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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.
These operating instructions are for use with several technically compara-
ble models with varying accessories. Please observe the notes which apply
to your model.
Notes which are important for your safety or for the proper functioning of
the appliance are stressed with a warning triangle and/or with signal words
(Warning!, Caution!, Attention!). Please observe the following carefully.
Supplementary information regarding operation and practical applications
of the appliance appear after this symbol.
Tips and notes concerning economical and environmentally sound use of
the appliance are marked with the cloverleaf.
The operating instructions contain instructions for the correction of possi-
ble malfunctions by the user in the section "What to do if ...". If these
instructions should not be sufficient, our customer service department is
always available to you.
Printed on paper manufactured with environmentally sound processes.
who thinks ecologically acts accordingly ...
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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Appliance Packaging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Disposal of old Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Remove transport safeguard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Your refrigerator needs air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Housing dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Prior to Initial Start–Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Operating and indicator panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Temperature regulation and Starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Freezing and storing frozen food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Freezing Calender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Preparation of Ice Cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Switching off the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Energy Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
What to do if . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Correcting Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Regulations, Standards, Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36