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Care and maintenance
10.1
Cleaning
For hygienic food storage, the interior should be kept clean.
Do not use any abrasive cleaning agents or scouring cloths.
This may damage the appliance.
▸ Every so often, use a mild soapy solution to wipe the interior and dry thor-
oughly. Occasionally wipe with lemon water; this eliminates smells.
▸ Regularly inspect the door seals and if dirty clean using a soft brush. This
helps to prevent them from sticking or being damaged.
▸ Clean the operating and display elements just with a slightly damp cloth.
▸ When not in use for an extended period of time, switch the appliance «off»
with the
button. Empty, defrost and clean the appliance, and leave the re-
frigerator compartment door and the freezer compartment door open.
Ensure that no cleaning water runs through the defrost drainage
channel into the evaporation tray.
10.2
Defrosting
Defrosting the refrigerator compartment
The refrigerator compartment defrosts once a day automatically.
During defrosting, the temperature in-
side the refrigerator compartment in-
creases so that the ice on the rear
wall melts. The water created when the
ice melts collects in the defrost chan-
nel, flows through the drain hole and
evaporates outside the appliance in
the evaporation tray.
When defrosting is complete, the temperature is lowered back down to the set
target temperature.
Keep the collection channel and the drain pipe clean so that the water
can flow freely.
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