AEG F50870M User Manual [de]

FAVORIT 50870

User manual	Dishwasher
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2 Contents

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		Washing programmes	17
Safety information	3		Setting and starting a washing programme	18
Correct use	3
General safety	3		Cancelling a washing programme	18
Child safety	3		Interrupting a washing programme	18
Installation	4		Setting and starting a washing programme
Product description	4		with delay start	19
			End of the washing programme	19
Control panel	5
			Removing the load	19
Delay start button	6
			Care and cleaning	20
Digital display	6
			Cleaning the filters	20
Function buttons	6
			External cleaning	21
Setting mode	6
			Frost precautions	21
Use of the appliance	7
			What to do if…	21
Setting the water softener	7
			Technical data	23
Manual adjustment	8
			Installation instructions	23
Electronic adjustment	8
Use of dishwasher salt	8		Installation	23
Use of rinse aid	9		Fitting under a counter	23
			Do these steps to remove the appliance
Adjusting the rinse aid dosage	10
			worktop:	24
Loading cutlery and dishes	10
			Adjusting the level of the appliance	24
Helpful hints and tips	10
			Water connection	25
Lower basket	11
			Water inlet hose	25
Cutlery basket	12
			Water drain hose	25
The upper basket	13
			Electrical connection	26
Adjustment of the height of the upper
basket	14		Environment concerns	26
Use of detergent	14
Multitab function	16

Subject to change without notice

Safety information	3

Operating instructions

Safety information

For your safety and correct operation of the appliance, read this manual carefully before installation and use. Always keep these instructions with the appliance even if you move or sell it. Users must fully know the operation and safety features of the appliance.

Correct use

•The appliance is designed exclusively for domestic use.

•Only use the appliance to clean household utensils that are applicable for dishwashers.

•Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk of explosion.

•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.

•Use only branded products for dishwashers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).

•If you open the door while the appliance is in operation, hot steam can escape. Risk of skin burns.

•Do not remove dishes from the dishwasher before the end of the washing programme.

•When the washing programme is completed, disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket and close the water tap.

•Only an authorised service engineer can repair this appliance. Use only original spare parts.

•Do not do repairs yourself to prevent injury and damage to the appliance. Always contact your local Service Force Centre.

General safety

•Persons (including children) with reduced physical sensory, mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge must not use the appliance. They must have supervision or instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

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

•Do not drink the water from the dishwasher. Detergent residues can stay in your appliance.

•Always close the door when you do not use the appliance to prevent injury and not to stumble over the open door.

•Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Child safety

•Only adults can use this appliance. Children must get supervision to make sure that they do not play with the appliance.

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

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

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

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Installation

•Make sure that the appliance is not damaged because of transport. Do not connect a damaged appliance. If necessary, contact the supplier.

•Remove all packaging before first use.

•A qualified and competent person must do the electrical installation.

•A qualified and competent person must do the plumbing installation.

•Do not change the specifications or modify this product. Risk of injury and damage to the appliance.

•Do not use the appliance:

–if the mains cable or water hoses are damaged,

–if the control panel, worktop or plinth area are damaged, that you can get access to

the inner side of the appliance. Contact your local Service Force Centre.

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

WARNING!

Carefully obey the instructions for electrical and water connections.

Product description

Control panel	5

1Upper basket

2Water hardness dial

3Salt container

4Detergent dispenser

5Rinse aid dispenser

6Rating plate

7Filters

8Lower spray arm

9Upper spray arm 10 Worktop

Control panel

1On/off button

2Programme selection buttons

3Delay start button

4Indicator lights

5Digital display

6Function buttons

6	Control panel
		Indicator lights
	Programme in progress		The indicator light comes on when you select a
			washing programme.
	MULTITAB		The indicator light shows the activation/deacti-
			vation of the multitab function. Refer to 'Mul-
			titab function'.
	Salt 1)		The indicator light comes on when it is necessary
			to fill the salt container. Refer to 'Use of dish-
			washer salt'.
			After you fill the container, the salt indicator
			light can continue to stay on for some hours.
			This does not have an unwanted effect on the
			operation of the appliance.
	Rinse aid 1)		The indicator light comes on when it is necessary
			to fill the rinse aid. Refer to 'Use of rinse aid'.

