Welcome to Electrolux! Thank you for choosing our appliance. Get usage advice, brochures, trouble shooter, service and repair information: www.electrolux.com/support Subject to change without notice. CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION................2 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................4 3. INSTALLATION....................6 4. OPERATION....................9 5. DAILY USE....................10 6.
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of age should be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised. • Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. • Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of the appliance without supervision. •...
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects. • When the appliance is empty for long period, switch it off, defrost, clean, dry and leave the door open to prevent mould from developing within the appliance.
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• Connect the mains plug to the mains extreme physical conditions in household socket only at the end of the installation. appliances, such as temperature, Make sure that there is access to the vibration, humidity, or are intended to mains plug after the installation. signal information about the operational •...
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains • The insulation foam contains flammable supply. gas. Contact your municipal authority for • Cut off the mains cable and discard it. information on how to discard the • Remove the door to prevent children and appliance correctly.
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adjustable feet at the base of the cabinet ensure that the appliance stands level. Space required in use ² CAUTION! 1900 If you position the appliance against the wall, use back spacers provided or keep the minimum distance indicated in the installation instructions.
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The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp fuse WARNING! (B). In the event of having to change the fuse in the plug supplied, a 13 amp ASTA This appliance must be earthed. approved (BS 1362) fuse must be used. The manufacturer declines any liability should these safety measures not be WARNING!
4. OPERATION 4.1 Control panel Temperature regulation button Temperature indicators FastFreeze indicator Alarm indicator 4.2 Switching on and off A medium setting is generally the most suitable one. To switch on the appliance, insert the plug The temperature indicators show the set into the wall socket.
This function stops automatically after 48 hours. Refer to the "Temperature regulation" You can deactivate the FastFreeze function section to set the appliance temperature. before its automatic end by repeating the procedure until the FastFreeze indicator turns 4.5 FastFreeze function off or by selecting a different temperature of the freezer compartment.
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5.4 Removing and installing the this way, the natural moisture content in freezer drawers fruits and vegetables is preserved longer. • Slots opened: recommended when there To remove a drawer from the freezer is a big amount of fruits and vegetables. In compartment: this way, more air circulation results in a lower air moisture.
5.9 Thawing CAUTION! Small pieces may even be cooked still frozen, In the event of accidental defrosting, for directly from the freezer: in this case, cooking example due to a power failure, if the will take longer. power has been off for longer than the value shown on rating plate under "rising time", the defrosted food must be consumed quickly or cooked immediately...
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6.4 Shopping tips and transport them in a thermal and insulated cool bag. After grocery shopping: • Place the frozen foods immediately in the • Ensure that the packaging is not damaged freezer after coming back from the shop. - the food could be deteriorated. If the •...
• In order to maintain the optimal • Vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes, temperature in the fridge, do not allow onions, and garlic should not be kept in food to come in contact with the the refrigerator. temperature sensor located on the inner •...
freezer compartment. In addition, remove pieces of ice that break away before defrosting is complete. About 12 hours prior to defrosting set a 5. When defrosting is complete, dry the lower temperature in order to build up interior thoroughly. sufficient chill reserve in case of any 6.
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Problem Possible cause Solution The room temperature is too high. Refer to the "Installation" chapter. Food products placed in the appli‐ Allow food products to cool to room ance were too warm. temperature before storing. The door is not closed correctly. Refer to the "Closing the door"...
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Problem Possible cause Solution Water flows on the floor. The melting water outlet is not con‐ Attach the melting water outlet to nected to the evaporative tray above the evaporative tray. the compressor. Temperature cannot be set. The FastFreeze function is switched Switch off the FastFreeze function manually, or wait until the function deactivates automatically to set the...
9. NOISES SSSRRR! BRRR! CLICK! HISSS! BLUBB! 10. TECHNICAL DATA The technical information is situated in the information related to the performance of the rating plate on the internal side of the appliance. Keep the energy label for appliance and on the energy label. reference together with the user manual and all other documents provided with this The QR code on the energy label supplied...
12. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS appliances marked with the symbol with Recycle materials with the symbol . Put the the household waste. Return the product to packaging in relevant containers to recycle it. your local recycling facility or contact your Help protect the environment and human municipal office.
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