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If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use less energy.
Set the interval for automatic switchoff to the smallest value.
Do not interrupt the dispensing process prematurely.
Descale the appliance regularly.
After unpacking all parts, check for any damage in transit and completeness of the delivery.
Note: Different accessories are enclosed depending on the appliance model. This accessory is shown in a frame with a dashed line.
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![]() | Fully automatic coffee machine |
![]() | Milk container |
![]() | Milk tube |
![]() | Adapter for milk containers1 |
![]() | User manual |
![]() | Insertion aid for water filter |
![]() | Descaling tablet1 |
![]() | Cleaning tablet1 |
![]() | Water filter |
![]() | Water hardness testing strip |
1 Depending on the appliance specifications
ATTENTION!
Risk of damage to the appliance. If the appliance is not started up correctly, it may be damaged.
You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here.
Notes
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![]() | Milk container |
![]() | Touch fields |
![]() | Cup heater1 |
![]() | Bean container1 |
![]() | Tablet compartment |
![]() | Aroma lid1 |
![]() | Bean container LED display |
![]() | Rating plate |
![]() | Touch display |
![]() | Brewing chamber door |
![]() | Water tank |
![]() | Milk system |
![]() | Beverage outlet cover |
![]() | Drip tray |
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You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status.
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![]() | Touch display |
![]() | Touch fields |
The touch display functions both as a display and a control element.
Main menu | |
Profiles | Select saved beverages with personal settings. |
Classic | Select standard beverages. |
coffeeWorld | Select basic beverages which can be extended in conjunction with Home Connect. |
Beverage parameters | |
![]() | Strength |
![]() | Quantity |
![]() | Share of milk |
![]() | Grinding level |
![]() | Contact time |
![]() | Temperature |
![]() | Bean type selected1 |
![]() | Select bean container1 |
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Tip: You can find other beverage settings in the basic settings.
Indicator | |
comfort barista | Appliance is in baristaMode or comfortMode. |
![]() | Cup warmer is switched on. |
![]() | aromaBoost |
![]() | Appliance is connected to Home Connect. |
![]() | Appliance is not connected to Home Connect. |
![]() | Appliance is not connected to the server. |
![]() | Descaling is necessary and will be carried out shortly. |
![]() | Please run descaling programme urgently! Appliance will shortly be locked. |
![]() | "Demo mode" is activated. |
Here you can find an overview of the symbols that are always visible.
![]() | Switch the appliance on or off. |
![]() | Select baristaMode or comfortMode. |
![]() | Dispense two cups. |
![]() | Save favourite beverage. |
![]() | Open or close the service programmes. |
![]() | Open or exit the settings. |
Use original accessories. These have been made especially for your appliance.
Accessories | Retail | Customer service |
Cleaning tablets | TZ80001A TZ80001B | 00312097 00312098 |
Descaling tablets | TZ80002A TZ80002B | 00312094 00312095 |
Water filter | TZ70003 | 00575491 |
Water filter pack of 3 | TZ70033A | - |
Care set | TZ80004A TZ80004B | 00312105 00312106 |
Adapter for milk containers | TZ70001 | 17006005 |
Prepare the appliance for use.
Remove the protective foils and clean the appliance and individual parts. Follow the illustrated instructions at the beginning of this manual.
ATTENTION!
Unsuitable beans can block the grinder.
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Notes
Tip: To keep the coffee beans at their best, store them in a sealed container in a cool place.
You can keep the coffee beans in the bean container for several days without them losing their aroma.
It is important to set the water hardness correctly so that your appliance indicates in good time that it needs descaling. You can use the enclosed test strip to check the water hardness or ask your local water company.
Note: Please use the test strip even if you have a water softening system installed as they generate different water hardnesses.
Tips
The table shows allocation of the levels to the different degrees of water hardness.
