Miele G676, G677, G678, G876, G877 Operating instructions

Operating Instructions

Dishwasher

It is essential to read these
operating instructions before
installing or using the machine,
to avoid the risk of accident
or damage to the machine. M.-Nr. 04 936 880

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Contents

Contents

Guide to the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

View of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Control panel (facia). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Warning and safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Caring for the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Before using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Opening and closing the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Child safety lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Water softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting the water hardness level selector in the wash cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Filling the salt reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Salt indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adding rinse aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the dosage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Loading the dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Loading examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Bottom basket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Upper basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Cutlery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Flap up racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Positioning rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Adjusting the upper basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Items not suitable for dishwashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adding detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Choosing a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Programme chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Starting a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Programme sequence display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

End of a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Programme interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Programme change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Removing the load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Contents

Additional options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Top Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Cleaning the filters in the wash cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Cleaning the spray arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Cleaning the drain pump and non-return valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Cleaning the filter in the water inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Cleaning the wash cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Cleaning the door and the door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

The facia panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

The front of the dishwasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Checking the water level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Extended water inlet time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Problem solving guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Special accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Comparison tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installation instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Guide to the appliance

Miele dishwashers are available in
three versions:

1. “Freestanding” dishwashers

“Freestanding” dishwashers do not re­quire any special installation fixings in
the kitchen, (except for plumbing).
A decor frame can be added to take a
panel for matching the dishwasher to
the kitchen fronts, (with some models
this is fitted as standard).

2. Integrated (“i”) dishwashers

“i” dishwashers are specially designed
for building under a continuous work­top.

The control panel with its accessories
is included with the “i” dishwasher in a
separate package for on-site fixing.
The front is designed to be fitted with a
base unit “door” front to match the kit­chen furniture.

Guide to the appliance

3. “U” dishwashers

The built-under(“U”) dishwashers use
the integrated (“i”) dishwashers as the
basic machine.

By using a decor set (GDU) the “i”dish­washer can be converted into a “U”
model dishwasher.

GDU installation instructions are in­cluded in a separate installation leaflet
supplied with the decor set.

The dishwasher does not have a plinth
facia. The plinth area can be covered
either with facia to match your kitchen
furniture if available, or another facia.
The separate plinth facia can be fitted
to match the height of adjacent plinths.
The plinth return is freely adjustable.

All notes on installation are described
in the section on “Installation instructions”.

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Guide to the appliance

View of the machine

Control panel (facia)

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Guide to the appliance

1 Upper spray arm (not visible)

2 Cutlery tray

(standard depending on model)

3 Upper basket, (design varies

according to model, and may not
match the one shown).

4 Water guide duct for the middle

spray arm

5 Middle spray arm

6 Water hardness selector

7 Lower spray arm

8 Four height-adjustable screw feet

9 Filter combination

10 Salt reservoir

11 Dual compartment detergent

dispenser

12 Rinse aid reservoir

(with dosage selector)

13 Data plate

There are various models for differ­ent countries. The model number of
your dishwasher (e. g. G 676) is
listed on the data plate (13).

Throughout this booklet the G 676
(SC) (i) will be referred to generally
as G 6XX.

Similarly the G 876 SCi will be
referred to as G 8XX.

See the Technical Data section for
details of height and capacity.

14 ON / OFF button

15 Door opener

16 Child safety lock

17 Top Solo button

18 Indicator lights

19 Programme sequence display

20 Programme selector buttons

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Warning and safety instructions

Warning and safety instructions

This appliance conforms to current
safety requirements. Inappropriate
use can however lead to personal
injury and damage to property.
Read the operating instructions
carefully before starting to use this
machine. This way you will avoid
the risk of accidents, and damage
to the machine. Keep these instruc­tions in a safe place for reference,
and pass them on to any future user.

Appropriate usage

This dishwasher is intended exclu-

sively for cleaning domestic croc­kery and cutlery in a domestic house­hold. Do not use for purposes other
than those for which it was designed.
Any other applications may be dan­gerous.
The manufacturer cannot be held re­sponsible for any damage caused by
improper use or for uses other than
those for which the appliance is
intended.

The following notes are to help avoid
personal injury

To ensure stability integrated and

built-under models must be in­stalled under a continuous worktop
which has been firmly screwed to
neighbouring units.

fied electrician. The manufacturer can­not be held responsible for damage
caused by the lack or inadequacy of
an effective earthing system, (electric
shock for example).

