en Table of Contents e n O p e r a t i n g a n d I n s t a l l a t i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s Safety and warning information Freezer compartment Before you switch ON the appliance...
Important information when using Safety and warning information the appliance Before you switch ON the ▯ Never use electrical appliances inside the appliance (e.g. heater, electric ice maker, etc.). appliance Risk of explosion! ▯ Please read the operating and installation instructions Never use a steam cleaner to defrost or clean the carefully.
Children in the household * Disposal of your old appliance Old appliances are not worthless rubbish! ▯ Keep children away from packaging and its parts. Valuable raw materials can be reclaimed by recycling Danger of suffocation from collapsible boxes and old appliances.
Ambient temperature Installing the appliance and ventilation Install the appliance in a dry, well ventilated room. The installation location should neither be exposed The climate class can be found on the rating plate. to direct sunlight nor near a heat source, e.g. The climate class indicates within which ambient a cooker, radiator, etc.
Aligning the appliance Electrical connection Place the appliance in the designated location and The socket must be near the appliance and also freely align. The appliance must be level. If the floor is accessible following installation of the appliance. uneven, use the front height-adjustable feet. Adjust The appliance complies with the protection class I.
Getting to know your appliance These operating instructions apply to several models. The diagrams may differ. * not all models Refrigerator compartment Freezer drawer Freezer compartment Freezer shelf Fascia Height-adjustable feet Light switch Egg tray Light (LED) Glass tray Air outlet opening Butter and cheese compartment * Shelves in the refrigerator compartment Shelf for large bottles...
Fascia * not all models Switching the appliance on On/Off button Serves to switch the whole appliance on and off. Press the On/Off button 1. Alarm button A warning signal sounds and alarm button 2 flashes. Used to switch off the warning signal Press the alarm button 2.
Selecting the temperature Alarm function In the following cases an alarm may be actuated: Fridge Door alarm The temperature can be set from +2 °C to +8 °C. Keep pressing temperature setting button 7 until the The door alarm switches on if an appliance door is left open for longer than one minute.
Usable capacity Refrigerator compartment Information on the usable capacity can be found The refrigerator compartment is the ideal storage inside your appliance on the rating plate. location for ready meals, cakes and pastries, preserved food, condensed milk, hard cheese, fruit Fully utilising the freezer volume and vegetables sensitive to cold as well as tropical fruit.
Freezer compartment Freezing and storing food Use the freezer compartment Purchasing frozen food ▯ To store deep-frozen food. Packaging must not be damaged. ▯ To make ice cubes. Use by the “use by” date. ▯ To freeze food. Temperature in the supermarket freezer must Note be -18 °C or lower.
Shelf life of frozen food Freezing fresh food Depends on the type of food. Freeze fresh and undamaged food only. At a temperature of -18 °C: To retain the best possible nutritional value, flavour ▯ Fish, sausage, ready meals and cakes and and colour, vegetables should be blanched before pastries: freezing.
Thawing frozen food Special features Depending on the type and appliacation, select one of (not all models) the following options: Shelves and containers ▯ at room temperature You can reposition the inner shelves and the ▯ in the refrigerator containers in the door as required: pull shelf forwards, ▯...
Vegetable container with humidity Ice pack control If a power failure or malfunction occurs, the ice packs can be used to slow down the thawing process. To create the optimum storage climate for vegetables, The longest storage time is obtained by placing the salad and fruit, the air humidity in vegetable container ice pack directly on the food in the top compartment.
Put the frozen food back in the freezer Switching off and disconnecting compartment. the appliance Cleaning the equipment Switching the appliance off All variable parts of the appliance can be taken out for cleaning. Press the On/Off button 1. Take out glass shelves Temperature display goes out, refrigeration unit Pull the glass shelves forwards and take out.
Tips for saving energy Operating noises Install the appliance in a dry, well ventilated room! but Quite normal noises not in direct sunlight and not near a heat source (e.g. radiator, cooker, etc.). If required, use an insulating plate. Droning Allow warm food and drinks to cool down before Motors are running (e.g.
Eliminating minor faults yourself Before you call customer service: Please check whether you can eliminate the fault yourself based on the following information. You must pay for customer service advice - even during the warranty period! Fault Possible cause Remedial action Temperature differs In some cases it is adequate to switch off the greatly from the set value.
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Fault Possible cause Remedial action Freezer compartment door The evaporator (refrigeration To defrost the evaporator, remove the frozen was open for a long time; generator) in the No Frost system food with the compartments, insulate well and temperature is no longer is covered in thick ice and can no store in a cool location.
Customer service 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. To prevent unnecessary call-outs, please assist customer service by quoting the product and production numbers.
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