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

Delay start button

Use the delay start button to delay the start of the washing programme with an interval between 1 and 19 hours. Refer to the chapter 'Setting and starting a washing programme'.

Digital display

The display shows:

•the set level of the water softener.

•Remaining time to the end of the programme.

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

•End of the washing programme. The display shows a zero.

•Number of hours in delay start.

•Fault codes.

Function buttons

Use the function buttons for these operations:

•To set the water softener. Refer to the chapter 'Setting the water softener'.

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

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

•To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dispenser, when multitab function is active. Refer to the chapter 'Multitab function'.

Setting mode

The appliance must be in setting mode for these operations:

•To set a washing programme.

•To set the water softener level.

•To deactivate/activate the rinse aid dispenser.

Use of the appliance	7

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

–A washing programme is set. It is necessary to cancel the programme to go back to the setting mode. Refer to the chapter 'Setting and starting a washing programme'.

Use of the appliance

Refer to the following instructions for each step of procedure:

1.Make a check if the water softener level is correct for the water hardness in your area. If necessary set 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 dishwasher.

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 combi detergent tablets ('3 in 1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1', etc.), refer to the chapter 'Multitab function'.

Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and salts from the water supply. Minerals and salts can have bad effect on the operation of the appliance.

Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales:

•German degrees (dH°).

•French degrees (°TH).

•mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water).

•Clarke.

Adjust the water softener to the water hardness in your area. If necessary, contact your local water authority.

	Water hardness				Water hardness setting
°dH	°TH	mmol/l	Clarke		manually		electronically
51 - 70	91 - 125	9,1 - 12,5	64 - 88		2		10
43 - 50	76 - 90	7,6 - 9,0	53 - 63		2		9
37 - 42	65 - 75	6,5 - 7,5	46 - 52		2		8
29 - 36	51 - 64	5,1 - 6,4	36 - 45		2		7
23 - 28	40 - 50	4,0 - 5,0	28 - 35		2		6
19 - 22	33 - 39	3,3 - 3,9	23 - 27		2		5
15 - 18	26 - 32	2,6 - 3,2	18 - 22		1		4

8	Use of dishwasher salt
		Water hardness				Water hardness setting
	°dH	°TH	mmol/l	Clarke		manually		electronically
	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		11)		11)

1) No use of salt required.

You must set the water softener manually and electronically.

Manual adjustment

The appliance is set at the factory at position 2.

1. Open the door.

2. Remove the lower basket.

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

4. Install the lower basket.

5. Close the door.

Electronic adjustment

The water softener is set at the factory at level 5.

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.

4.Release function buttons B and C.

5.Press function button A.

–The indicator lights for function buttons B and C go off.

–The indicator light for function button A continues to flash.

–The digital display shows the current level.

Example: digital display shows = level 5.

6.Press the function button A one time to increase the water softener level by one step.

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

Use of dishwasher salt

CAUTION!

Only use dishwashers salt. Types of salt that are not applicable for dishwashers cause damage to the water softener.

Use of rinse aid	9

CAUTION!

Grains of salt and salty water on the bottom of the appliance can cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with salt before you start a washing programme to prevent corrosion.

Do these steps to fill the salt container:

1.Turn the cap anticlockwise to open the salt container.

2.Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water (only the first operation).

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 normal that water overflows from the salt container when you fill it with salt.

Use of rinse aid

CAUTION!

Only use branded rinse aid for dishwashers.

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

Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the dishes without streaks and stains.

Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinsing phase.

Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispenser: 1. Press the release button (A) to open the

rinse aid dispenser.

10Loading cutlery and dishes

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

3.Remove the spilled rinse aid with an absorbent cloth to prevent too much foam

during the subsequent washing programme.

4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.

Adjusting the rinse aid dosage

The rinse aid is set at the factory at position 4.

You can set the rinse aid dosage between position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6 (highest dosage).

Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or decrease the dosage.

– Increase the dosage if there are water droplets or limescale on the dishes.

