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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•WARNING:toavoidahazardduetoinstability,
positioningorfixingoftheappliancemustbe
doneinaccordancewiththemanufacturer
instructions.
• WARNING: keeptheapplianceventilation
openingsclearofobstruction.
• WARNING: donotdamagetheappliance
refrigerantcircuitpipes.
• WARNING: Donotusemechanical,electricor
chemicalmeansotherthanthoserecommended
bytheManufacturertospeedupthedefrost
process.
• WARNING: Donotuseorplaceelectricaldevices
insidetheappliancecompartmentsiftheyare
notofthetypeexpresslyauthorisedbythe
Manufacturer.
• WARNING: ice-makersand/orwaterdispensers
notdirectlyconnectedtothewatersupplymust
befilledwithpotablewateronly.
Information: Thisappliancedoesnotcontain
CFCs.TherefrigerantcircuitcontainsR134a(HFC)
orR600a(HC)(seetheratingplateinsidethe
appliance).
• ApplianceswithIsobutane(R600a):isobutaneis
anaturalgaswithoutenvironmentalimpact,butis
flammable.Therefore,makesuretherefrigerant
circuitpipesarenotdamaged.Keepspecial
attentionincaseofdamagedpipesemptyingthe
refrigerantcircuit.
• ThisproductmaycontainFluorinatedGreenhouse
GasescoveredbytheKyotoProtocol;the
refrigerantgasisinsideahermeticallysealed
system.Refrigerantgas:R134ahasaGlobal
WarmingPotentialof(GWP)1300.
• C-Pentaneisusedasblowingagentinthe
insulationfoamanditisaflammablegas.Pay
specialattentionduringdisposaloperations.
• Thisapplianceisintendedtobeusedin
householdandsimilarapplicationssuchas
-staffkitchenareasinshops,officesandother
workingenvironments;
-farmhousesandbyclientsinhotels,motelsand
otherresidentialtypeenvironments;
-bedandbreakfasttypeenvironments;
-cateringandsimilarnon-retailapplications
• Donotstoreexplosivesubstancessuchas
aerosolcanswithaflammablepropellantinthis
appliance.
• Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenagedfrom
8yearsandaboveandpersonswithreduced
physical,sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlack
ofexperienceandknowledgeiftheyhavebeen
givensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguseof
theapplianceinasafewayandunderstandthe
hazardsinvolved.
• Cleaningandusermaintenanceshallnotbe
madebychildrenwithoutsupervision.
• Toavoidtheriskofchildrenbecomingtrapped
andsuffocating,donotallowthemtoplayorhide
insidetheappliance.
• Itmustbepossibletodisconnecttheappliance
fromthepowersupplybyunpluggingitifplugis
accessible,orbymeansofanaccessiblemulti-
poleswitchinstalledupstreamofthesocketin
conformitywithnationalsafetystandards.
• Plugtheapplianceintoagroundingsocket:the
appliancemustbecorrectlyconnectedtoan
approvedearthingsystem.
• Donotusesingle/multiadaptersorextension
cords.
• Duringinstallation,makesuretheappliancedoes
notdamagethepowercable.
• Donotpulltheaplliancepowercable
• Theappliancemustbehandledandinstalledby
twoormorepersons.
• Inordertoavoidanhazard,installationand
maintenance,includingPowercablereplacement,
mustbecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician,in
compliancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions
andthelocalsafetyregulationsinforce.Donot
repairorreplaceanypartoftheapplianceunless
specificallystatedintheusermanual.