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en Table of Contents Safety and warning information ............ 3 Information concerning disposal .......... 6 Scope of delivery .................................... 6 Installation location ................................. 7 Ambient temperature and ventilation .. 7 Connecting the appliance ..................... 8 Getting to know your appliance ........... 8 Switching the appliance on ................... 9 Setting the temperature ...................... 10 Usable capacity ...................................
en enTable of ContentsenI struction for Use Safety and warning information Before you switch ON the appliance Please read the operating and installation instructions carefully! They contain important information on how to install, use and maintain the appliance. The manufacturer is not liable if you fail to comply with the instructions and warnings. Retain all documents for subsequent use or for the next owner.
en Important information when using the appliance ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 Never use electrical appliances inside the appliance (e.g. heater, electric ice maker, etc.). Explosion hazard! Never defrost or clean the appliance with a steam cleaner! The steam may penetrate electrical parts and cause a short-circuit. Risk of electric shock! Do not use pointed or sharpedged implements to remove frost or layers of ice. You could damage the refrigerant tubes. Leaking refrigerant may cause eye injuries or ignite.
en ■ ■ ■ Do not store bottled or canned drinks (especially carbonated drinks) in the freezer compartment. Bottles and cans may burst! Never put frozen food straight from the freezer compartment into your mouth. Risk of low-temperature burns! Avoid prolonged touching of frozen food, ice or the evaporator pipes, etc. Risk of low-temperature burns! Children in the household ■ ■ ■ Keep children away from packaging and its parts.
en Information concerning disposal * Disposal of packaging The packaging protects your appliance from damage during transit. All utilised materials are environmentally safe and recyclable. Please help us by disposing of the packaging in an environmentally friendly manner. Please ask your dealer or inquire at your local authority about current means of disposal. * Disposal of your old appliance Old appliances are not worthless rubbish! Valuable raw materials can be reclaimed by recycling old appliances.
en Installation location A dry, well ventilated room is suitable as an installation location. The installation location should not be exposed to direct sunlight and not placed near a heat source, e.g. a cooker, radiator, etc. If installation next to a heat source is unavoidable, use a suitable insulating plate or observe the following minimum distances from the heat source: 3 cm to electric or gas cookers. ■ 30 cm to an oil or coal-fired cooker.
en Connecting the appliance After installing the appliance, wait at least 1 hour until the appliance is switched on. During transportation the oil in the compressor may have flowed into the refrigeration system. Before switching on the appliance for the first time, clean the interior of the appliance (see chapter “Cleaning the appliance”). Electrical connection The socket must be near the appliance and also freely accessible following installation of the appliance.
en Controls Operating tips Fig. " ■ 1 2 3 4 On/Off button Serves to switch the whole appliance on and off. Temperature display refrigerator compartment The numbers correspond to the set refrigerator compartment temperatures in °C. Display super freezing Illuminates when super freezing is on. Refrigerator compartment temperature selection button The button sets the temperature in the refrigerator compartment. ■ ■ Switching the appliance on Fig. " Switch on the appliance with the On/Off button 1.
en Setting the temperature Fig. " Refrigerator compartment The temperature can be set from +2 °C to +8 °C. Keep pressing temperature setting button 4 until the required refrigerator compartment temperature is set. The value last selected is saved. The set temperature is indicated on temperature display 2. Freezer compartment The temperature in the freezer compartment depends on the temperature in the refrigerator compartment.
en ■ Allow warm food and drinks to cool down before placing in the appliance. Note Avoid contact between food and rear panel. Otherwise the air circulation will be impaired. Food or packaging could freeze to the rear panel. Note the chill zones in the refrigerator compartment The air circulation in the refrigerator compartment creates different chill zones: ■ ■ Warmest zone is at the very top of the door. Note Store e.g. hard cheese and butter in the warmest zone.
en Freezer compartment Use the freezer compartment ■ ■ ■ To store deep-frozen food. To make ice cubes. To freeze food. Note Ensure that the freezer compartment door has been closed properly. If the door is open, the frozen food will thaw. The freezer compartment will become covered in thick ice. Also: waste of energy due to high power consumption! Freezing and storing food Purchasing frozen food ■ ■ ■ ■ Packaging must not be damaged. Use by the “use by” date.
en Freezing fresh food Freeze fresh and undamaged food only. To retain the best possible nutritional value, flavour and colour, vegetables should be blanched before freezing. Aubergines, peppers, zucchini and asparagus do not require blanching. Literature on freezing and blanching can be found in bookshops. Note Keep food which is to be frozen away from food which is already frozen.
en Super freezing Thawing frozen food Food should be frozen solid as quickly as possible in order to retain vitamins, nutritional value, appearance and flavour. Several hours before placing fresh food in the freezer compartment, switch on super freezing to prevent an unwanted temperature rise. As a rule, 4–6 hours is adequate. This appliance runs constantly and the freezer compartment drops to a very low temperature. If the max.
en Bottle holder Vegetable container insert Fig. ' The bottle holder prevents bottles from falling over when the door is opened and closed. Fig. + The insert can be taken out. Glass shelves If required, you can vary the shelves inside the appliance: To do this, pull out shelf, lift at the front and take out. Variable shelf Fig. ( The shelf can be folded down if required: Pull shelf forwards, lower and press backwards. The shelf is suitable for storing food and bottles. Pull-out container Fig.
en Sticker “OK” (not all models) The “OK” temperature monitor can be used to determine temperatures below +4 °C. Gradually reduce the temperature if the sticker does not indicate “OK”. Note When the appliance is switched on, it may take 12 hours until the temperature is reached. Correct setting Switching off and disconnecting the appliance Switching off the appliance Fig. " Press the On/Off button 1. Temperature display goes out, refrigerating unit switches off.
en 5. The shelf for large bottles can be used to collect the condensation. To do this, take out the shelf for large bottles (see chapter entitled Cleaning the appliance) and place under the open condensation outlet. 6. To accelerate the defrosting process, place two pans of hot water on a trivet in the appliance. 7. When the freezer compartment has defrosted, pour the water out of the freezer drawer. Wipe any remaining water off the bottom of the freezer compartment with a sponge. 8.
en Interior fittings All variable parts of the appliance can be taken out for cleaning. Take out shelves in the door Fig. & Lift shelves upwards and take out. Take out glass shelves To do this, pull out shelf, lift at the front and take out. Taking out pull-out container Lift the container and pull out. Condensation outlet fascia To clean the condensation outlet channel, the glass shelf above the vegetable container, Fig. !/7, must be separated from the condensation outlet fascia: 1.
en Tips for saving energy ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Install the appliance in a dry, well ventilated room! The appliance should not be installed in direct sunlight or near a heat source (e.g. radiator, cooker). If required, use an insulating plate. Allow warm food and drinks to cool down before placing in the appliance. Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator compartment and use the low temperature of the frozen food to cool refrigerated food. Regularly defrost the freezer compartment to remove the layer of frost.
en Eliminating minor faults yourself Before you call customer service: Please check whether you can eliminate the fault yourself based on the following information. Customer service will charge you for advice – even if the appliance is still under guarantee! Fault Possible cause Temperature differs greatly from the set value. Remedial action In some cases it is adequate to switch off the appliance for 5 minutes.
en Appliance self-test Customer service Your appliance features an automatic self-test program which shows you sources of faults which may be repaired by customer service only. Your local customer service can be found in the telephone directory or in the customer-service index. Please provide customer service with the appliance product number (E-Nr.) and production number (FD). These specifications can be found on the rating plate. Fig.
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