AW 540 AW 541 Preface Safety notes Page 3 1. Important notes Page 4-5 1.1 For your safety Page 4 1.2 Operating for the first time Page 5 1.3 About use Page 5 Features Page 6 3. Operation Page 7-9 4.
Preface With your new extractor hood, working in the kitchen will be even more fun. The appliance offers you a number of advantages: – a good extraction capacity with low noise values, – a large number of control functions, – optimum illumination of the cooking surface by a dimmable halogen light.
Safety notes Read And Save These Instructions. WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS, TO PERSONS IN THE EVENT OF A RANGE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING: TOP GREASE FIRE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING: Use this unit only in the manner intended by the...
1. Important notes For your safety – Do not clean the appliance with a steam cleaning apparatus or with water pressure – Damaged appliances must not be operated. risk of short-circuits. because this poses a – The appliance must only be connected by an –...
If the problem has nothing to time. do with the power supply, please contact your specialist dealer or your local Gaggenau after- – Conscientiously read through the operating and sales service. assembly instructions before operating the appliance for the first time.
3. Operation After they have been pressed, all functions selection keys except 0 (“Motor off”) are backlit in green. Light The lighting can be switched on or off, regardless of whether the wall extractor is in operation, by pressing the key (see Fig.
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Int key for the intensive level should be pressed when browning and frying in an open pan (see Fig. 6). If you have switched on the hood by selecting the intensive level, it will be switched off again automatically after 5 minutes. Fig.
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Special functions: Intensive time: You can set the intensive level running time to 3, 5 or 10 minutes by simultaneously pressing the key and the 1, 2 or 3 key and you can store this setting (see Fig. 9). When delivered, the appliance is set to five minutes, i.e.
4. Cleaning and care Cleaning the grease filters The grease filter saturation display F flashes after an operating time of 30 hours to you indicate to you that you should clean the grease filter (see Fig. 3). The grease filters can of course be cleaned at any time, even if the grease filter saturation display has not started to flash.
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Cleaning the extractor hood Clean the exterior of your extractor hood with a soft cloth and mild detergent solution. Do not use any strong, caustic or abrasive cleaning agents. Do not use any abrasive sponges or brushes either. Clean the stainless-steel extractor hood with stainless steel cleaner.
If the power supply is functioning correctly, but your appliance still does not work, please contact your Gaggenau dealer who will provide you with the address and telephone number of your nearest manufacturer’s authorized service agent or contact Gaggenau USA on (800) 828-9165.
6. Assembly instructions WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, Technical data ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS, Weight: 27.5 kg OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING: Dimensions: ´ ´ x 21 ´ ´ Installation work and electrical wiring must be done by qualified person(s) in accordance with all applicable codes and standards, including fire-rated construction.
6.2 Installation The applicable regulations of the energy supply companies and the regional construction regulations must be observed when installing the hood. This hood has been approved for installations as ” low as 30 ´ ´ and as high as 36 ´ ´ above the cooktop. ”...
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Flexible aluminium pipes, corrosion-protected The duct units listed below are available sheet metal pipes and exhaust air pipes whose depending on the height of the ceiling: material conforms to fire B1 in accordance with DIN 4102 can be used. Exhaust air pipes should have a nominal diameter of 6 ´...
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Important: before marking the securing holes, 15 ( ") make sure that no electricity or water lines or other lines are laid at the drilling points in the wall. Proceed as follows: ") – From the bottom edge of the hood, mark a center line on the wall.
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– Secure the hood on the wall with the four screws b (Fig. 21). exhaust air mode proceed as follows: – Establish the pipe connection. – Establish the electrical connection. – Stainless steel chimney only (AD 010-012/022): pull the protective film off the chimney’s trims. Note: avoid damaging the sensitive metal surfaces.
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circulating air mode use the installation set included with the ventilation ducts AD 010-112/122 und AD 011-112/122. You also need an activated charcoal filter (KF 001-010). Proceed as follows: – Slightly loosen the screws of the retaining bracket for the chimney paneling. Hang the angle pieces onto the screws and tighten the screws.
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Gaggenau 780 Dedham Street Canton, MA 02021 Telephone: 877.4GAGGENAU Fax: 714.901.5360 www.gaggenau-usa.com Gaggenau Hausgeräte GmbH Carl-Wery-Straße 34 81739 München Germany www.gaggenau.com...
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