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Dear Customer Please read this manual before using the product. Thank you for choosing this Grundig product. We would like you to achieve the optimal effi- ciency from this high quality product which has been manufactured with state of the art technology.
1 Safety Instructions......Intention of Use ......Safety of Children, Vulnerable Persons and Pets ......Electrical Safety......Handling Safety ......Installation Safety......Operational Safety......Food Storage Safety...... 10 Maintenance and Cleaning Safety 11 Disposal of the Old Product..12 2 Environmental Instructions..12 Compliance with the WEEE Dir- ective and Disposing of the Waste Product .......
1 Safety Instructions • This section includes the In the staff kitchens of the safety instructions necessary stores, offices and other work- to prevent the risk of personal ing environments, injury or material damage. In farm houses, • Our company shall not be held In the units of hotels, motels or responsible for damages that other resting facilities that are...
• Children between 3 and 8 • If there is a lock available on years are allowed to put and the product’s door, keep the take out food into/from the key out of children's reach. cooler product. Electrical Safety • Electrical products are danger- ous for children and pets.
• The plug shall be easily ac- Installation Safety cessible. If this is not possible, • Contact the Authorized Service a mechanism that meets the for the product's installation. electrical legislation and that To prepare the product for use, disconnects all terminals from see the information in the user the mains (fuse, switch, main manual and make sure the...
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rugs or similar covers under the vicinity of a heat source, the product. This may cause use a suitable insulation plate risk of fire as a result of inad- and make sure the minimum equate ventilation! distance to the heat source is •...
• Place the power cable and • In case of a failure of the hoses (if any) of the product product, unplug it and do not so that they shall not cause a operate until it is repaired by risk of tripping over. the authorized service.
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• Do not put ice cream, ice ilar materials and products cubes or frozen food to your that are subject to the Medical mouth as soon as you take Products Directive. them out of the freezer. Risk of • If the product is used against frostbite! its intended purpose, it may •...
• Do not hit or exert excessive 3. Do not remove the racks and pressure on glass surfaces. drawers from the product to Broken glass may cause injur- prevent children from getting ies and/or material damages. inside the appliance. • The cooling system in your 4.
Thus, it does not drip on or • When cleaning the product, do come into contact with other not use sharp and abrasive foods. tools or household cleaning • Two-star freezer compart- agents, detergent, gas, gasol- ments are used for storing pre- ine, thinner, alcohol, varnish, filled foods, making and stor- and similar substances.
Disposal of the Old • It may be fatal if the com- Product pressor oil is swallowed or if it penetrates the respiratory When disposing of your old tract. product follow the instructions • Cooling system of your below: product includes R600a gas as •...
WARNING: When placing two coolers in adja- The product’s power cable must be cent position, leave at least 4 cm unplugged during installation. Fail- distance between the two units. ure to do so may result in death or • Our firm will not assume responsibility serious injuries! for any damages due to usage without earthing and power connection in compli-...
4.5 Hot Surface Warning The side walls of your product are equipped with cooler pipes to enhance the cooling system. High pressure fluid may flow through these surfaces, and cause hot sur- faces on the side walls. This is normal and it does not require servicing.
5.2 First Use For some models, indicator panel turns off automatically 1 minute Before using your refrigerator, make sure after the door closes. It will be re- the necessary preparations are made in line activated when the door is opened with the instructions in "Safety and Environ- or any button is pressed.
7 Use of Your Appliance 7.1 Control Panel of the Product 1 Quick Freezing Key 2 Cooler Compartment Temperature Setting Key 3 Error Status Indicator 4 Freezer Compartment Temperature Setting Key 5 Product Switch Off Button 6 Compartment Conversion Key 7 Cooler Compartment Off (Vacation) Function Key Can be set to 8.6,4.2 °C.
cooling; when the button is pressed again When the freezer compartment is switched for 3 seconds, the refrigerator starts its nor- off, all lights for the temperature values of mal operation. the freezer compartment are switched off and the conversion symbol is off. For this 6.Compartment Conversion Key selection, no food exists at the compart- By pressing the compartment conversion...
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• Keep the fruits and vegetables separately • You can both create a damp environment and store each variety together (for ex- and provide an air flow by keeping fruits ample; apples with apples, carrots with and vegetables, which are prone to dry- carrots).
• Do not excess the storing time recom- values table) is set to the specified set mended by the food producer. Remove values, the food keep their freshness for only the food as much as you need from a longer time both in the fresh product the freezer.
7.4 Humidity Controlled Crisper crisper with one of the blue, green or red lights respectively for your convenience. Full fresh After you have closed the door of the refri- With the humidity controlled crisper feature, gerator, the dark period will continue, rep- the humidity of vegetables and fruits is resenting the night time in a day cycle.
7.8 Foldable Wine Rack 7.9 Replacing the Illumination Lamp It allows the user to store wine bottles if ne- Call the Authorized Service when the Bulb/ cessary. To use the rack section, grasp the LED used for lighting in your refrigerator plastic part and gently pull it down.
• Do not use chlorinated water or cleaning CAUTION: products on the exterior surface and Do not use vinegar, rubbing alcohol chromecoated parts of the product. or other alcohol based cleaning Chlorine will cause rust on such metallic agents on any interior surface. surfaces.
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• The thermostat is set to a very cool tem- • The doors were opened frequently or perature. >>> Set the thermostat to an ap- kept open for long periods. >>> The warm propriate temperature. air moving inside will cause the product to run longer.
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• The doors were opened frequently or There is condensation on the product's exterior or between the doors. kept open for long periods. >>> Do not open the doors too frequently. • The ambient weather may be humid, this • The door may be ajar. >>> Fully close the is quite normal in humid weather.
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Therefore, please be advised that gistered professional repairers:compressor, repairs by professional repairers (who cooling circuit, main board,inverter board, are not authorized by) Grundig shall void display board, etc. the guarantee. The manufacturer/seller cannot be held li- Self-Repair...
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To the extent permitted product. by law, the Manufacturer does not accept • The costs of a Grundig Approved Engin- and will not be held liable for any financial eer to carry out the repair. loss incurred in connection with the failure...
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The guarantee will automatically be Does Grundig offer replacements? void if the product is installed or is used in commercial or non-residential This is a repair-only guarantee. On occa-...
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For help please visit to pay the costs for the service call in a grundig.co.uk/support/ model-finder. timely manner. • The product model number is printed on If you are a resident of the United Kingdom,...
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Contact Us and choose a product support topic from the list of options. Com- plete the required details and click send message. Product registrations For UK and Republic of Ireland product re- gistrations please visit grundig. co.uk/re- gister. EN / 30...
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