Electrolux Series manual

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

2 Dear customer , Before placing your new appliance into oper ation please r ead these operating instructions carefully . They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructio ns for futur e refer ence. P ass them on to possible new owners of the appliance. 1 Notes wh[...]

3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Old Applian[...]

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

5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e provided in the inter ests of your s afety . En sure that you understand them all befor e installing or u sing thi s a pp li a nc e . Yo ur sa fe t y is o f p a ram o un t im p or ta n ce . I f yo u ar e u ns ure about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Cu stomer Care Department. [...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 • If the refrigerant cir cuit should become damaged: – avoid open flames and sources of ignition; – thoroughly ventilate th e r oom in which the appliance is situated. Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr om childr en! ([...]

7 Envir onmental Information Pa ck ag in g All tr ansit packaging materials are envir onmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-tr eated. The plastics can be r ecycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the inte- rior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. the pads, which [...]

8 Appliance T r ansport Two per sons are r equir ed to trans port the appliance. There ar e two recessed handles at the back of the appliance at the top for improved gripping. 0 1. Grip the appliance with the recessed handles positioned as in the draw- ing, and transport the appliance. 2. In order to push the appliance into its final position, pr e[...]

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; – not be installed next to radiator s, cookers or other sources of heat; – on[...]

Installation 10 The r efrigerator/fr eezer needs ventilation Air is fed under the door through the vent slots in the base and is exhausted upwards along the back wall. To ensur e pr oper air circulation never cover or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under a hanging cabinet, a clearance of at least 1 0 cm between th[...]

Installation 11 Electrical Connection Any electrical work requir ed to inst all this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. 1 WARNING – THIS APPL IANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liabilit y s hould these safety measur es not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th e electricity s[...]

12 Reversing The Door The door hinges can be changed from right (as supplied) to left if requir ed to suit the location wh ere the appliance is installed. 1 War n in g! Unplug from the mains, befor e rever sing the door . 0 1. Open the freezer door and with- draw the plinth cover to the front. At the same time, press on the plinth cover from above.[...]

Reversing The Door 13 5. Tr ansfer the self-closing system: Unscrew the self-closing system on the right of the freezer door and screw it onto the opposite side of the fr eezer door . Unscrew the self-closing system on the right of the fridge door and screw it onto the opposite si de of the fridge door . 6. Fit the fr eezer door into the lower door[...]

14 Appliance Description View of Appliance á Control P anel à Butter and Cheese Compartment with Lid â Door Storage Compartments ä Bottle Co mpartment/Bottle Rack ã FRESH Box å Fruit/Vegetable Dr awer ç Shelves é Freezer Dr awer (Maxi Box) è Freezer Dr awer ê FRUIT -Box ë Rating Plate[...]

Appliance Desc ription 15 No-Fr ost-System The no-frost-s ys tem 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 ventilator . This unifor mly circulating air-flo[...]

16 Prior to Initial Start-Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putt ing it into ope- ration f or 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 oper ation. This is necessary to allow the [...]

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

18 Information: The red warning indicator and temperatur e warning tone will be activated: – when the freezer is st arted up (if the storage temper atur e has not yet been reached) – if the temperature in the fr eezer compartment is too warm; – if there is a malfunction in the appliance. Y ou can cancel the warning tone with the ALARM OFF but[...]

19 “Open Door” W arning When the fridge or freezer door s are open the open door warning but- ton flashes red 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 more time for inserting fr ozen or chilled foods or moving them around you can swit[...]

20 Switching the Appliance Off 0 1. To switch off, hold down the ON/OFF button for approx. 3 seconds. The green 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 approx. 3 seconds. The gr een illumination in the button will go[...]

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

Interior Accessories 22 Fruit/V egetable Drawer (not offered in all models) On some models there is a moisture 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 somewh[...]

23 Pr oper Stor age The cooling fans ensure an even tem- peratur e 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 atur e zones which usually occur . The temper- atur e on the shelf above the fruit and vegetable drawer is [...]

Proper St orage 24 To obtain the best performance fr om your refriger ator/fr eezer: • Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids. • Do not store food uncover ed. • Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your freezer as short as possible. • Do not push food together to o much , try to allow air to cir culate around e[...]

25 Fr eezing War n in g! • Before foods are fr ozen, the actual temperatur e in the fr eezer compartment must be -18 °C or colder . • Please observe indicated freezing capacity on the rating plate. The freezing capacity r epresents th e maximum amount of fresh goods that can be frozen within 24 hour s. If you fr eeze goods on several days, one[...]

26 Fr ozen Storage Wa rni ng ! Before initial l oading of the fr eezer compartment with previously fr ozen goods, the r equired stor age temperatur e of -18 °C must be reached. • L oad fr eezer only with packaged fr ozen goods, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour , and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods can occu[...]

27 Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gurgling or bu bbling sounds when the r efrigerant is pumped through the coils or tu bing at the rear , to the cooling plate/evaporator . • When the compressor is on, the refriger ant is being pumped round and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from the compre ssor [...]

28 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work i s carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from th e ELECTRICITY supply . 1 Wa rni ng ! • Do not use detergents, abrasive powder s, highly perfumed cleaning products, wax polishes or cleaning pr oducts containing bleach or alcohol. • Never clean the appliance with a st eam cleane[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 29 2 Accumulation of dust at the conden ser incr eases 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 rni ng ! Danger of electrical shock! [...]

30 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions A malfunction may be caused by only a minor fault th at you can rect ify yourself using the following instructions. Do not perform any other work on the appliance if the following information does not provide assistance in your specific case. 1 War n in g! Repairs to r efrigerator s/fr eezers may only b[...]

What to do if ... 31 If after the above checks ther e is still a fault, call your local AEG Service Force Centre. In-guarantee customer s should ensure that the above checks have been made as the engineer will make a charge if the fault is not a mechanical or electrical breakdown. Please note that proof of pur chase is r equired for in-guar antee s[...]

32 Regulations , Standar ds , Guidelines This appliance was designed for ho usehold use and was manufact ured in accordance with the appr opriate standards. The necessary measures in accordance with appliance safe ty legislation regulations (GSG), accident prevention r egulations for refriger ation appliances (VBG 20) and the regulations of the Ger[...]

33 T echnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e 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. • Re fri ge rant Circ uit Closed circulation syste[...]

34 Guar antee Conditions Standar d guar antee conditions We, AEG, underta ke that if within 12 mont hs of the date of t he pur chase t his AEG appliance or any part ther eof is proved to be defective by r eason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our disc r etion repair or r eplace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour , materials or [...]

35 Service & Spar e P arts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spare parts, please contact Service For ce 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 f[...]

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