12 Tips and tricks
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Tips and tricks
12.1
General information on using the appliance
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When closing an appliance door make sure that it forms a proper seal all the way
round. The self-closing hinges help keep it closed: the appliance doors close by them-
selves if the opening angle is between 20–30°.
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Make sure that food or food items on the glass shelves do not tip over when the appli-
ance door is closed or prevent it from closing properly.
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Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the temperature
in the cooling zones of the appliance.
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Ensure that the freezer compartment drawers are pushed all the way back into the ap-
pliance.
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Placing very warm or very cold items (e.g. warm, bottled sauces or frozen food for de-
frosting) directly in front of a temperature sensor (integrated in the LED light strips in
the refrigerator compartment and in the LED cover in the freezer compartment) can af-
fect the temperature regulation of the refrigerating appliance adversely: it may cool too
little or too much.
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Ensure that the air outlets are not blocked by food items.
– In the refrigerator compartment, the circumferential gap between the back panel
and the vegetable drawer forms the air outlet.
– In the freezer compartment, the air inlets and outlets are integrated in the back
panel.
– Food placed directly in front of an air outlet opening can be frozen by cold air com-
ing out of it.
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It can take several hours for food and beverages to cool down from room temperature
to the temperature of the refrigerator compartment.
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Changing the temperature setting has no effect on the cooling rate. The PartyCooling
and fast cooling/freezing functions increase the cooling rate.
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If the appliance detects a very low installation temperature, the illumination may be ac-
tivated to protect the refrigerator compartment from cooling down too much.
12.2
Notes on saving energy
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Leave the drawers, glass shelves and door trays as far as possible in the positions
that they were in upon delivery. These ensure ideal temperature distribution and effi-
ciency.
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Only open the appliance doors when necessary and keep them open for as short a
time as possible.
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Allow hot or warm food or food items to cool down before putting it in the appliance.
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Store food that releases moisture in closed containers or covered in the refrigerator
compartment. Moisture reduces the cooling capacity.
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For ideal air circulation: Do not store food and food items too close to each other.
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Turn the SilentPlus
and V-ZUG-Home
functions off when not in use.
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