Give your coffee machine the deep clean it’s been waiting for.

EQ.6 plus provides dedicated service programms to support the cleaning and maintenance process of your Siemens EQ.6 plus coffee machine.

The appliance will notify you with one of the following notifactions if a service programm should be started:

• Descaling necessary or
• Cleaning necessary or
• Calc’n Clean necessary

The unit should immediately be cleaned or descaled using the appropriate programme. The two processes Descale and Clean can optionally be carried out together using the Calc’n Clean function.

Follow the explanation if a service programme is mentioned on the display.

Notes:

• Failure to carry out the service programme according to the instructions may damage the appliance.
• Important: if descaling is not performed on the appliance in good time, then the following appears: Descaling overdue. Appliance will soon be locked --> press menu for 3 sec. Immediately perform the descaling process in accordance with the instructions. If the appliance is locked, it can only be operated again once the descaling process has been carried out.
• Using a water filter increases the intervals until a descaling programme needs to be performed.

To process this service programm correctly you need a cleaner tablett and a descaler tablets.

Both products are available in the Siemens online shop.

Here you can order them directly.

• Buy cleaning tablets here
• Buy descaling tablets here

If there is a water filter in the water tank, be sure to remove it before starting the service programme.

• Touch to open the menu.
• Use to choose Cleaning and care and touch to confirm your choice.
• Use to choose calc’nClean and touch to confirm your choice.
• Touch [start/stop] to begin running the programme.

The display will indicate the progress of the programme:

• Empty and re-insert the drip tray.
• Open the ground coffee drawer.
• Drop one Siemens cleaning tablet in the drawer and close it.
• Touch [start/stop].

The following request appears: Remove water filter if inserted --> start.

Remove the filter and then touch [start/stop] again.

• Pour lukewarm water into the empty water tank up to the “0.5 l” mark and then dissolve one Siemens descaling tabletin it.

• Touch [start/stop].
• Place a container with a capacity of 1 litre under the beverage outlet.
• Place the end of the suction pipe in the container.
• Touch [start/stop].
• The descaling programme will now run for about 28 minutes.

If there is not enough descaling solution in the water tank, you will see the prompt Refill descaler --> start.

• Add more descaling solution and then touch [start/stop] again.
• Rinse the water tank and refill it with fresh water up to the “max” mark.
• If you use a filter, replace it now.
• Touch [start/stop].

The descaling programme will now run for about one more minute, and then the cleaning programme will run for about 7 minutes and rinse the appliance.

• Empty and re-insert the drip tray.

Important: Wipe over the appliance with a soft damp cloth to ensure that you immediately remove any traces of descaling solution. It is possible for corrosion to form underneath such deposits. New sponge cloths may contain salts that can cause rust films to form on stainless steel, so such cloths should always be thoroughly rinsed before use. Clean the suction pipe of the drinks outlet particularly carefully. The appliance has finished descaling and is ready for use again.

Important: If any of the service programmes is ever interrupted, for instance by a power failure, please proceed as follows:

• Rinse the water tank and refill it with fresh water up to the “max” mark. Touch [start/stop].

The appliance will be rinsed for approx. 2 minutes for safety reasons.

• Empty and re-insert the drip tray.

The aborted service programme must be restarted.

The following accessories are available from retailers or from customer service:

Here you will find an overview about tips and tricks on how to clean and maintain your EQ.6 plus fully automatic bean-to-cup coffee machine.

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