Miele G 879 SCVI - Manual (Page 43)

The dishes are not clean
– Old or improper detergent was used.
– The amount of detergent was used
not correct (see “Adding detergent”).
– The drain hose is kinked. *
– The drain pump is blocked (see
“Cleaning and care”). *
– The dishes are loaded uncorrectly.
– Dishes or cutlery are blocking the ro-
tation of the spray arm.
– The filters in the wash cabinet are
not clean or locked properly, or the
spray arm jets are blocked (see
“Cleaning and care”).
– The wrong programme was selected
(see “Programme chart”).
* The Indicator lamp of the selected
programme will flash when the door
is opened after the programme has
finished if this is the problem.
The dishes are not dry.
– The “Heated drying” feature is
turned off (see “Additional features”).
– The rinse aid reservoir is empty.
– Old or improper rinse aid was used.
– Old or improper detergent was used.
White residue is visible on cutlery
and dishware.
– Too much rinse aid was used (if
water supply is soft). Use a lower set-
ting (see “Adding rinse aid”).
– Too little rinse aid was used (if water
supply is hard – higher than 140 ppm
(mg/l)). Use a higher setting (see
“Adding rinse aid”).
– Too much detergent was used.
– Drain is partially obstructed. Check
the connection to the drain pipe.
– There is no salt in the salt reservoir.
– The salt reservoir lid is not screwed
on properly.
Water remains in the dishwasher at
the end of a programme.
– The drain pump or non-return valve
may be blocked (see “Cleaning and
care”).
– The drain hose is kinked or clogged.
– The connector to the main drain pip-
ing is clogged.
All indicator lamps next to the pro-
gramme touch controls are flashing
after the door is opened at the end of
a programme
– There is a technical fault.
Please call the Miele Service Depart-
ment.
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