Thermador DW44FI - Manual (Page 10)

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Operating Your Dishwasher
Select the Proper Wash Cycle
The Normal Wash cycle will
thoroughly clean most everyday loads
having loosely attached foods. For
more heavily soiled dishware use
Heavy Wash. Pots and pans with
baked-on, dried-on, or stuck-on foods
may require soaking and hand-
scouring. Use the Light Wash cycle
for lightly soiled or heirloom items.
Small loads with normal soiling can
be kept in your dishwasher until you
have a full load by selecting the Rinse
Only Cycle. A small load can be given
a complete washing with the Top
Rack Only cycle. Note: The Top Rack
Only cycle does not reduce wash
time.
Operate the Controls
1. Open the dishwasher door far
enough to expose the control
buttons.
2. Press the On/Off button.
3. Press the button for wash cycle
desired.
4. Shut the dishwasher door and
make certain it is securely shut.
5. The dishwasher will start and
automatically continue operating
until the end of the selected cycle.
Top Rack Only Cycle
To use the Top Rack Only Cycle:
1. Load the upper rack. Figure 15
shows a typical mixed load
properly placed in the upper rack.
Figure 15
2. Press the On/Off button.
3. Press the button for the desired
wash cycle.
4. Press the Top Rack Only button.
5. Shut the dishwasher door. The
dishwasher will start and
automatically continue operating
until the end of the selected cycle.
WARNING: SCALD HAZARD -
YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY
SCALDED IF YOU OPEN THE
DISHWASHER DOOR QUICKLY
DURING A WASH OR RINSE
CYCLE. DO NOT FULLY OPEN THE
DISHWASHER DOOR FOR AT
LEAST 10 SECONDS OR UNTIL
WATER NOISES STOP.
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1. Open the dishwasher door far
enough to expose the control
buttons.
2. Wait at least ten seconds (or until
water noises stop) before fully
opening the dishwasher door.
3. To resume the cycle, simply close
the dishwasher door.
3. Shut the dishwasher door.
4. You may now begin a new cycle by
following the instructions in the
“Operate the Controls” section of
this manual.
Changing the Cycle
WARNING: SCALD HAZARD -
YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY
SCALDED IF YOU OPEN THE
DISHWASHER DOOR QUICKLY
DURING A WASH OR RINSE
CYCLE. DO NOT FULLY OPEN THE
DISHWASHER DOOR FOR AT
LEAST 10 SECONDS OR UNTIL
WATER NOISES STOP.
Once you start the dishwasher,
leave the dishwasher door shut until it
finishes the cycle (unless you need to
interrupt, change, or cancel the cycle).
Interrupting, Changing, and
Cancelling Cycles
As a safety feature, the dishwasher
will automatically turn itself off
whenever the door is opened.
Interrupting a Cycle
1. Open the dishwasher door far
enough to expose the control
buttons.
2. Wait at least ten seconds (or until
water noises stop) before fully
opening the dishwasher door.
3. Press the button of the desired
cycle twice. The light on the chosen
cycle button will illuminate.
4. Shut the dishwasher door.
1. Open the dishwasher door far
enough to expose the control
buttons.
2. Press and hold the two buttons
indicated by the two dots labelled
“Cancel Drain”, as shown by the
arrows in Figure 16. After
approximately three seconds the
“Clean” light will illuminate.
Cancelling a Cycle
WARNING: SCALD HAZARD -
YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY
SCALDED IF YOU OPEN THE
DISHWASHER DOOR QUICKLY
DURING A WASH OR RINSE
CYCLE. DO NOT FULLY OPEN THE
DISHWASHER DOOR FOR AT
LEAST 10 SECONDS OR UNTIL
WATER NOISES STOP.
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Figure 16
3. Press the On/Off button to turn the
dishwasher off.
Drying Your Dishes
After your dishwasher has washed
and rinsed your dishes, a period of
condensation drying will follow. The
combination of a high final rinse
temperature, the tub’s cool stainless
steel interior, and the sheeting action
of a rinse agent results in effective
and efficient drying. After about 12
minutes of drying
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the “Clean” light will illumninate,
• the “Sanitized” light will illuminate,
• the Cycle Completion Signal will
sound.
You may then unload your
dishwasher.
The Sanitized Light
When the “Sanitized” light
illuminates, it means that the wash
cycle has met very strict requirements
of time and temperature for
certification as “Sanitized” by the
National Sanitation Foundation. For
more information on this certification,
go to the Cycle Information section of
this manual.