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Door seals
Clean with warm water and a mild, non- acidic detergent. Do
not restart the appliance until the door seals have dried
completely.
Drain hole
Check the opening of the water drain on the back of the
cooling compartment regularly. Clean the opening with a
small wooden rod. Do not use any sharp-edged items;
otherwise you will damage the appliance.
5.1 Defrosting
Freezing compartment: manual
defrosting
WARNING!
Never use any mechanical items, knives or other
sharp-edged objects to remove the encrusted ice. RISK
OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK!
(1)
Remove the content from the freezing-compartment and
put it into a cooling box.
(2)
Switch off the appliance by turning the thermostat to
position 0/AUS/OFF and disconnect it from the mains.
(3)
When the encrusted ice melts put some dry cloths into the
freezer-compartment to hold the water back.
(4)
Remove the big pieces of ice first. Afterwards remove the
small pieces of ice.
(5)
Wipe and dry the appliance and door seals with dry and soft
cloths.
(6)
After cleaning leave the door open for some time to
ventilate the appliance.
Cooling compartment: automatic
defrosting
The cooling compartment is defrosted automatically. The
water runs into a container near the compressor.
If the automatic defrosting does not meet the requirements,
e.g. on days with high ambient temperatures and humidity,
defrost the appliance manually as described above.