Care and maintenance
Page EN-17
Cleaning the interior
1. Disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
2. Remove frozen food from inside the ap-
pliance.
3. Ensure that your food is kept cool enough.
If you are unable to store it in another
freezer in the meantime, wrap it up in a
thick layer of newspaper and store it in a
cool room or in an insulated bag during
cleaning.
4. To clean the interior, remove the small
freezer drawer (5), the large freezer draw-
ers (6) and the insertion compartment (7).
5. Clean all of the parts in lukewarm soapy
water. Then dry everything thoroughly.
6. Wipe down the inside with warm water
and washing-up liquid.
7. When wiping clean, add a few drops of
vinegar to the water to prevent mould
from forming.
8. Wipe the interior dry.
9. Clean the door seals with clean water
only; they are sensitive to oil and fat.
10. Replace the small freezer drawer, the
large freezer drawers and the insertion
compartments.
11. Return the food to the appliance.
12. Insert the mains plug back in the socket
and activate Quick freezing as described
in section “Activating quick freezing” on
page EN-11.
13. As soon as a temperature of –18 °C has
been reached, switch the interior temper-
ature back to the previous values as de-
scribed in section “Set the cooling power”
on page EN-10.
Defrosting the freezer
compartment
If possible, defrost the appliance in
winter when the outside temperature is
low. You can then store the food on the bal-
cony (or similar) while defrosting.
Alternatively, you can wrap up the frozen food
in a thick layer of newspaper and store it in a
cool room or insulated bag.
1. Create a cold reserve before defrosting
by by adjusting the temperature to “5” for
3 hours.
2. After this time, disconnect the mains plug
from the socket or switch off the fuse.
3. Take the frozen food out of the freezer
compartment.
4. Ensure that your food is kept cool enough.
5. Remove the drawers from the freezer.
Rinse them in warm water and dry thor-
oughly.
6. Place a bowl of hot, but not boiling, water
in the freezer compartment. This will ac-
celerate the defrosting process.
7. Leave the door open while defrosting and
place a floor cloth in front of the appliance
to catch thaw water which may come out.
The defrosting time depends on the thick-
ness of the ice layer. Experience dictates
that it is possible to start cleaning after
approx. 1 hour.
8. Wipe the interior with warm rinsing water.
When wiping clean, add a few drops of
vinegar to the water to prevent mould
from forming.
9. Only clean the door seals with clean wa-
ter; they are sensitive to oil and fat.
10. Rub everything completely dry, including
the door seals, and allow to air briefly.
11. Reinsert the drawers and put the food
back into the freezer compartment.
12. Connect the mains plug to the socket or
switch on the fuse again.
13. Set the desired temperature.
