g17Maintenance and careThe sole-plate of the iron can be con-taminated by remains of washingagent and by the finish of fabrics andfibres and it then no longer slidessmoothly over the material.The iron should therefore be rubbedover with a fluff-free cloth after iron-ing. Marks and deposits difficult toremove should be treated with an ironcleaning pencil.1 Products containing alkali (e.g. ovencleaners), sharp cleaning agents, abra-sive agents or steel wool must not beused on any account.2 For the sake of theenvironmentDo not simply discard packing material.• Cardboard packing can be taken toused paper collection points.• Take the plastic polyethylene bag (PE)to a PE collection point for recycling.• Padding elements are of foamed poly-styrene (PS). They are free from CFC.• Please make inquiries at your munici-pal office about your local recyclingcentre.Customer serviceOur products satisfy the highest qual-ity standards. Please write to us, how-ever, if you have any questionsconcerning use of this appliance. Onlywith your support can we developappliances to satisfy your require-ments.What to do if...Problem Cause Possible remedyOperating indication lampdoes not light, appliancedoes not function– Plug not property inserted,power supply not present– Other causes– Insert plug properly, checkpower supply– Take appliance to cus-tomer serviceIron does not heat up – Temperature selector set to”min.”– Other causes– Set temperature selectorto correct position– Take appliance to cus-tomer serviceSteam and water emerge – Iron is not sufficiently hot– Preceded by a prolongedperiod of intensive steamproduction– Condensation in connect-ing hose– Other causes– Set temperature selectorto - – Wait until steam genera-tor temperature indica-tion lamp extinguishes– Press steam jet buttonseveral times– Take appliance to cus-tomer service