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Refrigerator KI81FH.. 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...
Table of contents 1 Safety .......... 4 7 Basic operation ...... 15 1.1 General information.... 4 7.1 Switching on the appliance .. 15 1.2 Intended use....... 4 7.2 Operating tips...... 15 1.3 Restriction on user group... 4 7.3 Switching off the appliance .. 15 1.4 Safe transport ...... 4 7.4 Setting the temperature.... 15 1.5 Safe installation ...... 5...
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15 Troubleshooting....... 24 15.1 Conducting an appliance self-test ........ 26 16 Storage and disposal.... 26 16.1 Taking the appliance out of operation ........ 26 16.2 Disposing of old appliance .. 26 17 Customer Service..... 27 17.1 Product number (E-Nr.) and production number (FD).. 27 18 Technical data ......
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 This appliance is only intended to be fully fitted in a kitchen.
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.
Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Containers that contain carbonated drinks may burst. ▶ Do not store containers that contain carbonated drinks in the cool-fresh 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.
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en Safety Incorrect repairs are dangerous. ▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff. ▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance. ▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be re- placed by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's Customer Ser- vice or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk.
Preventing material damage en – Maintain a 30 mm clearance to 2 Preventing material electric or gas cookers. – Maintain a 300 mm clearance to damage oil or solid-fuel cookers. ¡ Use a niche depth of 560 mm. ATTENTION! ¡ Never cover or block the external Using the base, runners or appliance ventilation openings.
en Installation and connection ¡ Equipment and accessories Climate Permitted room tem- ¡ Installation material class perature ¡ Installation instructions 10 °C to 32 °C ¡ User manual 16 °C to 32 °C ¡ Customer service directory 16 °C to 38 °C ¡ Warranty enclosure ¡ Energy label 16 °C to 43 °C ¡...
Installation and connection en 4.3 Installing the appliance Install the appliance in accordance ▶ with the enclosed installation in- structions. 4.4 Preparing the appliance for the first time Remove the informative material. Remove the protective foil and transit bolts, e.g. remove the ad- hesive strips and carton.
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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 Control panel → Page 13 → Page 18 Variable shelf → Page 14 Cool-fresh compartment → Page 19 Extendable shelf → Page 14...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Partition with humidity control- Butter and cheese compart- ler → Page 14 ment → Page 15 Fruit and vegetable container Door storage compartment → Page 14 for large bottles → Page 15 Cool-fresh container Note: Deviations between your appli- → Page 15 ance and the diagrams may differ with regard to their features and size.
en Features You can adjust the humidity in the 6 Features fruit and vegetable container via the humidity controller on the partition The features of your appliance de- and a special seal. pend on the model. 6.1 Shelf To vary the shelf as required, you can remove the shelf and re-insert it elsewhere.
operation en 6.5 Cool-fresh container operation 7 Basic operation Use the lower temperatures in the operation cool-fresh container to store highly 7.1 Switching on the appli- perishable food, e.g. fish, meat and sausages. ance Press 6.6 Butter and cheese com- a The appliance begins to cool. partment Set the required temperature.
en Additional functions Setting the cool-fresh Switching off Super cooling compartment temperature Press ▶ Note: The standard setting of the a The previously set temperature is cool-fresh compartment is preset at displayed. 0. Setting 0 corresponds to a temper- ature of around 0 °C. You can set the temperature in the cool-fresh 9 Alarm compartment to 3 settings warmer or...
Home Connect en The Home Connect app guides you 10.2 Installing updates for the through the entire login process. Fol- Home Connect software low the instructions in the Home Con- nect app to configure the settings. The appliance searches for updates to the Home Connect software at reg- Tips ular intervals.
en Refrigerator compartment Press 11 Refrigerator compart- a The temperature display shows an ment animation for 15 seconds. a The temperature display shows You can keep dairy products, eggs, a The Home Connect settings have prepared meals, pastries, open pre- been reset. serves and hard cheese in the refri- gerator compartment.
Cool-fresh compartment en Tip: Store highly perishable food Food Storage such as fish, sausages and meat in time the cool-fresh compartment. Smoked fish, broccoli up to 14 → "Cool-fresh compartment", days Page 19 Salad greens, fennel, up to 21 Warmest zone apricots, plums days The warmest zone is at the very top Soft cheese, yoghurt, up to...
en Cleaning and servicing Unplug the appliance from the Prepare the appliance for cleaning. mains or switch off the circuit → Page 19 breaker in the fuse box. Clean the appliance, the fittings, Take out all of the food and store it the accessories, the components in a cool place.
Cleaning and servicing en Removing the extendable shelf Removing the fruit and vegetable container Firmly pull out the extendable shelf until the locking catch is released. Tilt the fruit and vegetable con- ▶ tainer forwards and remove it . Lower the shelf and swing it out to the side.
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en Cleaning and servicing Insert the partition. Removing the partition Remove the glass plate from the partition. Place the glass plate on the parti- tion. Remove the fruit and vegetable Telescopic rails container. You can remove the telescopic rails Press the lever on the underside in order to clean them thoroughly.
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Cleaning and servicing en Push in the telescopic rail. Push the telescopic rail backwards above the rear pin and disen- gage . Installing telescopic rails Place the extended telescopic rail on the front pin and pull it for- wards slightly to lock in place ...
en Troubleshooting 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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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The temperature dif- Different causes are possible. fers greatly from the Switch off the appliance. → Page 15 setting. Switch the appliance back on after five minutes. → Page 15 If the temperature is too warm, check the temper- ‒ ature again after a couple of hours.
en Storage and disposal To guarantee the ventilation inside 15.1 Conducting an appliance the appliance, leave the appliance self-test open. Switch off the appliance. 16.2 Disposing of old appli- → Page 15 Switch the appliance back on after ance approx. five minutes. → Page 15 Valuable raw materials can be re- Within the first 10 seconds after used by recycling.
Customer Service en If you contact Customer Service, you tronic appliances (waste will require the product number (E- electrical and electronic Nr.) and the production number (FD) equipment - WEEE). of your appliance. The guideline determ- The contact details for Customer Ser- ines the framework for vice can be found in the enclosed the return and recycling...
EU energy label. requirements. A detailed Declaration of Conformity can be found online at www.siemens- 19 Declaration of Con- home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the formity additional documents on 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 *9001707068* 9001707068 (020128)