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Information for Use

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  • Page 1 Fridge-freezer KGN86... [en] Information for Use...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Further information and explanations are available online: Table of contents 1 Safety ...........  4 6.5 Butter and cheese compart- 1.1 General information.... 4 ment.........  16 1.2 Intended use...... 4 6.6 Door tray........ 16 1.3 Restriction on user group.. 4 6.7 Accessories ...... 16 1.4 Safe transport ......
  • Page 3 12 Defrosting ........  22 12.1 Defrosting in the refriger- ator compartment.... 22 12.2 Defrosting in the freezer compartment ...... 22 13 Cleaning and servicing ...  22 13.1 Preparing the appliance for cleaning .........  22 13.2 Cleaning the appliance .. 23 13.3 Removing the fittings.....  23 13.4 Removing appliance com- ponents........
  • Page 4: Safety

    en  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: ¡...
  • Page 5: Safe Installation

     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. ▶...
  • Page 6: Safe Use

    en  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.
  • Page 7  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.
  • Page 8: Damaged Appliance

    en  ▶ Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator so that they do not touch or drip on other food. ▶ 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.
  • Page 9  en ▶ Unplug the mains plug from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. ▶ Call customer service. → Page 32...
  • Page 10: Preventing Material Damage

    en  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 If not rolling freely, the appliance's The packaging materials are environ- castors may damage the floor when mentally compatible and can be re- the appliance is moved.
  • Page 11: Installation And Connection

     en ¡ Allow warm food and drinks to 4.2 Criteria for the installation cool down before storing them. location ¡ Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator compartment to utilise the low tem- WARNING perature of the food. Risk of explosion! ¡ Always leave some space between If the appliance is in a space that is the food and to the back panel.
  • Page 12: Installing The Appliance

    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. Clean the appliance for the first time.
  • Page 13: 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. Deviations between your appliance and the diagrams may differ with regard to their features and size.
  • Page 14: Control Panel

    en  Control panel → Page 14 Fruit and vegetable container with humidity control Lighting → Page 15 Frozen food container Inner ventilation openings → Page 24 Temperature controller (stor- Screw foot age container) → Page 18 Butter and cheese compart- Rating plate → Page 32 ment → Page 16 Storage container Door tray for large bottles → Page 15 → Page 16 Container divider → Page 16...
  • Page 15: Features

     en 6.3 Fruit and vegetable con- The temperature setting but- ton (freezer compartment) tainer with humidity con- sets the temperature of the trol freezer compartment. Store fresh fruit and vegetables loose super (Freezer compartment) in the fruit and vegetable container. lights up when Super freezing Cover any chopped fruit and veget- is switched on.
  • Page 16: Container Divider

    en  To ensure that the quality and aroma Egg tray are retained, store fruit and veget- Store eggs safely on the egg tray. ables that are sensitive to cold out- side of the appliance at temperatures Bottle holder of approx. 8 °C to 12 °C, e.g. pine- The bottle holder prevents bottles apple, bananas, citrus fruits, cucum- from falling over when the appliance...
  • Page 17: Basic Operation

     en If the ice cube tray is stuck to the ¡ When you close the door, a va- freezer compartment, loosen it with cuum may be created. The door is a blunt object such as the handle then difficult to open again. Wait a of a wooden spoon.
  • Page 18: Additional Functions

    en  Note: When Super cooling is Setting the storage container switched on, increased noise may temperature occur. Select one of the options: ▶ To reduce the temperature, ‒ Switching on Super cooling move the temperature controller Press the temperature setting but- ▶...
  • Page 19: Manual Super Freezing

     en Cancelling automatic Super Refrigerator com- 8 °C partment freezing Press the temperature setting but- Freezer compart- −16 °C ▶ ton (freezer compartment) re- ment peatedly until the temperature dis- Switching on energy-saving mode play (freezer compartment) shows the required temperature setting. Press the temperature setting but- ▶...
  • Page 20: Refrigerator Compartment

    en  These items should no longer be 10.1 Tips for storing food in ▶ stored for the maximum storage the refrigerator compart- period. ment The temperature alarm can be ¡ Only store food when fresh and switched on in the following cases: undamaged.
  • Page 21: Freezer Compartment

     en 11.3 Tips for storing food in Freezer compartment 11 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.
  • Page 22: Shelf Life Of Frozen Food At −18 °C

    en  Label the packaging with the con- Defrosting 12 Defrosting tents and the date of freezing. Defrosting 11.5 Shelf life of frozen food 12.1 Defrosting in the refri- at −18 °C gerator compartment Food Storage time The refrigerator compartment in your Fish, sausages, pre- up to appliance defrosts automatically.
  • Page 23: Cleaning The Appliance

     en 13.2 Cleaning the appliance 13.3 Removing the fittings If you want to clean the fittings thor- WARNING oughly, remove these from your ap- Risk of electric shock! pliance. An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock. Removing the shelf Do not use steam- or high-pres- ▶...
  • Page 24 en  Lift the storage container at the Lift the frozen food container at the front and remove it ⁠ . front and remove it ⁠ . Removing the fruit and vegetable Removing the front of the container container Pull out the fruit and vegetable You can remove the front of the fruit containers as far as they will go.
  • Page 25: Removing Appliance Components

     en Tilt the shelf above the fruit and ve- 13.4 Removing appliance getable container to the side components and remove it ⁠ . If you want to clean your appliance thoroughly, you can remove certain components from your appliance. Shelf above the fruit and vegetable container You can remove the cover of the fruit and vegetable container in order to...
  • Page 26 en  Clip the fruit and vegetable con- tainer covers in place. Make sure that the fruit and veget- able container covers sit in the openings under the humidity con- trollers. Insert the storage containers and the fruit and vegetable containers.
  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

     en Troubleshooting 14 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 ▶...
  • Page 28 en  Fault Cause and troubleshooting A layer of frost forms Not a fault. Modern refrigeration machines ensure a on the back wall of more even temperature in the refrigerator compart- the refrigerator com- ment. The back wall of the refrigerator compartment is partment.
  • Page 29  en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The set temperature is The freezer compartment door was open for a long not reached. time. The evaporator (refrigeration unit) in the noFrost system is heavily iced up. Fully automatic de- Requirement: Store the frozen food well insulated in a frosting no longer cool place.
  • Page 30 en  Fault Cause and troubleshooting Condensation accu- The water contained in warm and humid air con- mulates on the sur- denses on the colder surfaces of the appliance. face of the appliance Wipe away the condensation water with a soft, dry and on the shelves in- cloth.
  • Page 31: Power Failure

     en 14.1 Power failure 15.2 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...
  • Page 32: Customer Service

    en  Make a note of your appliance's de- Customer Service 16 Customer Service tails and the Customer Service tele- phone number to find them again Function-relevant genuine spare parts Customer Service quickly. according to the corresponding Eco- design Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at Technical data 17 Technical data...
  • Page 36 Expert advice for your Bosch home appliances, help with problems or a repair from Bosch experts. Find out everything about the many ways Bosch can support you: www.bosch-home.com/service Contact data of all countries are listed in the attached service direct- ory.

This manual is also suitable for:

Kgn86 seriesKgn86vieag/04Kgn86vieag/03

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