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Safety en 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.
en Safety 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. ▶...
Safety en 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.
en Safety 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.
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Safety en ▶ Call customer services. → Page 22 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.
en Preventing material damage ¡ Use a niche depth of 560 mm. Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material ¡ Never cover or block the exterior ventilation grilles. damage Saving energy during use Preventing material damage ATTENTION! Note: The arrangement of the fittings Using the base, runners or appliance does not affect the energy consump- doors as a seat surface or climbing tion of the appliance.
Installation and connection en ¡ Warranty enclosure If an appliance with climate class SN is operated at colder room temperat- ¡ Energy label ures, the appliance will not be dam- ¡ Information on energy consump- aged up to a room temperature of tion and noises 5 °C.
en Installation and connection Remove the protective foil and transit bolts, e.g. remove the ad- hesive strips and carton. Clean the appliance for the first time. → Page 17 4.5 Connecting the appliance to the electricity supply Insert the mains plug of the appli- ance's power cable in a socket nearby.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Control panel → Page 12 Rating plate → Page 22 Freezer compartment shelf Note: Deviations between your appli- ance and the diagrams may differ Freezer compartment flap...
en Features 5.2 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. switches the warning sig- Features 6 Features nal off. sets the temperature of The features of your appliance de- Features the freezer compartment.
Basic operation en Tip: If a power failure or malfunction Do not put any food in the appli- occurs, the ice pack can be used to ance until the set temperature has slow down the thawing process for been reached. the stored frozen food. ¡...
en Alarm After operation, the appliance Alarm 9 Alarm switches from automatic Super freez- ing to normal operation. Alarm 9.1 Door alarm Cancelling automatic Super freezing If the appliance door is open for a Press ▶ while, the door alarm switches on. A warning tone sounds. a The previously set temperature is displayed.
Freezer compartment en Check whether the frozen food has Prerequisites for freezing capacity defrosted or thawed. Approx. 24 hours before placing fresh food in the appliance, switch Switching off the temperature on Super freezing. alarm → "Switching on manual Super Press ▶ freezing", Page 14 a The warning tone is switched off.
en Freezer compartment 10.4 Tips for freezing fresh Food Storage time food Vegetables, fruit up to 12 months ¡ Freeze fresh and undamaged food The imprinted freezer calendar indic- only. ates the maximum storage duration ¡ Freeze food in portions. in months at a constant temperature ¡...
Defrosting en 12.2 Cleaning the appliance Defrosting 11 Defrosting WARNING Defrosting Risk of electric shock! 11.1 Defrosting in the freezer An ingress of moisture can cause an compartment electric shock. Do not use steam- or high-pres- ▶ The fully automatic NoFrost system sure cleaners to clean the appli- ensures that the freezer compartment ance.
en Cleaning and servicing Lift the frozen food container at the 12.3 Removing the fittings front and remove it . If you want to clean the fittings thor- oughly, remove these from your ap- pliance. Removing the freezer flap Open the freezer compartment flap ▶...
Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting 13 Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- Troubleshooting 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, the temperat- Press ▶ ure display flashes a The alarm is switched off. lights up. The appliance door is open. Close the appliance door. ▶ The exterior ventilation grilles are blocked. Remove any obstructions from in front of the exter- ▶...
Storage and disposal en a If, at the end of the appliance self- 13.1 Power failure test, five audible signals sound During a power failure, the temperat- flashes for 10 seconds, ure in the appliance rises; this re- inform the after-sales service. duces the storage time and the qual- ity of the frozen food.
en Customer Service Note: Under the terms of the manu- WARNING facturer's warranty applicable to the Risk of fire! location, the use of Customer Service If the tubes are damaged, flammable is free of charge. The minimum dura- refrigerant and harmful gases may tion of the warranty (manufacturer's escape and ignite.
Technical data en You can find more information about your model online at https:// eprel.ec.europa.eu/ . This web ad- dress is linked to the official EU EPREL product database. Please then follow the instructions on searching for models. The model identifier is made up of the charac- ters before the slash in the product number (E-Nr.) on the rating plate.
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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 *9001592500* 9001592500 (010706)