Defrosting and cleaning
During use and when the door is opened, moisture is deposited as frost inside the appliance, particularly
on the evaporator. This frost must be removed from time to time using the soft plastic scraper supplied.
Under no circumstances use hard or pointed objects for this purpose.
The freezer should always be defrosted when the layer of frost has reached a thickness of approx. 4 mil-
limetres. Defrost should be carried out once a year regardless of the amount of frost that has built up. A
good time for defrosting is when the appliance is empty or contains only a small amount of food.
Each temperature rise reduces the keeping qualities of your frozen food. Around 12 hours before defrost-
ing your freezer, switch over to fast-freeze mode to build up a low temperature reserve in the frozen
food.
Warning!
• Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical or artificial devices to speed up the
defrosting process.
• Do not use defrosting sprays, they can be hazardous to your health and/or contain substances that
damage plastics.
Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could freeze to the food.
Remove frozen food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and store it, covered, in a cool place.
Switch off the appliance and unplug it, or pull the fuse or switch off the circuit breaker.
Remove all drawers except the bottom one. The bottom drawer serves as
a practical container to collect the water from the thawing ice. Pull out
the drawer and insert the plastic scraper in the special location to act as
an extension channel to collect the defrost water.
Tip: To speed up the defrosting process, place a pan with warm water in
the appliance and close the door. Remove pieces of ice that have fallen
before they completely defrost.
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Storage Goods Symbols/Freezing Calendar
• The symbols on the drawers show different types of frozen goods.
• The numbers indicate storage times in months for the appropriate types of frozen goods. Whether the
upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid depends on the quality of the foods and
pre-treating before freezing. The lower value applies to foods with high fat content.
Preparation of Ice Cubes
Fill the ice cube tray 3/4 full with cold water, place it in the freezer compartment and leave to freeze.
To loosen the frozen cubes, either bend the ice cube tray or hold it under running water for a few sec-
onds.
Important! Never try to free an ice tray that is frozen to the freezer compartment using pointed or sharp
edged objects. Use the ice scraper supplied.
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After defrosting, thoroughly clean the freezer compartment and interior fittings.
Warning!
• The appliance may not be connected to the mains during cleaning. Danger of electrical shock! Before
cleaning switch the appliance off and remove the plug from the mains, or disconnect from the power
supply.
• Never clean the appliance with a steam cleaner. Moisture could accumulate in electrical components,
danger of electrical shock! Hot vapours can lead to the damage of plastic parts.
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