AEG Favorit 88015 VI User Manual [de]

Favorit 88015 VI

User manual

Dishwasher

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		To activate/deactivate the rinse aid
			dispenser:	22
SAFETY INFORMATION	3
			SELECT AND START A WASHING PROGRAM	22
Correct use	3
General safety	3		Select and start a washing program with
Child safety	3		delay start	23
Installation	4		Cancelling delay start	23
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION	6		Interrupting a washing program	23
			Cancelling a washing program	23
CONTROL PANEL	9
			End of the washing program	24
Digital display	9		Standby mode	24
Delay start button	10		Removing the load	24
Sanitize button	10		WASHING PROGRAMS	26
Multitab button	10
			CARE AND CLEANING	29
Half-load button	10
Function buttons	10		Cleaning the filters	29
Setting mode	10		External cleaning	30
Audible signals	11		Internal cleaning	30
USE OF THE APPLIANCE	13		Long periods of non-operation	30
			Frost precautions	30
SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER	13
			Moving the machine	30
Manual adjustment	14		WHAT TO DO IF…	31
Electronic adjustment	14
			TECHNICAL DATA	32
USE OF DISHWASHER SALT	14
			INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS	33
USE OF RINSE AID	15
			INSTALLATION	33
Adjusting the rinse aid dosage	16
LOADING CUTLERY AND DISHES	16		Adjust the level of the appliance	34
			Adhesive steam protection foil	34
Helpful hints and tips	16
			Fixing to the adjacent units	34
Lower basket	17
			Custom made kick-panel	35
Cutlery basket	18
			WATER CONNECTION	35
Upper basket	19
Adjustment of the height of the upper			Water inlet hose	35
basket	19		Water drain hose	36
USE OF DETERGENT	20		ELECTRICAL CONNECTION	37
			ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS	38
MULTITAB FUNCTION	21
			Old appliance	38
To activate the multitab function:	22
			WARRANTY	38

Safety information
	3

Subject to change without notice

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

•Only use the appliance to clean household utensils that are suitable 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 them in a horizontal position in the upper basket.

•Use only products specified 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 appliance before the end of the washing program.

•When the washing program 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 the Customer Care Centre.

General safety

•Some dishwasher detergents are strongly alkaline. They can be extremely dangerous if swallowed. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Keep the children away from the appliance when the door is open. Check that the detergent dispenser is empty after completion of the washing programme.

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

•Only put detergent in the dispenser before you start a washing program.

•Do not drink the water from the appliance. 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

•This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons unless they have been adequately supervised by a responsible person to ensure that they can use the appliance safely. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

4Safety information

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

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 the water hoses are damaged,

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

the inner side of the appliance. Contact your local Customer Care Centre.

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

WARNING!

Carefully obey the instructions for electrical and water connections.

Safety information
	5

6 Product description

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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9

1Ceiling spray arm

2Upper basket

3Water hardness dial

4Salt container

5Detergent dispenser

6Rinse aid dispenser

7Rating plate

8Filters

9Lower spray arm 10 Upper spray arm

Light beam

After the start of the washing program, a light beam shows on the floor below the appliance door.

If the appliance is installed higher with a flush kitchen furniture door, the light beam will not be visible.

		Light beam
The red light is on.		Indication of the start of a washing program. The red light stays on dur-
		ing the washing program.
The red light flashes.		Indication of a malfunction.

Product description
	7

		Light beam
The green light is on.		Indication of the end of a washing program.

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Control panel
	9

CONTROL PANEL

6

7

8

9

1Digital display

2Delay start button

3Program selection buttons

4Sanitize button

5Multitab button

6Half-load button

7Indicator lights

8On/off button

9Function buttons

	Indicator lights
1)			The indicator light comes on when it is necessa-
			ry to fill the salt container. Refer to 'Use of dish-
			washer salt'.
			The salt indicator light can stay on for some
			hours, but it does not have an unwanted effect
			on the operation of the appliance.
1)			The indicator light comes on when it is necessa-
			ry to fill the rinse aid container. Refer to 'Use of
			rinse aid'.
			End of program: this indicator light comes on
			when the washing program is completed.

