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Dear customer, Before placing your new refrigerator/freezer into operation please read these operating instructions carefully. They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructions for future reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance.
Safety The safety of our refrigerators/freezers is in accordance with recognised technological standards and appliance safety legislation. We neverthe- less feel that it is important to acquaint you with the following safety guidelines: Use for Intended Purpose • The refrigerator/freezer is intended for household use. It is suited for the refrigeration, freezing and frozen storage of foods as well as the preparation of ice.
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Safety • Children often do not recognise the dangers involved with household appliances. Please provide for the necessary supervision and do not allow children to play with the appliance! Daily Operation • Containers with flammable gases or fluids can develop leaks through contact with the cold.
Disposal Appliance Packaging Information All materials are environmentally sound! They can be dumped or bur- ned at an incinerating plant without danger! About the materials: The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the interior.
Remove transport safeguard The appliance as well as interior accessory parts are safeguarded for transport. Remove all tape and pads from the interior of the appliance. Installation Installation Location The appliance should be set up in a well ventilated, dry room. Energy use is affected by the ambient temperature.
The refrigerator/freezer needs air Air is fed under the door through the vent slots in the base and is exhausted upwards along the back wall. To ensure proper air cir- culation never cover or alter the vent openings. Attention! If the appliance is installed under, for example, a hanging cabinet, a clearance of at least 5 cm between the top of the...
Changing the opening direction of the doors Before carrying out any operations, remove the plug from the power socket. To change the opening direction of the door, proceed as follows: 1. Remove the upper hinge and the upper support taking care for the upper door not to fall off ;...
m m Warning: After having reversed the opening direction of the doors check that all the screws are properly tightened and that the magne- tic seal adheres to the cabinet. If the ambient temperature is cold (i.e. in Winter), the gasket may not fit perfectly to the cabinet. In that case, wait for the natural fitting of the gasket or accelerate this process by heating up the part involved with a normal hairdrier.
Prior to Initial Start-Up Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putting it into ope- ration for the first time, leave the appliance to stand for 30 minutes if was transported upright. After transport on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 4 hours before putting it into operation.
The following effects are of significance in respect of the interior tem- perature: – Ambient temperature; – Quantity and temperature of the food stored; – Frequency with which the door is opened and how long it is left open. Switching the Appliance Off Refrigerator and freezer compartments can not be switched off inde- pendently of one another.
Interior Accessories Storage Shelves/Storage Racks Depending on the model, your appliance is equipped with either glass storage shelves or storage racks. A glass storage shelf must always remain inserted into the lower guide track above the fruit and vegetable trays, so that fruits and vegetable remain fresh longer.
Proper Storage Different temperature zones exist within the refrigerator due to the laws of physics. The coldest zone is at the bottom storage shelf above the fruit and vegetable trays. The warmer zones are found at the uppermost storage shelves and in the door compartments. The arrangement example shows at which places in the refrigerator suita- ble temperatures for various types of...
Freezing Attention! • Before foods are frozen, the actual temperature in the freezer com- partment must be -18°C or colder. • Please observe indicated freezing capacity on the serial plate. The freezing capacity represents the maximum amount of fresh goods that can be frozen within 24 hours.
Frozen Storage Attention! Before initial loading of the freezer compartment with pre- viously frozen goods, the required storage temperature of -18°C must be reached. The freezer door storage compartment (2 stars) serves only for storage purposes at -12 °C. Storage time: 2-3 weeks, depending on food. •...
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Defrosting Freezer Compartment Defrosting Moisture is precipitated in the form of white frost in the freezer com- partment during operation and when the door is opened. Remove this white frost from time to time with a soft plastic scraper, e.g. a dough scraper.
Cleaning and Care For hygienic reasons the appliance interior, including interior accesso- ries, should be cleaned regularly. Warning! • The appliance may not be connected to the mains during cleaning. Danger of electrical shock! Before cleaning switch the appliance off and remove the plug from the mains, or switch off or turn out the circuit breaker or fuse.
Outside of appliance Steel surface: For cleaning of the steel surface you can use cleaning agent for steel usual in the trade. Thouse cleaning agents create a protection against fingerprints as well. Warning: When using this product, it is necessary to avoid the contact with plastic material because of degradation.
What to do if ... Correcting Malfunctions Perhaps a malfunction has been caused by a minor error, which you can correct yourself with the help of the following instructions. Do not attempt any further repairs if the following instructions do not help in each specific case.
Malfunction Possible cause Remedy seal with a hand-held hair dryer at those points which Large accumulation of are not airtight (no warmer frost in the appliance, Door is not properly sealed than approx. 50°C). At the perhaps also at the door same time, shape the war- seal.
Customer Service If you cannot find the remedy for a malfunction in these operating instructions, please contact your dealer or our customer service depart- ment. Addresses and telephone numbers are listed in the accompanying booklet "Guarantee Conditions/Customer Service Locations". Selective ordering of replacement parts can save unnecessary travel and costs.
Regulations, Standards, Guidelines This appliance was designed for household use and was manufactured in accordance with the appropriate standards. The necessary measures in accordance with appliance safety legislation regulations (GSG), acci- dent prevention regulations for refrigeration appliances (VBG 20) and the regulations of the German Society of Electrical Engineers (VDE) were observed in the manufacture of this appliance.