Normal operation · Nespresso Vertuo Plus
Nespresso Vertuo Plus: Steady green light
Ready mode: the machine has heated and is waiting for you to brew.
- Which light
- Main button or power light
- Colour
- Green
- Steady or flashing
- Steady
What Nespresso says to do
- Insert a fresh capsule, close and lock the handle, and press the button to brew.
- If nothing comes out, check the water tank is filled and the capsule sits in the right position, then press the button again.
From User manual of Vertuo Plus and Vertuo Next: Vertuo Plus blinking summary (8 patterns) and ‘Troubleshooting’ for Vertuo Next / Vertuo Pop / Vertuo Plus. This is the Vertuo Plus’s pattern; another Nespresso machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Nespresso Vertuo Plus lights
Normal operation 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: User manual of Vertuo Plus and Vertuo Next: Vertuo Plus blinking summary (8 patterns) and ‘Troubleshooting’ for Vertuo Next / Vertuo Pop / Vertuo Plus — Vertuo Plus (shared multi-language Vertuo manual, Vertuo Plus section). www.nespresso.com Checked 2026-09-29.