Table of contents Safety .......... 6 Additional functions ..... 16 General information...... 6 Automatic Super freezing.... 16 Intended use........ 6 Manual Super freezing .... 17 Restriction on user group.... 6 Alarm.......... 17 Safe transport ........ 7 Door alarm ........ 17 Safe installation ........ 7 Temperature alarm ...... 17 Safe use ........... 8 Damaged appliance ....... 10 Freezer compartment....
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Storage and disposal.... 26 Switching off the appliance .... 26 Disposing of old appliance .... 26 Customer Service...... 27 Product number (E-Nr.) and pro- duction number (FD) ...... 27 Technical data ....... 27...
en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information You can find general information about 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 ▶ Do not let children play with small parts. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! ¡ Mechanical devices or other devices may damage the refri- geration circuit; flammable refrigerant may escape and ex- plode. ▶ To accelerate the defrosting process, do not use any other mechanical devices or devices other than those recommen- ded by the manufacturer.
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 WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! If the tubes are damaged, flammable refrigerant and harmful gases may escape and ignite. ▶ Keep naked flames and ignition sources away from the ap- pliance. ▶ Ventilate the room. ▶ Switch off the appliance. → Page 16 ▶...
en Preventing material damage Saving energy Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use less power. Follow these instructions to prevent Selecting the installation material damage to your appliance, location accessories or other objects in your Follow these instructions when in- kitchen.
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 and the appliance does not warm to install your appliance here.
en Installation and connection Prepare the appliance for first use. If an appliance with climate class SN → Page 14 is operated at colder room temperat- ures, the appliance will not be dam- Electrically connect the appliance. aged up to a room temperature of → Page 15 5 °C.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Connecting the appliance to the / sets the temperature of the freezer compartment. electricity supply Displays the set temperature for the Insert the mains plug of the appli- freezer compartment in °C. ance's power cable in a socket switches Super freezing on or nearby.
en Basic operation ¡ When you close the door of the Making ice cubes freezer compartment, a vacuum Fill the ice cube tray with water up may be created and you may not to ¾ and place in the freezer com- be able to open the freezer door partment.
Alarm en After operation, the appliance Alarm Alarm switches from automatic Super freez- ing to normal operation. Your appliance is equipped with alarm functions. Cancelling automatic Super freezing Door alarm Press ▶ a The previously set temperature is If the appliance door is open for a displayed.
en Freezer compartment a The temperature display briefly Prerequisites for freezing shows the warmest temperature capacity reached in the freezer compart- Approx. 24 hours before placing ment. The temperature display fresh food in the appliance, switch then shows the set temperature on Super freezing.
Freezer compartment en – Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps Tips for storing food in the peel, possibly add sugar or freezer compartment ascorbic acid solution. Follow the tips if you are storing food Additional information on how to do in the freezer compartment. this can be found in the relevant liter- ¡...
en Freezer compartment Unsuitable packaging: Freezer calendar – Wrapping paper The imprinted freezer calendar indic- – Greaseproof paper ates the maximum storage duration – Cellophane in months at a constant temperature – Aluminium foil of –18 °C. – Rubbish bags and used shop- ping bags Defrosting methods for frozen Squeeze out the air.
Defrosting en Cleaning the appliance Defrosting Defrosting Clean the appliance as specified to Observe the information when you ensure that it is not damaged by in- want to defrost your appliance. correct cleaning or unsuitable clean- ing products. Defrosting in the freezer com- partment WARNING Risk of electric shock!
en Cleaning and servicing Putting the food into the appliance. Removing the fittings If you want to clean the fittings thor- oughly, remove these from your ap- pliance. Removing the freezer flap Open the freezer compartment flap ▶ and release from the holder. → Fig.
Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
en Troubleshooting Information on display panel Fault Cause troubleshooting Message showing "D" or "E" The electronics have detec- Call the after-sales service. ▶ → "Customer Service", Page 27 appears in the display. ted a fault. Temperature display flashes. Different causes are pos- Press ▶...
Troubleshooting en Fault Cause troubleshooting The appliance bubbles, Not a fault. Refrigerant flows No action required. buzzes or gargles. through the pipes. The appliance clicks. Not a fault. Motor, switches No action required. or solenoid valves are switching on or off. Appliance crackles.
en Storage and disposal 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 after Risk of harm to health! approx. five minutes. → Page 16 Children can lock themselves in the Within the first 10 seconds after appliance, thereby putting their lives...
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Customer Service en the European Economic Area is 2 Customer Service Customer Service years (except for Denmark and Sweden, where it is 1 year) accord- If you have any queries, are unable to ing to the terms of warranty applic- rectify faults on the appliance your- able to the location.
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en Technical data More information about your model can be found online at https://en- ergylabel.bsh-group.com . This web address is linked to the official EU EPREL product database. At the time of printing its web address had not yet been published. Please then fol- low the instructions on searching for models.
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