Bosch SGE53B55UC Use and Care Manual 1 - Page 2

en-us Table of contents 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 1.1 Safety definitions 4 1.2 General information 4 1.3 Intended use 5 1.4 Restrictive Use 5 1.5 Grounding instructions ......... 5 1.6 Safe use 6 1.7 Risk to children 8 1.8 State of California Proposition 65 Warnings ...... 8 2 Preventing material damage 9 3 Environmental protection and energy-saving 9 3.1 Saving energy 9 3.2 AquaSensor 9 4 Familiarizing yourself with your appliance 10 4.1 Appliance 10 4.2 Controls 11 5 Dishwasher Cycles 14 5.1 Energy Guide 15 5.2 Favorite 15 6 Options 16 7 Features 16 7.1 Upper rack 16 7.2 Lower rack 17 7.3 Silverware Basket 17 7.4 Cup shelf 18 7.5 Flip tines 18 7.6 Knife Shelf 18 7.7 Rack heights 19 8 Before using for the first time 19 8.1 Initial use 19 9 Water softening system..... 19 9.1 Overview of water hardness settings 19 9.2 Setting the water softening system 20 9.3 Special Dishwasher Salt .... 20 9.4 Switching off the water softening system 21 10 Rinse aid system 21 10.1 Rinse aid 21 10.2 Setting the amount of rinse aid 22 10.3 Switching the rinse aid system off 22 11 Detergent 22 11.1 The correct detergents..... 22 11.2 Incompatible detergents... 23 11.3 Information on Detergent 23 11.4 Adding Detergent 24 11.5 Detergent table 24 12 Dishware 25 12.1 Damage to glass and dishware 25 12.2 Loading dishware 26 12.3 Removing dishware ......... 26 12.4 Loading patterns 27 13 Basic Operation 28 13.1 Protection against unintentional operation..... 28 13.2 Switching on the appliance 28 13.3 Setting a cycle 28 13.4 Setting options 28 13.5 Setting the electronic delay time 28 13.6 Starting the wash cycle .... 28 13.7 Activating the button lock 29 13.8 Deactivating the button lock 29 13.9 Interrupting the wash cycle 29 2