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Refrigerator KI81R.. User manual Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information You can find general information for this instruction manual here. ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. Only this will ensure you use the appliance safely and efficiently. ¡...
Safety en Cleaning and user maintenance must not be performed by chil- dren unless they are being supervised. Keep children under the age of 8 years away from the appliance and power cable. Children above the age of three years old and younger than eight years old may load and unload the the fridge-freezer.
en Safety ¡ If the insulation of the power cord is damaged, this is danger- ous. ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with heat sources. ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with sharp points or edges. ▶...
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Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation! ¡ Children may put packaging material over their heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffocate. ▶ Keep packaging material away from children. ▶ Do not let children play with packaging material. ¡ Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate.
en Safety CAUTION ‒ Risk of harm to health! ¡ To prevent food from being contaminated, you must observe the following instructions. ▶ If the door is open for an extended period of time, this may lead to a considerable temperature increase in the compart- ments of the appliance.
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Safety en ▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's Customer Service or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk. WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! If the tubes are damaged, flammable refrigerant and harmful gases may escape and ignite.
en Preventing material damage Information about current disposal Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- methods are available from your specialist dealer or local authority. Follow these instructions to prevent Saving energy Preventing material damage material damage to your appliance, If you follow these instructions, your accessories or other objects in your appliance will use less power.
Installation and connection en ¡ Do not cover or block ventilation Installation and connection Installation and connec- openings. tion The air on the back wall of the ap- pliance can escape more easily You can find out where and how best Installation and connection and the appliance does not warm to install your appliance here.
en Installation and connection "Electrically connect the appli- If an appliance with climate class SN ance." → Page 12 is operated at colder room temperat- ures, the appliance will not be dam- aged up to a room temperature of Criteria for the installation 5 °C.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarise yourself with the parts of your appliance. Familiarising yourself with your appliance Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. "Extendable shelf"...
en Features "Fruit and vegetable container" Door storage compartment for large → Page 15 bottles Rating plate Note: Deviations between your appli- ance and the diagrams may differ "Butter and cheese compartment" with regard to their features and size. → Page 16 Controls The controls are used to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status.
Features en Shelf Fruit that is sensitive ¡ Pineapples to cold ¡ Bananas To vary the shelf as required, you ¡ Mangoes can remove the shelf and re-insert it ¡ Papayas elsewhere. ¡ Citrus fruits → "Removing the shelf", Page 20 Vegetables that are ¡...
en Basic operation Remove the condensation with a dry Bottle holder cloth and adjust the air humidity in The bottle holder prevents bottles the vegetable container using the hu- from falling over when the appliance midity controller. door is opened and closed. To ensure that the quality and aroma are retained, store fruit and veget- ables that are sensitive to cold out-...
Additional functions en Setting the temperature Alarm Alarm After you have switched on the appli- Your appliance is equipped with Alarm ance, you can set the temperature. alarm functions. Setting the refrigerator Door alarm compartment temperature Press repeatedly until the ▶ If the appliance door is open for a temperature display shows the re- longer period, the door alarm...
en Defrosting ¡ In the case of ready-made If the sticker does not indicate "OK", products and bottled goods, do gradually reduce the temperature. not exceed the best-before date or → "Setting the refrigerator compart- use-by date specified by the manu- ment temperature", Page 17 facturer.
Cleaning and servicing en Do not use harsh or abrasive Preparing the appliance for ▶ detergents. cleaning Do not use cleaning products ▶ with a high alcohol content. Find out how to prepare your appli- ¡ If you clean fittings and accessor- ance for cleaning.
en Cleaning and servicing Removing the fittings If you want to clean the fittings thor- oughly, remove these from your ap- pliance. Removing the shelf Pull out and remove the shelf. ▶ Removing the fruit and vegetable container Pull out the fruit and vegetable container as far as it will go.
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Cleaning and servicing en Press the fastenings for the lower glass plate outwards. Lift the glass plate at the front and pull it out at the rear .
en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- Troubleshooting ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
Troubleshooting en Information on display panel Fault Cause troubleshooting The electronics have detec- Call the after-sales service. or appears in the tem- ▶ → "Customer Service", Page 26 ted a fault. perature display. A warning signal sounds and Different causes are pos- Press ▶...
en Troubleshooting Odours Fault Cause troubleshooting The appliance has an un- Different causes are pos- "Prepare the appliance for clean- ing." → Page 19 pleasant smell. sible. "Clean the appliance." → Page 19 Clean all food packaging. To prevent odours from forming, store strong smelling food in air- tight containers.
Storage and disposal en Conducting an appliance self- Disposing of old appliance test Valuable raw materials can be re- used by recycling. "Switch off the appliance." → Page 16 WARNING "Switch the appliance back on Risk of harm to health! after approx. five minutes." Children can lock themselves in the → Page 16 appliance, thereby putting their lives...
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en Customer Service warranty for private consumers) in Customer Service Customer Service the European Economic Area is 2 years according to the terms of war- If you have any queries, are unable to Customer Service ranty applicable to the location. The rectify faults on the appliance your- terms of warranty do not affect other self or if your appliance needs to be...
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Technical data en of printing its web address had not yet been published. Please then fol- low the instructions on searching for models. The model identifier is made up of the characters before the slash in the product number (E-Nr.) on the rating plate.
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