19Care and Cleaning1 Do not under any circumstances use furni-ture care products or aggressive cleaners.• If necessary, clean the controls only with a softcloth and pure warm water.• The spray arms do not need cleaning.• Occasionally check the internal containers, doorseal, and water inlet for soiling, clean if necessary.Cleaning the Filter3 The filters in the base of the washing com-partment are to a large extent self-cleaning.Nevertheless the filters should be checkedand cleaned from time to time. Dirty filterswill degrade the washing result.1. Open the door, remove the lower rack.2. The dishwasher filter system comprises a coarse/fine filter, microfilter and a flat filter. Unlock the fil-ter system using the handle on the microfilter, andremove.3. Turn the handle about ¼ a turn anticlockwise andremove.4. Take hold of the coarse/fine filter (1) by the handlewith the hole and remove from the microfilter (2).5. Clean all filters thoroughly under running water.6. Remove the flat filter (3) from the base of thewashing compartment and clean both faces thor-oughly.7. Put the flat filter back in the base of the washingcompartment.8. Place the coarse/fine filter in the microfilter andpress together.9. Put the filter combination in place and lock byturning the handle clockwise to the stop. Duringthis process ensure that the flat filter does not pro-trude .above the base of the washing compart-ment.1 Under no circumstances may the dishwasherbe used without filters.