Bosch HBC24D5.3., Instruction Manual

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Cleaning sponge
The enclosed cleaning sponge is very absorbent. Use the
cleaning sponge only for cleaning the cooking compartment
and for removing residual water from the evaporator dish.
Wash the cleaning sponge thoroughly before using for the first
time. You can wash the cleaning sponge in the washing
machine (hot wash).
Microfibre cloth
The honeycomb microfibre cloth is particularly suitable for
cleaning sensitive surfaces such as glass, glass ceramic,
stainless steel or aluminium (product no. 460 770, also
available from our online eShop). It removes liquid and greasy
deposits in one go.
Descaling
The appliance must be descaled at regular intervals in order for
it to continue operating correctly. The Ê indicator reminds you
to do this.
You can only dispense with descaling completely if you
exclusively use softened water.
The descaling operation consists of:
■
Descale (approx. 30 minutes), then refill the water tank and
empty the evaporator dish
■
1st rinse (20 seconds), then empty the evaporator dish
■
2nd rinse (20 seconds), then remove the remaining water
All three steps must be completed in full. The appliance is
ready for operation again only after the 2nd rinse.
Descaler
Only use the liquid descaler recommended by the after-sales
service for descaling (product no. 311 138, also available
online from the eShop). Other descalers may damage the
appliance.
1.
Prepare a descaling solution by mixing 300 ml water and
60 ml liquid descaler.
2.
Empty the water tank and fill with descaling solution.
Caution!
Risk of surface damage: If descaler comes into contact with the
front of the appliance or any other sensitive surfaces, wash it off
immediately with water.
Starting descaling
The cooking compartment must have cooled down completely.
1.
Turn the operating mode selector to
r
Descale.
2.
Slide in the water tank containing the descaling solution and
close the appliance door.
3.
Press the n button.
The descaling process starts. The light in the cooking
compartment remains switched off.
Emptying the evaporator dish and refilling the water tank
An audible signal sounds after approx. 30 minutes. The
Ë
symbol (Fill water tank) and [
r
]
‹‹
:
…‹
min are displayed.
1.
Open the appliance door.
2.
Rinse the water tank thoroughly, fill with water and reinsert.
The É symbol (Empty evaporator dish) appears.
3.
Remove the descaling solution from the evaporator dish
using the cleaning sponge supplied.
4.
Close the appliance door.
1st rinse
Press the n button.
The appliance starts rinsing.
Empty evaporator dish
After 20 seconds,
É
(Empty evaporator dish) and [
r
]
‹
:
ƒ‹
appear.
1.
Open the appliance door.
2.
Thoroughly rinse out the cleaning sponge.
3.
Remove the remaining water from the evaporator dish using
the cleaning sponge.
4.
Close the appliance door.
2nd rinse
Press the n button.
The appliance starts rinsing.
Removing the remaining water
After 20 seconds, É (Empty evaporator dish) and ‹‹ : ‹‹
appear.
1.
Open the appliance door.
2.
Remove the remaining water from the evaporator dish using
the cleaning sponge.
3.
Wipe out the cooking compartment using the cleaning
sponge and then dry with a soft cloth.
4.
To switch off the appliance, turn the operating mode selector
back to Û .
Descaling is complete.
Cancelling the descaling
Note:
After cancelling, the appliance must be rinsed twice. The
appliance is locked for other applications until the second
rinsing operation is complete.
1.
Press and hold the n button to cancel the descaling
process.
[
r ] ‹‹ : …‹ min appears in the display.
To ensure that no descaling solution remains in the
appliance, it must be rinsed twice after a cancellation.
2.
Press the n button.
The
Ë
symbol (Fill water tank) appears.
Now proceed as described in the "Emptying the evaporator
dish and refilling the water tank" section.
Descaling the evaporator dish only
You can also use the
r
Descale operating mode if you do not
wish to descale the whole appliance, but only the evaporator
dish in the cooking compartment.
The only difference is as follows:
1.
Prepare a descaling solution by mixing 100 ml water and
20 ml liquid descaler.
Door panels See section: Cleaning the door panels
Caution!
Risk of surface damage: After cleaning, wipe the door panels with glass cleaner, then
dry. Otherwise, stains will be caused that will not be able to be removed.
Door seal Hot soapy water
Accessories Soak in hot soapy water. Clean with a brush or washing-up sponge or in the dish-
washer. If the rails are discoloured by starchy foods (e.g. rice), clean them with a vine-
gar solution.