Safety and warning notes Please ensure that you have read these assembly A fully laden appliance is very heavy. If positioned on an instructions thoroughly and completely before you unsuitable floor surface, the appliance could tip over and commence installation and commissioning of the cause serious injuries and damage.
Installation notes Installation location Floor surface The ideal installation location is a dry, well ventilated To be able to install the appliance safely and ensure that room. it will function correctly, the floor surface must be horizontal and flat. The installation area must be at the The installation location should not be exposed to direct same level as the rest of the room.
Electrical connection Do not use any extension cables or distributors. A Transporting the appliance permanently installed socket is required for connecting this appliance to the mains. Warning! Any necessary extension to the power cord must only be The appliance is very heavy. Transport the appliance carried out by a qualified electrician.
Dimensions of the appliance Fully integrated built−in appliance Free−standing appliance 475 − 520 Dimensional tolerance: ±1 mm Dimensional tolerance: ±1 mm a, b: Oversize of the kitchen unit doors Minimum height 1,990 mm: Minimum height 1,990 mm: Appliance feet fully screwed in Appliance feet fully screwed in Maximum height 2,060 mm: Maximum height 2,060 mm:...
Dimensions of the installation niche Dimensions of the kitchen unit doors If the kitchen unit doors are no more than 24 mm thick, the built−in appliance can be fully integrated into the kitchen counter. In the case of free−standing appliances with side walls, the kitchen unit door must be no more than 16 mm thick.
Handles Height of the ventilation opening The handles and their fixtures and fittings must be able To save energy and keep the noise level as low as to withstand the following pulling forces: possible, you should plan to have the ventilation opening as high as possible.
Door opening angle The appliance is delivered from the factory with its doors Clearance from the appliance to the adjusted to the maximum opening angle. The maximum wall door opening angle is 108° and overlaps the kitchen front. The maximum door opening angle can be retained with kitchen unit doors up to 21 mm thick.
Required tools and accessories Scope of delivery Miscellaneous Refrigerator Stepladder Assembly instructions Dolly or lift truck Instructions for use Wood screws of various sizes Drilling template for kitchen unit doors Thin (max. 1.5 mm), suitable material to protect the floor from damage (e.g. linoleum) Installation accessories Suitable material for covering and protecting the Accessories...
Fitting the appliance Pre−installation checks Removing the packaging, transportation locks and wooden To ensure safe and trouble−free installation and an palette optimum overall appearance of the kitchen front, the following points must be checked beforehand: Warning! Floor surface of the installation niche The appliance is very heavy and may tip over while Dimensions of the installation niche being unpacked.
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Removing the transport locks 8. Loosen the lock nuts on the adjustment spindles of the appliance feet. 1. Pull the base panel out towards you. 9. Pull the transport locks out. 2. Place the base panel in a safe location to protect it from damage.
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Removing the wooden palette 3. Lower the appliance carefully. The castors on the appliance feet are guided along 4. Lift the appliance at the opposite side wall. There guide rails on the wooden palette. must be a second person supporting the appliance on the other side.
5. Slide the anti−tip stabiliser underneath the nuts and Fitting the anti−tip stabiliser onto the threaded bolts. Warning! Until the anti−tip stabiliser has been fitted, the appliance could tip over if the appliance doors are opened. Do not open the appliance doors until the anti−tip stabiliser has been fitted.
Connecting the appliance to the mains The socket must be freely accessible and must not be behind the appliance. 1. Route the power cord to the socket. Route the power cord in such a way that it cannot be run over or trapped when the appliance is moved into the niche.
4. Using a spirit level, align the appliance vertically and Aligning the appliance horizontally. For alignment, the appliance must be standing on a flat surface. 1. Position the appliance in the intended installation area. 2. Loosen the lock nut on the four adjustment spindles of the appliance feet.
6. Screw all hinges onto the adjacent units. Fitting the appliance into the kitchen counter The appliance must be aligned with the kitchen counter before installation. Once the appliance is inside the installation niche, the appliance feet can no longer be adjusted.
6. Unscrew the nuts. Fitting the kitchen unit doors The door handles must be fitted before the kitchen unit doors are fitted. 1. Place the drilling templates against the back of the kitchen unit doors and align at the edges. 7.
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11. Attach the kitchen unit door to the levelling screws 21. Slot the four screws provided (4 x 45) into the holes by the fixing rail. in the appliance door with a washer on each. The screws are designed for kitchen unit doors with 12.
4. Secure the angle brackets to the wall and the top of Setting up the appliance as a the appliance. free−standing unit (RW496 only) To adjust the side−wall extension for free−standing The use of a wall fixing is mandatory for free−standing appliances: appliances.
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Fitting side walls to built−in appliances Note! Only drill and screw into the designated points, If there are no kitchen units adjacent to the appliance, otherwise there is a risk of damaging the appliance. the side walls can be fitted directly to the appliance itself.
Removing the anti−tip stabiliser 10. Fitting the base panel The anti−tip stabiliser must not be removed until the Adjusting the depth of the base panel appliance is firmly screwed into its installation location 1. Unscrew the nuts from the angle brackets and and thereby secured against tipping over.
Adjusting the height of the base panel 11. Adjusting the opening angle of the appliance doors The appliance has a vertical adjustment of 70 mm. Door of the right climate zone and door of the upper If the appliance is adjusted higher than 31 mm, the left climate zone: 90°...
4. Pull the glass door out between the angle brackets 12. Aligning glass doors and set it down carefully on a soft surface. Vertical alignment 5. At the top and bottom, unscrew the angle brackets for horizontal adjustment. There are spacer washers fitted between the angle brackets of the hinges and of the glass door.
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7. At the top and bottom, secure the angle brackets for Horizontal alignment horizontal adjustment. 1. Loosen the screws on the angle bracket. Do not 8. Slide the glass door between the angle brackets. unscrew them. 9. At the top, fit the screws into the angle brackets and 2.
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