Switching On; Switching On The Steam Ironing System; Filling The Water Container - Miele B 2312 Operating Instructions Manual

Switching on

Switching on the steam ironing
system
^ Press the On/Off button s.
The circle around the s button will light
up yellow.
The system will start to heat up. Some
steam may escape from the iron during
the heating-up phase.
Pumping, boiling and knocking noises
may be heard during the heating-up
phase.
These are normal noises that occur
during operation.
The indicator light * illuminates when
the steam ironing system and the steam
function are ready to use.
Depending on the number of operating
hours the steam ironing system has
been used, it may carry out automatic
rinsing (see 'Automatic rinsing') or auto-
matic descaling (see 'Automatic
descaling').
As long as the rinsing or descaling
process is running, the steam
ironing system cannot be used for
ironing.
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Filling the water container

The indicator light k illuminates if the
water container is empty or not fitted in
the steam ironing system.
^ Remove the water container.
Hold the water container by the
integrated handle, then pull out at the
top and lift out to remove.
When removing the water container,
some drops of water may come out
before the container's valves have
completely closed. This can be avoided
by taking out the water container
slowly.