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! 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. The protective conductor system of the domestic electrical in- ▶...
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.
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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 ▶...
en Safety Metal or metal-style parts in the appliance may contain aluminium. If acidic food comes into contact with aluminium in the appliance, aluminium foil ions may pass into the food. Do not consume soiled food. ▶ 1.7 Damaged appliance WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous.
Preventing material damage en 3.2 Saving energy Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material If you follow these instructions, your damage appliance will use less power. Preventing material damage Selecting the installation location ATTENTION! Using the base, runners or appliance Keep the appliance out of direct ¡...
en Installation and connection The weight of the appliance ex works Installation and connection 4 Installation and con- may be up to 40 kg depending on the model. nection The subfloor must be sufficiently stable to bear the weight of the appli- Installation and connection 4.1 Scope of delivery ance.
Installation and connection en Insert the mains plug of the appli- Niche width ance's power cable in a socket An inside niche width of at least nearby. 600 mm is required for the appli- ance. The connection data of the appli- ance can be found on the rating Over-and-under and side-by-side plate.
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 Floor area → Page 20 → Page 20 Control panel → Page 13 Refrigerator compartment → Page 19 Lighting...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Storage container Variable door rack → Page 14 → Page 14 Rating plate → Page 28 Door rack for large bottles → Page 14 Exterior ventilation grille Note: Deviations between your appli- ance and the diagrams may differ 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 6.3 Door rack Features 6 Features To adjust the door rack as required, The features of your appliance de- Features you can remove the door rack and pend on the model. re-insert elsewhere. → "Removing door rack", Page 24 6.1 Shelf 6.4 Variable door rack To vary the shelf as required, you can remove the shelf and re-insert it To adjust the variable door rack as...
Basic operation en Removing the bottle holder Ice cube tray Remove the door rack for large Use the ice cube tray to make ice bottles. → Page 24 cubes. Loosen the bottle holder from the Making ice cubes back wall of the door rack for large Use only drinking water to make ice bottles on the left first ...
en Additional functions The appliance is ready to use once Setting the freezer compartment the animation has ended and an temperature LED lights up for the temperature In order to set the freezer compart- ▶ display. ment temperature, change the re- The appliance begins to cool.
Alarm en 8.2 Sabbath mode Home Connect 10 Home Connect To ensure that you can also use the This appliance is network-capable. Home Connect appliance on the Sabbath, the Sab- Connect your appliance to a mobile bath mode switches off all non-es- device to control its functions via the sential functions.
en Home Connect 10.1 Setting up the 10.5 Installing updates for the Home Connect app Home Connect software Install the Home Connect app on Note: If an update of the Home Con- your mobile device. nect software is available, a message appears in the Home Connect app. Start the Home Connect app and set up access for Home Connect.
Refrigerator compartment en Status of any previous reset to Observe the best-before date or ¡ ¡ factory settings. use-by date specified by the manu- facturer. This initial registration prepares the Home Connect functions for use and 11.2 Chill zones in the refri- is only required when you want to gerator compartment use the Home Connect functions for the first time.
en Floor area 13.1 Freezer compartment Floor area 12 Floor area door You can store the same type of food Floor area To ensure that the frozen food that is in the floor area as you can in the re- stored does not thaw and the freezer frigerator compartment.
Defrosting en Vegetables: Wash, chop up and ¡ 13.6 Defrosting methods for blanch before freezing. frozen food Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel, ¡ possibly add sugar or ascorbic CAUTION acid solution. Risk of harm to health! Food that is suitable for freezing in- ¡...
en Cleaning and servicing Rub the freezer compartment dry 14.2 Defrosting in the freezer with a soft, dry cloth. compartment Electrically connect the appliance. The freezer compartment does not → Page 11 defrost automatically. A layer of hoar- Put the frozen food in the appli- frost in the freezer compartment im- ance.
Cleaning and servicing en Putting the food into the appliance. 15.2 Cleaning the appliance 15.3 Cleaning the condensa- WARNING tion channel and drain- Risk of electric shock! An ingress of moisture can cause an age hole electric shock. Regularly clean the condensation Do not use steam- or high-pres- ▶...
en Cleaning and servicing Removing door rack 15.5 Removing appliance Lift the door rack and remove it. components ▶ If you want to clean your appliance thoroughly, you can remove certain components from your appliance. Removing the door rack rail Lift the door rack rail upwards and ▶...
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! Improper 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 appliance hums, Not a fault. A motor is running, e.g. refrigerating unit, bubbles, buzzes, fan. Refrigerant flows through the pipes. The motor, gargles or clicks. switches or solenoid valves are switching on or off. No action required.
Storage and disposal en 16.1 Power failure 17.2 Disposing of old appli- ance During a power failure, the temperat- ure in the appliance rises; this re- Valuable raw materials can be re- duces the storage time and the qual- used by recycling. ity of the frozen food. On the website for your appliance, WARNING the technical data provides you with...
en Customer Service 18.1 Product number (E-Nr.), Customer Service 18 Customer Service production number (FD) Function-relevant genuine spare parts Customer Service and consecutive num- according to the corresponding Eco- bering (Z-Nr.) design Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at You can find the product number (E- least 10 years from the date on Nr.), the production number (FD) and...
A detailed RED Declaration of Con- can also access the applicable li- formity can be found online at cence information via your www.gaggenau.com among the addi- Home Connect app: "Profile -> Legal tional documents on the product information -> Licence Information".
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en Declaration of Conformity UK (NI) 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only. 5 GHz WLAN (Wi-Fi): For indoor use only.
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BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Valid within Great Britain: Carl-Wery-Straße 34 Imported to Great Britain by 81739 München, GERMANY BSH Home Appliances Ltd. www.gaggenau.com Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom...
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