For safety reasons do not operate
this appliance on an extension

cable. Danger of overheating.

A damaged appliance is dangerous.
Switch off at the mains and call the

Service Department for assistance.

Repairs may only be carried out by

suitably qualified and competent
engineers to ensure safety. Repairs by
unqualified persons could be dan­gerous.

With the “Waterproof system”, the

plastic housing of the water inlet
connection contains an electrical com­ponent. It must not be dipped in water.

Do not let small children play with

the dishwasher and its controls or
operate it.
There is a danger that children playing
might shut themselves in the dish­washer. Please supervise its use by the
elderly or infirm.

Do not use solvents in the dish-

washer. Danger of explosion!

Avoid inhalation of powder deter-

gents.

The electrical safety of this ap-

pliance can only be guaranteed
when continuity is complete between
the appliance and an effective earthing
system. It is imperative that this basic
safety requirement is tested and where
there is any doubt the electrical system
in the house is checked out by a quali-

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Warning and safety instructions

Dishwasher detergents contain irri-

tant or corrosive ingredients. They
can cause burning in the mouth and
throat if swallowed, or inhibit breathing.
Keep children away from detergents
and from the dishwasher when the
door is open. There could be detergent
residues in the appliance.

To avoid the danger of children

coming into contact with the dish­washer detergent: Only put it into the
detergent dispenser
the programme, and then secure the
door with the child safety lock.
For models with “Delay Start” option
make sure the detergent dispenser is
dry before putting in detergent. Wipe
dry if necessary. Detergent will clog if
poured into a damp dispenser and may
not be thoroughly dispensed. If the
door is open at the end of a pro­gramme, children may come into con­tact with this residue.

Water in the dishwasher must not

be used as drinking water.

Appliances with a cutlery basket:

items of cutlery are cleaned and
dried more efficiently if placed in the
basket handles downwards. You may
however, prefer to place cutlery with
sharp points with the handles upwards.

Always disconnect the appliance

from the electrical supply for main­tenance work (switch off at wall socket
and remove plug, screw out fuse in
countries where this is applicable).

just before starting

The following notes should help to
avoid material damage

The voltage and frequency shown
on the data plate must match the

mains supply in the house.

Only use detergents formulated for
domestic dishwashers. Do not use

washing-up liquid.

Do not use commercial or indus-

trial detergents as these may dam­age material and there is a risk of
severe chemical reaction.

Inadvertently filling the salt reser-

voir with dishwasher detergent al­ways leads to damage to the water sof­tener. Make sure that you have picked
up the right packet of dishwasher salt
before filling the salt reservoir.

Inadvertently filling the rinse aid

reservoir with powder or liquid
detergent always leads to serious dam­age to the reservoir. Only use rinse aid
formulated for domestic dishwashers.

Do not sit or lean on the opened

door. This could cause the dish­washer to tip and be damaged.

Plastic items which cannot with-

stand being washed in hot water,
e.g. disposable plastic containers, or
plastic cutlery should not be cleaned in
the dishwasher. The high temperatures
could cause the material to distort.

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Warning and safety instructions

The Miele Waterproof System of-

fers protection from water damage,
provided the following conditions are
met:

– the dishwasher is correctly installed

and plumbed in

– the dishwasher is properly main-

tained and parts are replaced where
it can be seen that this is necessary

– the stopcock has been turned off

when the machine is not used for a
longer period of time (e.g. during
holidays).

In countries where there are areas

which may be subject to infesta­tion by cockroaches or other vermin,
pay particular attention to keeping the
appliance and its surroundings in a
clean condition at all times. Any dam­age which may be caused by cock­roaches or other vermin will not be
covered by the appliance guarantee.

Dishwashers with visible heating ele­ments

For appliances with the heating ele-

ment in the wash cabinet do not
touch the element during or directly
after the end of a programme, you
could burn yourself.

Disposal of your old machine

When disposing of an old dish-

washer first make it unusable. Dis­connect, cut off the cable and the plug
from the cable.
Make the door lock inoperative, so that
children cannot accidentally shut them­selves in. Make appropriate arrange­ments for the safe disposal of the ap­pliance.

