Built-In Use & Care
Lighting Information
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the refrigerator or freezer doors
are left open for a long time, the lights may go off. This
protects the internal parts from overheating. To reset the
light system, close the door for 15–30 minutes.
Your Sub-Zero built-in unit contains unique 40-watt
appliance bulbs in the refrigerator and freezer sections.
OVERHEAD LIGHTING
You will need to remove the light diffuser in the top of the
unit to replace the bulbs. Place your hands under the light
diffuser and slide back slowly until the slots on the sides
of the diffuser drop past the bracket pegs. Lower the light
diffuser to remove. Refer to the illustration below.
To reinstall, align the slots of the light diffuser onto the
bracket pegs. Then pull forward fully so the tabs on the
slots engage the pegs on the bracket.
Models BI-36RG, BI-30UG and BI-36UG: Like all built-in
units, lights in glass door models will fully illuminate when
the door is open. With models BI-36RG, BI-30UG and
BI-36UG, however, you have the option of having subdued
lighting even with the door closed. You can easily turn this
feature off by pressing the LIGHT ON/OFF key pad on the
control center. The
indicator will appear when accent
lights are enabled.
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SLOT
Overhead lighting.
Crisper lighting.
FREEZER LIGHTING
Models BI-30U, BI-30UG, BI-36U and BI-36UG: Freezer
lighting is located in upper front section of the freezer
compartment. To remove the light diffuser, gently
compress the diffuser to release it from the supporting
guides.
Models BI-42S and BI-48S: Freezer basket lighting is
located above the ice container. To access the bulbs,
remove the ice container. Next, push the ice container
assembly to the back of the unit. Once the assembly is
against the back wall of the unit, the bulb will be accessi-
ble under the fixed shelf in front of the ice maker.
Models BI-42SD and BI-48SD: Freezer lighting above the
ice container is accessible by removing the ice container.
Refer to ice container removal on page 15. Once the
container has been removed, remove the light diffuser as
described in overhead lighting.
Freezer lighting below the ice container is accessible by
removing the glass light diffuser. To remove the glass,
press the plastic lip up and pull the glass out of the
supporting guides.
Freezer basket lighting is located below the fixed shelf on
the back wall of the freezer. To access the light, first
remove the freezer basket below the fixed shelf. To
remove the light diffuser, gently compress the diffuser to
release it from the supporting guides.
CRISPER LIGHTING
Crisper drawer lighting is located behind the upper crisper
drawer and mounted to the back wall of the refrigerator.
To remove the light diffuser, first remove the crisper
drawer. Next, remove the upper crisper shelf. Then place
both hands under the bottom right and left sides of the
light diffuser and push upward. Refer to the illustration.
Shut off power at the control panel before changing
light bulbs. Wear protective gloves when handling
bulbs.
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