Miele CM5500 Operating Instructions Manual page 58

Descaling the machine
 Fill the water container to the
marker  with lukewarm water.
 Place one descaling tablet in the
water.
Follow the instructions for the mixing
ratio carefully. It is important that you
do not fill the water container with
too much or too little water.
Otherwise the descaling process will
be cancelled prematurely.
Carrying out descaling
 Push the water container back into
the machine.
 Follow the further instructions given
in the display.
When Rinse the water container and fill with
fresh tap water up to the descaling symbol
 appears in the display:
 Remove the water container and
rinse it thoroughly with clean water.
Ensure that no descaling solution
58
residue remains in the water
container. Fill the water container to
the  symbol with fresh tap water.
The cleaning process is finished at the
end of the rinsing cycle. You can now
prepare drinks again.
To protect the machine and
surrounding surfaces from damage,
make sure you wipe up any spillages
or splashes of descaling agent
immediately. Otherwise surfaces can
be damaged.
Descaling when not prompted
by a message
 Touch .
 Select
Maintenance
 Select
Descale appliance
Descaling cannot be cancelled once it
has started. It must be completed
through to the end.
 Touch OK.
The descaling process will start.
and touch OK.
.