The manufacturer can not be held
responsible for any damage caused
by non-observance of the Warning
and Safety instructions.

Some plastic items could melt or

catch fire if they were to come into
contact with the heating element.
Therefore always place plastic items or
any other items which may not be com­pletely heat resistant in the upper bas­ket and ensure they cannot drop
through. Any items which are too small
to be lodged securely in the upper bas­ket should not be cleaned in the dish­washer.

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Caring for the environment

Disposal of the packing material

The transport and protective packing
has been selected from materials
which are environmentally friendly for
disposal and can normally be recycled.

Caring for the environment

Energy saving washing

These dishwashers are exceptionally ef­ficient in their use of water and elec­tricity. You can make the most of your
appliance by following these tips:

Rather than just throwing these ma­terials away, please ensure they are of­fered for recycling.

Disposal of your old machine

Old machines contain materials which
can be re-cycled. Please contact your
local authority or scrap merchant about
potential recycling schemes, before dis­posing of the appliance.

Ensure that the machine presents no
danger to children while being stored
for disposal. See the appropriate sec­tion in the Warning and Safety instruc­tions.

If your household water system is
suitable, this dishwasher can be con­nected to a hot water supply, for fur­ther economies.
However, if your water is heated by
electricity we would still recommend
connection to cold water.
In the UNIVERSAL 55° programme,
depending on the capacity of the
dishwasher, when connected to hot
water at 55°C up to 0.7 kWh of elec­trical energy is saved. The hot water
provides this energy, and the ap­prox. 0.13 l oil or 0.14 m
needed to heat the water might be
considerably more cost effective.
Although all stages of the wash then
take place with hot water, savings
are made in cost, time and energy.

Make full use of the baskets without
overloading the dishwasher for most
economical washing.

For small loads:
Select the additional “Top Solo” op­tion (see section “Additional options”)

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natural gas

Choose the programme to suit the
type of crockery being washed and
the degree of soiling.

If baskets are only half full use the
ECONOMY programme.

Use the correct dosages of deter­gent.

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Before using for the first time

Before using for the first time

Before using for the first time please
note the following points:

See the relevant sections for detailed in­formation on the points below.

Load the crockery correctly

Load the crockery so that water will
come into contact with all surfaces.

This ensures that they will be properly
cleaned.

Setting the water softener

The water softener unit must be set to
deal with the water hardness level in
your area.
The salt reservoir must also
filled with water and then with dish­washer salt. Never fill with dishwasher
powder detergent.

Filling the salt reservoir with deter­gent by mistake will cause serious
damage to the water softener.
Please check every time before re­filling that the package contains
dishwasher salt.

Add rinse aid

Only use rinse aid formulated for do­mestic dishwashers.

Inadvertently filling the rinse aid reser­voir with powder or liquid detergent, or
washing up liquid, will cause serious
damage to the reservoir.

Do not use washing up liquid

Only use detergent formulated for do­mestic dishwashers.

first be

The spray arms must not be blocked
by items which are too tall for the bas­ket or which hang through. If necessary
manually rotate the spray arms to test.

Add the correct amount of detergent

Follow the detergent manufacturer’s
recommendations on how much deter­gent to use. Not using enough will lead
to poor wash results. The amount to dis­pense will depend on the type of deter­gent and programme selected.

Read the notes on dosage given in the
programme chart.

Cleaning results may vary from brand
to brand. If you are not satisfied with
the results from one brand try another
quality brand before contacting the
Customer Service Department for ad­vice.

It is important to choose the correct
programme

The NORMAL programme and the
UNIVERSAL programmes are ideally
suited to everyday loads. See the pro­gramme chart for descriptions of other
programmes.

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The filter combination in the base of
the wash cabinet and the spray arms
must be kept clean.

These should be regularly inspected
and cleaned if necessary.

Opening and closing the door

To open the door

Opening and closing the door

Child safety lock

Press the release catch inside the
door grip.

If the door is opened during operation
all functions are automatically inter­rupted.

To close the door

Push the baskets right in

Lift the door upwards and push until
it clicks into position

The child safety lock is designed to
deter children from opening the dish­washer door.

Use the key provided to turn the
child safety lock to the required set­ting.

Horizontal setting = The door is
locked.

Vertical setting = The door can
be opened.

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Water softener

Water softener

It is not necessary to reactivate with
salt if the degree of hardness in the
local supply is permanently
70 mg/l, (0.7 mmol/l, or 4 °d German
scale).

