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  • Page 1 Freezer GS..N.. User manual Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Safety ..........   4 Additional functions .....    16 General information...... 4 Automatic Super freezing.... 16 Intended use........ 4 Manual Super freezing .... 17 Restriction on user group.... 4 Alarm..........   17 Safe transport ........ 5 Door alarm ........ 17 Safe installation ........ 5 Temperature alarm ...... 17 Safe use ........... 6 Damaged appliance ...... 8 Freezer compartment....
  • Page 3 Storage and disposal....   28 Switching off the appliance .... 28 Disposing of old appliance .... 28 Customer Service......   29 Product number (E-Nr.) and pro- duction number (FD) ...... 29 Technical data .......    29...
  • Page 4: Safety

    en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information You can find general information for this instruction manual here. ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. Only this will ensure you use the appliance safely and efficiently. ¡...
  • Page 5: Safe Transport

    Safety en Keep children under the age of 8 years away from the appliance and power cable. Children above the age of three years old and younger than eight years old may load and unload the the fridge-freezer. Safe transport Follow these safety instructions when transporting the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The high weight of the appliance may result in injury when lif- ted.
  • Page 6: Safe Use

    en Safety ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with sharp points or edges. ▶ Never kink, crush or modify the power cord. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! If the appliance's ventilation openings are sealed, a leak in the refrigeration circuit may result in a flammable mixture of gas and air.
  • Page 7 Safety en ¡ Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate. ▶ Keep small parts away from children. ▶ Do not let children play with small parts. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! ¡ Mechanical devices or other devices may damage the refri- geration circuit;...
  • Page 8: Damaged Appliance

    en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of cold burns! Contact with frozen food and cold surfaces may cause burns by refrigeration. ▶ Never put frozen food straight from the freezer compartment into your mouth. ▶ Avoid prolonged contact of skin with frozen food, ice and the tubes in the freezer compartment.
  • Page 9 Safety en ¡ Incorrect repairs are dangerous. ▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff. ▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance. ▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's Customer Service or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk.
  • Page 10: Preventing Material Damage

    en Preventing material damage Saving energy Preventing material damage Preventing material dam- If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use less power. Follow these instructions to prevent Preventing material damage Selecting the installation location material damage to your appliance, Follow these instructions when in- accessories or other objects in your stalling your appliance.
  • Page 11: Installation And Connection

    Installation and connection en ¡ Open the appliance door only Installation and connection Installation and connec- briefly. tion ¡ Transport purchased food in a cool bag and place in the appli- You can find out where and how best ance quickly. Installation and connection to install your appliance here.
  • Page 12: Criteria For The Installation Location

    en Installation and connection "Electrically connect the appli- If an appliance with climate class SN ance." → Page 12 is operated at colder room temperat- ures, the appliance will not be dam- aged up to a room temperature of Criteria for the installation 5 °C.
  • Page 13: Familiarising Yourself With Your Appliance

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarise yourself with the parts of your appliance. Familiarising yourself with your appliance Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. "Ice cube maker"...
  • Page 14: Controls

    en Features Note: Deviations between your appli- Rating plate ance and the diagrams may differ Screw foot with regard to their features and size. Controls The controls are used to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. Ice cube maker switches the warning signal off.
  • Page 15: Accessories

    Features en a The ice cubes will loosen and fall Note: Too much drinking water into the ice cube container. may impair the function of the ice Pull out the ice storage container cube maker. The ice cubes cannot and remove the ice cubes. be removed individually from the ice tray.
  • Page 16: Basic Operation

    en Basic operation Setting the temperature Basic operation Basic operation After you have switched on the appli- You can find out everything you need Basic operation ance, you can set the temperature. to know about operating your appli- Setting the freezer compartment ance here.
  • Page 17: Manual Super Freezing

    Alarm en Manual Super freezing Temperature alarm Super freezing cools the freezer com- If the freezer compartment becomes partment as cold as possible. This too warm, the temperature alarm is freezes food quickly right through to switched on. the centre. Switch on Super freezing four to CAUTION six hours before placing food weigh- Risk of harm to health!
  • Page 18: Freezer Compartment

    en Freezer compartment lights up until the set temper- If the top compartment does not ature is reached again. have enough space, store the re- maining quantity in the compart- ment underneath. Freezer compartment Freezer compartment Fully utilising the freezer You can store frozen food, freeze Freezer compartment compartment volume food and make ice cubes in the...
  • Page 19: Freezing Smaller Amounts Of Food Quickly

    Freezer compartment en ¡ To ensure that the air can circulate ¡ Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter freely in the appliance, push the and quark frozen food containers in as far as ¡ Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. they will go. soups, stews, cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, bakes and Freezing smaller amounts of...
  • Page 20: Shelf Life Of Frozen Food At −18 °C

    en Defrosting Shelf life of frozen food at Defrosting Food method −18 °C Microwave Food for immediate con- Observe the storage times when you sumption or immediate freeze food. preparation Food Storage time Oven or cooker Food for immediate con- sumption or immediate Fish, sausages, prepared Up to 6 months preparation...
  • Page 21: Cleaning The Appliance

    Cleaning and servicing en Take out all of the food and store it Clean the appliance, the fittings in a cool place. and the door seals with a dish cloth, lukewarm water and a little Place ice packs (if available) onto pH-neutral washing-up liquid.
  • Page 22 en Cleaning and servicing Removing the ice cube maker Pull out the frozen food container as far as it will go. Loosen the clip on the left side of the container by pressing it to- gether and remove the ice cube maker ⁠...
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting 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 ▶...
  • Page 24: Information On Display Panel

    en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting Automatic Super freezing Not a fault. The appliance No action required. does not switch on. decides independently whether automatic Super freezing is required, and switches it on or off automat- ically. Information on display panel Fault Cause troubleshooting The electronics have detec-...
  • Page 25: Temperature Problem

    Troubleshooting en Temperature problem Fault Cause troubleshooting The set temperature is not The freezer compartment Requirement: Store the frozen food reached. door was open for a long well insulated in a cool place. time. The evaporator (refri- "Switch off the appliance." Fully automatic defrosting geration unit) in the noFrost → Page 16 no longer works.
  • Page 26: Noise

    en Troubleshooting Fault Cause troubleshooting The temperature differs Different causes are pos- "Switch off the appliance." → Page 16 greatly from the setting. sible. "Switch the appliance back on after five minutes." → Page 16 If the temperature is too ‒ warm, check the temperature again after a couple of hours. If the temperature is too cold, ‒...
  • Page 27: Odours

    Troubleshooting en Odours Fault Cause troubleshooting The appliance has an un- Different causes are pos- "Prepare the appliance for clean- ing." → Page 20 pleasant smell. sible. "Clean the appliance." → Page 21 Clean all food packaging. To prevent odours from forming, store strong smelling food in air- tight containers.
  • Page 28: Conducting An Appliance Self- Test

    en Storage and disposal To ensure the ventilation inside the Conducting an appliance self- appliance, leave the appliance test open. "Switch off the appliance." Disposing of old appliance → Page 16 "Switch the appliance back on Valuable raw materials can be re- after approx. five minutes." used by recycling.
  • Page 29 Customer Service en warranty for private consumers) in Customer Service Customer Service the European Economic Area is 2 years according to the terms of war- If you have any queries, are unable to Customer Service ranty applicable to the location. The rectify faults on the appliance your- terms of warranty do not affect other self or if your appliance needs to be...
  • Page 30 en Technical data of printing its web address had not yet been published. Please then fol- low the instructions on searching for models. The model identifier is made up of the characters before the slash in the product number (E-Nr.) on the rating plate.
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