Instruction for Use

GB
17
Disposal
• Observelocalenvironmentalstandardswhendisposing
packagingmaterialforrecyclingpurposes.
• TheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EConWasteElectricaland
ElectronicEquipment(WEEE),requiresthatoldhousehold
electricalappliancesmustnotbedisposedofinthenormal
unsortedmunicipalwastestream.Oldappliancesmust
becollectedseparatelyinordertooptimisetherecovery
andrecyclingofthematerialstheycontainandreducethe
impactonhumanhealthandtheenvironment.Thecrossed
out“wheeledbin”symbolontheproductremindsyouof
yourobligation,thatwhenyoudisposeoftheapplianceit
mustbeseparatelycollected.
Consumersshouldcontacttheirlocalauthorityor
retailerforinformationconcerningthecorrectdisposal
oftheiroldappliance.
Respecting and conserving the
environment
• Installtheapplianceinafreshandwell-ventilatedroom.
Ensurethatitisprotectedfromdirectsunlightanddonot
placeitnearheatsources.
• Trytoavoidkeepingthedooropenforlongperiodsor
openingthedoortoofrequentlyinordertoconserveenergy.
• Donotfilltheappliancewithtoomuchfood:
coldairmustcirculatefreelyforfoodtobepreserved
properly.Ifcirculationisimpeded,thecompressorwillwork
continuously.
• Donotplacehotfooddirectlyintotherefrigerator.The
internaltemperaturewillincreaseandforcethecompressor
toworkharderandwillconsumemoreenergy.
• Defrosttheapplianceificeforms(see Maintenance).Athick
layeroficemakescoldtransferencetofoodproductsmore
difficultandresultsinincreasedenergyconsumption.
• Regularlycheckthedoorsealsandwipecleantoensure
theyarefreeofdebrisandtopreventcoldairfromescaping
(see Maintenance).
Troubleshooting
Iftheappliancedoesnotwork,beforecallingforAssistance(see
Assistance),checkforasolutionfromthefollowinglist.
The green GREEN indicator light does not illuminate.
• Theplughasnotbeeninsertedintotheelectrical
socket,ornotfarenoughtomakecontact,orthereis
nopowerinthehouse.
The RED indicator light remains illuminated constantly.
• Thedoorisnotclosedproperlyorhasbeenopen
continuously.
• TheTEMPERATUREADJUSTMENTknobisnotinthecorrect
position.
The motor runs continuously.
• TheYELLOWindicatorlightison(see Description).
• Thedoorisnotclosedproperlyoriscontinuously
opened.
• Theoutsideambienttemperatureisveryhigh.
• Thethicknessofthefrostexceeds2-3mm(see
Maintenance).
The appliance makes a lot of noise.
• Theappliancehasnotbeeninstalledonalevel
surface (see Installation).
• Theappliancehasbeeninstalledbetweencabinets
thatvibrateandmakenoise.
•Theinternalrefrigerantmakesaslightnoiseeven
whenthecompressorisoff.Thisisnotadefect,itis
normal.
The RED indicator light is illuminated for brief periods of time
• Alargeamountofnon-frozenfoodhasbeenplaced
inside,causingthetemperatureinsidethefreezertorise
temporarily.Asthisisashort-termsituation,itdoesnot
adverselyaffectthestorageconditionsoffoodthathas
alreadybeenfrozen.
• Thedoorhasbeenleftopenforalongtime(whenplacing
foodinsideortakingitout).Inthiscase,theilluminationof
thislightisnotanindicatorofanyfreezerfault/problem.
• TheTEMPERATUREADJUSTMENTknobissettotheSuper
position(YELLOWindicatorlightilluminated).Inthiscase,
theilluminationofthislightisnotanindicatorofanyfreezer
fault/problem.