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Daily Operation
• Containers with flammable gases or liquids can leak at low temperatures.
There is a risk of an explosion! Do not store any containers with flamma-
ble materials such as, for example, spray cans, fire extinguisher refill car-
tridges etc in the refrigerator/freezer.
• Bottles and cans must not be placed in the freezer compartment. They can
burst when the contents freeze, high carbonate content drinks can even
explode! Never store lemonade, juices, beer, wine, sparkling wine etc. in
the freezer compartment. Exception: high alcohol content spirits can be
stored in the freezer compartment.
• Do not put ice creams or ice cubes in the mouth immediately after remo-
val from the freezer compartment. Very cold ice can freeze to the lips or
tongue and cause injury.
• 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 pull the house fuse or switch off the circuit breaker.
• When unplugging always pull the plug from the mains socket, do not pull
on the cable.
Service
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the appliance your-
self. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Contact your local AEG Service Force Centre.
Disposal
Appliance Packaging Information
All materials are environmentally sound! They can be dumped or burned at
an incinerating plant without danger!
About the materials: The plastics can be recycled and are identified as fol-
lows:
>PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the interior.
>PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. the pads, which are all free of chlorofluo-
rocarbon.
The carton parts are made from recycled paper and should be disposed of
at a waste-paper recycling collection location.
Disposal of old Appliances
For environmental reasons, refrigeration appliances must be disposed of
properly. This applies to your old appliance, and - at the end of its service
life - for your new appliance as well.
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H
G
Reversing the door
The side at which the door hangs can be changed from the right side (fac-
tory supplied) to the left side, if the installation site requires.
Warning!
When changing the side at which the door opens, the appliance
may not be connected to the mains. Remove plug from the mains befo-
rehand.
Procced as follows:
To carry out the following opera-
tions, we suggest that this be made
with another person that will keep a
firm hold on the doors of the
appliance during the operations.
- Open the doors, unscrew and remo-
ve the middle hinge (H) pulling away
gradually from the refrigerator cabi-
net, tilting slightly the two doors. pay
attention to remove the plastic spa-
cer inserted under the hinge.
- Take off the freezer door pulling
slightly downwards.
- Take off the refrigerator door pul-
ling slightly upwards the top.
- Remove the upper plastic plug of
the freezer door and reinsert on the
opposite side.
- Remove the upper plastic plug of
the refrigerator door and reinsert on
the opposite side.
- Unscrew the upper hinge pivot (G)
of the refrigerator and rescrew it on
the opposite side.
- Remove with a tool the cover (e)
unscrew the lower hinge pivot (F)
and rescrew on the opposite side
- Refit the cover (e) on the opposite
side.
- Insert the middle hinge pivot into
hole on the left of the refrigerator
door.
- Insert the refrigerator door on the
lower hinge pivot (f) .
- Insert the freezer door on the
upper hinge pivot and tilt slightly
the doors and insert the middle
