AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi dishwasher symbols
9 lights, programmes and buttons that AEG shows in its own manual or support pages, each in our own drawing, with the maker’s own name for it next to ours. Tap a symbol for what it does, what to do, where makes differ and every source.
Check your manual — models differ. Two AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi dishwashers can carry different programmes, options and lights, and the same drawing can mean different things on different brands; only your model’s manual says exactly what a light or button does on your machine.
Read this first
AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi are all Electrolux-group brands; the source here is one AEG manual, for the FSK52917Z. AEG names to know: AirDry opens the door by itself during the drying phase, so a door standing ajar at the end is normal; Beam-on-Floor is the light on the kitchen floor that shows the machine is running; and GlassCare is an option added to a programme, not a programme of its own. AEG also says ECO is its longest programme, about 4 hours. No Electrolux- or Zanussi-branded dishwasher manual has been checked yet, so on those machines confirm the names in your manual.
The 9 symbols
Salt refill light (two arrows in an S)
Maker’s name: Salt indicator
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: Indicator table: “Salt indicator. It is on when the salt container needs refilling.” Fill with 1 kg of rough dishwasher salt; put 1 litre of water in only the first time.
Rinse aid refill light (starburst)
Maker’s name: Rinse aid indicator
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “Rinse aid indicator. It is on when the rinse aid dispenser needs refilling.” The notification can be deactivated when using multi-tablets; “for best drying performance, always use rinse aid.”
Eco programme (Eco 50°)
Maker’s name: ECO
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “ECO is the longest programme (4h) offering the most efficient use of energy and water consumption … This is the standard programme for test institutes.” Wash 50 °C; 10.5 l, 0.935 kWh, 240 min.
Auto programme (sensor, 45–65°)
Maker’s name: AUTO Sense
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “The AUTO Sense program automatically adjusts the wash cycle to the type of load. The appliance senses the degree of soil and the amount of dishes … adjusts the temperature and quantity of water as well as the wash duration.” Wash 50–60 °C; EXTRAS not applicable.
Glass or delicate programme (wine glass)
Maker’s name: GlassCare
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: EXTRAS: “GlassCare provides special care for a delicate load. The option prevents rapid changes in the wash temperature … and reduces it to 45 °C. This protects glassware in particular from damaging.”
Machine care light (the dishwasher itself)
Maker’s name: Machine Care indicator
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “Machine Care indicator. It is on when the appliance needs internal cleaning with the Machine Care programme”; “When the appliance senses the need for cleaning, the indicator is on … Before starting … clean the filters and spray arms.”
Quick or rapid programme (stopwatch)
Maker’s name: Quick
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “Quick is the shortest programme (30min) suitable for washing a load with fresh and light soil.” Wash 50 °C, final rinse 45 °C.
Automatic door opening (door ajar)
Maker’s name: AirDry
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “AirDry improves the drying results. The appliance door opens automatically during the drying phase and remains ajar”; “Do not try to close the appliance door within 2 minutes after automatic opening”; advise deactivating AirDry if children have access.
Light on the floor (beam or dot)
Maker’s name: Beam-on-Floor
Shown in:
- AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library), checked 2026-09-26: “When AirDry opens the door, Beam-on-Floor might not be completely visible. To see if the programme is complete, look at the control panel.”
Not listed for AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi
The AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi documents checked here do not show these dishwasher symbols from this site, so they are left off this page: Water supply light, Intensive programme, Half load, Extra dry option, Hygiene or sanitise option, Pre-rinse or soak programme, Speed option, Tablet or all-in-one option. That does not mean no AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi dishwasher has them — only that no AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi manual or support page cited here shows the symbol. If your machine shows one, see all dishwasher symbols by shape.
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Sources
A symbol is listed here only when one of these AEG, Electrolux and Zanussi documents shows it. Each was fetched and read on the date shown; the maker’s names and quotations are the maker’s wording, everything else is ours.
- AEG: AEG — User manual, dishwasher FSK52917Z (PDF, Electrolux media library) Checked 2026-09-26.