Electrolux SANTO Santo Series manual

SANT O Refriger ator/Fr eezer Combination Oper ating Instructions[...]

2 Dear customer , Befor e placing your new appliance into oper ation please read these opera tin g instructions carefully . They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for car e of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructio ns for future r eference. P ass them on to possible new owners of the appliance. 1 Notes [...]

3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Envir onmental Infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Old Appli[...]

Contents 4 Interior Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Storage Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bottle Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warning s ar e provided in the interest s of your safety . Ensur e that you under s tand them all before in stalling or us ing thi s a p pl i a n c e . Yo u r sa f e t y is o f p a ra m o u n t i m p o r t a n c e . I f y o u a r e u ns u r e about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Cu stomer C[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 • I f the refriger ant cir c uit should become damaged: – avoid open flames and sources of ignition; – thoroughly ventilate the room in which the appliance is situated. Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the contr ols or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr om child ren [...]

7 Envir onmental Information Pa c k ag i n g All tr ansit packaging materials are envir onmentally compatible and can be r eused. Wood is un-tr eated. The plasti cs can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer cove ring and the bags in the inte- rior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. the pads, whi[...]

8 Appliance T r ansport T wo persons ar e requir ed to tr ans port the appliance. Ther e are two r ecessed handles at the back of the appliance at the top for improved gripping. 0 1. Grip the appliance with the r e cessed handles positioned as in the dr aw- ing, and tr anspor t the appliance. 2. In order to push the appliance into its final positio[...]

9 Installation Installation Location The appliance should be installed in a well ventilated, dry room. Energy use and efficient performance of the appliance is affected by the ambient temperatur e. The appliance should therefor e – not be exposed to direct sunlight; – n ot be installed next to r adiators, cooker s or other sources of heat; – [...]

Installation 10 The r efriger ator/freezer needs ventilation Air is fed under the door through the vent slots in the base and is exhausted upwar ds along the back wall. T o ensure pr oper air circulation never cover or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under a hanging cabinet, a clear ance of at least 1 0 cm between [...]

Installation 11 Electrical Connection Any electrical work requir ed to inst all this appliance should be car ried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. 1 W ARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufactur er declines any liabilit y should these safety measur es not be ob served. Befor e switching on, make sur e th e electricit[...]

12 Reversing The Door The door hinges can be changed fr om right (as supplied) to le ft if r equired to suit the location wh er e the ap pliance is installed. 1 Wa r n i n g! Unplug from the mains, before r eversing the door . 0 1. Open the fr e ezer door and with- dr aw the plinth cover to the fr ont. At the same time, pr ess on the plinth cover f[...]

Reversing The Door 13 5. T ransfer the self-closing system : Unscr e w the self-closing system on the right of the freezer door and scr e w it onto the opposite side of the freezer door . Unscr e w the self-closing system on the right of the fridge door and scr e w it onto the opposite si de of the fridge do or . 6. Fit the fr eezer door into the l[...]

14 Appliance Description View of Appliance á Control P anel à Butter and Cheese Compartment with Lid â Door Stor age Compartments ä Bottle C ompartmen t/Bottle R ack ã FRESH Box å Fruit/V egetable Drawer ç Shelves é Fr eezer Drawer (Maxi Box) è Fr eezer Drawer ê FRUIT -Box ë Rating Plate[...]

Appliance D escription 15 No-Fr ost-System The no-fro st-sy stem enables both the freezing of fr esh foods and the storage of r eady frozen or cooled f oods by means of cold air . A vapor- iser cools the air in the interior sp ace of the appliance, which is circu- lated and uniformly distributed by a ventil ator . This uni formly cir culating air-f[...]

16 Prior to Initial Start-Up 1 Befor e connecting the appliance to the mains and putting it into ope- r ation for the first time, leave the appliance to stand for 30 minutes if it was transported upright. After tr ansport on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hour s before putting it into operation. This is necessary to allow the o[...]

Starting Up and Regulating the 17 Setting the Fridge T emperatur e 0 1. Open the fridge door . A coin is r equired to turn the temper atur e control knob . This makes it more difficult to change the temper atur e setting accidentally (child safety). Setting “ H ” = holiday switch Setting “2” = warmest interior temper ature Setting “5” =[...]

18 Information: The red warning indicator and temperatur e warning tone will be activated: – when the fr eezer is started up (if the stor age temperatur e has not yet been reached) – if the temperatur e in the freezer compartment is too warm; – if there is a malfunction i n the appliance. Y ou can cancel the warning tone with the ALA RM OFF b[...]

19 “Open Door” W arning When the fridge or fr ee zer doors ar e op en the open door warning but- ton flashes r ed and a warning tone is sounded. – after approx. 1 minute if the freezer door is open – after approx. 4 minutes if the fridge door is open If you need mor e time for inserting frozen or chilled foods or moving them ar ound y ou ca[...]