Setting | Ring setting on INTENZA filter | German degrees in °dH | Total hardness in mmol/l |
1 | A | 1 - 7 | < 1.3 |
2 | A | 8 - 14 | 1.3 - 2.5 |
3 | B | 15 - 21 | 2.5 - 3.8 |
41 | C | 22 - 30 | > 3.8 |
1 Factory setting |
You can use a water filter to minimise limescale deposits and reduce impurities in the water.
The limescale content of the water influences the aroma and crema of coffee. There is an aroma ring on the underside of the BRITA INTENZA water filter. Turn the aroma ring to set the optimum aroma level for your mains water.
ATTENTION!
Possible damage to the appliance due to limescale build-up.
You can also operate your appliance without a water filter.
Notes
Tips
After connecting the appliance to the power supply, configure the settings for first use. First use appears when switching on for the first time or after resetting to the factory settings.
Notes
Please bear this information in mind so that you can get the best out of your appliance.
Notes
Do not drink the beverage.
Tip: You will get a stable, fine-pored crema after you have started up your appliance and dispensed a few cups.
Find out how to prepare a drink of your choice.
Risk of scalding!
Freshly prepared drinks are very hot.
Notes
Your appliance grinds the coffee two or three times.
To ensure that only pleasant-tasting and easily digestible aromatic substances are released, coffee beans are freshly ground and brewed again by the appliance.
The longer coffee brews, the more bitter substances and undesirable aromas are released. These bitter substances and undesirable aromas affect the taste and digestibility of coffee.
Note: The functions "doubleShot" and "tripleShot" depend on the beverage, the beverage strength and the beverage size selected.
Slow Brew and Cold Brew are slowly brewed beverages that your appliance dispenses in a pulsating beverage flow that is not continuous. This type of coffee preparation exists as a hot and a cold version. Dispensing of the beverage takes several minutes.
Note: Fill the water tank with fresh, cold, non-carbonated drinking water before dispensing drinks.
An example explains how to make a latte macchiato.
Risk of burns!
The milk system can become extremely hot.
Requirements
Notes
Tips
You can select the mode. When selecting "baristaMode", more setting options are available for the individual beverages, e.g. contact time.
Depending on your beverage, you can make 2 cups at the same time.
Note: If the "doubleShot" or "tripleShot" function is active, the function for dispensing two cups at once is not possible.
You can directly save a favourite beverage that you frequently dispense.
Tips
Note: If you save a new favourite beverage, this will replace your existing favourite.
Your appliance has an adjustable grinder, which you can use to customise the grinding level of the coffee beans in "baristaMode".
Note: The appliance variant with 2 bean containers allows you to set the grinding level for each bean container separately.
Tips
You can set your appliance to the type of coffee bean you are using.
*Depending on the appliance specifications
You can lock the appliance, to pro-tect children against scalding and burns.
Requirement: The appliance is switched on.
You can use the cup heater to preheat your cups.
Activating and deactivating the cup heater1
Risk of burns!
The cup heater1 can become very hot.
Tip: Place the cups with their base on the cup heater to warm them to optimum effect1.
1 Depending on the appliance specifications
Save beverages in your personal profile.
A profile contains preferred beverages with personal settings. To exit the settings, press .
Tip: You can change the settings at any time.
Note: The profile used last is always shown in the profiles. If several profiles have been created, press "Profiles" at the bottom of the display to create new profiles or edit existing ones.
This appliance is network-capable.
Connecting your appliance to a mobile device lets you control its functions via the Home Connect app, adjust its basic settings and monitor its operating status.
The Home Connect services are not available in every country. The availability of the Home Connect function depends on the availability of Home Connect services in your country. You can find information about this at: www.home-connect.com.
To be able to use Home Connect, you must first set up the connection to the WLAN home network (Wi-Fi) and to the Home Connect app.
The Home Connect app guides you through the entire login process. Follow the instructions in the Home Connect app to configure the settings.
Tip: Please also follow the instructions in the Home Connect app.
Notes
Requirements
Adapt Home Connect to your needs. You can find the Home Connect settings in the basic settings for your appliance. Which settings the display shows will depend on whether Home Connect has been set up and whether the appliance is connected to your home network.
