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 – Maintain a 30 mm clearance to 2 Preventing material electric or gas cookers. – Maintain a 300 mm clearance to damage oil or solid-fuel cookers. Use a niche depth of 560 mm. ¡ ATTENTION! Never cover or block the external ¡...
en Installation and connection The delivery consists of the following: Climate Permitted room tem- Built-in appliance ¡ class perature Equipment and accessories ¡ 10 °C to 32 °C Installation material ¡ 16 °C to 32 °C Installation instructions ¡ User manual 16 °C to 38 °C ¡ Customer service directory ¡...
Installation and connection en 4.3 Installing the appliance Install the appliance in accordance ▶ with the enclosed installation in- structions. 4.4 Preparing the appliance for the first time Remove the informative material. Remove the protective foil and transit bolts, e.g. remove the ad- hesive strips and carton.
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Refrigerator compartment Control panel → Page 13 → Page 21 Extendable shelf → Page 14 Freezer compartment → Page 22...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Fruit and vegetable container Frozen food container with humidity control → Page 26 → Page 14 Door storage compartment Rating plate → Page 32 for large bottles → Page 15 Note: Deviations between your appli- Flat frozen food container ance and the diagrams may differ → Page 15 with regard to their features and size.
en Features seal. This allows fresh fruit and veget- 6 Features ables to be stored for up to twice as long as with conventional storage. The features of your appliance de- pend on the model. 6.1 Shelf To vary the shelf as required, you can remove the shelf and re-insert it elsewhere.
Features en 6.5 Flat frozen food container Store flat frozen items, the ice stor- age container and the ice scoop in the flat frozen food container. 6.6 Door rack To adjust the door rack as required, you can remove the door rack and re-insert elsewhere.
en operation 7.4 Setting the temperature operation 7 Basic operation Setting the refrigerator operation compartment temperature 7.1 Switching on the appli- Press (Refrigerator compart- ▶ ance ment) repeatedly until the temper- ature display (refrigerator compart- Press ment) shows the required temper- The appliance begins to cool. ature.
Additional functions en Note: When Fast freezing is switched Switching off Fast cooling on, increased noise may occur. Press (Refrigerator compart- ▶ ment). Switching on manual Fast freezing The previously set temperature is Press (Freezer compartment). ▶ displayed. (Freezer compartment) lights 8.2 Automatic Fast freezing Note: After approx.
en Alarm These items should no longer be Switching on holiday mode ▶ stored for the maximum storage Press (Refrigerator compart- ▶ period. ment) repeatedly until the temper- ature display (refrigerator compart- The temperature alarm can be ment) shows . switched on in the following cases: No temperature is shown in the The appliance is switched on.
Home Connect en Home Connect services in your coun- Scan the QR code using the try. You can find information about Home Connect app. this at: www.home-connect.com. To be able to use Home Connect, you must first set up the connection to the WLAN home network (Wi-Fi and to the Home Connect app.
en Home Connect Ensure that the connection is 10.4 Resetting Home Connect ‒ not interfered with by screening settings walls. Install a repeater to strengthen If your appliance experiences con- ‒ the signal. nection problems with the WLAN home network (Wi-Fi) or your appli- 10.3 Installing updates for the ance wants to log into a different WLAN home network (Wi-Fi), you can...
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 Freezer compartment 12.2 Fully utilising the freezer compartment volume Learn how to store the maximum Correct setting amount of frozen food in the freezer compartment. Remove all fittings from the freezer 12 Freezer compartment compartment. → Page 25 Store food directly on the shelves You can store frozen food, freeze and on the floor of the freezer food and make ice cubes in the...
Defrosting en Food that is unsuitable for freezing Defrost animal-based food, such ¡ ¡ includes lettuce, radishes, eggs in as fish, meat, cheese, quark, in the shells, grapes, raw apples and refrigerator compartment. pears, yoghurt, sour cream, crème Defrost bread at room temperat- ¡...
en Cleaning and servicing Switch on Fast freezing approx. 14.1 Preparing the appliance four hours before defrosting. for cleaning → "Switching on manual Fast freez- ing", Page 17 Switch off the appliance. → Page 16 This means that the food reaches very low temperatures and it can Disconnect the appliance from the be stored for longer at room tem- power supply.
Cleaning and servicing en If liquid gets into the drainage hole, 14.3 Cleaning the condensa- the evaporation pan may overflow. tion channel and drain- The rinsing water must not get into ▶ age hole the drainage hole. If you clean fittings and accessories Regularly clean the condensation in the dishwasher, this may cause channel and drainage hole to ensure...
en Cleaning and servicing Lift the fruit and vegetable con- Removing the extendable shelf tainer at the front and remove it Firmly pull out the extendable shelf . until the locking catch is released. Lower the shelf and swing it out to Removing the frozen food the side.
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Cleaning and servicing en Remove the shelf and rotate it . Press the fastenings for the lower cover outwards. Lift the cover at the front pull it out at the rear .
en Troubleshooting 15 Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- 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 ▶...
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The temperature dis- The temperature in the freezer compartment was too play (freezer compart- warm. ment) flashes. Press The temperature display (freezer compartment) briefly indicates the warmest temperature reached in the freezer compartment. The temperature dis- play (freezer compartment) then indicates the set temperature again.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The appliance makes Bottles or containers are touching. noises. Move the bottles or containers away from each ▶ other. Fast freezing is switched on. No action required.
Storage and disposal en ates the set temperature, your ap- 15.1 Power failure pliance is OK. The appliance During a power failure, the temperat- switches to normal operation. ure in the appliance rises; this re- If, at the end of the appliance self- duces the storage time and the qual- test, 5 audible signals sound and ity of the frozen food.
en Customer Service tion of the warranty (manufacturer's WARNING warranty for private consumers) in Risk of fire! the European Economic Area is 2 If the tubes are damaged, flammable years according to the terms of war- refrigerant and harmful gases may ranty applicable to the location.
Directive 2014/53/ A detailed RED Declaration of Con- formity can be found online at www.gaggenau.com among the addi- tional documents on the product page for your appliance. Hereby, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH de- clares that the appliance with Home Connect functionality is in...
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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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