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You may hear a sound when you remove the cap. This sound is caused by the vacuum or residual 

pressure inside the steam tank and is perfectly normal.

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 Pour water into the steam tank (max. 800ml) (Fig. 7).

Use tap water to fill the tank.

If the tap water in your area is ver y hard, we advise you to use 50% distilled water and 50% tap 

water.

Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents, ironing aids or other chemicals in the steam 

tank.

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 Screw the steam tank cap tightly onto the filling opening of the steam tank.

Fast refill

If the steam tank becomes empty during ironing, follow the procedure below to quickly refill the 

steam tank.

  1 

 Keep the appliance plugged into the mains and make sure the on/off switch is set to ‘I’ (Fig. 8).

  2 

 Press the steam trigger until you no longer hear any steam escaping from the 

appliance (Fig. 9).

  3 

 To depressurise the steam tank, keep the steam trigger pressed in and slowly unscrew the 

steam tank cap anticlockwise.

Place a piece of cloth over the cap when you unscrew it. Make sure there is no steam left in the 

steam tank. 

  4 

 Remove the mains plug from the wall socket and wait approximately 15 minutes for the 

appliance to cool down.

  5 

 Fill the steam tank as described in section ‘Filling the steam tank’ and let the appliance heat 

up again.

Setting the temperature

Always place the steam tank on a stable, level and horizontal surface. Do not put the steam tank 

on the soft part of the ironing board.

  1 

 Put the iron on the iron stand.

Do not put the hot iron on the supply hose or the mains cord. Make sure the cord does not 

come into contact with the hot soleplate.

  2 

 To set the required ironing temperature, turn the temperature dial to the appropriate 

position (Fig. 10).

Check the laundr y care label for the required ironing temperature:

laundry care table

Symbol on laundry 

care label

Type of fabric

Temperature 

setting

Steam setting 

(specific 

types only)

B

Synthetic fabrics (e.g. acetate, acr ylic, 

viscose, polyamide, polyester) and 

silk

1

 -

C

Wool

2

ECO

D

Cotton, linen

3

 to Max

ECO to 

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