1) The indicator light is off while a washing programme operates.

Digital display

The display shows:

•adjusted level of the water softener,

•activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser (only with multitab function on),

•program number,

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•remaining time to the end of the program,

•end of a washing program,

•number of hours in delay start,

•fault codes,

•deactivation/activation of the audible signals.

Delay start button

Use the delay start button to delay the start of the washing program with an interval between 1 and 19 hours. Refer to 'Select and start a washing program'.

Sanitize button

This function provides more hygienically clean dishes and glasses. During the last rinse, the temperature increases to 68°C and is kept above 65°C minimum for 10 to 14 minutes. This function is not available with all washing programs. Refer to 'Washing programs'. Press the sanitize button to set the function. The sanitize indicator light comes on, when the function is selectable.

Multitab button

Press this button to activate/deactivate the multitab function. Refer to 'Multitab function'.

Half-load button

The half-load option is not available for all washing programs. Refer to 'Washing programs'.

•Load dishes in the upper and lower basket .

•Decrease the detergent dosage when you use the half-load option.

•Press the half-load button to set the option.

– The half-load indicator light comes on, when the half-load option is selectable.

Function buttons

Use the function buttons for these operations:

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

•to deactivate/activate the audible signals. Refer to 'Deactivation/activation of the audible signals'.

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

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

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when the digital display shows two horizontal bars. The appliance must be in setting mode for these operations:

–to set a washing program,

–to set the water softener level,

–to deactivate/activate the audible signals,

–to deactivate/activate the rinse aid dispenser.

If the digital display shows the time of a set program, cancel the program to go back to the setting mode. Refer to "Select and start a washing program".

Control panel
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Audible signals

You can hear an audible signal:

•at the end of the washing program,

•during the setting of the level of the water softener,

•when the appliance has a malfunction.

The activation of the audible signals is set at the factory.

Do these steps to deactivate the audible signals:

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.Press the function button C.

–Indicator lights for function buttons A and B go off.

–Indicator light for function button C flashes.

–The digital display shows the setting.

Audible signals deactivated

Audible signals activated

The audible signals are activated.

5.Press the function button C again.

–The digital display shows the new setting. The audible signals are deactivated.

6.Switch off the appliance to save the operation. Do these steps to activate the audible signals:

1. Do the above procedure until the digital display shows necessary setting.

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Use of the appliance
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USE OF THE APPLIANCE

Refer to specified instructions for each step of the procedure.

1.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 program for the type of load and soil.

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

7.Start the washing program.

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:

•mg/I (millimol per litre)

•ppm (parts per million),

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

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

		Water hardness			Water hardness setting
mg/l		ppm	mmol/l		manually	electronically
910 - 1250		910 - 1250	9,1 - 12,5		2	10
760 - 909		760 - 909	7,6 - 9,0		2	9
650 - 759		650 - 759	6,5 - 7,5		2	8
510 - 649		510 - 649	5,1 - 6,4		2	7
400 - 509		400 - 509	4,0 - 5,0		2	6
330 - 399		330 - 399	3,3 - 3,9		2	5
260 - 329		260 - 329	2,6 - 3,2		1	4
190 - 259		190 - 259	1,9 - 2,5		1	3
70 - 189		70 - 189	0,7 - 1,8		1	2
< 70		< 70	< 0,7		1	11)

1) No use of salt required.

You must set the water softener manually and electronically.

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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 dishwasher is factory set 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.

–You can hear an audible signal.

	Example: digital display shows	/ 5 intermittent audible signals = level 5.
6.	Press the function button A one time to increase the water softener level by one step.
7.	Continue pressing function button A until the desired water softener level is achieved.
8.	Press the on/off button to save the operation.

USE OF DISHWASHER SALT

CAUTION!

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

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 program 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).