Setting confirmed · Nespresso Citiz, Inissia and Pixie
Nespresso Citiz, Inissia and Pixie: Espresso light blinks once or twice after holding Espresso for 3 seconds (machine off)
The machine is showing its Auto Off setting: one blink means it turns itself off after 9 minutes without use, two blinks after 30 minutes.
- Which light
- Cup, drink or strength buttons
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Flashing or blinking
What Nespresso says to do
- Press Espresso to switch between 9 and 30 minutes. (The Pixie manual’s wording lists the two presses in the opposite order to its own blink key; trust the blink: one blink is 9 minutes.)
- Hold Lungo for 3 seconds to leave the setting.
From CitiZ — My Machine (user manual): Energy saving mode, First use, Coffee preparation, Emptying the system, Reset to factory settings, Descaling and Troubleshooting and Inissia (user manual): Energy saving mode, Coffee preparation, Emptying the system, Reset to factory settings, Descaling and Troubleshooting and Pixie — My Machine (user manual): First use, Coffee preparation, Energy saving mode, Emptying the system, Reset to factory settings, Descaling and Troubleshooting. This is the Citiz, Inissia and Pixie’s pattern; another Nespresso machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Nespresso Citiz, Inissia and Pixie lights
Setting confirmed on other machines
The same need shows up as a different light on each machine — which is why a light cannot be read without the machine.
Sources
Every line on this page comes from Nespresso’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Nespresso: CitiZ — My Machine (user manual): Energy saving mode, First use, Coffee preparation, Emptying the system, Reset to factory settings, Descaling and Troubleshooting — CitiZ C112 (2016 facelift manual, EN/FR/ES/BR). www.nespresso.com Checked 2026-09-29.
- Nespresso: Inissia (user manual): Energy saving mode, Coffee preparation, Emptying the system, Reset to factory settings, Descaling and Troubleshooting — Inissia C40 (2013 manual). www.nespresso.com Checked 2026-09-29.
- Nespresso: Pixie — My Machine (user manual): First use, Coffee preparation, Energy saving mode, Emptying the system, Reset to factory settings, Descaling and Troubleshooting — Pixie (2018 manual, UM_PIXIE_Z2). www.nespresso.com Checked 2026-09-29.