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What do I do, if ...
• ... coffee-making is interrupted and
the "Fill water tank" indicator (Fig. 3,
k)
flashes?
– The water tank is empty. Fill the
water tank and press the
the
key again.
– The water tank is not properly
inserted. Check that the water tank
is properly seated.
– The coffee is ground too finely.
Clean the coffee-making unit and
adjust the grinding texture.
• ... the coffee machine does not oper-
ate, and the "Empty grounds con-
tainer" indicator (Fig. 3, j)
flashes?
– The coffee grounds container is full.
Empty and thoroughly clean the
grounds container.
• ... the coffee machine does not oper-
ate, and all 5 indicator lights and
or
are flashing?
– The coffee-making unit is blocked.
Refer to „Cleaning the Coffee-mak-
ing Unit" Page 39. Completely
remove any encrusted coffee
remains from the coffee-making
unit and reduce the coffee quantity.
– The coffee-making unit is overfilled.
Refer to „Cleaning the Coffee-mak-
ing Unit" Page 39. Completely
remove any encrusted coffee
remains from the coffee-making
unit and reduce the amount of
ground coffee spooned in.
– If you are unable to remedy the
fault, please contact the AEG Cus-
tomer Service Centre or phone the
Hotline.
• ... the espresso/coffee is not hot
enough?
– Preheat the cups with hot water.
Increase the coffee temperature as
described in this manual
– The coffee machine may need des-
caling
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• ... the espresso/coffee is too weak?
– Not enough ground coffee. Increase
the amount of ground coffee
– The coffee bean container is empty.
Add coffee beans
– The coffee quantity is set too low.
key or
Increase the coffee quantity
– The grinding texture is set too
coarse. Set the grinding texture to a
finer grade
• ...milk not frothy enough?
– The milk is too hot or too old or the
fat content is too high. Use suitable
milk
– Blocked steam nozzle. Clean the
steam nozzle
– The air intake in the frothing aid is
blocked. Clean the frothing aid
• ... the bean container will not locate
on the grinder?
– Coffee bean residue on or around
the grinder: Remove coffee bean
residue from the grinder
– Coffee bean residue is jammed in the
bean container lock. Clear the bean
container lock of coffee bean resi-
due
• ... the grinder makes very loud noises
when grinding?
– The grinder is blocked by a foreign
body. Remove the foreign bodyas
described in this manual, refer to
„Cleaning the Grinder" Page 38. If
necessary, have the coffee machine
checked by the AEG Customer Ser-
vice Centre.
– You can continue to use your coffee
machine with ground coffee.
• ... the coffee-making unit will not
come out?
– The coffee-making unit is not in the
base position.
– Leave the coffee machine switched
– Switch off the coffee machine and
on, and set the bean container to
"Ground Coffee".
remove the coffee-making unit,
refer to „Cleaning the Coffee-
making Unit" Page 39