Technical data

6 Maintenance

Your IMPRESSA has the following integrated maintenance pro-

grams:

p Rinse the machine

p Change the filter

p Clean the machine

p Descale the machine

The illuminated maintenance indicator draws your attention to the

maintenance actions that are necessary. Open the access door and

note the further indicators in the maintenance field. In the example

shown on the left, your IMPRESSA is prompting you to clean it.

o Clean or descale the machine or change the filter whenever

the appropriate indicator is lit up.

To ensure that you get many years' reliable service out of your

IMPRESSA and to guarantee the optimum coffee quality, the

machine requires daily maintenance.

You should proceed as follows:

p Empty the coffee grounds container and the drip tray. Rinse

them with warm water.

p Rinse the water tank with clean water.

p Dismantle and rinse the Cappuccino Frother (see Chapter 6,

‘Maintenance

– rinsing the Easy Cappuccino Frother’).

p Wipe the surface of the machine with a damp cloth.

o Once the IMPRESSA has heated up following switch-on, the

Maintenance symbol

h will light up, prompting you to per-

form a rinse operation. To initiate the rinse operation, press

the Rotary Switch.

o When the IMPRESSA is switched off, a rinse operation is auto-

matically performed.

6 Maintenance

Maintenance tips

Rinsing the machine