SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT TO BE READ AND OBSERVED
Before using the appliance, read these safety
instructions. Keep them nearby for future
reference. These instructions and the appliance
itself provide important safety warnings, to be
observed at all times. The manufacturer declines
any liability for failure to observe these safety
instructions, for inappropriate use of the appliance
or incorrect setting of controls.
Very young children (0-3 years) should be kept
away from the appliance. Young children (3-8
years) should be kept away from the appliance
unless continuously supervised. Children from 8
years old and above and persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge can use this appliance
only if they are supervised or have been given
instructions on safe use and understand the
hazards involved. Children must not play with the
appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance must
not be carried out by children without supervision
.
Children aged from 3 to 8 years are allowed to load
and unload refrigerating appliances.
PERMITTED USE
CAUTION: The appliance is not intended to
be operated by means of an external switching
device, such as a timer, or separate remote
controlled system.
This appliance is intended to be used in
household and similar applications such as:
staff
kitchen areas in shops,
offic
es and other working
environments; farm houses; by clients in hotels,
motels, bed & breakfast and other residential
environments.
This appliance is not for professional use. Do
not use the appliance outdoors.
The bulb used inside the appliance is
specifically
designed for domestic appliances and is not
suitable for general room lighting within the
home (EC Regulation 244/2009).
The appliance is designed for operation in
places where the ambient temperature comes
within the following ranges, according to the
climatic class given on the rating plate. The
appliance may not work properly if it is left for a
long time at a temperature outside the
specified
range.
Climatic Class Amb. T. (°C)
SN: From 10 to 32 °C;
N: From 16 to 32 °C
ST: From 16 to 38 °C;
T: From 16 to 43 °C
This appliance does not contain CFCs. The
refrigerant circuit contains R600a (HC). Appliances
with Isobutane (R600a): isobutane is a natural gas
without environmental impact, but is
flammable
.
Therefore, make sure the refrigerant circuit pipes
are not damaged, especially when emptying the
refrigerant circuit.
WARNING: Do not damage the appliance
refrigerant circuit pipes.
WARNING:
Keep
ventilation
openings,
in
the appliance
enclosure
or
in
the
built-in
structure, clear of obstruction.
WARNING: Do not use mechanical, electric
or chemical means other than those recommended
by the Manufacturer to speed up the defrost
process.
WARNING:
Do
not
use
or
place
electrical
devices
inside
the
appliance
compartments
if they are not of the type
expressly authorized by the Manufacturer.
WARNING: Ice makers and/or water dispensers
not directly connected to the water supply must be
filled with potable water only.
WARNING:
Automatic
ice-makers
and/or
water dispensers must be connected to a water
supply that delivers potable water only, with mains
water pressure between 0.14Mpa and 1.0Mpa (1.4 bar
and 10 bar).
WARNING: Use the new hose-sets supplied with
the appliance, and the old hose-sets should not be
reused.
Do
not
store
explosive
substances
such
as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in
this appliance.
Do not swallow the contents (non-toxic) of the
ice packs (provided with some models). Do not eat ice
cubes or ice lollies immediately after taking them
out of the freezer since they may cause cold burns.
For products designed to use an air filter inside
an accessible fan cover, the filter must always
be in position when the refrigerator is in function.
Do not store glass containers with liquids in
the freezer compartment since they may break.
Do not obstruct the fan (if included) with food
items. After placing
the
food
check
that
the
door
of
the compartments closes properly,
especially the freezer door.
Damaged gaskets must be replaced as soon as
possible.
Use the refrigerator compartment only for storing
fresh food and the freezer compartment only for
storing frozen food, freezing fresh food and making ice
cubes.
Avoid storing unwrapped food in direct contact
with
internal surfaces of the fresh food or freezer
compartments.
Appliances
could
have
special
compartments(Fresh
Food
Compartment,
Zero
Degree
Box,
etc.). Unless specified in the specific
booklet of product, they
can
be
removed,
maintaining
equivalent performances.
Avoid a direct contact between the fresh food and
the food that is already frozen. To optimize the freezing
speed, drawers can be removed and the food can
be placed directly on the bottom or top of the
compartment.
Warning: Risk of fire/flammable materials. The
most appropriate compartments of the
appliance where specific types of food are to be
stored, taking into account different temperature
distribution
in different compartments in the
appliance, are as follows:
-
Refrigerator compartment: Store tropical fruit,
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