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If it is still hard to insert the brewing
unit, leave it out of the appliance, close
the service door, unplug the appliance
from the mains, then plug in again.
Wait unitl the display has switched off,
then open the service door and replace
the brewing unit.
14.5 Running the descaling program
The descaling program allows you to
descale your coffee machine simply
and effectively. The coffee machine
must be descaled when you are
instructed to do so by the display
showing the message «DESCALE».
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Important: Do not under any circum-
stances use any descalers which are not
recommended by AEG/Electrolux. If
other descaling agents are used, AEG/
Electrolux accepts no liability for any
damage. You can obtain descaling liq-
uid from specialist retailers or from the
AEG/Electrolux Service Line.
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The descaling process takes about
45 minutes and should not be inter-
rupted. In the event of a power failure
or interruption, the program must be
restarted!
0 Before starting the descaling program,
clean the brewing unit (refer to
„Cleaning the brewing unit“, page 51).
0 Press the "Menu" key (Fig. 4). The menu
item «CHOOSE LANGUAGE»
appears.
0 Press the scrolling keys "<" or ">" (Fig.
5) until the menu item «DESCALE»
appears.
0 Confirm the menu item with the "OK"
key (Fig. 5). The display shows
«DESCALE NO».
0 Press the scrolling key "<", and the dis-
play shows «DESCALE YES».
0 Confirm with the "OK" key (Fig. 5). The
descaling program is started.
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If "OK" is not pressed, after about
120 sec. the appliance returns auto-
matically to the coffee mode and the
descaling program will not be started.
The upper line of the display shows the
alternating messages «ADD DESCA-
LER» and «TURN STEAM KNOB»,
whilst the lower line shows an advan-
cing progress bar with a percentage
indication, e.g.
«
5%».
0 Empty the water tank, fill the tank
with at least 1 liter of water and add
the descaling agent.
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Note: Make sure descaling agent is
splashed onto surfaces sensitive to acid
such as marble, limestone and
ceramics.
0 Place a container with a minimum
capacity of 1.5 litres under the steam
nozzle (Fig. 9).
0 Turn the knob for steam and hot water
to the position .
The descaling program starts and the
descaling solution runs out of the
steam nozzle. The display shows
«DESCALING» and an advancing
progress bar with a percentage indica-
tion, e.g.
«
25%».
The descaling programme automati-
cally performs a series of flushes and
pauses to remove limescale deposits
from inside the coffee maker.
After approx. 45 minutes, the water
tank will be empty and the upper line
of the display will show the alternating
messages «DESCALE COMPLETE»
and «TURN STEAM KNOB», whilst
the lower line shows a progress bar
with the percentage indication
«
50%».
0 Turn the knob for steam and hot water
back to the position .
The machine is now ready to be rinsed
with fresh water. The upper line of the
display shows the alternating messages
«RINSING» and «FILL TANK»,
whilst the lower line shows a progress
bar with the percentage indication
«
50%».
0 Remove the water tank and fill it with
fresh water and then replace it in the
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