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Operating the appliance
• The food must be closely wrapped in airtight packaging.
• Do not use glass as a packaging material as the glass may break.
− Set the temperature control to the
MAX position 2 to 3 hours before putting fresh food in the freezer. Move the
temperature control to a middle position after placing fresh food in the freezer.
Fruit can be frozen in the freezer compartment and ice cubes can be made.
NOTICE!
Risk of damage to the appliance!
Sensitive surfaces: Do not allow oil and grease to come into contact with plastic parts and the lid
seal
2
as the surface can become porous and brittle.
− Do not allow plastic parts to come into contact with oil or grease.
Defrosting food
Depending on type and intended use, the food can either be defrosted in the appliance, in a container fi lled with
lukewarm water, in a microwave oven, at room temperature or in the oven. Fruit and vegetables which are going
to be cooked do not need to be defrosted.
Once defrosted, food should preferably be eaten on the same day or stored in the refrigerator until the next day at
the latest. Food must not be refrozen, even if it has not fully defrosted.
Defrosting the freezer compartment
Thick deposits of ice on the freezer surfaces reduce the effi ciency of the appliance and increase the energy
consumption.
Before defrosting the appliance, set the temperature control
11
to the MAX position a few hours in advance. The
frozen food can be stored at room temperature for some length of time as necessary.
NOTICE!
Risk of damage to the appliance!
Damage to the appliance caused by improper handling.
− Do not use any mechanical equipment or synthetic agents to accelerate the defrosting
process, e.g. electric heaters, hot air blowers or hairdryers, other than those recommended by
the manufacturer.
It is advisable to defrost the appliance at least once a year.
− Take the frozen food out of the freezer compartment
3
, wrap it in a few layers of paper and possibly in a
blanket, and store it in a cool location.
− Turn the temperature control
11
to OFF.
− Place a container under the drain hole
7
.
− Turn the plugs on the drain holes in the freezer compartment
8
and on the front of the appliance
7
anticlockwise in order to allow the water to drain off as the appliance defrosts.
− Clean the appliance, as instructed in section “Cleaning” on page 14.
− Close the drain holes again after cleaning.
A rise in temperature of the frozen food during manual defrosting, maintenance or cleaning could
shorten the storage life.