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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter summarizes the most common problems encountered with the
appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, contact
your nearest authorized service center.
CLEANING THE SOLE PLATE
Clean the sole plate regularly to move stains.
1. Insert the power plug into an earthed power supply and press the on/off button to switch
on the appliance and allow it heat up.
2. After approx.2 minutes, press the on/off button again to switch off the appliance and
detach the power plug from the power supply.
3. Place a piece of moist cotton cloth on the ironing board.
4. Iron over the cotton cloth repeatedly to remove stains from the sole plate.
Do not discard the appliance with the normal household waste at the
end of its lifespan, but hand it in at an official collection point for
recycling. By doing this, you will help to preserve the environment.
STORAGE
1. Press the on/off button to switch off the appliance
and detach the power plug from the power supply.
2. Detach the detachable water tank and empty it.
3. Place the iron on the iron platform.
4. Turn the carry lock over the tip of the sole plate to
lock the iron onto the iron platform.
5. Fold the supply hose and power cord to store them in
their respective storage compartments.
6. You can now easily carry the appliance by the handle
of the iron with one hand.
Do not carry the appliance by holding the water tank
release lever.
ROBLEM OSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTION
The applia ce produces Water is pumped i to the boiler i side the If the pumpi g sou d persists co ti uously,
a loud pumpi g sou d. applia ce. This is ormal. switch off the applia ce a d remove the
power plug from the power supply. Co tact
your earest authorized service ce ter.
There is ot e ough water i the water ta k. Fill the water ta k.
The applia ce is ot hot e ough to produce Wait u til the iro ready light illumi ates
steam. co ti uously.
The applia ce does ot Steam trigger ot pressed. Press a d hold the steam trigger while
produce a y steam. steam iro i g.
The water ta k is ot secured properly. Slide the water ta k firmly back i to the
applia ce’s proper positio (click).
The applia ce is ot switched o . I sert the power plug i to the power supply
a d press the o /off butto to switch o the
applia ce.
The applia ce has The auto-shut-off fu ctio is activated Press the o /off butto to switch o the
switched off. automatically whe the applia ce has ot applia ce agai .
bee used for more tha 10 mi utes.
The light i the o /off The auto-shut-off fu ctio is activated Press the o /off butto to switch o the
butto illumi ates. automatically whe the applia ce has ot applia ce agai .
bee used for more tha 10 mi utes.
Water droplets escape from Whe you start steam iro i g a d i the This is ormal. Hold the iro over a old
the sole plate. eve t of a i terruptio , the steam i side the cloth a d press the steam trigger. The cloth
hose would have cooled dow a d absorb the water droplets. After a few
co de sed i to water, causi g water droplets seco ds, steam i stead of water comes
to escape from the sole plate. out of the soleplate.
Wet spots appear o the The wet spots that appear o your garme t Iro the wet spots without steam for some
garme t duri g iro i g. after you have steam iro ed for some time time to dry them. If the u derside of the
may be caused by steam that has co de sed iro i g board is wet, wipe it dry with a piece
o to the iro i g board. of dry cloth.
Flakes a d impurities come Impurities or chemicals prese t i the water Clea the soleplate with a damp cloth.
out of the sole plate or the may have deposited i the steam ve ts
the sole plate is dirty. a d/or o the soleplate.
Too much scale a d mi erals have Descale the applia ce regularly (see chapter
accumulated i side the applia ce. o “clea i g a d mai te a ce”, sectio –
descali g the applia ce with the
CALC-Clea k ob)
Water leaks from the If you tilt the applia ce duri g while movi g Do ot tilt the applia ce whe the water ta k
applia ce. it or place it o a u eve surface with the is full.
water ta k full, water may spill out of the
water ta k.
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