20 Switching the Appliance Off 0 1. T o switch off, hold down the ON/OFF button for approx. 3 seconds. The gr ee n illumination in the button will go off. If the appliance is not going to be used for an extended period: 0 1. Switch off the appliance by ho lding down the ON/OFF button for appr ox. 3 seconds. The gr een illumination in the button wil[...]

21 Interior Accessories Stor age Shelves The shelf in the lowest runners above the fruit and vegetable drawer is stopped with plastic corners o n the back . It must always remain in this position, so that fruit and vegetables stay fresh for longer . To r emove the stops, the plastic corners must be twisted 90° forwards and to the outside. The r em[...]

Interior Accessories 22 Fruit/V egetable Dr awer (not offer ed in al l models) On some models there is a moistur e f ilter in fr ont of the shelf above the fruit and vegetable compartments. This preserves the natur al moisture co ntent of the food in the fruit and vegetable compartments for longer . FRESH Box The temperatur e in the FRESH Box is so[...]

23 Pr oper Stor age The cooling fans ensure an even tem- per ature distribution in the fridge. Foods with differen t perishability can therefor e be arranged on the shelves as you like, without having to take into account the different temper ature zones which usually occur . The temper- atur e on the sh elf above the fruit and vegetable drawer is [...]

Proper Storage 24 T o obtain the be st performance fr om your refriger ator/freezer: • D o not stor e warm food or evaporating liquids. • D o not stor e food uncovered. • Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your fr e ezer as short as possible. • D o not push food together too much , try to allow air to circulate ar o[...]

25 Fr eezing Wa r n i n g! • Be fore foods ar e fr oze n, the actual temper ature in the fr eezer compartment must be -18 °C or colder . • Please observe indicated fr eezing capacity on the rating plate. The fr eezing capacity repr esents th e maximum amount of fresh g oods that can be fr o zen within 24 hour s. If you freeze goods on sever al[...]

26 Fr ozen Stor age Wa r n i n g! Befor e initia l loading of the fr eezer compartment with pr eviously frozen goods, the r equired stor age temper ature of -18 °C must be reached. • Load freezer only with packaged frozen goods, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour , and so that no flavour contamination of other fr ozen goods can oc[...]

27 Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gur gling o r bu bbling sounds when the refriger ant is pumped thr ough the coils or tu bing at the rear , to the cooling plate/evapor ator . • W hen the compr essor is on, the refriger ant is being pumped round and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from the compr [...]

28 Maintenance and Cleaning Befor e any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out DISCONNECT the appliance fr om th e EL ECTRICITY supply . 1 Wa r n i n g! • D o not use detergents, abr asive powder s , highly perfumed cleaning products, wax polishes or cle aning pr oducts containing bleach or alcohol. • Never clean the appliance with a st ea[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 29 2 Accumulation of dust at the conden ser incr eas es energy consumption. For this reason car efully clean the condenser beneath the appliance once a year with a soft brush or a vacuum cleaner . 7. After everything is dry place appliance back into service. Replacing the light bulb 1 Wa r n i n g! Danger of electrical shoc[...]

30 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions A malfunction m ay be caused by only a minor f ault that you can re ctify your self using the follo wing instructions. Do not perform any other work on the appliance if the following information does not pr ovide assistance in your specific case. 1 Wa r n i n g! Repairs to r efrigerator s/freezer s may [...]

What to do if ... 31 If after the above checks ther e is still a fault, call your local AEG Service Force Centr e. In-guarantee customer s should ensure that the abo ve checks have been made as the engineer will make a char ge if the fault is not a mechanical or electrical breakdown. Please note that proof o f pur chase is requir ed for in-guarante[...]

32 Regulations , Standar ds , Guidelines This appliance was designed for ho usehold use and was m anufactured in accor dance with the appr opriate standards. The necessary measur es in accor dance with appliance safe ty legislation r egulations (GSG), accident prevention r egulations for re frigeration appliances (VBG 20) and the r eg ulations of t[...]

33 T echnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a gener ate a co oling effect are known as refriger ants. They have a relatively low boiling-point, indeed so low , that the warmth from the food stor ed in the fridge or freezer can cause the refriger ant to boil and vaporise. • R ef r i g e ra n t C irc u i t Closed circulat[...]

34 Guar antee Conditions Standar d guar antee conditions W e , AEG, undertake that if within 12 mont hs of the date o f the purchase thi s AEG appliance o r any part ther eof is prove d to be defective by r eason only of faul ty workmanship or materials, we will, at our disc r etion repair or r eplace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour , materials [...]

35 Service & Spar e P arts In the event of your appliance r eq uiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spar e parts, please contact Service Force by telephoning: 087 05 929 929 Y our telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service For ce Centre covering your post code area. For the adress of your local Servic e For ce Centre and[...]

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