Overview of the Home Connect settings
You can find an overview of the Home Connect settings and network settings here.
Basic setting | Selection | Description |
WiFi connection | On Off | Switch off the wireless module during long absences or to save energy. Note: In networked standby mode your appliance requires max. 2 W. |
Remote start | On Off | Switch remote start on the appliance on and off. Note: With the Home Connect app only switch-off is possible. |
Add mobile device | - | Connect the appliance to the "Home Connect" app or additional accounts. |
Network information | - | Display network information and appliance information. |
Delete network settings | - | Note: You cannot operate your appliance via the "Home Connect" app without a network connection. |
Software update | - | Note: This setting is only available with a software update. |
Customer Service can use Remote Diagnostics to access your appliance if you contact them, have your appliance connected to the Home Connect server and if Remote Diagnostics is available in the country in which you are using the appliance.
Tip: For further information and details about the availability of Remote Diagnostics in your country, please visit the service/support section of your local website: www.home-connect.com.
Please see the information on data protection.
The first time your appliance is registered on a home network connected to the Internet, your appliance will transmit the following types of data to the Home Connect server (initial registration):
This initial registration prepares the Home Connect functions for use and is only required when you want to use the Home Connect functions for the first time.
Note: Please note that the Home Connect functions can only be utilised with the Home Connect app. Information on data protection can be retrieved in the Home Connect app.
You can configure the basic settings for your appliance to meet your needs and call up additional functions.
You can find an overview of the basic settings here.
Basic setting | Selection | Use |
Beverage setting | Bean container | Set allocation of the bean containers. |
eGrinder | Electronic grinding level adjustment Set the basic grinding level in "comfortMode". | |
beanIdent System | Select the type of beans used. → "Using beanIdent System " | |
Milk sequence | Select the sequence for milk and coffee. | |
Latte macchiato pause | Select the pause between milk and coffee. | |
Brewing temperature | Set the brewing temperature. | |
Resetting beverage parameters | Reset the beverage settings. | |
Appliance setting | Cup heater1 | Switch the cup heater1 on or off. |
Automatic switch-off | Set the time after which the appliance switches off. | |
Display brightness | Set the brightness in steps. | |
Sounds |
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Water hardness | Set the water hardness. | |
Language | Set the language. | |
Factory settings | Reset the appliance to the factory settings. | |
Personalisation | Start category | Set the menu display after switching on, e.g. "Classic". |
Profile sequence | Set the sequence of profiles. | |
Beverage sequence in profile | Set the sequence of beverages in the profile. | |
Home Connect | Information about Home Connect | → "Setting up Home Connect" |
Appliance information | Beverage counter | Display the number of beverages dispensed. |
Cleaning information | Time until the water filter should next be changed or a service programme started. | |
Version information | Display network information and appliance information. | |
Licence information | Display FOSS licence text. | |
Mode | Mode for demo purposes | Switch "Demo mode" on or off. |
Quick guide to user interface | Get to know the appliance settings. | |
Customer service | Find QR code and country-specific Customer service. |
1 Depending on the appliance specifications
Tip: You can also use the quick-selection buttons on the display to set functions, e.g. activate child-proof lock, at the start of the setting options.
To keep your appliance working efficiently for a long time, it is important to clean and maintain it carefully.
Here you can find an overview of the components you can clean in the dishwasher.
ATTENTION!
Some components are sensitive to heat and may be damaged if they are cleaned in a dishwasher.
Suitable:
Not suitable:
1 Depending on the appliance specifications
Only use suitable cleaning agents.
ATTENTION!
Unsuitable cleaning products may damage the surfaces of the appliance.
Unsuitable cleaning and descaling agents may damage the appliance.
Tips
Risk of electric shock!
An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock.
Risk of burns!
Some parts of the appliance become very hot.
Note: The appliance will rinse itself automatically if you switch it on when it is cold or switch it off after it has dispensed coffee. The system is therefore self-cleaning.
