Cleaning your Wolf coffee maker will be very simple as long as you follow a few easy steps. You'll need vinegar to be able to clean this coffee maker the way the manufacturer recommends. Here's how it's done: Answer: Cleaning your Wolf coffee maker will be very simple as long as you follow a few easy steps. You'll need vinegar to be able to clean this coffee maker the way the manufacturer recommends. Here's how it's done: • Take the water filter out of the reservoir • Turn the mode selector bezel to the option that says "clean". • Pour 3/4 cup vinegar in the reservoir adding cold water next until the "clean" line is reached. • Put the water reservoir in its normal place in the coffee system. • Press the start/stop button, so your screen displays a three and starts a 20-minute timer • Once the cycle has ended, you will see the screen displays e words "more water". • Take the water reservoir out and fill it with cold water to the CLEAN line again. • Put the water reservoir back in the coffee system. • Press the start/stop button, so your screen displays a two and starts a 5-minute timer. • Once this cycle has ended, you will see the screen displays the words "add water". • Take the water reservoir out and fill it with cold water to the CLEAN line again. • Put the water reservoir back in the coffee system. •Once this cycle has ended, empty the carafe and put the water filter back into the water reservoir.