Further information and explanations are available online: Table of contents 1 Safety ........... 4 6.5 Fruit and vegetable con- 1.1 General information.... 4 tainer with humidity control .. 16 1.2 Intended use...... 4 6.6 Butter and cheese compart- ment......... 17 1.3 Restriction on user group.. 4 6.7 Door tray........
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17 Storage and disposal.... 37 10.6 Resetting Home Connect 17.1 Taking the appliance out of settings ........ 23 operation ....... 37 10.7 Remote diagnostics .... 23 17.2 Disposing of old appliance ... 38 10.8 Data protection...... 24 18 Customer Service.... 38 11 Refrigerator compartment .. 24 18.1 Product number (E-Nr.), 11.1 Tips for storing food in the production number (FD)
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. 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡...
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. ▶...
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 freezer compartment.
en Safety ▶ If the fridge/freezer is empty for an extended period of time, switch off the appliance, defrost it, clean it and leave the door open to prevent the formation of mould. 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.
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Safety en ▶ Unplug the mains plug from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. ▶ Call customer service. → Page 38...
en Preventing material damage Preventing material damage Environmental protection and saving energy 2 Preventing material 3 Environmental protec- damage tion and saving energy Preventing material damage Environmental protection and saving energy ATTENTION! 3.1 Disposing of packaging The high weight of the appliance or, The packaging materials are environ- if not rolling freely, the appliance's mentally compatible and can be re- castors may damage the floor when...
Installation and connection en ¡ Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator ¡ Free-standing appliance compartment to utilise the low tem- ¡ Equipment and accessories perature of the food. ¡ Installation material ¡ Always leave some space between ¡ Installation instructions the food and to the back panel. ¡...
en Installation and connection Over-and-under and side-by-side installation If you want to install 2 refrigerating appliances one over the other or side by side, you must maintain a clear- ance of at least 150 mm between the appliances. Selected appliances can be installed without a minimum clear- ance.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 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. Refrigerator compartment Ice cube container → Page 24 Control panel → Page 14 Freezer compartment → Page 25 Ice and water dispenser...
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Water tank Door tray for large bottles → Page 17 Fruit and vegetable container Storage container with humidity control → Page 16 → Page 16 Freezer tray → Page 16 Butter and cheese compart- ment → Page 17 Frozen food container Bottle shelf → Page 16 → Page 30 Screw foot Lighting Note: Deviations between your appli-...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5.3 Control elements (ice and lights up if user-defined set- tings have been set via the water dispenser) Home Connect app. You can You can find an overview of the parts find more information in the of your ice and water dispenser here. Home Connect app.
en Features 6.3 Freezer tray Features 6 Features You can freeze smaller quantities of The features of your appliance de- Features food quickly on the freezer tray, e.g. pend on the model. berries, pieces of fruit, herbs and ve- getables. 6.1 Shelf Distribute the frozen items evenly on the freezer tray and leave to freeze ATTENTION! for approx.
Features en 6.6 Butter and cheese com- partment Store butter and hard cheese in the butter and cheese compartment. 6.7 Door tray To adjust the door tray as required, you can remove the door tray and re- insert elsewhere. → "Removing door tray", Page 29 The air humidity in the fruit and 6.8 Ice storage container vegetable container can be set...
en Basic operation Never use the ice storage con- ▶ Basic operation 7 Basic operation tainer to store ice cubes that were not made using the ice cube Basic operation maker. 7.1 Switching on the appli- Tips ance ¡ Remove larger quantities of ice Electrically connect the appliance.
Additional functions en ¡ When you close the door, a va- Setting the freezer compartment cuum may be created. The door is temperature then difficult to open again. Wait a To activate setting mode, touch the moment until the vacuum is offset. upper area of the control panel.
en Additional functions Note: When Super cooling is Press and hold super (Refrigerator switched on, increased noise may compartment) for 5 seconds. occur. a If 2 audible signals sound, the automatic Super freezing is activ- Switching on Super cooling ated. To activate setting mode, touch the upper area of the control panel.
Alarm en Press super (Freezer compart- Press and hold super (Freezer ment). compartment) for 15 seconds until an audible signal sounds. a "super" (Freezer compartment) lights up. a "super" (Freezer compartment) lights up. Note: After approx. 54 hours, the ap- pliance switches to normal operation. Note: After approx. 80 hours, the ap- pliance switches to normal mode.
en Home Connect CAUTION Home Connect 10 Home Connect Risk of harm to health! During the thawing process, bacteria This appliance is network-capable. Home Connect may multiply and spoil the frozen Connect your appliance to a mobile food. device to control its functions via the Do not refreeze food after it has ▶...