Your local water supplier will advise
you on the water hardness of your area.

Above 70 mg/l (0.7 mmol/l, or 4 °d Ger­man scale) water must be softened.
This is to avoid the build-up of calcium
deposits on crockery and cutlery, and
in the dishwasher, and also to increase
the effectiveness of the detergent.

To ensure a steady supply of soft water
the built-in water softener must be:

1. correctly set and

2. the salt reservoir must be filled with

dishwasher salt for reactivation.

The dishwasher is set at the factory to
operate to a hardness level of
400 - 630 mg/l (4.0 - 6.3 mmol/l, or 22 ­35 °d German scale).

under

Setting the water hardness level
selector in the wash cabinet

There are six settings on the selector.

Setting °d mg/l °f

1 4-14 70- 250 7- 25

2 15-21 270- 380 27- 38

3* 22-35 400- 630 40- 63

4 36-47 650- 850 65- 85

5 48-65 860-1170 86-117

6 66-70 1190-1260 119-126

* factory setting

If your water is harder or softer than
this the factory setting will need to
be adjusted.

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Use a coin or screwdriver to adjust
the water hardness level selector in
the wash cabinet. There is a click as
each setting is reached.

Example:

The water hardness level is 320 mg/l.

The water hardness level selector must
be set to setting 2, 270 - 380 mg/l
(15 - 21 °d German scale).

Filling the salt reservoir

Please only use special coarse grained
dishwasher salt for reactivation, as
other salts may contain insoluble addi­tives which can impair the functioning
of the softener.

The salt reservoir holds approx. 2 kg of
salt.

Inadvertently filling the salt reservoir
with

dishwasher detergent always
leads to
tener.
Make sure that you have picked up
the right packet of
before filling the salt reservoir.

Remove the bottom basket.

Unscrew the salt reservoir cap.

damage to the water sof-

dishwasher salt

Water softener

Before filling the salt reservoir for
the first time:
Fill the salt reservoir with approx.
2 litres of water.

Place the funnel (provided) in place.

Fill carefully with salt
(As it is filled displaced water will run
out).

Clean salt from the screw threads of
the socket.

Screw the cap on firmly.

Run the “PRE-WASH” programme
immediately. This removes any
traces of salt from the cabinet. This
is not necessary if “UNIVERSAL” or
“UNIVERSAL PLUS” is the next pro­gramme to be run.

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Water softener

Salt indicator

When the salt reservoir is empty the
“Salt” indicator light comes on. The
reservoir should be refilled with dish­washer salt for reactivation.

Note

With water that is very soft, i.e. at a
level constantly below 70 mg/l (4°d), no
reactivation salt needs to be added. As
the salt reservoir is empty the salt indi­cator light will come on. In this case the
light is of no significance.

The “Salt” indicator light has also been
designated for future programme up­dates, (see “After Sales Service”).

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Adding rinse aid

Rinse aid is necessary to ensure that
water does not cling and leave marks
on crockery during the drying phase.
Rinse aid is poured into the storage
reservoir and the amount set is dis­pensed automatically.
The rinse aid reservoir holds approx.
130 cm

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.

Inadvertently filling the rinse aid
reservoir with
liquid detergent) always causes
serious damage to the reservoir.
Only pour
domestic dishwashers into the reser­voir.

powder detergent (or

rinse aid formulated for

Adding rinse aid

Add rinse aid when the indicator
light “Rinse aid” on the control panel
comes on.

Although it is possible to use
hold vinegar with a max. 5% acid
content, or liquid citric acid up to
50% acid as an alternative, the re­sulting rinsing and drying quality
will not be as good as when rinse
aid is used.
Do not use vinegar with a high acid
content (e.g. vinegar essence 25%
acid). This must
use would damage the dishwasher.

not be used as its

house-

Press the button (in the direction of
the arrow) until the flap springs open.

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Adding rinse aid

Setting the dosage

Add rinse aid only until it is visible on
the surface of the filter in the open­ing.

Close the flap firmly.
The flap must audibly engage, other­wise water could get into the rinse
aid storage container during the pro­gramme.

Mop up any split rinse aid. This pre­vents over-forming occuring during
the next programme.

The flap should normally remain
closed. Only open it for adding more
rinse aid!

