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Operating and installation instructions
Dishwasher G 879 SCVi
In order to protect yourself and
avoid damage to your machine, it is ]
absolutely necessary to read the
operating and installation instructions
prior to installation and operation. M.-Nr. 05 038 402
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Contents Contents Guide to the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 View of the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Caring for
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Contents Unloading the dishwasher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Additional features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Top Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Heated drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Turning off “He
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Guide to the appliance Guide to the appliance View of the machine Control panel (12) 4
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Guide to the appliance 1 Upper spray arm (not visible) Programme label 2 Cutlery tray An adhesive label listing the pro- gramme names is supplied with the 3 Upper basket dishwasher. It should be placed in the 4 Water guide duct for middle indented area next to the programme spray arm touch pads. 5 Middle spray arm Make sure that the indented area is free of dust and grease. 6 Water hardness selector Remove the backing from the label 7 Lower spray arm and place it into the indented area.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This dishwasher is intended exclu- WARNING sively for cleaning domestic croc- kery and cutlery in a domestic house- When using your dish- hold. Do not use for purposes other washer, follow all basic than those for which it was designed. safety precautions. Any other applications may be dan- gerous. This appliance conforms to all uniform safety codes and Repairs should only be carried out regulations. To avoid injury by qualified personnel. Disconnect and machine dam
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Keep all detergents and rinse aids Under certain conditions, hy- out of the reach of children. drogen gas may be produced in a hot water system that has not been Dishwasher detergents contain So- used for two weeks or more. dium Silicate and Sodium Carbo- HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If the nate. In case of eye contact, immediate- hot water system has not been used for ly flush with water. Call a physician or such a period, turn on all hot water poison control. fauc
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Caring for the environment Caring for the environment Disposal of the packing material. Energy saving washing. The packaging material protects the ap- These dishwashers are exceptionally ef- pliance during shipping. It has been de- ficient in their use of water and elec- liberately designed to be biodetergrad- tricity. You can make the most of your able and recyclable. Please dispose of appliance by following these tips: these materials as you would any other Make full use of the baskets without
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Before using for the first time Before using for the first time It is important to choose the correct Before using for the first time please programme. note the following points: Different wash programmes should be selected for different loads and differ- Setting the water softener. ent degrees of soiling. See the pro- The water softener must be set to corre- gramme chart for further programme spond to the water hardness in your descriptions. area. This can be obtained from your local water comp
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Opening and closing the door Opening and closing the door To open the door. To close the door Push the baskets in. Lift the door and push until it clicks closed. Pull on the handle. If the door is opened during operation, all machine functions will automatically be interrupted. Note: To open the dishwasher door if the front panel has not yet been installed, see Step 3 of the “Installation” instructions, found later in this manual. 10
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Water Softener Water Softener Programming Table (see next page If the water hardness in your area for programming instructions) is under 150 ppm (mg/l) you should not activate the built-in touch pad/ Selector water softener with salt. This ppm gr/Impgal indicator setting could lead to problems including (mg/l) lamp (internal) cloudy glassware. *20- 70 1.4 - 4.9 b 6 The water hardness in your area can be obtained from your local water 90- 110 6.3 - 7.7 c 6 company or by using a test kit that 1
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Water Softener Programming the water hard- ness The Programme touch pads are used The “ k” indicator lamp will flash 8 to set the water hardness. Each pad as long as you are in the programming can be used alone (level 1) or in combi- mode. nation with the “Top Solo”pad (level 2) to programme the hardness to the valve determined using the Programm- ing Table on the previous page. For example, to set a level 1 value (from 20 - 220 ppm (mg/l)), only a num- bered Touch pad will have to be pressed.
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Water Softener A)If your Water hardness is 220 ppm To programme the water hardness, (mg/l) or less, press the touch pad proceed as follows: that corresponds to the level you Open the door. want to set (see the Programming Turn off the dishwasher. Table on the previous page). As long as the selected pad is depressed, its Press and hold buttons b and d indicator lamp will remain lit. When while simultaneously turning on the the touch pad is released, the c dishwasher. The “ON” indicator lamp lam
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Water Softener Press Touch pad c to check the To check the programmed water softener setting currrenty stored. water hardness: Open the door. If a water hardness between 20 and 220 ppm (mg/l) is stored, the indica- Turn off the dishwasher. tor lamp next to the corresponding Press and hold buttons b and d touch pad will illuminate (see the Pro- gramming Table). If no lamp lights while simultaneously turning on the up, a hardness level greater than dishwasher. The “ON” indicator lamp will light a
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Water Softener Setting the water hardness selector inside the wash cabinet. The water hardness selector is factory set to position 6. It should only be reset if your water hardness is in the range of 650 - 1170 ppm (mg/l). water ppm gr/Impgal hardness (mg/l) selector (Position) 20- 630 1.4 - 44.2 6* 650- 850 45.6 - 59.6 4 860-1170 60.4 - 82.1 5 Using a screwdriver, remove the cover from the water hardness selec- 1190-1260 83.5 - 88.4 6* tor. * = factory setting Using a coin or screwdri
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Water Softener Filling the salt reservoir. The salt reservoir should be filled be- fore the first use and whenever the “ k” indicator lamp lights up. Use 8 water softener reactivation salt (1 - 4mm grain size), as other salts may contain insoluble additives which can impair the functioning of the softener and settle on glassware. We recommend “Somat” salt (2kg) avail- able from Miele (article no. 21997603). The salt reservoir holds approx. 2 kg (4 lbs) of salt. Before filling the salt reservo
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Water Softener Bypassing the Salt indicator lamp. Salt indicator. In order to bypass the salt indicator lamp, you will need a screwdriver and needle nose pliers. Remove ONLY the salt reservoir cap. Looking into the salt reservoir, you will see the top of the float chamber on the right hand side b. When the salt reservoir is empty, the “ k” indicator lamp will light, notif- 8 ying you that the reservoir should be re- filled with reactivation salt. Once filled, the dishwasher will automati- cally
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Adding rinse aid Adding rinse aid The use of Rinse Aid (for example, Adding rinse aid. ® Jet-Dry ) is recommended to prevent spotting on dishes and glassware that normally occurs during the drying phase of automatic dishwashing, as well as to aid the drying result. Inadvertently filling the rinse aid reservoir with detergent always leads to damage to the reservoir. Only pour rinse aid formulated for residential dishwashers into the reservoir. Add Rinse Aid before the first use and anytime the H
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Adding rinse aid Setting the dosage. Pour liquid rinse aid into the storage container until it is visible on the sur- The dosage selector comes factory set face of the screen. Do not add any to 3. The setting dispenses approxi- more rinse aid until the H indicator mately 3 ml rinse aid per programme. It lamp comes on. can be adjusted from 1 to 6, depend- ing on your requirements. It is best to Only use rinse aid specifically use the lowest setting that will still give labeled for residential dis
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Loading the dishwasher Loading the dishwasher Scrape food and other solid waste Some loading examples are shown on such as bones and pits from dishes, the following pages. but do not rinse. Load the dishes so that water can Note reach all surfaces. If the additional feature “Top Solo” has Do not place dishes and cutlery in- been selected with a wash programme, side other pieces where they may be all items must be loaded into the upper concealed. basket and cutlery tray. See the “Addi- tional fea
