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Cleaning and servicing en
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▶ Do not put descaling tablets or
other products in the ground cof-
fee compartment.
Notes
¡ The display indicates the progress
of the descaling or cleaning pro-
cess.
¡ If your appliance is not descaled in
good time, the display will show
the following message: "Descaling
overdue. Appliance is locked.
Please press menu for 3 sec.".
¡ If your appliance has been locked,
you can only operate it again once
the descaling process has been
carried out.
¡ If you accidentally interrupt the ser-
vice programme, you must reset it.
→"Resetting service programmes",
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Tips
¡ If you use a water filter, this will
prolong the time until you have to
run a service programme.
¡ You can combine "Descale" and
"Clean" using the "calc'nClean"
service programme.
¡ Clean your appliance with a soft,
damp cloth immediately after a
service programme to remove any
descaling solution residues and
prevent corrosion.
Using the service programmes
Notes
¡ If you are using the service pro-
gramme "Rinse milk system",
clean and connect the milk con-
tainer.
¡ If you are using the service pro-
gramme "Cleaning and care",
clean the brewing unit beforehand.
→"Cleaning the brewing unit",
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¡ If you are using the service pro-
grammes "Descale" or
"calc'nClean", first clean the brew-
ing unit and prepare the descaling
solution.
1. Press ⁠.
2. Use and to select "Clean-
ing and care" and press ⁠.
3. Use and to select the re-
quired programme and press ,
e.g. "Descale".
a The display will guide you through
the programme.
Preparing descaling solution
1. Fill a container with 0.5l lukewarm
water.
2. Add a Siemens descaling tablet to
the water and stir until the tablet is
fully dissolved.
Resetting service programmes
Perform the following steps if a ser-
vice programme is interrupted, e.g.
due to a power failure.
1. Rinse out the water tank.
2. Fill the water tank with fresh, non-
carbonated water up to the "max"
marking.
3. Press ⁠.
a The appliance will rinse itself for
approx.2minutes.
4. Empty and clean the drip tray.
5. Insert the drip tray and close the
door.
6. Restart the service programme.