Start-up
Page EN-19
Start-up
WARNING
Risk of injury!
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The appliance is heavy and bulky.
During transport, when setting up
and positioning the appliance, get
help from another person.
■
Freezer baskets, doors, etc. must not
be used as steps or for support pur-
poses.
Health hazard caused by refrigerant!
■
Do not damage the refrigeration cir-
cuit, for example by piercing the re-
frigerant channels of the condensate
vaporiser with sharp objects, cutting
off the tubing, etc.
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Refrigerant is fl ammable when spurt-
ing out and can damage the eyes. In
this case, rinse your eyes in clean wa-
ter and seek medical assistance im-
mediately.
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To prevent the formation of a fl am-
mable gas-air mixture in the event of
a leakage in the refrigeration circuit,
the installation space must have a
minimum size of 1 m³ per 8 g of re-
frigerant in compliance with the EN
378 standard. The amount of refrig-
erant contained in your appliance
can be found in the technical data
(see from page EN-25).
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Do not place heat-emitting applianc-
es such as microwaves, toasters etc.
on the appliance and do not operate
any electrical appliances inside the
appliance.
NOTICE
Risk of damage!
The appliance may not operate proper-
ly if exposed to low ambient tempera-
tures for extended periods of time. This
can then lead to an increase in temper-
ature inside the appliance.
■
Observe the specifi ed ambient tem-
perature (see “Climate category” on
page EN-25).
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in damage.
■
If possible, do not tip the appliance
horizontally, but transport it at a
maximum incline of 45
°
.
■
Do not use sharp objects to unpack
the appliance.
Moving and unpacking
• Tape the castors under the chest freezer
with adhesive tape to ensure stability dur-
ing transport.
• Transport the chest freezer using a trolley
or with the help of a second person.
• Remove the adhesive strips from the cas-
tors. Lift the chest freezer slightly onto its
left side and push or pull it until it reaches
the desired position.
• Unpack the chest freezer and carefully
remove all packaging, plastic moulding,
adhesive strips and foam padding from
the inside, outside and back of the chest
freezer.