–Decrease the dosage if there are streaks, whitish stains or bluish layers on the dishes.

Loading cutlery and dishes

Helpful hints and tips

CAUTION!

Only use the appliance for household utensils that are applicable for dishwashers.

Do not use the appliance to clean objects that can absorb water (sponges, household cloths, etc.).

•Before you load cutlery and dishes, do these steps:

–Remove all food remainings and debris.

–Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.

Loading cutlery and dishes	11

•While you load cutlery and dishes, do these steps:

–Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses and pans) with the opening down.

–Make sure that water does not collect in the container or in a deep base.

–Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not lie inside one another.

–Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not cover other cutlery and dishes.

–Make sure that glasses do not touch other glasses.

–Put small objects in the cutlery basket.

•Plastic items and pans with non-stick coatings can keep water droplets. Plastic items do not dry as well as porcelain and steel items.

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

CAUTION!

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

WARNING!

Always close the door after you load or unload the appliance. An open door can be dangerous.

Lower basket

Put large and heavily soiled dishes and pans in the lower basket.

The rows of prongs in the lower basket can be flat to load large dishes, pots, pans and bowls.

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Cutlery basket

WARNING!

Do not put long-bladed knives in a vertical position. Arrange long and sharp cutlery horizontally in the upper basket. Be careful with sharp items.

Use the cutlery grids.

• Put the grids on the cutlery basket.

• For larger items use only one of the cutlery grids.

•Put forks and spoons with the handles down.

•Put knives with the handles up.

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

Loading cutlery and dishes	13

The upper basket

The upper basket is for saucers, salad bowls, cups, glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the items to let water touch all surfaces.

• Put knives and small cutlery in the cutlery tray. Put cutlery that is too large for the cutlery tray in the cutlery basket.

•For longer items fold the cup racks up.

•Put glasses with long stems in the cup racks

with the stems up.

•For glasses with long stems, turn the glass holder to the left or to the right.

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•You can fold up or down the row of prongs on the left side of the upper basket to increase load flexibility.

Adjustment of the height of the upper basket

You can put the upper basket in two positions to increase load flexibility.

Maximum height of the dishes in:

	the upper basket		the lower basket
Upper position	22 cm		30 cm
Lower position	24 cm		29 cm

Do these steps to move to the upper basket to the lower/upper position:

1.Pull out the upper basket until it stops.

2.Hold the upper basket by the handle, lift it

as far as possible and lower it vertically.

The upper basket latches into the lower or the upper position.

Use of detergent

Only use detergents (powder, liquid or tablet) that are applicable for dishwashers. Follow the data on the packaging:

•Dosage recommended by the manufacturer.

•Storage recommendations.

Do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent to save an environment.

Do these steps to fill the detergent dispenser:

Use of detergent 15

1.Open the lid of the detergent dispenser.

2.Fill the detergent dispenser (A) with detergent. The marking shows the dosage: 20 = approximately 20 g of detergent 30 = approximately 30 g of detergent.

3.If you use a washing programme with prewash phase, put more detergent in the prewash detergent compartment (B).

4.If you use detergent tablets, put the detergent tablet in the detergent dispenser

(A).

5.Close the lid of the detergent dispenser. Press the lid until it locks into position.

A

B

Different brands of detergent dissolve in different times. Some detergent tablets do not have the best cleaning results during short washing programmes. Use long washing programmes when you use detergent tablets to fully remove the detergent.

16 Multitab function

Multitab function

The multitab function is for combi detergent tablets.

These tablets contain agents such 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 stops automatically the flow of rinse aid and salt. The rinse aid indicator light and salt indicator light are deactivated.

The programme duration can increase if you use the multitab function.

Activate or deactivate the multitab function before the start of a washing programme. You cannot activate or deactivate the multitab function when the programme operates. Cancel the washing programme, then set the programme again.

To activate the multitab function:

•Press and hold the two multitab buttons (function buttons D and E). The multitab indicator light comes on.

To deactivate the multitab function:

•Press and hold the two multitab buttons (function buttons D and E). The multitab indicator light goes off.

