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! Improper 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 volume of refrigerant is indicated Installation and connection 4 Installation and con- on the rating plate. → "Appliance", nection Fig. , Page 13 The weight of the appliance ex works You can find out where and how best Installation and connection may be up to 75 kg depending on to install your appliance here.
Installation and connection en If the niche depth is smaller, the en- ergy consumption increases slightly. The niche depth must be a minimum 550 mm. Niche width An inside niche width of at least 560 mm is required for the appli- ance. 4.3 Installing the appliance Install the appliance in accordance ▶...
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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 21 → Page 20 Refrigerator compartment Control panel → Page 13 → Page 19 Extendable shelf → Page 14...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Partition with humidity control- Rating plate → Page 30 ler → Page 14 Door storage compartment Fruit and vegetable container for large bottles → Page 14 → Page 14 Note: Deviations between your appli- Cool-fresh container ance and the diagrams may differ → Page 14 with regard to their features and size. 5.2 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status.
en Features Condensation may form in the fruit Features 6 Features and vegetable container depending on the food and quantity stored. The features of your appliance de- Features Remove the condensation with a dry pend on the model. cloth and adjust the air humidity us- ing the humidity controller.
Basic operation en Do not put any food in the appli- ance until the temperature has been reached. The housing to the left, the right ¡ and beneath the cool-fresh com- partment may heat up slightly tem- porarily. This prevents condensa- tion in the area of the door seal.
en Additional functions Press and hold until the temper- Switching on Fast function ature display flashes. Press ▶ Press to change the setting. lights up. – Setting –3 corresponds to the Note: After approx. 36 hours, the ap- coldest setting. pliance switches to normal operation. –...
Home Connect en After switching on the appliance, wait Press at least 2 minutes until internal The temperature display shows an device initialisation is complete. Only animation for two minutes. The ap- then should you set up Home Con- pliance is ready for automatic con- nect.
en Home Connect Press . Press . The temperature display shows The temperature display shows Press repeatedly until the tem- Press repeatedly until the tem- perature display shows perature display shows Press Press The appliance now sets up its own The temperature display shows an WLAN network with the network animation.
Refrigerator compartment en The control panel is locked during appliance will transmit the following the installation. types of data to the Home Connect If the installation is successful, the server (initial registration): temperature display shows Unique appliance identification ¡ (consisting of appliance codes as If the temperature display shows well as the MAC address of the , the appliance was unable to in-...
en Cool-fresh compartment 11.1 Tips for storing food in Cool-fresh compartment 12 Cool-fresh compart- the refrigerator compart- ment ment In the cool-fresh compartment, you Cool-fresh compartment Only store food when fresh and ¡ can keep fresh food fresh three times undamaged. longer than in the refrigerator com- Observe the best-before date or ¡...
Freezer compartment en 13.2 Freezing capacity Freezer compartment 13 Freezer compartment The freezing capacity indicates the You can store frozen food, freeze Freezer compartment quantity of food that can be frozen food and make ice cubes in the right through to the centre within a freezer compartment.
en Defrosting Food that is unsuitable for freezing Defrost animal-based food, such ¡ ¡ includes lettuce, radishes, eggs in as fish, meat, cheese, quark, in the shells, grapes, raw apples and refrigerator compartment. pears, yoghurt, sour cream, crème Defrost bread at room temperat- ¡...
Cleaning and servicing en Remove the frozen food and tem- Take out all of the food and store it porarily place it in a cool location. in a cool place. Wrap the frozen food with ice Place ice packs (if available) onto packs, if available, in coverings or the food.
en Cleaning and servicing Dry thoroughly with a soft, dry Removing the fruit and vegetable cloth. container Insert the fittings and install the ap- Tilt the fruit and vegetable con- ▶ pliance components. tainer forwards and remove it . Electrically connect the appliance. Switch on the appliance.
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Cleaning and servicing en Insert the partition. Removing the partition Remove the glass plate from the partition. Place the glass plate on the parti- tion. Remove the fruit and vegetable Telescopic rails container. You can remove the telescopic rails Press the lever on the underside in order to clean them thoroughly.
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en Cleaning and servicing Push in the telescopic rail. Push the telescopic rail backwards above the rear pin and disen- gage . Installing telescopic rails Place the extended telescopic rail on the front pin and pull it for- wards slightly to lock in place ...
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 15 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 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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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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