Cleaning and Care
Descaling
We recommend that you use Miele Descaling Tablets (see "Optional accessories") for descaling the appliance. They have been specifically designed for optimal descaling of Miele products. Other descaling agents, which - in addition to citric acid - may contain other acids and/or other undesirable substances such as chlorides, might damage the product. Also, the desired effect cannot be guaranteed if the descaling solution does not have the required concentration.
Ensure that the descaling agent does not come into contact with the door handle or the metal control panel as this could cause marks. Wipe the descaling agent imme- diately from these surfaces.
The appliance will need descaling after a certain number of operating hours. After turning the appliance on, a message will appear in the display to tell you that 10 cooking cycles remain. Only cooking programs which use steam are counted. The appliance will lock out after you have run the last remaining program which uses steam.
We recommend that you descale the appliance before it locks. The entire descaling process takes about 40 minutes. During the process water must be added twice.
Turn on the device and select "Maintenance / Descale".
The display shows the message "Please wait ...". The descaling process is being prepared. This may take several minutes.
Once preparation is complete, you will be prompted to fill the water container.
Put approx. 4 cups (1 liter) of water into the water container and add 2 Miele descaling tablets.
Push the water container into the appliance until it connects, and follow the instructions on the display.
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