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– Likeeachnaturalproduct,theconsist-
encyoftheBRITAMicroporeFilteris
subjecttonaturalvariances.Thiscan
leadtoaslightabrasionofsmallcarbon
particlesintoyourilteredwater,notice-
ableasblackbits.Theseparticleshave
nonegativehealtheffects.Ifingested,
theywillnotharmthehumanbody.In
caseyouobservecarbonparticles,
BRITArecommendstolushthecartridge
severaltimesoruntiltheblackbits
disappear.
– BRITAcannotacceptresponsibilityor
liabilityifyoudonotrespectourrecom-
mendationsfortheuseandexchangeof
theBRITAiltercartridge.
Descaling
Yourappliancehasanautomaticdescaling
programme.Whenthe
N
iconlightsup,
runthedescalingprogrammeassoonas
possible.Ifthedescalingprogrammeisnot
runasinstructed,theappliancemaybe
damaged.
Tip:
Withveryhard,calciferouswater,
pleasedescaletheappliancemoreoften
thanthe
N
symbolisdisplayed.Even
ilteredwatercontainslowamountsof
calciumcarbonate.
►
Turntheapplianceoffwiththe
on/off
switch.
►
Pressandholdthe
start/stop
button.
►
Turntheappliancebackonwiththe
on/
off
switch.
►
Releasethe
start/stop
buttonassoon
asthe
N
symbollightsup.
Nowproceedasdescribedunder“Running
thedescalingprogramme”.
Suitable descaling agents are available
from Bosch Customer Service (Article
No. 310967) or from specialty retailers.
Notes:
– Neverinterruptthedescalingprogramme.
– Neverdrinkanyoftheliquidsusedin
descaling.
– Neverusevinegarorvinegar-based
products.
– Alwaysremovetheilterholderandthe
iltercartridgebeforestartingthedescal-
ingprogramme.
Running the descaling programme
►
Removethewatertank,pouroutany
remainingwater,andreinsertit.
►
Preparethedescalingsolutionaccord-
ingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions
andpouritintothewatertankuptothe
calc
mark.Adescalingagentapproved
especiallyforthismachineisavailable
fromBoschCustomerService(Article
No.310967)orfromspecialtyretailers.
►
Placeacontainerholdingatleast500ml
underthewateroutlet.Thecontainer
mustitthecupstandexactlyandmust
remaininplace.Setthecupstandtothe
lowestposition.
►
Pressandholdthe
start/stop
buttonfor
atleast10secondstostartthedescaling
programme.
►
Thedescalingprogrammewillnow
runautomatically.The
N
iconlashes
whiletheprogrammeisrunning.(The
programmerunsforapprox.10minutes).
Thedescalingsolutionispumped
throughtheapplianceinmultiplephases
andthenrunsintothecontaineruntil
thewatertankisalmostempty.Asmall
amountofsolutionisalwaysleftinthe
tank.
►
Whenthemostrecentlyselected
temperatureiconlightsup,thedescaling
programhasinished.
►
Rinsethewatertankthoroughlyandill
uptothe
max
markwithfreshwater.
►
Nowselectanddrawwarmwaterthree
timestorinseouttheappliance.Donot
drinkthiswater!
Important:
Donotinterruptthedescaling
processunderanycircumstances.Ifthe
programmeisinterruptedbecauseof,for
example,toolittlewaterorapowerfailure,
itmustberestarted.