Clean and empty the drip tray and coffee dregs container every day to prevent deposits. Follow the illustrated instructions below.
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Clean the milk container regularly for hygiene reasons. You can clean the milk container in the dishwasher. Follow the illustrated instructions below
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Use the service programmes if you insert or remove a water filter or in order to clean your appliance thoroughly. Your appliance will tell you when you need to perform a service programme, e.g. cleaning.
ATTENTION!
Improper cleaning and descaling or a delay in doing so may damage the appliance.
Notes
Tip: In addition to the automatic rinsing process, regularly also remove and clean the brewing unit.
Using the service programmes
Overview of service programmes
You can find an overview of the service programmes here.
Note: The start image shows the remaining number of beverages that can be dispensed until running the programme and the duration.
![]() | INTENZA filter | Insert, replace or remove the water filter. |
![]() | Cleaning milk system | Rinse the milk system automatically. |
![]() | calc'nClean | Combine cleaning and descaling. Remove residues of limescale and coffee from the pipes. |
![]() | Cleaning | Remove residues of coffee from the pipes. |
![]() | Descaling | Remove residues of limescale from the pipes. |
![]() | Cleaning brewing unit | The display shows optimum cleaning of the brewing unit step by step. |
![]() | Cleaning beverage outlet | The display shows optimum cleaning of the outlet step by step. |
![]() | Frost protection | Drain the pipes to protect the appliance during transport or storage. |
Special rinsing | If a service programme is interrupted, e.g. due to a power failure, it will rinse itself automatically. The appliance is then ready for use again. |
Tips
You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshooting information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unnecessary costs.
Risk of electric shock!
Improper repairs are dangerous.
Fault | Cause and troubleshooting |
Appliance no longer responds. | Appliance has a fault.
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Home Connect is not working properly. | Different causes are possible.
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Appliance only dispenses water, not coffee. | Empty bean container is not detected by the appliance.
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Coffee shaft on brewing unit is blocked.
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Coffee beans are too oily and do not fall into the grinder.
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Brewing unit is not inserted properly.
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Appliance is not dispensing milk froth. | Milk system is soiled.
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Milk tube not immersed in milk.
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Appliance is not dispensing milk froth. |
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No milk intake by the milk system. | The milk system is assembled incorrectly.
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Order for connecting the milk container and milk system is wrong.
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Milk tube not immersed in milk.
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Milk froth is too cold. | Milk is too cold.
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Cold-brewed beverage is not cold enough. | Water in water tank is warm.
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Appliance is not dispensing hot water. | Milk system is soiled.
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Milk system cannot be assembled or disassembled. | Order of assembly is wrong.
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Appliance is not dispensing drinks. | Air is in the water filter.
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Residues of limescale remover are blocking the water tank.
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There is dripping water on the inner floor of the appliance. | Drip tray was removed too soon.
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Brewing unit cannot be removed. | Locking device cannot be released, brewing unit is jammed.
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Grinder won't start. | Appliance is too hot.
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Grinder is not grinding any coffee beans despite full bean container. | Coffee beans are too oily and do not fall into the grinder.
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Coffee or milk froth quality varies widely. | Build-up of limescale in the appliance.
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Milk froth quality varies widely. | Milk froth quality depends on the type of milk or plantbased alternative used.
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Coffee is not dispensed or has slowed Set quantity is not | Grinding level is set too fine.
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Heavy build-up of limescale in the appliance.
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Air is in the water filter.
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Appliance is soiled.
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Coffee has no crema. | Type of coffee is not optimal.
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Coffee beans are no longer freshly roasted.
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Grinding level is not appropriate for coffee beans.
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Coffee is too acidic. | Grinding level is set too coarse.
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Type of coffee is not optimal.
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Coffee is too bitter. | Grinding level is set too fine.
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Type of coffee is not optimal.
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Coffee tastes burnt. | Grinding level is set too fine.
