Cleaning and care
Descaling
Use the descaling tablets supplied with the appliance (see "Optional accessories" for reordering details.) or a proprietary citric acid based descaling agent to descale the appliance. Follow the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging.
The water container will need descaling after a certain number of operating hours. The display will alert you when this needs done. After switching on, the descaling symbol k and the number 10 will appear in the display.
The number indicates that the appliance can be used a further 10 times before it locks out. If the appliance is not descaled immediately, a 9 will appear in the display the next time the appliance is switched on, and so on.
The appliance will then lock and it must be descaled before it can be used again.
You can start the descaling programme manually before the appliance locks out, by pressing the function selector for 4 seconds with the appliance switched off.
An audible tone will sound and "0:22 h" will appear in the display and the k symbol will start flashing.
Proceed as follows:
^Fill the water container with 1 litre of descaling solution. To make the solution, use cold water and descaling tablets, as instructed on the packet, or the appropriate amount of citric acid based household descaling agent.
^Push the water container into the appliance until it connects.
^Press the function selector.
Descaling will now begin. The colon will flash and the k symbol will now light up constantly in the display.
It is only possible to cancel the descaling process during the first minute. After that the process cannot be cancelled.
Important: Do not press the function selector during the descaling process. If it is pressed before the end of the process, the whole process will have to be started from the beginning again.
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