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Maintenance and care

Switching the appliance off

Duringcleaningandmaintenanceitisnecessarytodisconnect

theappliancefromtheelectricitysupply:

1. settheTEMPERATURECONTROLknobon

2. pulltheplugoutofthesocket

Cleaning the appliance

• Theexternalandinternalparts,aswellastherubberseals

maybecleanedusingaspongethathasbeensoakedin

lukewarmwaterandbicarbonateofsodaorneutralsoap.Do

notusesolvents,abrasiveproducts,bleachorammonia.

• Theremovableaccessoriesmaybesoakedinwarmwater

andsoapordishwashingliquid.Rinseanddrythem

carefully.

• Thebackoftheappliancemaycollectdustwhichcanbe

removedbydelicatelyusingthehoseofavacuumcleaner

setonmediumpower.Theappliancemustbeswitched

offandtheplugmustbepulledoutbeforecleaningthe

appliance.

Avoiding mould and unpleasant odours

• Theapplianceismanufacturedwithhygienicmaterialswhich

areodourfree.Inordertomaintainanodourfreerefrigerator

andtopreventtheformationofstains,foodmustalwaysbe

coveredorsealedproperly.

• Ifyouwanttoswitchtheapplianceoffforanextended

periodoftime,cleantheinsideandleavethedoorsopen.

Defrosting the appliance

!Followtheinstructionsbelow.

Donotuseobjectswithsharporpointededgestodefrost

theapplianceasthesemaydamagetherefrigerationcircuit

beyondrepair.

Ifthefrostlayerisgreaterthan5mm,itisnecessarytodefrost

manually:

1. After24hourssettheTEMPERATURECONTROLknobon

,whichwillswitchtherefrigeratoroff.

2. Wrapfrozenfoodsinnewspaperandplacetheminanother

freezerorinacoolplace.

3. Leavethedooropenuntilthefrosthasmeltedcompletely.

Thiscanbemadeeasierbyplacingcontainerswith

lukewarmwaterinthefreezercompartment.

4. CertainappliancesarefittedwiththeDRAINSYSTEMtolead

thewateroutside:letthewaterflowintoacontainer(see

diagram).

5. Cleananddrythefreezercompartmentcarefullybefore

switchingtheapplianceonagain.

6. Waitforapproximately2hours,i.e.untiltheidealstorage

conditionshavebeenrestored,beforeplacingfoodinthe

freezercompartment.

Precautions and tips

!Theappliancewasdesignedandmanufacturedin

compliancewithinternationalsafetystandards.Thefollowing

warningsareprovidedforsafetyreasonsandmustberead

carefully.

ThisappliancecomplieswiththefollowingCommunity

Directives:

-73/23/EECof19/02/73(LowVoltage)andsubsequent

amendments;

-89/336/EECof03.05.89(ElectromagneticCompatibility)and

subsequentamendments;

-2002/96/CE.

General safety

• Theappliancewasdesignedfordomesticuseinsidethe

homeandisnotintendedforcommercialorindustrialuse.

• Theappliancemustbeusedtostoreandfreezefood

productsbyadultsonlyandaccordingtotheinstructionsin

thismanual.

• Theappliancemustnotbeinstalledoutdoors,evenin

coveredareas.Itisextremelydangeroustoleavethe

applianceexposedtorainandstorms.

• Donottouchtheappliancewithbarefeetorwithwetor

moisthandsandfeet.

• Donottouchtheinternalcoolingelements:thiscouldcause

skinabrasionsorfrost/freezerburns.

• Whenunpluggingtheappliancealwayspulltheplugfrom

themainssocket,donotpullonthecable.

• Beforecleaningandmaintenance,alwaysswitchoffthe

applianceanddisconnectitfromtheelectricalsupply.Itis

notsufficienttosetthetemperatureadjustmentknobson

(applianceoff)toeliminateallelectricalcontact.

• Inthecaseofamalfunction,undernocircumstancesshould

youattempttorepairtheapplianceyourself.Repairscarried

outbyinexperiencedpersonsmaycauseinjuryorfurther

malfunctioningoftheappliance.

• Donotuseanysharporpointedutensilsorelectrical

equipment-otherthanthetyperecommendedbythe

manufacturer-insidethefrozenfoodstoragecompartments.

• Donotputicecubestakendirectlyfromthefreezerintoyour

mouth.

• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(including

children)withreducedphysical,sensoryorlackof

experienceandknowledgeunlesstheyhavebeengiven

supervisionorinstructionconcerninguseoftheappliance

byapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety.Childrenshould

besupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththe

appliance.

• Keeppackagingmaterialoutofthereachofchildren!Itcan

becomeachokingorsuffocationhazard.

Disposal

• Observelocalenvironmentalstandardswhendisposing

packagingmaterialforrecyclingpurposes.

• TheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EConWasteElectricaland

ElectronicEquipment(WEEE),requiresthatoldhousehold

electricalappliancesmustnotbedisposedofinthenormal

unsortedmunicipalwastestream.Oldappliancesmust

becollectedseparatelyinordertooptimisetherecovery

andrecyclingofthematerialstheycontainandreducethe

impactonhumanhealthandtheenvironment.Thecrossed

out“wheeledbin”symbolontheproductremindsyouof

yourobligation,thatwhenyoudisposeoftheapplianceit

mustbeseparatelycollected.Consumersshouldcontact

theirlocalauthorityorretailerforinformationconcerningthe

correctdisposaloftheiroldappliance.

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