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14 What do I do, if ...
• ... coffee-making is interrupted and
the "Fill water tank" indicator (Fig. 3,
k) flashes?
– The water tank is empty. Fill the
water tank and press the key or
the key again.
– The water tank is not properly
inserted. Check that the water tank
is properly seated.
– The coffee is ground too finely.
Clean the coffee-making unit and
adjust the grinding texture.
• ... the coffee machine does not oper-
ate, and the "Empty grounds con-
tainer" indicator (Fig. 3, j)
flashes?
– The coffee grounds container is full.
Empty and thoroughly clean the
grounds container.
• ... the coffee machine does not oper-
ate, and all 5 indicator lights and
or are flashing?
– The coffee-making unit is blocked.
Refer to „Cleaning the Coffee-mak-
ing Unit" Page 39. Completely
remove any encrusted coffee
remains from the coffee-making
unit and reduce the coffee quantity.
– The coffee-making unit is overfilled.
Refer to „Cleaning the Coffee-mak-
ing Unit" Page 39. Completely
remove any encrusted coffee
remains from the coffee-making
unit and reduce the amount of
ground coffee spooned in.
– If you are unable to remedy the
fault, please contact the AEG Cus-
tomer Service Centre or phone the
Hotline.
• ... the espresso/coffee is not hot
enough?
– Preheat the cups with hot water.
Increase the coffee temperature as
described in this manual
– The coffee machine may need des-
caling
• ... the espresso/coffee is too weak?
– Not enough ground coffee. Increase
the amount of ground coffee
– The coffee bean container is empty.
Add coffee beans
– The coffee quantity is set too low.
Increase the coffee quantity
– The grinding texture is set too
coarse. Set the grinding texture to a
finer grade
• ...milk not frothy enough?
– The milk is too hot or too old or the
fat content is too high. Use suitable
milk
– Blocked steam nozzle. Clean the
steam nozzle
– The air intake in the frothing aid is
blocked. Clean the frothing aid
• ... the bean container will not locate
on the grinder?
– Coffee bean residue on or around
the grinder: Remove coffee bean
residue from the grinder
– Coffee bean residue is jammed in the
bean container lock. Clear the bean
container lock of coffee bean resi-
due
• ... the grinder makes very loud noises
when grinding?
– The grinder is blocked by a foreign
body. Remove the foreign bodyas
described in this manual, refer to
„Cleaning the Grinder" Page 38. If
necessary, have the coffee machine
checked by the AEG Customer Ser-
vice Centre.
– You can continue to use your coffee
machine with ground coffee.
• ... the coffee-making unit will not
come out?
– The coffee-making unit is not in the
base position.
–Leave the coffee machine switched
on, and set the bean container to
"Ground Coffee".
–Switch off the coffee machine and
remove the coffee-making unit,
refer to „Cleaning the Coffee-
making Unit" Page 39