Home Connect en 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.
en Refrigerator compartment term. The lower the selected temper- 10.8 Data protection ature, the longer the food remains Please see the information on data fresh. protection. The first time your appliance is 11.1 Tips for storing food in registered on a home network the refrigerator compart- connected to the Internet, your ment...
Freezer compartment en 12.3 Tips for storing food in Freezer compartment 12 Freezer compartment the freezer compartment You can store frozen food, freeze Freezer compartment ¡ Store food in air-tight packaging. food and make ice cubes in the ¡ Do not bring food which is to be freezer compartment.
en Water system Label the packaging with the con- Water system 13 Water system tents and the date of freezing. Your appliance is equipped with wa- Water system 12.5 Shelf life of frozen food ter-carrying components. at −18 °C (0 °F) 13.1 Ice and water dispenser Food Storage time Use the ice and water dispenser to...
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Water system en Remove the water tank , open Notes the cover and fill the water tank ¡ After a while of continuous dis- with fresh drinking water up to the pensing, the ice or water stops be- mark line . ing dispensed.
en Defrosting Permanent light Defrosting 14 Defrosting If you do not dispense ice or water for some time, the light switches itself Defrosting off. 14.1 Defrosting in the refri- You can permanently switch on the gerator compartment light on the ice and water dispenser. The refrigerator compartment in your Switching on ice cube production appliance defrosts automatically.
Cleaning and servicing en Remove the shelf above the fruit – The accessories and vegetable container. – The door seals → Page 31 Dry thoroughly with a soft, dry cloth. Remove the fruit and vegetable container cover. Insert the fittings and install the ap- pliance components.
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en Cleaning and servicing Lift the freezer tray at the front Removing the storage container and remove it . Pull out the storage container as far as it will go. Lift the storage container at the front and remove it ...
Cleaning and servicing en Reach into the left and right re- ▶ cesses below the ice storage con- tainer and take it out towards the front. 15.4 Removing appliance components If you want to clean your appliance Tips thoroughly, you can remove certain ¡...
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en Cleaning and servicing Lift the fruit and vegetable con- tainer cover slightly , pull it for- wards and remove it .
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 A warning signal The appliance door is open. sounds and "alarm" Close the appliance door. ▶ flashes. The door alarm is switched on. A warning tone Different causes are possible. sounds and the tem- Press alarm. perature display a The alarm is switched off.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Water is dripping from Remove the ice residue from the ice chute, for ex- ▶ the ice and water dis- ample using a wooden spoon. penser. Condensation forms The water contained in warm and humid air con- at the ice storage con- denses on the colder surfaces of the appliance.
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The ice and water dis- Remove the ice cubes from the ice chute, for ex- ▶ penser is not function- ample using a wooden spoon. ing. There is no water supply. Install the water tank. ▶...
Storage and disposal en a If, at the end of the appliance self- 16.1 Power failure test, two audible signals sound During a power failure, the temperat- and the temperature display indic- ure in the appliance rises; this re- ates the set temperature, your ap- duces the storage time and the qual- pliance is OK.
en Customer Service 17.2 Disposing of old appli- Customer Service 18 Customer Service ance Function-relevant genuine spare parts Customer Service Valuable raw materials can be re- according to the corresponding Eco- used by recycling. design Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at WARNING least 10 years from the date on Risk of harm to health!
Technical data en 18.1 Product number (E-Nr.), 19.1 Information regarding production number (FD) Free and Open Source and consecutive num- Software bering (Z-Nr.) This product includes software com- ponents that are licensed by the You can find the product number (E- copyright holders as free or open Nr.), the production number (FD) and source software.
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH hereby de- Declaration of Conformity A detailed Declaration of Conformity clares that the appliance with Home can be found online at www.bosch- Connect functionality conforms to the home.co.uk among the additional essential requirements and other rel- documents on the product page for evant provisions of Directive your appliance.
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Declaration of Conformity en The manufacturer, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH deems that it has complied with ¡ provision 5.1-1 of ETSI EN 303 645 v2.1.1 and, where relevant, provision 5.1-2 of ETSI EN 303 645 v2.1.1; ¡ provision 5.2-1 of ETSI EN 303 645 v2.1.1;...
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