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Schaerer Coffee Machine Message: Cleaning Program Reminder

Cleaning program on a Schaerer Coffee Art Plus Touch is a daily cleaning reminder that appears at a preset time. The machine must be cleaned. Run the daily cleaning procedure, which the manual describes on pages 19 to 20.

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Low: a daily reminder; the machine keeps working.

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Code
Cleaning program
Maker
Schaerer
Equipment
Super-automatic coffee
Applies to
Schaerer Coffee Art Plus Touch, model 040381-00090EUS (SAP 1340900024)

What does Schaerer Cleaning program mean?

The Coffee Art Plus Touch asks for a daily cleaning at a time that is preset in the machine. When that time comes, the display shows Cleaning program as a reminder. It is not a malfunction. Coffee oils, milk and fine particles gather in the brewing unit and lines over a day, and a daily cleaning keeps them from turning rancid and from affecting taste or blocking the lines. The manual's step is to run the daily cleaning procedure, described on pages 19 to 20. The message returns each day at the preset time until the cleaning has been done. If you clean at a different time than the preset one, it can still show when the preset time arrives. A reminder that is ignored does not stop the machine, but the build-up it is meant to prevent affects the taste of the first drinks the next morning. Doing the cleaning at a quiet time, such as after closing, keeps it from interrupting service.

Affected models and control systems

Schaerer Coffee Art Plus Touch, model 040381-00090EUS (SAP 1340900024), from the 03.2021 v03 user manual.

Code numbers and their meaning can change between control generations. We match the full model and control before acting on a code.

What you may notice

  • Cleaning program on the display at a set time each day
  • Machine otherwise working
  • Cleaning tablets or cleaner nearby
  • Reminder returning daily
  • Slight film or bitterness in the first drinks of the day

Possible causes

Listed in Schaerer's documentation

  • Daily reminder at the preset time

Other likely causes — what usually sits behind Cleaning program on this control. A technician confirms which one it is before any part is replaced.

  • Daily cleaning skipped
  • Cleaning started but not finished
  • Preset time falling in the middle of service
  • Cleaning done earlier but not recorded by the machine

Safe checks before calling for service

✓ What an operator can do
  1. Run the daily cleaning procedure in the manual, pages 19 to 20.
  2. Have the cleaner or tablets ready before you start.
  3. Let the cleaning program finish without switching the machine off.
  4. Empty the grounds container afterward.
  5. If the reminder keeps returning right after cleaning, tell a technician what time it is preset to.

How a technician diagnoses Cleaning program

  1. Read the message and the cleaning history.
  2. Check the preset reminder time in the settings.
  3. Run the cleaning program and watch each step.
  4. Check the valves and pump used in cleaning.
  5. Check the cleaner dosing.
  6. Correct the time or replace the part that interrupts the program.
! Leave this to a technician
  • Cleaner is a chemical and must be rinsed out of the lines.
  • The cleaning program runs hot water through the unit.
  • The preset time is part of the machine's settings.

Technical reference

Document
Schaerer Coffee Art Plus Touch User Manual
Maker documentation
Schaerer owner support
Edition
User Manual | 03.2021 | v03 (Version 03 / March 2021)
Models / control
Schaerer Coffee Art Plus Touch, model 040381-00090EUS (SAP 1340900024)
Section
Error Messages, pp. 23-24
Checked
October 2026

We use the maker's document to read the code and do not reproduce it. Always confirm the complete model and control before applying these steps.

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Cleaning programQuestions about Schaerer Cleaning program
Is Cleaning program an error?

No. It is a daily reminder to clean the machine, and nothing has failed.

Can I postpone it?

The machine keeps working, but residue builds up and the reminder returns at the preset time.

Can the time be changed?

The preset time is a setting, so ask your technician if it falls in a busy hour.

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