Bauknecht KVA 1401 User guide

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Fridge-freezers
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Instructions for use
Description of the refrigerator
Safety warnings
Safeguarding the environment
Installation
Using the appliance
Care and maintenance
After-Sales Service
Electrical connection
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4HANKYOUFORCHOOSINGTHISPARTICULARREFRIGERATOR4OGETTHEMOSTOUTOFYOURNEW
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WELLASUSEFULTIPSANDSAFETYWARNINGS
7EARECERTAINTHATYOUWILLAPPRECIATETHEOUTSTANDINGLONGLIFEANDRELIABILITYOFOUR
PRODUCT
Description of the refrigerator
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OFYOURNEWAPPLIANCEIS
DESIGNEDFORSTORINGFRESH
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COMPARTMENTIFPROVIDEDFOR
STORINGFROZENFOODAND
FREEZINGSMALLAMOUNTSOF
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SUITEDTOTHERELATIVECLIMATIC
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2EFERTOTHERATINGPLATEINSIDE
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Safety warnings
p )TISSTRICTLYFORBIDDENTOUSE
THEFOLLOWINGITEMSINSIDE
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p FLAMMABLEMATERIALS
p 0ARTICULARCAREMUSTBE
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REFRIGERANTPIPELINESATTH E 
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MAINTENANCEOPERATION
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RELEASEDTHEROOMWHERE
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MINUTES
p $ONOTSTOREGASOR
FLAMMABLELIQUIDSINSIDE
THEAPPLIANCERISKOF
EXPLOSION
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 0ACKING
4HEPACKAGINGMATERIALIS
ENTIRELYRECYCLABLEAND
MARKEDWITHTHERECYCLING
SYMBOL&OLLOWLOCAL
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Installation
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WORKTOP
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4HEAIRVENTCLICKSINTOPLACE
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DOORSEALANDADJUSTITIF
NECESSARY4OADJUSTTHEDOOR
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EARTHED4HE-ANUFACTURER
DECLINESALLLIABILITIESFORINJURY
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Using the appliance
3WITCHINGONTHE
REFRIGERATORANDADJUSTING
THETEMPERATURE3WITCHING
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REFRIGERATORWAITABOUT
HOURSBEFORESWITCHINGON
4HEAPPLIANCESWITCHESON
WHENTHETHERMOSTATKNOBIS
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AND &IG
&ORDAILYUSEWERECOMMEND
SETINGTHETHERMOSTATTOAN
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NONEEDTOCHANGETHESETTING
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CHANGES
)NTHEEVENTOFPROLONGED
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p UNPLUGTHEAPPLIANCEFROM
THEMAINSPOWERSUPPLY
p EMPTYCLEANANDDRYBOTH
COMPARTMENTS
p LEAVETHEDOOROPEN
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p THETHICKNESSOFFROSTORICE
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p DONOTPLACESAUCEPANS
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TEMPERATURES
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REFRIGERATOR
&RESHFOODCOMPARTMENT
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p &OODMUSTBECOOLEDAT
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THEPACKAGE&OODTHATIS
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&ROZENFOODCOMPARTMENT
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FRESHFOODITISADVISABLETOSET
THETHERMOSTATTOno
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THERMOSTATBACKTOITSPREVIOUS
POSITION
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4HISCOMPARTMENTCANBEUSED
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-AKINGICECUBES
4HEFREEZERCOMPARTMENTCAN
BEUSEDFORMAKINGICECUBES
4OSPEEDUPTHEICEM A KING
PROCESSSETTHETHERMOSTATTO
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LOLLIESIMMEDIATELYAFTER
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ISAUTOMATICALLYELIMINATED
EACHTIMETHECOMPRESSOR
STOPS4HEDROPLETSOFWATER
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ANDINTOACOLLECTIONCONTAINER
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THEWATERFROMDRAINING
!NYIMPURITIESMUSTBE
REMOVEDFROMTHEWATEROUTLET
USINGTHESPECIFICDEVICE
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4HEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
REQUIRESMANUALDEFROSTING4O
DEFROSTPROCEEDASFOLLOWS
p TURNTHETHERMOSTATKNOB
TOno
p DISCONNECTTHEAPPLIANCE
FROMTHEPOWERSUPPLYBY
UNPLUGGINGIT
p OPENTHEFREEZER
COMPARTMENTDOORTOALLOW
THEFROSTTOMELT
p REMOVETHEDEFROSTWATER
ANDCLEANANDDRYTHE
COMPARTMENT
p SWITCHONTHEAPPLIANCE
AGAIN
$ONOTUSESHARPOBJECTSOR
METALINSTRUMENTSTO
REMOVEICE
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Care and maintenance
#LEANINGTHEAPPLIANCE
#LEANTHECONDENSERATTHEREAR
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Bauknecht KVA 1401 User guide

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