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Do not open or repair the appliance.
Improper repairs can give rise to signif-
icant hazards for the user.
Repairs to electrical appliances are only
to be performed by qualified service
engineers.
In the case that repair becomes neces-
sary, including the replacement of the
mains lead, please contact the dealer
from whom you purchased the appli-
ance, or the AEG Service Line.
If the appliance is used for a purpose
other than that intended, or is incor-
rectly operated, no liability for any
resulting damage or claims under the
guarantee can be accepted - this is also
the case if the cleaning and descaling
programs are not performed immedi-
ately after the illumination of the cor-
responding indicators (Figure 2), and in
accordance with the information given
in these operating instructions.
;
This appliance complies with the fol-
lowing EC directives:
• 73/23/EWG dated 19.02.1973 “Low
Voltage Directive“, including Directive
Amendment 93/68/EWG
• 89/336/EWG dated 03.05.1989 “EMC
Directive“, including Amendment
Directive 92/31/EWG
1. Before Using for the First Time
1.1. Setting Up the Appliance
Choose a suitable, level, stable,
unheated, dry surface. Pay attention to
adequate air circulation.
Important:
If the appliance is placed in
a warm room after being brought in
from the cold - wait approx. 2 hours
before switching on the appliance!
1.2. Cable compartment (Figure 3)
Your appliance has a cable compart-
ment on the rear. If the mains lead is
too long, you can push the cable that is
not needed into the cable compart-
ment.
1.3. Adjusting the Water Hardness
Your appliance can be adjusted to the
hardness of the water used. The correct
adjustment of the water hardness is
necessary for the correct function of
the automatic scaling indicator (see
also Section 9.).
Use the Aquadur® test strips supplied
to determine the hardness the local
water. Follow the instructions given on
the test strip packaging. Or: Ask your
water board about the hardness of
your water!
The appliance has 5 hardness settings,
the appliance is set to the
middle set-
ting, 3
, in the factory (corresponds to
16°-23° degrees German hardness).
You can change this setting as follows:
0
Plug the appliance into the mains.
0
Do
not
switch on the appliance.
0
Press the
“1 Cup“ button for
approx. 3 seconds. The
“Descale“
indicator flashes.
Pressing the
“1 Cup“ button again
changes the water hardness setting by
one step to 4, 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on.
0
To store the water hardness setting and
to end the procedure, press the
“On/Off“ button. All indicators go out.
If a button is not pressed for more than
30 sec., the procedure is automatically
ended without changing the value
saved previously.