ÖKO-SANTO SUPER 1573-4 TK Automatic Refrigerator Operating Instructions
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. These operating instructions are for use with several technically comparable models with varying accessories. Please observe the notes which apply to your model.
Contents Important Safety Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Appliance Packaging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disposal of old Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Remove transport safeguard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important Safety Instructions These warnings are provided in the interests of your safety. Ensure you fully understand them before installing or using the appliance. Your safety is not paramount importance. If you are unsure about the meaning of these warnings contact the Customer Care Department for assistance. Intended use • The refrigerator is intended for use in the home. It is suitable for the cooling, freezing and storing of frozen food, as well as for making ice.
themselves in the appliance when playing (there is risk of suffocation!) or get themselves into other dangerous situations. • Often children cannot recognise the hazards present in household appliances. It is therefore important that you ensure adequate supervision and never let children play with the appliance! Daily Operation • Containers with flammable gases or liquids can leak at low temperatures.
Disposal Appliance Packaging Information All materials are environmentally sound! They can be dumped or burned 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. >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. the pads, which are all free of chlorofluorocarbon.
You can remove any remnants of adhesive using white spirit. ☞ Remove all adhesive tape and packing pieces 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.
Your refrigerator needs air The refrigerating unit of your refrigerator is designed for maintenancefree operation. What it should never lack is good ventilation. Air is supplied under the door through the ventilation slot between the refrigerator and storage surface. Air is extracted through the upper ventilation grille. Never obstruct these openings by plinth screens or crockery.
Mounting under a continuous worktop If installed under a continuous worktop, the appliance is fastened with a mounting screw (A) under the panel. A AEG96 Rehingeing the door The side at which the door opens can be changed from the right side (as supplied) to the left side, if the installation site requires. ☞ ☞ ☞ Warning! When changing the side at which the door opens, the appliance may not be connected to the mains. Remove plug from the mains beforehand.
☞ Unscrew the handle. Refit it on the opposite side after having pushed in the plugs with a punch. Cover the holes left open with the plugs contained in the documentation pack. AEG75 Changing over the freezer compartment door ☞ ☞ Open the freezer compartment door a little way. Using a small screwdriver, press the spring in the opening of the lower door bearing slightly upwards and take the door bearing out complete with the door. ☞ ☞ Position the covering cap (M) on the opposite side.
Prior to Initial Start–Up ☞ Please clean the appliance interior and all accessories prior to initial start-up (see section: “Cleaning and Care”). Electrical Connection Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liability should these safety measures not be observed.
Plug socket The plug socket necessary for connection of your appliance to the electricity supply should be positioned so that it is possible to pull out the appliance plug. If your appliance is installed under a continuous worktop, the plug socket should be provided as shown. A concealed spur socket requires 10 A/16 A fusing. 130 300 AEG44 If the socket is not accessible once the appliance is built in, the electrical installation must include suitable means of isolating the appliance from the mains (e.
Starting up and temperature regulation ☞ Insert the plug of the connection lead into the plug socket with protective earth contact. When the refrigerator compartment door is opened, the internal lighting is switched on. The temperature selector knob is located on the RH side of the refrigerator compartment. Setting “0” means: Off. Turning clockwise in direction “1”: Refrigerating unit on, the latter then operating automatically. Setting “1” means: Hightest temperature, warmest setting.
Interior Accessories Storage shelves/wire trays ☞ ☞ ☞ Various glass or plastic storage shelves and wire trays are included with your appliance - different models have different combinations. You should always slide one of the full size glass storage shelves into the lowest set of guides, above the fruit and vegetable containers, and keep it in this position.
Correct storage ➀ Butter and cheese ➁ Eggs, tubes, preserves ➂ Drinks ➃ Cheese storage, fruit, and vegetables ➄ Meat, salami, cold cuts, dairy produce ➅ Ready meals, pastries, preserves ➆ Frozen food storage/freezing food, icemaking. This symbol means that deep-frozen food can be kept for some months in this compartment. The length of storage time depends on the type of food - see manufacturer’s instructions. However, small quantities of fresh foods can be frozen (see: “Freezing and storage”).
☞ ☞ • Thawed foods which have not been processed further (cooked into meals) may not under any circumstances be frozen a second time. All foods must be packed air tight prior to freezing, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods occurs. Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could freeze to the food. Lay the packaged food on the floor of the freezer compartment.
Defrosting The fridge defrosts automatically The rear wall of the fridge covers with frost when the compressor is running, and defrosts when the compressor is off. The water from the thawing frost evaporates by itself. Defrosting the freezer compartment ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ During use and when the freezer compartment door is opened, moisture is deposited in the freezer compartment as frost. Remove this frost from time to time with the soft plastic scraper.
Switching off the appliance ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ To switch off the appliance, turn the temperature regulator to position "0". If the appliance is not going to be used for an extended period: Remove all refrigerated packages. Switch off the appliance by turning the temperature regulator to position "0". Remove the mains plug or switch off or turn out the circuit breaker or fuse. Clean thoroughly (see section: “Cleaning and Care”). Leave the door open to avoid the build up of odours.
☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ Remove frozen food and the food from the refrigerator. Wrap frozen food in several layers of newspaper. Store it in a cool place, well covered. Defrost the freezer compartment prior to cleaning (see “Defrosting” section). Switch the appliance off and remove the plug from the mains, or switch off or turn out the circuit breaker or fuse. Clean the appliance and the interior accessories with a cloth and lukewarm water. Commercially available dish washing detergents may also be used.
Energy Saving Tips • Do not install the appliance near cookers, radiators or other sources of warmth. High ambient temperatures cause longer, more frequent operation of the compressor. • Ensure sufficient air circulation and exhaust at the appliance base and at the back wall of the appliance. Never cover air vent openings. • Do not place warm foods into the appliance. Allow warm foods to cool first. • Only leave door open as long as necessary. • Do not set temperature any colder than necessary.
Malfunction Appliance does not work. Possible Cause Appliance is not switched on. Mains plug is not plugged in or is loose. Fuse has blown or is defective Socket is defective. Appliance cools too much. Temperature is set too cold. The food is too warm. Temperature is not properly adjusted. Door was open for an extended period. A large quantity of warm food was placed in the appliance within the last 24 hours. The appliance is near a heat source. Interior lighting does not work.
Malfunction Unusual noises. The compressor does not start immediately after changing the temperature setting. Water on the floor or on storage shelves. Possible Cause Remedy Appliance is not level. Readjust the feet. The appliance is touching the wall or other objects. Move the appliance slightly. A component, e.g. a pipe, If necessary, carefully bend on the rear of the appliance the component out of the is touching another part of way. the appliance or the wall. This normal, no error has occurred.
Service & Spare Parts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to purchase spare parts, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08705 929 929 Your call will be automatically routed to the Service Centre covering your post code area. In guarantee customers should ensure that the above checks have been made as the engineer will make a charge if the fault is not a mechanical or electrical breakdown.
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), accident 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. The refrigerant circuit has been checked for leaks.
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