Descaling The Appliance - Miele CM 6160 Instruction Manual

Cleaning and care

Descaling the appliance

Risk of damage from splashes from
the descaling solution.
Sensitive surfaces and / or natural
floors can suffer damage.
Wipe up any spillages immediately
when descaling.
Limescale builds up in the coffee
machine through use. How often the
appliance needs to be descaled will
depend on the water hardness level in
your area. Limescale must be removed
regularly.
The appliance will guide you through
the descaling process. Various
messages will appear in the display,
e.g., you will be prompted to empty the
drip tray or fill the water container.
Descaling must be carried out. The
process takes approx. 15 minutes.
The coffee machine will give you plenty
of warning when it needs to be
descaled. The remaining number of
drinks that can be made before
descaling will show in the display after
each drink.
 Confirm the message with OK.
When the number of remaining portions
reaches 0, the coffee machine will lock.
You can switch the coffee machine off if
you do not want to carry out the
descaling program at this point. You
cannot make any drinks until the
machine has been descaled.
Descale the appliance
display.
 Confirm with OK.
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The process will start.
 Follow the instructions in the display.
If the operating temperature is too
high for the descaling process, the
coffee machine cools down. No
separate message is shown on the
display during the cooling phase.
When
Fill the water container with descaling
agent and lukewarm water up to the 
symbol and replace.
display, proceed as follows.
Preparing the descaling solution
For optimum descaling results, it is
recommended to use the Miele
Descaling Tablets.
The descaling tablets have been
specially developed for Miele Coffee
Machines.
Other descaling agents, which
contain other acids besides citric
acid and / or other undesirable
substances, such as chlorides, may
cause damage to the product.
Moreover, the descaling result
required cannot be guaranteed if the
descaling solution was not of the
appropriate concentration.
The descaling tablets are available to
order from the Miele online shop, from
Miele Service, or from your Miele
dealer.
You will need 1 descaling tablet to
descale the machine.
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