AEG SANTO U 66040i Operating And Installation Instructions
AEG SANTO U 66040i Operating And Installation Instructions

AEG SANTO U 66040i Operating And Installation Instructions

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66040i
Built-In Refrigerator
Operating and Installation Instructions

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  • Page 1 SANTO U 66040i Built-In Refrigerator Operating and Installation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Dear customer, Before placing your new refrigerator/freezer into operation please read these operating instructions carefully. They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructions for future reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important Safety Instructions ....... . . 4 Disposal ..........6 Appliance Packaging Information.
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    Intended use • The refrigerator is intended for use in the home. It is suitable for the cooling, freezing and storing of frozen food, as well as for making ice. If the appliance is used for purposes other than those intended or used incorrectly, no liability can be accepted by the manufacturer for any damage that may be caused.
  • Page 5 • Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could freeze to the food. • Do not operate any electrical appliances in the refrigerator/freezer (e.g. electric ice cream makers, mixers etc.). • Before cleaning the appliance, always switch off the appliance and unplug it, or disconnect from the electricity supply.
  • Page 6: Disposal

    Disposal Appliance Packaging Information All materials are environmentally friendly. They can be dumped or burned at an incinerating plant without danger. About the materials: The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the interior.
  • Page 7: Installation

    Climate classification If the refrigeration appliance is installed next to another refrigerator or freezer a clearance of 5 cm at the sides is required, in order to prevent the formation of condensation on the outside of the appliance.
  • Page 8: Reversing The Door

    Re-install the grid to the base of the appliance by pushing on to the clasps (a) until they click. Reversing the door The side at which the door opens can be changed from the right side (as supplied) to the left side, if the installation site requires. To reverse the opening direction of the door, proceed as shown in the figures:...
  • Page 9: Changing Over The Freezer Compartment Door

    After completion Warning! of the door reversing opera- tion, check that the door gasket adheres to the cabi- net. If the ambient temper- ature is cold (i.e. in Winter), the gasket may not fit per- fectly to the cabinet. In that case, wait for the natural fitting of the gasket or accelerate this process by...
  • Page 10: Building The Appliance In Under A Worktop

    Building the appliance in under a worktop The dimensions of the recessed installation area must correspond with those indicated in the figure. Installation kit Two cabinet securing brackets are supplied with the installa- tion pack. They need to be assembled onto the cabinet prior to cabinet being pushed into the Kitchen aperture.
  • Page 11 Push the appliance into place. The plug socket nec- essary for connection of the appliance to the elec- tricity supply should be positioned, so that the plug is not placed in the recess. To adjust the height pro- ceed as follows: Loosen or tighten the two front feet.
  • Page 12 Push the appliance into place and retain the cab- inet with screws through the securing brackets into the worktop or adjacent woodwork as necessary. To mount the furniture door proceed as shown in the fig- ures:...
  • Page 13 clic clic Upper part of kitchen furniture panel...
  • Page 14 Lower part of kitchen furniture panel...
  • Page 15: Fitting The Plinth

    Refit the covering strip. Fitting the plinth Important! For the efficient operation of the appliance, it is important that the original ventilation grid is used. • For an opening height dimension A=820 mm and a plinth height dimension a=100 mm, the plinth may be fitted without adjustments.
  • Page 16: Power Supply

    Power supply A correctly installed, earthed socket is required for the electrical sup- ply. The supply must have a fuse rating of at least 10 Amps. If the socket is not accessible once the appliance is built in, the electrical installation must include suitable means of isolating the appliance from the mains (e.g.
  • Page 17 As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: 1.The wire coloured green and yellow must be connected to the termi- nal marked with the letter “E”...
  • Page 18: Description Of The Appliance

    Description of the appliance View of the appliance Butter/cheese compartment Sliding shelf Bottle shelf Vegetable drawers Storage shelves Thermostat Frozen food storage/freezing food, icemaking. Prior to Initial Start–Up Please clean the appliance interior and all accessories prior to initial start-up (see section: “Cleaning and Care”).
  • Page 19: Starting Up And Temperature Regulation

    Starting up and temperature regulation Connect the appliance to the mains electricity supply. When the refrigerator compartment door is opened, the internal light- ing is switched on. The temperature selector knob is located on the right hand side of the refrigerator compartment.
  • Page 20: Interior Accessories

    Interior Accessories Storage shelves Various glass storage shelves are included with your appliance. The height of the storage shelves can be adjusted: To do this pull the storage shelf forward until it can be swivelled upwards or downwards and removed. Please do the same in reverse to insert the shelf at a different height.
  • Page 21: Freezing And Storing Frozen Food

    Freezing and storing frozen food The freezer compartment is for freezing and storing food. Important! • The temperature in the freezer compartment must be –18°C or col- der before freezing fresh food or storing food already frozen. • Do not freeze too large a quantity at any one time (max. 2 kg per 24 hrs).
  • Page 22: Preparation Of Ice Cubes

    Preparation of Ice Cubes Fill the ice cube tray 3/4 full with cold water, place it in the freezer compartment and leave to freeze. To loosen the frozen cubes, either bend the ice cube tray or hold it under running water for a few seconds. Important! Never try to free an ice tray that is frozen to the freezer compartment using pointed or sharp edged objects, since you may damage the refrigerating circuit.
  • Page 23: Switching Off The Appliance

    Remove frozen food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and store it, covered, in a cool place. Switch off the appliance and unplug it, or disconnect from the elec- tricity supply. Remove the stopper from the meltwater outlet and place a bowl underneath it to catch the meltwater.
  • Page 24 Do not allow such substances to come into contact with appliance parts. • Do not use any abrasive cleansers. Remove frozen food and the food from the refrigerator. Wrap frozen food in several layers of newspaper. Store it in a cool place, well cov- ered.
  • Page 25: Energy Saving Tips

    Energy Saving Tips • Do not install the appliance near boilers, radiators or other sources of heat. High ambient temperatures cause longer, more frequent operation of the compressor. • Ensure sufficient air circulation and exhaust at the appliance base and at the back wall of the appliance. Never cover air vent openings. •...
  • Page 26 Symptom Appliance does not work. The compressor runs con- tinuously. The food is too warm. Interior lighting does not work. Heavy build up of frost, possibly also on the door seal. The compressor does not start immediately after changing the temperature setting.
  • Page 27: Changing The Light Bulb

    Unplug the mains plug. To change the light bulb, undo the screw. Press the light bulb cover as shown and slide it backwards. Change the defective light bulb. Refit the light bulb cover and the screw. Put the refrigerator back into operati- AEG65...
  • Page 28: Service & Spare Parts

    Service & Spare Parts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spare parts, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by tele- phoning: Your call will be automatically routed to the Service Centre covering your post code area.
  • Page 29: Noises During Operation

    Noises during Operation The following noises are characteristic of refrigeration appliances: • Clicks Whenever the compressor switches on or off, a click can • Humming As soon as the compressor is in operation, you can hear it humming. • Bubbling/ When refrigerant flows into thin tubes, you can hear Splashing bubbling or splashing noises.
  • Page 30: Technical Terminology

    Technical terminology • Refrigerant • Refrigerant Circuit • Evaporator • Compressor • Condenser Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect are known as refrigerants. They have a rela- tively low boiling-point, indeed so low, that the warmth from the food stored in the fridge or freezer can cause the refrigerant to boil and vaporise.
  • Page 32 AEG Hausgeräte GmbH Postfach 1036 D-90327 Nürnberg http://www.aeg.hausgeraete.de © Copyright by AEG 02-0301 2222 682-24...

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