Safety
Page EN-9
suffi ciently cool place or in anoth-
er refrigerating appliance. The max-
imum storage time in the event of
a fault is shown on the appliance’s
type plate.
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After a malfunction, check wheth-
er the stored food is still edible. Con-
sume thawed and defrosted foods
immediately, do not refreeze.
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Use only drinking water to make ice
cubes.
Risk of injury from frozen goods!
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in injury. There is a risk of
burns caused by low temperatures.
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The food and the inside walls of the
freezer have a very low temperature.
Never touch them with wet hands.
This can cause injury to the skin. Skin
damage can occur even with dry skin.
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Let ice cubes or ice lollies thaw a lit-
tle before eating, do not put into your
mouth straight from the freezer.
NOTICE
Fire hazard!
Improper handling of the appliance can
lead to fi re and damage to property.
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Connect the appliance only to a prop-
erly installed and earthed electric
socket.
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Do not connect to a multi-socket ex-
tension cable or a multi-socket plug.
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Do not position the appliance directly
against the wall and adhere to mini-
mum distances (see ‘Unpacking and
setup’ on page EN-24).
Risk of damage to property!
Improper handling of the appliance
can lead to damage to property.
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Do not store glass or metal contain-
ers containing water, lemonade, beer,
etc. Water expands when frozen and
can burst the container.
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Defrost the appliance in a time-
ly manner before it forms a layer of
ice and frost of more than 5 mm. Ex-
cessive ice formation increases pow-
er consumption, the drawers become
diffi cult to open and the door may
not close completely.
Risks associated with appliances
with water systems
WARNING
Health hazard!
Standing water may cause damage to
health.
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Clean water tanks if they have not
been used for 48 h; fl ush the water
system connected to a water supply if
water has not been drawn for 5 days.
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Use only fresh drinking water to fi ll
the water tank. Do not fi ll the water
tank with any other fl uids.
Risk of damage
NOTICE
Risk of damage to property!
If the cooling unit has been transport-
ed horizontally, lubricant from the com-
pressor may get into the cooling circuit.
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If possible, only transport the appli-
ance in a vertical position.
