1 Safety precautions
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Caution: Risk of injury!
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Be careful not to put fingers in the door
hinges. as there is otherwise a risk of
injury if the appliance door is moved.
Particular care should be taken when
children are around.
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Cut the power going to the appliance
before cleaning. Pull out the mains plug
or switch off the fuse. Never pull the
mains plug out of the mains socket by
the cable or with wet hands. Hold the
mains plug and pull it straight out of the
mains socket.
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Avoid prolonged skin contact with
frozen food. Never consume frozen
food or ice cubes that are straight out
of the freezer compartment or too cold.
Risk of burns from freezing!
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Do not remove the evaporation tray on
the compressor. Fire hazard!
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Do not place bottles or cans of drink in
the freezer compartment. Especially
those containing carbonated drinks can
burst during freezing.
Caution: Risk to life!
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Packaging materials, e.g. plastic film
and polystyrene, can be dangerous for
children. Danger of suffocation! Keep
packaging material away from children.
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When carrying out maintenance work
on the appliance, including replacing
light bulbs (if how to remove them is
described in the Operating instructions),
cut off the electricity supply to the appli-
ance: remove the screw fuse from the
holder or switch the circuit breaker off,
or unplug from the mains socket.
How to avoid damaging the appliance
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Clean the appliance just with water or a
mild soapy solution (water and washing-
up liquid).
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Do not use pointed or sharp objects to
remove layers of ice or frozen-on food.
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No mechanical or chemical aids other
than those recommended may be used
to speed up defrosting.
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Store oils and fats upright in closed
containers. They must not come into
contact with the plastic parts or the
door seal.