Wait until the “Rinse aid” indicator on
the control panel lights up before ad­ding more rinse aid.

The dosage adjuster (see arrow) in the
opening has settings from 1 to 6. It is
set to 3 at the factory, as the recom­mended dose.This setting dispenses
approx. 3 ml rinse aid per programme.

If there are flecks on glasses after
drying use a higher setting.

If smearing appears on crockery use
a lower setting.

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Loading the dishwasher

Loading the dishwasher

Note

Load the crockery so that water will
come into contact with all surfaces.
This ensures that they will be
properly cleaned.

Do not place crockery and cutlery in­side other pieces where they may be
concealed.

Hollow items e.g. cups, glasses etc.
must be inverted in the basket.

Deep based items should be placed
at an angle such that water runs off
them freely.

Tall narrow hollow pieces should be
placed in the centre of the basket,
rather than in the corners, to ensure
good coverage of water.

Small pieces should be placed on the
cup racks. Cups should be on the
lower rack and bowls on the top rack
so that water reaches all pieces.

Some foodstuffs may contain natural
dyes, e.g. carrots, tomatoes or ket­chup. Plastic items in the dish­washer may discolour if large quan­tities of these foodstuffs find their
way into the appliance on the croc­kery.
The stability of the plastic items is
not affected by this discolouration.

The spray arms must not be blocked
by items which are too tall for the
basket or which hang through.
If necessary manually rotate the
spray arms to test.

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Bottom basket

Larger and heavier items such as
plates, serving platters, saucepans,
bowls. Depending on the dishwasher
model glasses may only be cleaned in
the bottom basket if it is fitted with a
special glassware insert or if there is a
special bottom basket.

Height limit

The height guard at the base of the
upper basket is there to protect the
middle spray arm. No object placed in
the lower basket should stand higher
than this guard.

Dishwashers with cutlery tray

Dishwashers with cutlery basket

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Upper basket

Small, lightweight, delicate items such
as cups, saucers, glasses, dessert
bowls, etc.

Note for “Top Solo”

If a wash programme has been se­lected with the additional option “Top
Solo”, all crockery must be loaded into
the upper basket and cutlery tray. See
the “Additional options” chapter for fur­ther information.

As the middle spray arm also directs
water downwards, lightly soiled plates
or platters can be placed in the bottom
basket if there are large spaces be­tween them.
bowls or other hollow containers in the
bottom basket. See Section on “Addi­tional option - Top Solo”.

For dishwashers with a cutlery basket,
spread the cutlery out.
See also the Section on “Additional op­tions Top Solo”.

Do not place dishes,

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Cutlery

Dishwashers with cutlery basket:

Unsorted cutlery should be placed in
the cutlery basket, handles facing
downwards.

You may, however, prefer to place
cutlery with sharp points with the
handles upwards.

Place small spoons in the individual
slots to either side of the cutlery basket.

Larger items like soup ladles, long
knives and mixing spoons should be
placed lying down across the front of
the upper basket. Do not arrange such
items at the back of the upper basket.

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Spoon inserts for cutlery basket

Use the inserts supplied when washing
heavily soiled spoons, e.g. tablespoons
and serving spoons.

The inserts separate the spoons to
allow a space between them, for the
water jets to reach the entire surface.

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Place the spoons into the inserts with
the handles facing downwards. Only
use alternate slots.

When needed place one insert at the
front and one at the back of the cut­lery basket.

Removing the inserts:

Press the catches (which are already
clicked in) inwards (if necessary use
a spoon handle) and pull the inserts
upwards and out.

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Dishwasher with cutlery tray
(SC models):

For best results cutlery should be
grouped in zones, one for knives, one
for forks, one for spoons etc. This
makes unloading much easier.

Larger items like sauce ladles, cake
slices, long knives and mixing spoons
can be placed lengthwise in the trough
in the centre of the tray.

Ensure that spoon heads are in contact
with at least one of the grips in the cut­lery tray. This way they cannot collect
water.

The upper spray arm must not be
blocked by items which are too big,
e.g. cake slices.

The cutlery tray insert is removable (de­pending on model).

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Cutlery with round or oval handles
should be placed with the heads in the
grips as this prevents item slipping.

If putting the spoons this way round,
make sure the spoon heads touch at
least one of the strips on the floor of the
tray, so that the water still runs off.