Before Use ......................14 Product Features....................16 Control Panel ....................18 Door Handle .....................19 Fridge Drawer....................20 Door Basket ......................22 Shelf ........................22 Bottle Rack ......................22 SMART FUNCTIONS LG ThinQ Application ..................24 Smart Diagnosis ....................25 MAINTENANCE Cleaning ......................27 Air Filter ......................27 TROUBLESHOOTING Before Calling for Service................29...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE The following safety guidelines are intended to prevent unforeseen risks or damage from unsafe or incorrect operation of the appliance. The guidelines are separated into ‘WARNING’ and ‘CAUTION’ as described below. Safety Messages This symbol is displayed to indicate matters and operations that can cause risk.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. • Do not damage the refrigerant circuit. • Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process. •...
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• Do not clean the appliance with brushes, cloths or sponges with rough surfaces or which are made of metallic material. • Only qualified service personnel from LG Electronics service centre should disassemble, repair, or modify the appliance. Contact an LG Electronics customer information centre if you move and install the appliance in a different location.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS amount of refrigerant used. The room must be 1 m² in size for every 8 g of R600a refrigerant inside the appliance. • Refrigerant leaking out of the pipes could ignite or cause an explosion. • The amount of refrigerant in your particular appliance is shown on the identification plate inside the appliance.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS plug. For more details on grounding, inquire at an LG Electronics customer information centre. • This appliance is equipped with a power cord having an equipment- grounding conductor and a grounding power plug. The power plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet socket that is installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Be careful of nearby children when you open or close the appliance door. The door may bump the child and cause injury. • Avoid the danger of children getting trapped inside the appliance. A child trapped inside the appliance can cause suffocation. •...
• Do not clean glass shelves or covers with warm water when they are cold. They may shatter if exposed to sudden temperature changes. • Do not insert the shelves upside down. The shelves may fall. • To remove frost from the appliance, contact an LG Electronics customer information centre.
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Before Installation changes. This may result in decrease or increase of the appliance width. Dimensions and Clearances Too small of a distance from adjacent items may Ambient Temperature result in the degradation of freezing capability and increased electricity costs. Allow over 50 mm of clearance between the back of the appliance and •...
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Minimum 50 NOTE • Reversing the doors must be performed by the qualified personnel of LG Electronics. If not, the doors will not be covered by the warranty. 110° 1643 Connecting the Freezer and...
INSTALLATION Levelling the Appliance Open the doors and check to make sure that they close easily. Before Beginning When the appliance doors appear to be uneven, Door Alignment follow the instructions below to align the doors. If the door of the appliance is not level, adjust the NOTE difference in the height of appliance door.
INSTALLATION Use the spanner to fasten the keeper nut by Fix the power plug. turning it to the right. • Models with a power plug hook: Pull the power plug out, insert and fix it into the power plug hook at the rear or on top of the appliance.
• Food may freeze or spoil if stored at the wrong NOTE temperature. Set the refrigerator to the correct temperature for the food being stored. • Contact the LG Electronics customer information centre if the alarm sound continues even after • Store refrigerated food inside sealed containers. closing all doors.
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OPERATION • If you set an excessively low temperature for food, it may become frozen. Do not set a temperature lower than the required temperature for the food to be stored correctly. • If there are chill compartments in the appliance, do not store vegetables and fruits with higher moisture content in the chill compartments as they may freeze due to the lower temperature.
OPERATION Product Features The appearance or components of the appliance may differ from model to model. Interior *1 This feature is only available on some models. Fridge Shelf Stores refrigerated foods and fresh foods. • Stores the foods with higher moisture content at the front of the shelf. •...
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OPERATION Stores dairy foods such as butter and cheese. Folding Shelf The fridge shelves are adjustable to meet individual storage needs. Door Basket Stores small packages of refrigerated foods, drinks and sauce containers. Bottom Shelf (Drawer Cover) Stores refrigerated foods and fresh foods. CAUTION •...
OPERATION Control Panel The actual control panel may differ from model to model. Control Panel and Functions *1 This feature is only available on some models. Type 1. On the Fridge Door Type 2. Inside the Fridge Fridge...
Wi-Fi The Wi-Fi button, when used with the LG ThinQ app, allows the refrigerator to connect to a home Wi- Fi network. Refer to Smart Functions for information on the initial setup of the application.
OPERATION Using Easy Open Door Place the cover upside down on the floor and slide the crisper cover to the right and then To easily open the door, hold the handle and softly remove it. turn it to the left. Assembling the Cover Fridge Drawer Assemble the knob of the vegetable...
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OPERATION Slide the crisper cover to the left and then refit Pull out the drawer and align the tab with the hole . Lift up the front of the drawer and straight it out. Hold the cover with both hands and tilt the Tilt the drawer and remove it by pulling it out.
OPERATION For storing fruit. Refit the shelf by sliding it inward until the shelf snaps into the frame. Door Basket Using Folding Shelf Removing/Refitting the Door This feature is only available on some models. Basket Store taller items, such as a gallon container or bottles, by pushing the front half of the shelf Hold both edges of the basket and remove it by underneath the back half the shelf.
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OPERATION Tilt the rack and remove it by pulling it out. Refit the rack by sliding it inward until the rack snaps into the frame.
Search for and install the LG ThinQ application from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store on a smartphone. Run the LG ThinQ application and sign in with your existing account or create an LG account to sign in.
To check your network frequency, contact your Internet service provider or refer to your wireless router manual. RF Radiation Exposure • LG ThinQ is not responsible for any network Statement connection problems or any faults, malfunctions, or errors caused by network This equipment shall be installed and used at a connection.
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Open the fridge door. LG ThinQ application. • Launch the LG ThinQ application and select the Smart Diagnosis feature in the menu. Follow Press and hold the Fridge button for 3 seconds the instructions provided in the LG ThinQ or longer.
MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE Cleaning stainless steel doors. Always use a dedicated cloth and wipe in the same direction as the grain. This helps reduce surface staining and General Cleaning Tips tarnishing. • When cleaning the inside or outside of the appliance, do not wipe it with a rough brush, Cleaning the Interior toothpaste, or abrasive pads.
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MAINTENANCE you and can be wiped off easily with a towel Pull out the drawer in the on the bottom or cloth. compartment. Press on the hook inside the top compartment, and then take out the Air Filter. Dry it using a hair dryer or by exposing it to sunlight.
TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING Before Calling for Service Cooling Symptoms Possible Cause & Solution There is no Is there a power interruption? refrigeration. • Check the power of other appliances. Appliance is unplugged. • Plug the power plug in the outlet properly. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
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TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms Possible Cause & Solution The appliance smells of Special heat treatments have been carried out to compensate for the wood burning. weak points of moisture-affected wood and to prevent pest damage. • The special heat treatment process can smell of the wood burning, but rest assured that it will disappear naturally after a certain period of time.
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• Close the door and re-open. If the lamp does not turn on, please contact turn on. the LG Electronics customer information centre. Do not attempt removal of the lamp. The appliance door is Is the appliance leaning forward? not closed tightly.
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• Find the Wi-Fi network connected to your smartphone and remove it, then not connected to the register your appliance on LG ThinQ. Wi-Fi network. Mobile data for your smartphone is turned on. • Turn off the Mobile data of your smartphone and register the appliance using the Wi-Fi network.
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