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Table of contents 1 Safety .......... 4 7 Basic operation ...... 15 1.1 General information.... 4 7.1 Switching on the appliance .. 15 1.2 Intended use....... 4 7.2 Operating tips...... 15 1.3 Restriction on user group... 4 7.3 Switching off the appliance .. 15 1.4 Safe transport ...... 4 7.4 Setting the temperature.... 15 1.5 Safe installation ...... 5...
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15 Troubleshooting....... 25 15.1 Conducting an appliance self-test ........ 27 16 Storage and disposal.... 27 16.1 Taking the appliance out of operation ........ 27 16.2 Disposing of old appliance .. 27 17 Customer Service..... 28 17.1 Product number (E-Nr.) and production number (FD).. 28 18 Technical data ......
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. 1.2 Intended use This appliance is only intended to be fully fitted in a kitchen.
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. ▶...
en Safety Portable multiple socket strips or portable power supply units may overheat and cause a fire. ▶ Do not place portable multiple socket strips or power supply units on the back of the appliance. 1.6 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock.
Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! Electrical devices within the appliance may cause a fire, e.g. heat- ers or electric ice makers. ▶ Do not operate electrical devices within the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Containers that contain carbonated drinks may burst. ▶ Do not store containers that contain carbonated drinks in the cool-fresh compartment.
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en Safety ▶ 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- plug the power cord or switch off the fuse in the fuse box. ▶...
Preventing material damage en – Maintain a 30 mm clearance to 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. ATTENTION! ¡ Never cover or block the external Using the base, runners or appliance ventilation openings.
en Installation and connection ¡ Equipment and accessories Climate Permitted room tem- ¡ Installation material class perature ¡ Installation instructions 10 °C to 32 °C ¡ User manual 16 °C to 32 °C ¡ Customer service directory 16 °C to 38 °C ¡ Warranty enclosure ¡ Energy label 16 °C to 43 °C ¡...
Installation and connection en 4.3 Installing the appliance Install the appliance in accordance ▶ with the enclosed installation in- structions. 4.4 Preparing the appliance for the first time Remove the informative material. Remove the protective foil and transit bolts, e.g. remove the ad- hesive strips and carton.
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Refrigerator compartment Control panel → Page 13 → Page 19 Variable shelf → Page 14 Cool-fresh compartment → Page 20 Extendable shelf → Page 14...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Partition with humidity control- Butter and cheese compart- ler → Page 14 ment → Page 15 Fruit and vegetable container Door storage compartment → Page 14 for large bottles → Page 15 Cool-fresh container Door opening aid → Page 15 Note: Deviations between your appli- Rating plate → Page 28 ance and the diagrams may differ with regard to their features and size.
en Features You can adjust the humidity in the 6 Features fruit and vegetable container via the humidity controller on the partition The features of your appliance de- and a special seal. pend on the model. 6.1 Shelf To vary the shelf as required, you can remove the shelf and re-insert it elsewhere.
operation en 6.5 Cool-fresh container operation 7 Basic operation Use the lower temperatures in the operation cool-fresh container to store highly 7.1 Switching on the appli- perishable food, e.g. fish, meat and sausages. ance Press 6.6 Butter and cheese com- a The appliance begins to cool. partment Set the required temperature.
en Additional functions Setting the cool-fresh Switching off Super cooling compartment temperature Press ▶ Note: The standard setting of the a The previously set temperature is cool-fresh compartment is preset at displayed. 0. Setting 0 corresponds to a temper- ature of around 0 °C. You can set 8.2 Automatic door-opening the temperature in the cool-fresh compartment to 3 settings warmer or...
Alarm en Press / repeatedly until the re- → "Setting the compressive force quired compressive force is dis- of the automatic door-opening played. aid", Page 16 a The automatic door-opening aid is Low compress- switched on with the appropriate ive force compressive force and the temper- Medium com- ature display shows the temperat- pressive force...
en Home Connect After switching on the appliance, wait Follow the instructions in the at least 2 minutes until internal Home Connect app. device initialisation is complete. Only then should you set up Home Con- 10.2 Installing updates for the nect. Home Connect software The Home Connect app guides you The appliance searches for updates through the entire login process.
Refrigerator compartment en ance wants to log into a different 11 Refrigerator compart- WLAN home network (Wi-Fi), you can reset the Home Connect settings. ment Press You can keep dairy products, eggs, a The temperature display shows prepared meals, pastries, open pre- Press repeatedly until the tem- serves and hard cheese in the refri- perature display shows gerator compartment.
en Cool-fresh compartment Tip: Store highly perishable food Food Storage such as fish, sausages and meat in time the cool-fresh compartment. Smoked fish, broccoli up to 14 → "Cool-fresh compartment", days Page 20 Salad greens, fennel, up to 21 Warmest zone apricots, plums days The warmest zone is at the very top Soft cheese, yoghurt, up to...
Cleaning and servicing en Unplug the appliance from the Prepare the appliance for cleaning. mains or switch off the circuit → Page 20 breaker in the fuse box. Clean the appliance, the fittings, Take out all of the food and store it the accessories, the components in a cool place.
en Cleaning and servicing Removing the extendable shelf Removing the fruit and vegetable container Firmly pull out the extendable shelf until the locking catch is released. Tilt the fruit and vegetable con- ▶ tainer forwards and remove it . Lower the shelf and swing it out to the side.
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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 15 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! 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 15.1 Conducting an appliance 16.2 Disposing of old appli- self-test ance Switch off the appliance. Valuable raw materials can be re- → Page 15 used by recycling. Switch the appliance back on after approx. five minutes. → Page 15 WARNING Risk of harm to health! Within the first 10 seconds after Children can lock themselves in the switching on, press and hold...
en Customer Service Make a note of your appliance's de- 17 Customer Service tails and the Customer Service tele- phone number to find them again Function-relevant genuine spare parts quickly. according to the corresponding Eco- design Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at 18 Technical data least 10 years from the date on which your appliance was placed on...
Declaration of Conformity en basic requirements and other relev- A detailed Declaration of Conformity ant provisions of Directive 2014/53/ can be found online at siemens- home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the A detailed RED Declaration of Con- additional documents on the product formity can be found online at page for your appliance.
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Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG *9001671754* 9001671754 (020420)