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Type of coffee is not optimal.
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Brewing temperature is too high.
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Coffee grounds are not compact and are too wet. | The grinding level is not set optimally.
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Coffee beans are too oily.
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Display shows "Please insert brewing unit.". | Cover is wrongly inserted.
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Display shows "Please fill water tank." despite the fact that the water tank is full. | Water tank is wrongly inserted.
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Carbonated water is in the water tank.
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Float is stuck in the water tank.
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New water filter was not rinsed as per instructions.
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Air is in the water filter.
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Water filter is old.
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Limescale deposits in the water tank are blocking the system.
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Display shows "Please clean the brewing unit and the water tank if necessary.". | Brewing unit is soiled.
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Mechanism of brewing unit is stiff.
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Display shows "Incorrect voltage". | There are problems with the power supply.
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Display shows "Restart appliance". | Appliance has a fault.
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Display very frequently shows "Please run calc'nClean programme!". | Decalcified water still contains small amounts of lime.
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Incorrect or too little descaling agent used.
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Service programme has not been carried out in its entirety.
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Activating frost protection
Protect your appliance from frost during transport and storage.
ATTENTION!
Residues of liquid in the appliance may damage it during transport or storage.
Function-relevant genuine spare parts according to the corresponding Ecodesign Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at least 7 years from the date on which your appliance was placed on the market within the European Economic Area.
Note: Under the terms of the manufacturer's warranty the use of Customer Service is free of charge.
Detailed information on the warranty period and terms of warranty in your country is available from our aftersales service, your retailer or on our website.
If you contact Customer Service, you will require the product number (ENr.), the production number (FD) and the consecutive numbering (Z-Nr.) of your appliance.
The contact details for Customer Service can be found in the enclosed Customer Service directory or on our website.
Product number (E-Nr.), production number (FD) and consecutive numbering (Z-Nr.)
You can find the product number (ENr.), the production number (FD) and the consecutive numbering (Z-Nr.) on the appliance's rating plate. Make a note of your appliance's details and the Customer Service telephone number to find them again quickly.
Voltage | 220–240 V ∼ |
Frequency | 50 Hz |
Connection rating | 1500 W |
Maximum static pump pressure | 20 bar |
Maximum capacity of water tank (without filter) | 2,3 l |
Maximum capacity of bean container | 375 g |
Maximum capacity of right/left bean container | 270 g / 250 g |
Length of the power cable | 100 cm |
Appliance height | 40 cm |
Appliance width | 32 cm |
Appliance depth | 47 cm |
Weight, empty | 12 kg |
Type of grinder | Ceramic |
Observe the following safety instructions.
Only use this appliance:
This appliance may be used by children aged 8 or over and by people who have reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or inadequate experience and/or knowledge, provided that they are supervised or have been instructed on how to use the appliance safely and have understood the resulting dangers.
Do not let children play with the appliance.
Children must not perform cleaning or user maintenance unless they are at least 8 years old and are being supervised.
Keep children under the age of 8 years away from the appliance and power cable.
Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over their heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffocate.
Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate.
Risk of electric shock!
Incorrect installation is dangerous.
If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous.
Improper repairs are dangerous.
An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock.
Risk of fire!
The appliance will become hot.
It is dangerous to use an extended power cord and non-approved adapters.
Risk of burns!
Some parts of the appliance become very hot.
Risk of scalding!
Freshly prepared drinks are very hot.
A remote start via the Home Connect app while the appliance is unattended may cause scalding to third parties.
Risk of injury!
Improper use of the appliance may endanger the user.
Trapped fingers when closing the appliance door.
The grinder rotates.
Magnetism!
The appliance contains permanent magnets. These may affect electronic implants, e.g. pacemakers or insulin pumps.
Risk of harm to health!
During filtering there may be a slight increase in the potassium level, which is possibly not good for dialysis patients and people with kidney disease.
Soiling on the appliance may be harmful to health.
Water from the hot water circuit can be harmful to health.
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