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Fridge-freezer KF96NAXEA, KF96NAXEAG User manual Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
For further information, please refer to the Digital User Guide. Table of contents 1 Safety .......... 4 6.5 Door rack ......... 15 1.1 General information.... 4 6.6 Accessories ...... 15 1.2 Intended use....... 4 7 Basic operation ...... 16 1.3 Restriction on user group... 4 7.1 Switching on the appliance .. 16 1.4 Safe transport ...... 4 7.2 Operating tips...... 16...
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12.2 Fully utilising the freezer compartment volume ..... 22 12.3 Tips for storing food in the freezer compartment .... 22 12.4 Tips for freezing fresh food .. 22 12.5 Shelf life of frozen food at −18 °C........ 23 12.6 Defrosting methods for frozen food ...... 23 13 Defrosting .........
en Safety 1 Safety Observe the following safety instructions. 1.1 General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner. ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡...
Safety en 1.5 Safe installation WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Incorrect installation is dangerous. ▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate. ▶ Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating cur- rent only via a properly installed socket with earthing. ▶...
en Safety 1.6 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock. ▶ Only use the appliance in enclosed spaces. ▶ Never expose the appliance to intense heat or humidity. ▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners to clean the appli- ance.
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Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Containers that contain carbonated drinks may burst. ▶ Do not store containers that contain carbonated drinks in the freezer compartment. Injury to the eyes caused by escaping flammable refrigerant and hazardous gases. ▶ Do not damage the tubes of the refrigerant circuit or the insula- tion.
en Safety 1.7 Damaged appliance WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous. ▶ Never operate a damaged appliance. ▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the appliance. Always unplug the appliance at the mains. ▶...
Preventing material damage en 2 Preventing material 3 Environmental protec- damage tion and saving energy ATTENTION! 3.1 Disposing of packaging The high weight of the appliance or, The packaging materials are environ- if not rolling freely, the appliance's mentally compatible and can be re- castors may damage the floor when cycled.
en Installation and connection ¡ Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator 4.2 Criteria for the installation compartment to utilise the low tem- location perature of the food. ¡ Always leave some space between WARNING the food and to the back panel. Risk of explosion! If the appliance is in a space that is too small, a leak in the refrigeration 4 Installation and con-...
Installation and connection en If an appliance with climate class SN is operated at colder room temperat- ures, the appliance will not be dam- aged up to a room temperature of 5 °C. 4.3 Installing the appliance Install the appliance in accordance ▶ with the enclosed installation in- structions.
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en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Refrigerator compartment Lighting → Page 21 Butter and cheese compart- Freezer compartment ment → Page 15 → Page 22 Control panel → Page 13...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5.2 Control panel Rating plate → Page 32 You can use the control panel to con- Door pillar with condensation figure all functions of your appliance protection → Page 9 and to obtain information about the Door storage compartment operating status. for large bottles → Page 15 Fruit and vegetable container with humidity control...
en Features switches the warning 6 Features signal off. lights up if user-defined The features of your appliance de- settings have been set via the pend on the model. Home Connect app. You can find more information in the 6.1 Shelf Home Connect app. To vary the shelf as required, you Displays the set temperature can remove the shelf and re-insert it for the refrigerator compart-...
Features en 6.4 Butter and cheese com- partment Store butter and hard cheese in the butter and cheese compartment. 6.5 Door rack To adjust the door racks as required, you can remove the door rack and re-insert elsewhere. → "Removing door rack", Page 24 The air humidity in the fruit and 6.6 Accessories vegetable container can be set according to the type and amount of...
en operation ¡ The front and side panels of Making ice cubes the housing heat up occasionally. Use only drinking water to make ice This prevents condensation from cubes. forming. Fill the ice cube tray with drinking ¡ When you close the door, a va- water up to ¾...
Additional functions en 7.5 Button lock (childproof 8.2 Super freezing lock) With Super freezing, the freezer com- partment cools as cold as possible. The button lock prevents the appli- Switch on Super freezing one to two ance from being operated accident- hours before placing food weighing ally or incorrectly while running.
en Alarm Do not store any food until the ap- Switching off energy-saving mode pliance has reached the set tem- Press repeatedly until ▶ perature. goes out. ¡ Large quantities of fresh food are a The previously set temperature is being placed inside. displayed.
Home Connect en To be able to use Home Connect, Scan the QR code using the you must first set up the connection Home Connect app. to the WLAN home network (Wi-Fi and to the Home Connect app. After switching on the appliance, wait at least 2 minutes until internal device initialisation is complete.
en Home Connect Ensure that the connection is If the update cannot be completed ‒ not interfered with by screening after several attempts, contact cus- walls. tomer service → Page 31 . Install a repeater to strengthen ‒ the signal. 10.4 Resetting Home Connect settings 10.3 Installing updates for the If your appliance experiences con- Home Connect software nection problems with the WLAN...
Refrigerator compartment en term. The lower the selected temper- 10.6 Data protection ature, the longer the food remains Please see the information on data fresh. protection. The first time your appliance is 11.1 Tips for storing food in registered on a home network the refrigerator compart- connected to the Internet, your ment...
en Freezer compartment ¡ Do not bring food which is to be 12 Freezer compartment frozen into contact with frozen food. You can store frozen food, freeze ¡ Place the food over the whole area food and make ice cubes in the of the frozen food containers. freezer compartment.
Defrosting en 12.5 Shelf life of frozen food 13 Defrosting at −18 °C Food Storage time 13.1 Defrosting in the refri- Fish, sausages, pre- up to gerator compartment pared meals and 6 months The refrigerator compartment in your baked goods appliance defrosts automatically. Poultry, meat up to 8 months 13.2 Defrosting in the freezer Vegetables, fruit...
en Cleaning and servicing Remove the fruit and vegetable Electrically connect the appliance. container cover. Putting the food into the appliance. 14.2 Cleaning the appliance 14.3 Removing the fittings If you want to clean the fittings thor- WARNING oughly, remove these from your ap- Risk of electric shock! pliance.
Cleaning and servicing en Lift the storage container at the Lift the frozen food container at the front and remove it . front and remove it . Removing the fruit and vegetable 14.4 Removing appliance container components Pull out the fruit and vegetable If you want to clean your appliance container as far as it will go.
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en Cleaning and servicing Lift the fruit and vegetable con- tainer cover slightly , pull it for- wards and remove it .
Troubleshooting en 15 Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting A warning tone Different causes are possible. sounds and the tem- Press perature display a The alarm is switched off. (freezer compartment) After several hours, check whether the set freezer flash. compartment temperature has been reached again. The temperature External ventilation openings are covered up.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The appliance makes Super freezing is switched on. noises. No action required.
en Storage and disposal a If, at the end of the appliance self- 15.1 Power failure test, five audible signals sound, in- During a power failure, the temperat- form customer service. ure in the appliance rises; this re- duces the storage time and the qual- ity of the frozen food.
Customer Service en Keep children away from the re- which your appliance was placed on ▶ dundant appliance. the market within the European Eco- nomic Area. WARNING Note: Under the terms of the manu- Risk of fire! facturer's warranty applicable to the If the tubes are damaged, flammable location, the use of Customer Service refrigerant and harmful gases may...
EPREL product database. Please A detailed Declaration of Conformity then follow the instructions on can be found online at www.siemens- searching for the model. The model home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the identifier is made up of the charac- additional documents on the product ters before the slash in the product page for your appliance.
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Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG *9001599387* 9001599387 (011012)