Philips GC6510/02 [11/140] English

’Steam ready’ light (GC6540 only)

When the steam tank is ready for steam ironing, the ‘steam ready’ light goes on.

Cleaning and maintenance

after ironing

1 Set the on/off switch to ‘O’ (Fig. 4).

2 Remove the mains plug from the wall socket.

3 Put the iron on the iron stand, set the steam control to ECO (GC6540 only) and let the

appliance cool down.

Iron

1 Clean the iron with a damp cloth.

2 Wipe scale and any other deposits off the soleplate with a damp cloth and a non-abrasive

(liquid) cleaner.

Never immerse the iron in water nor rinse it under the tap.

Steam tank

Rinse the steam tank once a month or after you have used the appliance approximately 10 times.

1 Carefully remove the steam tank cap (Fig. 2).

Lettheappliancecooldownsufcientlybeforeyouremovethesteamtankcap.

2 Rinse the steam tank with 500ml of fresh water.

3 Hold the steam tank upside down over the sink and pour out the water (Fig. 12).

4 Screw the steam tank cap back onto the steam tank.

Storage

1 Remove the mains plug from the wall socket and let the appliance cool down.

Makesuretheappliancehascooleddownsufcientlybeforeyouputitaway.

2 Empty the steam tank.

3 Regularly check if the mains cord and the supply hose are still undamaged and safe.

4 GC6540/GC6530 only: For safe storage, lock the iron onto the stand with the iron lock slide.

First put down the tip (1) and then put down the heel (2) (Fig. 13).

5 Wind up the hose and cord separately.

6 Insert the hose and cord neatly in the cord storage compartment (Fig. 14).

Environment

- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste at the end of its life, but

hand it in at an ofcial collection point for recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the

environment (Fig. 15).

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