Cleaning and maintenance
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4.1 Cleaning
WARNING: When
you are finished with
ironing, unplug the
A
appliance. You can
drain the water in the
reservoir by opening
the refill lid (6) and
tilting the iron to the
front.
1. Unplug the appliance before
cleaning.
2. Wait for the appliance to cool
down completely.
3. Use a slightly damp cloth to clean
the outer surface of the appli-
ance. Then dry it thoroughly.
4. Wipe the sediments and resi-
dues on the soleplate (4) with
a slightly damp cloth and soft,
nonabrasive liquid cleaner as
necessary.
WARNING: Do not
use gasoline, solvent
A
and abrasive clean-
ing agents or hard
brush to clean the
appliance.
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4.2 Lime removal
(Self-Clean)
Lime removal function cleans the
lime particles accumulated in the
steam generator reservoir of the
appliance.
Use this function once in every 2
to 3 weeks. If the tap water is very
hard (if lime particles fall down
from the soleplate (4) of the appli-
ance), use the lime removal func-
tion more frequently.
1. Unplug the appliance.
2. Refill the appliance with water
(see. 3.3).
3. Steam setting button (7) off Set
to " " position."
4. Plug in the appliance and set the
temperature setting knob (2) to
max. position by turning it in the
clockwise direction.
5. When the thermostat indicator
light (10) turns off, unplug the
appliance.
6. Keep the iron in horizontal posi-
tion over the sink and hold the
lime removal button (7) at self-
clean " " position and shake
the iron. Continue until the water
in the reservoir is depleted.
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