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Maintenance and care
Switching the appliance off
Duringcleaningandmaintenanceitisnecessarytodisconnect
theappliancefromtheelectricitysupply:
1.PresstheON/OFFbutton.
2.pulltheplugoutofthesocket.
!Ifthisprocedureisnotfollowed,thealarmmaysound.
Thisalarmdoesnotindicateamalfunction.Torestore
normaloperation,andthensetagaintothedesired
value.Todisconnecttheappliance,followpoint1and2.
Cleaning the appliance
• Theexternalandinternalparts,aswellastherubberseals
maybecleanedusingaspongethathasbeensoakedin
lukewarmwaterandbicarbonateofsodaorneutralsoap.Do
notusesolvents,abrasiveproducts,bleachorammonia.
• Theremovableaccessoriesmaybesoakedinwarmwater
andsoapordishwashingliquid.Rinseanddrythem
carefully.
• Thebackoftheappliancemaycollectdustwhichcanbe
removedbydelicatelyusingthehoseofavacuumcleaner
setonmediumpower.Theappliancemustbeswitched
offandtheplugmustbepulledoutbeforecleaningthe
appliance.
Avoiding mould and unpleasant odours
• Theapplianceismanufacturedwithhygienicmaterialswhich
areodourfree.Inordertomaintainanodourfreerefrigerator
andtopreventtheformationofstains,foodmustalwaysbe
coveredorsealedproperly.
• Ifyouwanttoswitchtheapplianceoffforanextended
periodoftime,cleantheinsideandleavethedoorsopen.
Defrosting the appliance
!Followtheinstructionsbelow.
Donotspeedupthedefrostingprocessbyusinganytoolsor
electricaldevicesotherthanthescraperprovided,youmay
damagetherefrigerationcircuit.
.Ifthefrostlayerisgreaterthan5mm,itisnecessarytodefrost
manually:
1.PresstheON/OFFbutton.
2. Wrapfrozenfoodsinnewspaperandplacetheminanother
freezerorinacoolplace.
3. Leavethedooropenuntilthefrosthasmeltedcompletely.
Thiscanbemadeeasierbyplacingcontainerswith
lukewarmwaterinthefreezercompartment.
4. CertainappliancesarefittedwiththeDRAINSYSTEMtolead
thewateroutside:letthewaterflowintoacontainer(see
diagram).
5. Cleananddrythefreezercompartmentcarefullybefore
switchingtheapplianceonagain.
6. Waitforapproximately2hours,i.e.untiltheidealstorage
conditionshavebeenrestored,beforeplacingfoodinthe
freezercompartment.
Precautions and tips
!Theappliancewasdesignedandmanufacturedin
compliancewithinternationalsafetystandards.Thefollowing
warningsareprovidedforsafetyreasonsandmustberead
carefully.
ThisappliancecomplieswiththefollowingCommunity
Directives:
-73/23/EECof19/02/73(LowVoltage)andsubsequent
amendments;
-89/336/EECof03.05.89(ElectromagneticCompatibility)and
subsequentamendments;
-2002/96/CE.
General safety
• Theappliancewasdesignedfordomesticuseinsidethehome
andisnotintendedforcommercialorindustrialuse.
• Theappliancemustbeusedtostoreandfreezefoodproducts
byadultsonlyandaccordingtotheinstructionsinthismanual.
• Theappliancemustnotbeinstalledoutdoors,evenincovered
areas.Itisextremelydangeroustoleavetheapplianceexposed
torainandstorms.
• Donottouchtheappliancewithbarefeetorwithwetormoist
handsandfeet.
• WARNING:donotdamagetherefrigerantcircuit.
• Donottouchtheinternalcoolingelements: thiscouldcause
skinabrasionsorfrost/freezerburns.
• Whenunpluggingtheappliancealwayspulltheplugfromthe
mainssocket,donotpullonthecable.
• Beforecleaningandmaintenance,alwaysswitchoffthe
applianceanddisconnectitfromtheelectricalsupply.
Itisnot
sufficienttopresstheON/OFFbutton(applianceoff)to
eliminateallelectricalcontact.
• Inthecaseofamalfunction,undernocircumstancesshould
youattempttorepairtheapplianceyourself.Repairscarried
outbyinexperiencedpersonsmaycauseinjuryorfurther
malfunctioningoftheappliance.
• Donotuseutensilsotherthanthescraperprovided,or
electricalequipmentwhichisnotofthetypespecifiedbythe
manufacturer,insidethefrozenfoodstoragecompartments.
• Donotputicecubestakendirectlyfromthefreezerintoyour
mouth.
• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(including
children)withreducedphysical,sensoryorlackofexperience
andknowledgeunlesstheyhavebeengivensupervision
orinstructionconcerninguseoftheappliancebyaperson
responsiblefortheirsafety.Childrenshouldbesupervisedto
ensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.
• Keeppackagingmaterialoutofthereachofchildren!Itcan
becomeachokingorsuffocationhazard.
Disposal
• Observelocalenvironmentalstandardswhendisposing
packagingmaterialforrecyclingpurposes.
*Variesbynumberand/orposition,availableonlyoncertain
models.