The Active Clean Technology ensure 99.9% germ free dishes due to consistent temperature of above 60°C during wash cycles. The dishwasher has 7 wash programs: Intensive Clean, Regular Wash, 90 Minutes, Eco Wash, Rapid Program, Glass Cleaning & Self Cleaning. The soft touch shelves are designed to provide a firm yet gentle hold for the dishes you load in the dishwasher in order to avoid any scratch and abrasion during loading, unloading and wash cycles. These are nylon coated steel shelves that is very easy to clean.