en Safety 1 Safety Observe the following safety instructions. 1.1 General information Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe ¡ for future reference or for the next owner. Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. ¡...
Safety en 1.5 Safe installation WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Incorrect installation is dangerous. Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the ▶ specifications on the rating plate. Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating cur- ▶ rent only via a properly installed socket with earthing. The protective conductor system of the domestic electrical in- ▶...
en Safety 1.6 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock. Only use the appliance in enclosed spaces. ▶ Never expose the appliance to intense heat or humidity. ▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners to clean the appli- ▶...
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Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Containers that contain carbonated drinks may burst. Do not store containers that contain carbonated drinks in the ▶ cool-fresh compartment. Do not store containers that contain carbonated drinks in the ▶ freezer compartment. Injury to the eyes caused by escaping flammable refrigerant and hazardous gases.
en Safety 1.7 Damaged appliance WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous. Never operate a damaged appliance. ▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the appliance. Always ▶ unplug the appliance at the mains. If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, immediately un- ▶...
Preventing material damage en – Maintain a 30 mm clearance to Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material electric or gas cookers. – Maintain a 300 mm clearance to damage oil or solid-fuel cookers. Use a niche depth of 560 mm. ¡ Preventing material damage ATTENTION! Never cover or block the exterior ¡...
en Installation and connection Built-in appliance ¡ Climate Permitted room tem- Equipment and accessories ¡ class perature Installation material ¡ 10 °C to 32 °C Installation instructions ¡ 16 °C to 32 °C User manual ¡ 16 °C to 38 °C Customer service directory ¡ Warranty enclosure ¡...
Installation and connection en Remove the protective foil and transit bolts, e.g. remove the ad- hesive strips and carton. Clean the appliance for the first time. → Page 23 4.5 Connecting the appliance to the electricity supply Insert the mains plug of the appli- ance's power cable in a socket nearby.
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Freezer compartment Cool-fresh compartment → Page 20 → Page 19 Refrigerator compartment Control panel → Page 13 → Page 19...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Folding bottle shelf Cool-fresh container → Page 14 → Page 15 Extendable shelf → Page 14 Rating plate → Page 30 Partition with humidity control- Door storage compartment ler → Page 14 for large bottles → Page 15 Fruit and vegetable container Note: Deviations between your appli- → Page 14 ance and the diagrams may differ with regard to their features and size.
en Features Features 6 Features The features of your appliance de- Features pend on the model. 6.1 Shelf To vary the shelf as required, you can remove the shelf and re-insert it elsewhere. → "Removing the shelf", Page 23 The air humidity in the fruit and 6.2 Extendable shelf vegetable container can be set In order to achieve an improved over-...
Basic operation en 6.5 Cool-fresh container Use the lower temperatures in the cool-fresh container to store highly perishable food, e.g. fish, meat and sausages. 6.6 Butter and cheese com- partment Store butter and hard cheese in the butter and cheese compartment. Ice cube tray 6.7 Door rack Use the ice cube tray to make ice To adjust the door racks as required,...
en Additional functions Do not put any food in the appli- Press and hold until the temper- ance until the set temperature has ature display flashes. been reached. Press to change the setting. The housing to the left, the right ¡ –...
Alarm en Note: After approx. 36 hours, the ap- The Home Connect app guides you pliance switches to normal operation. through the entire login process. Fol- low the instructions in the Home Con- Switching off Fast function nect app to configure the settings. Press ▶ Tips The previously set temperature is Please consult the documents sup-...
en Home Connect Press 10.2 Installing updates for the The temperature display shows an Home Connect software animation for 15 seconds. The appliance searches for updates The temperature display then to the Home Connect software at reg- shows ular intervals. The Home Connect settings have been reset. Note: If updates are available, the temperature display shows 10.4 Data protection...
Refrigerator compartment en Warmest zone Refrigerator compartment 11 Refrigerator compart- The warmest zone is at the very top ment of the door. Tip: Store food that does not spoil You can keep dairy products, eggs, Refrigerator compartment easily in the warmest zone, e.g. hard prepared meals, pastries, open pre- cheese and butter.
en Freezer compartment Food Storage time Soft cheese, yoghurt, up to quark, buttermilk, cauli- 30 days flower Freezer compartment 13 Freezer compartment You can store frozen food, freeze Freezer compartment food and make ice cubes in the freezer compartment. 13.2 Freezing capacity The temperature in the freezer com- partment depends on the temperat- The freezing capacity indicates the ure in the refrigerator compartment.
Freezer compartment en 13.4 Tips for freezing fresh Food Storage time food Vegetables, fruit up to 12 months Freeze fresh and undamaged food ¡ only. 13.6 Defrosting methods for Freeze food in portions. ¡ frozen food Cooked food is more suitable than ¡ food that can be eaten raw. Vegetables: Wash, chop up and CAUTION ¡...
en Defrosting Unplug the appliance from the Defrosting 14 Defrosting mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. Defrosting To accelerate the defrosting pro- 14.1 Defrosting in the refri- cess, place a pan of hot water on gerator compartment a trivet in the freezer compartment. Wipe up the condensation water The refrigerator compartment in your with a soft cloth or sponge.
Cleaning and servicing en Electrically connect the appliance. Remove the partition. → Page 24 Switch on the appliance. Remove the cover. → Page 25 → Page 15 Remove the telescopic rails. Putting the food into the appliance. → Page 25 15.3 Removing the fittings 15.2 Cleaning the appliance If you want to clean the fittings thor- WARNING oughly, remove these from your ap- Risk of electric shock!
en Cleaning and servicing Removing door rack 15.4 Removing appliance Lift the door rack and remove it. components ▶ If you want to clean your appliance thoroughly, you can remove certain components from your appliance. Partition and cover of the fruit and vegetable container You can remove the partition and the cover of the fruit and vegetable con-...
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Cleaning and servicing en Move the lock in the direction of Removing the cover the arrow and loosen the pin Lift the cover of the fruit and veget- ▶ from the rear . able container, pull it forwards and swivel it out to the side. Fitting the partition and cover Insert the cover for the fruit and ve- getable container.
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en Cleaning and servicing Place the telescopic rail on the rear pin and push the locking mechanism back .
Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting 16 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 ▶...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The temperature dif- Different causes are possible. fers greatly from the Switch off the appliance. → Page 16 setting. Switch the appliance back on after five minutes. → Page 15 If the temperature is too warm, check the temper- ‒ ature again after a couple of hours.
Storage and disposal en 16.1 Power failure Storage and disposal 17 Storage and disposal During a power failure, the temperat- You can find out here how to prepare Storage and disposal ure in the appliance rises; this re- your appliance for storage. You will duces the storage time and the qual- also find out how to dispose of old ity of the frozen food.
en Customer Service Note: Under the terms of the manu- WARNING facturer's warranty applicable to the Risk of fire! location, the use of Customer Service If the tubes are damaged, flammable is free of charge. The minimum dura- refrigerant and harmful gases may tion of the warranty (manufacturer's escape and ignite.
Technical data en You can find more information about your model online at https:// eprel.ec.europa.eu/ . This web ad- dress is linked to the official EU EPREL product database. Please then follow the instructions on searching for models. The model identifier is made up of the charac- ters before the slash in the product number (E-Nr.) on the rating plate.
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Gaggenau Hausgeräte GmbH Valid within Great Britain: Carl-Wery-Straße 34 Imported to Great Britain by 81739 München BSH Home Appliances Ltd. GERMANY Grand Union House www.gaggenau.com Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom...
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