Service Programmes - Siemens EQ.500 classic User Manual

The door can only be closed if the
brewing unit and drip tray are in-
serted correctly.

Service programmes

After certain time intervals, your appli-
ance will recommend that you use
the service programmes. Use the ser-
vice programmes to clean your appli-
ance thoroughly.
ATTENTION!
Improper cleaning and descaling or a
delay in doing so may damage the
appliance.
Immediately perform the descaling
▶
process in accordance with the in-
structions.
Do not put any descaling tablets or
▶
other products into the ground cof-
fee compartment.
Depending on the water hardness and
use of the appliance, the display will
show the following messages after
prior notification:
¡ "Please rinse milk system."
¡ "Descaling necessary. Please
press menu for 3 sec."
¡ "Cleaning necessary. Please press
menu for 3 sec."
¡ "calc'nClean nec. Please press
menu for 3 sec."
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.
Cleaning and servicing en
¡ If you accidentally interrupt the ser-
vice programme, you must reset it.
→ "Resetting service programmes",
Page 73
Tips
¡ If you use a water filter, this pro-
longs the time interval until a ser-
vice programmes needs to be per-
formed.
¡ You can combine the cleaning and
descaling programmes using the
calc'nClean service programme.
→ "Using calc'nClean", Page 75
¡ Clean your appliance with a soft,
damp cloth immediately after a
service programme to remove any
descaling solution residues and
prevent corrosion.
Resetting service programmes
Perform the following steps if a ser-
vice programme is interrupted, e.g.
due to a power failure.
Empty the container and put the
1.
end of the suction pipe in the con-
tainer.
Rinse out the water tank.
2.
Fill the water tank with fresh, non-
3.
carbonated water up to the "max"
marking.
Press ⁠ .
4.
a The appliance will rinse itself for
approx. 2 minutes.
Empty and clean the drip tray.
5.
Insert the drip tray and close the
6.
door.
Restart the service programme.
7.
Using the milk system cleaning
programme
Rinse the milk system with water, if
necessary. The rinsing process takes
approx. 1 minute.
Press
1.
Use and
2.
ing and care" and press
⁠ .
to select "Clean-
⁠ .
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