44 ENGLISHYellowDESCALINGThe descaling process takes approx. 35 minutes.Limescale builds up inside the machine during use. It needs to be removedregularly as it may clog the water and coffee circuit of your machine. Themachine indicates when descaling is needed. Descaling is required whenthe machine display shows the CALC CLEAN icon.Caution:Not doing this will ultimately make your machine stop working prop-erly, and in this case repairing is NOT covered by your warranty.Always use Saeco descaling product only, since it has been designed tooptimize machine performance.You can purchase separately the SAECO descaling solution. Please refer tothe maintenance product page in this user manual for further details.Warning:Never drink the descaling solution or any products dispensed until thecycle has been carried out to the end. Never use vinegar as a descalingsolution.Note:Do not turn off the machine during the descaling cycle. Otherwise you willneed to restart the descaling cycle from the very beginning.To execute the descaling cycle, follow the steps below:Before descaling:1 Empty the drip tray.