergent dispenser

.

the lid until it locks into position.

Use long washing programmes when
you use the detergent tablets. These
cannot fully dissolve with short washing
programmes and can decrease the
washing results.

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the
dishes without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid dispenser automatically
adds rinse aid during the last rinsing
phase.

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Press the release button

5

of the rinse aid dispenser.

lid
Fill the rinse aid dispenser

to open the

3

with rinse
aid. The mark 'max' shows the maxi­mum level.

sorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the washing programme.

lid until it locks into position.

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You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 4
(highest dosage).

MULTITAB FUNCTION

The multitab function is for combi detergent
tablets.
These tablets contain agents as detergent,
rinse aid and dishwasher salt. Some types
of tablets can contain other agents.
Do a check if these tablets are applicable
for the local water hardness. Refer to the in­structions from the manufacturer.
When you set the multitab function, it stays
on until you deactivate it.
The multitab function deactivates the flow
of rinse aid and salt.
The multitab function deactivates the indi­cator lights of salt and rinse aid.
The programme duration can increase if
you use the multitab function.

Activate the multitab function before
the start of a washing programme.
You cannot activate the multitab func­tion when the programme operates.

To activate the multitab function:

1. Switch on the appliance.

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Turn the rinse aid selector
decrease the dosage.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in set­ting mode.

3. Press and hold function buttons D and
E until the multitab indicator light comes
on.

To deactivate the multitab function and use
separately detergent, salt and rinse aid:

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in set­ting mode.

3. Press and hold function buttons D and
E until the multitab indicator light goes
off.

4. Fill the salt container and rinse aid dis­penser.

5. Adjust the water hardness setting to the
highest level.

6. Do a washing programme without
dishes.

7. Adjust the water softener to the water
hardness in your area.

8. Adjust the rinse aid dosage.

to increase or

LOADING CUTLERY AND DISHES

Refer to the leaflet 'Examples of Real­Life loads'.

Hints and tips

• Do not put in the appliance items that
can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths).

• Remove the remaining food from the
items.

• Make soft the remaining burned food on
the items.

• Put hollow items (cups, glasses and
pans) with the opening down.

• Make sure that water does not collect in
containers or in bowls.

• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
bond together.

• Make sure that the glasses do not touch
other glasses.

• Put small items in the cutlery basket.

• Mix the spoons with other cutlery to pre­vent them to bond together.

• When you put the items in the baskets,
make sure that the water can touch all
surfaces.

• Put light items in the upper basket. Make
sure that the items do not move.

• Water droplets can collect on plastic
items and non-stick pans.

SELECT AND START A WASHING PROGRAMME

Select and start a washing programme
without delay start

1. Switch on the appliance.

2. Make sure that the appliance is in set-

ting mode.

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3. Select a washing programme. Refer to
'Washing programmes'.
– The related programme indicator light

comes on.

– All other programme indicator lights

go off.

– The programme duration flashes in

the display.

– The programme-in-progress indicator

light comes on.

4. Close the appliance door. The washing
programme starts automatically.
– The programme-in-progress indicator

light remains on.

You can select the washing pro­gramme also with the door closed.
When you press a programme button,
you have only 3 seconds to select a
different washing programme. After
these 3 seconds, the washing pro­gramme start automatically.

Select and start a washing programme
with delay start

1. Switch on the appliance and select a
washing programme.

2. Press the delay start button again and
again until the display shows the neces­sary number of hours for the delay start.

3. Close the appliance door.
– The countdown starts automatically.

– The programme-in-progress indica-

tor light goes off.

– When the countdown is completed,

the washing programme starts auto­matically.
– The programme-in-progress indica-

tor light comes on.

The opening of the appliance door in­terrupts the countdown. When you
close the door, the countdown contin­ues from the point of interruption.

You can select the delay start also with
the door closed. When you select a
washing programme, you have only 3
seconds to select the delay start. After
these 3 seconds, the washing pro­gramme starts automatically.

Interruption of a washing programme

• Open the appliance door.

– The washing programme stops.

• Close the appliance door.

– The washing programme continues

from the point of interruption.

How to cancel a washing programme
or a delay start

If a washing programme or a delay
start has not started, you can change
the selection.
When a washing programme or a delay
start are in progress, it is not possible
to change the selection. It is necessary
to cancel the washing programme or
the delay start to make a new selec­tion.

When you cancel the delay start, this
automatically cancels the selected
washing programme. You have to se­lect the washing programme again.

1. Press and hold the function buttons B
and C until all the programme lights
come on

2. Make sure that there is detergent in the
detergent dispenser before you start a
new washing programme.

At the end of the washing programme

• The appliance stops automatically.

• The display shows 0.

• The end-of-programme indicator light is

on.

• The programme-in-progress indicator

light goes off.

1. Switch off the appliance.

2. Open the appliance door.

3. For better drying results, keep the door
ajar for some minutes.

• If you do not switch off the appli­ance, after three minutes from the
end of the washing programme:
– all indicator lights go off,
– the display shows one horizontal

bar,
This helps to decrease energy con­sumption.
Press one of the buttons (not the on/off
button), the display and the indicator
lights come on again.

Auto Off

The Auto Off function automatically
switches off the appliance 10 minutes after
the end of the washing programme.

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This helps to decrease energy consump­tion.

Remove the items from the baskets

• Let the dishes become cold before you
remove them from the appliance. Hot
dishes can be easily damaged.

• First remove the items from the lower
basket, then from the upper basket.

• There can be water on the sides and on
the door of the appliance. Stainless steel
becomes cool more quickly than the
dishes.

WASHING PROGRAMMES

Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description

Any Crockery, cutlery,

1)

Auto

Heavy soil Crockery, cutlery,

Intensive

Normal or light

2)

Quick

3)

Eco

Rinse

1) The appliance adjusts automatically the temperature and the quantity of the water. This depends if the appliance
has a full load or not and on the degree of soil. The programme duration and the programme consumptions can
change.

2) When you have a light load, this programme gives a timesaving solution with perfect washing results.

3) Test programme for test institutes. Refer to supplied leaflet for test data.

soil

Normal soil Crockery and cutlery Prewash

This programme gives dishes a quick
rinse to prevent the remaining food to
bond on the dishes and bad odours to
come out from the appliance.
Do not use detergent with this pro­gramme.

pots and pans

pots and pans

Crockery and cutlery Main wash 60 °C

Consumption values

Auto

Intensive

Quick

Eco

Programme

1)

Energy (kWh) Water (litre)

0,9 - 1,7 8 - 17

1,4 - 1,6 15 - 16

0,9 9

1,0 - 1,1 10 - 11

Prewash
Main wash 45 °C or 70 °C
1 or 2 middle rinses
Last rinse
Dry

Prewash
Main wash 70 °C
1 middle rinse
Last rinse
Dry

Rinse

Main wash 50 °C
1 middle rinse
Last rinse
Dry

1 cold rinse