Do these steps if the drying results are not satisfactory:

1.Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

2.Activate the rinse aid dispenser.

3.Set the rinse aid dosage to position 2.

•You can only activate or deactivate the rinse aid dispenser when the multitab function is activated.

To activate/deactivate the rinse aid dispenser:

1.Switch on the appliance.

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

3.Press and hold function buttons B and C.

–The indicator lights for function buttons A, B, and C start to flash.

4.Release function buttons B and C.

5.Press function button B.

–The indicator lights for function buttons A and C go off.

–The indicator light for function button B continues to flash.

–The digital display shows the setting.

Rinse aid dispenser deactivated

Rinse aid dispenser activated

6.Press function button B again.

– The digital display shows the new setting.

7.Switch off the appliance to save the operation.

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To use normal detergent again:

1.Deactivate the multitab function.

2.Fill the salt container and rinse aid dispenser.

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

4.Do a washing programme without dishes.

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

6.Adjust the rinse aid dosage.

Washing programmes

Washing programmes

Programme		Degree of soil		Type of load		Programme description
AUTOMATIC 1)		Any		Crockery, cutlery,		Prewash
				pots and pans		Main wash up to 45°C or 70°C
						1 or 2 intermediate rinses
						Final rinse
						Drying
30 MIN 2)		Normal or light		Crockery and cutlery		Main wash up to 60°C
		soil				Final rinse
INTENSIV CARE 70°		Heavy soil		Crockery, cutlery,		Prewash
				pots and pans		Main wash up to 70°C
						1 intermediate rinse
						Final rinse
						Drying
ECO 50°3)		Normal soil		Crockery and cutlery		Prewash
						Main wash up to 50°C
						1 intermediate rinse
						Final rinse
						Drying
		Any		Partial load (to be		1 cold rinse (to prevent food
				completed later in the		scraps to bond).
				day).		Detergent is not necessary with
						this programme.

1)During the Automatic programme, the soil level of the dishes is given by how cloudy the water is. The programme duration and consumptions can change. This depends if the appliance is fully or not and on the level of soil on the dishes. The appliance adjusts automatically the temperature of the water during the main wash.

2)This is the perfect daily programme to clean a not fully load. Ideal for a family of 4 persons who only want to load breakfast and dinner crockery and cutlery.

3)Test programme for test institutes. Please refer to separate leaflet supplied, for test data.

Consumption values

Programme			Duration (in minutes) 1)	Energy (in kWh)		Water (in litres)
AUTOMATIC		-		1,1 - 1,7		12 - 23
30 MIN		-		0,9		9
INTENSIV CARE 70°		-		1,5 - 1,7		16 - 18

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	Programme		Duration (in minutes) 1)	Energy (in kWh)		Water (in litres)
	ECO 50°		-	1,0 - 1,1		12 - 13
			-	0,1		4

1) The digital display shows the programme duration.

The pressure and temperature of the water, the variations of power supply and the quantity of dishes can change these values.

Setting and starting a washing programme

Set the washing programme with the door ajar. The washing programme only starts after you close the door. Until then it is possible to modify the settings.

Do these steps to set and start a washing programme:

1.Switch on the appliance.

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

3.Press one of the programme buttons. Refer to the chapter 'Washing programmes'.

–The programme indicator light comes on.

–All other programme indicator lights go off.

–The digital display shows in flashing the programme duration.

–The programme-in-progress indicator light comes on.

4.Close the door.

–The washing programme starts automatically.

–The programme-in-progress indicator light remains on.

When the washing programme operates, you cannot change the programme. Cancel the washing programme.

WARNING!

Only interrupt or cancel a washing programme if necessary.

CAUTION!

Open the door carefully. Hot steam can come free.

Cancelling a washing programme

1.Press and hold function buttons B and C until:

–All the programme lights come on,

–The programme-in-progress indicator light goes off.

2.Release function buttons B and C to cancel the washing programme. At this time you can do these steps:

1.Switch off the appliance.

2.Set a new washing programme .

Fill the detergent dispenser with detergent before you set a new washing programme.

Interrupting a washing programme

Open the door.