AEG S 70408 KG manual

SANT O Electr onic Refrigerator/Fr eezer Oper ating Instructions 8 18 36 43 -0 1/7[...]

2 818 36 43-01/7 Dear customer , Before placing your new r efriger ator/freezer into oper ation please re ad these operating instructions car e fully . 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 owner[...]

818 36 43-01/7 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Appliance Tr ansport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Befor[...]

Contents 4 818 36 43-01/7 Control and Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 "Open Door"-Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

818 36 43-01/7 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 Ca[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 818 36 43-01/7 • 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. Inform childr en of the possible dan[...]

818 36 43-01/7 7 Envir onmental Information 2 Packaging material The packaging materials are envir onm entally friendly and can be recy- cled. The plastic components are id entified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the pa ckaging materials in the appr opriate container at your local wa ste disposal facili ties. 2 Old[...]

8 818 36 43-01/7 3. In or der to push the appliance into its final position, pr ess carefully at the top of the door and tip the appliance back slightly . The weight is thus transferr ed to the back wheel s and the appliance can be easily pushed. 4. When the appliance is standing in th e desir ed place, attach the plinth cover . Make sure that the [...]

818 36 43-01/7 9 or detergent as the smell may linger . Dry the appliance thoroughly . Remove the transport fittings fr om the storage shelves: 4. Slide the fittings securing the shelf forward to the thicker section on the edge of the storage shelf. 5. Slide the stor age shelf far enough forward so that it can be hinged downwards and the fittings c[...]

10 818 36 43-01/7 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[...]

Installation 818 36 43-01/7 11 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. T o ensur e proper air cir culat ion never cover or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under a hanging cabinet, a clear ance of at least[...]

Installation 12 818 36 43-01/7 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 [...]

818 36 43-01/7 13 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 compartment door and remove the plinth to the front. Move the door bearing cover on the pli[...]

Reversing The Door 14 818 36 43-01/7 5. Unscr ew the centre door bearing. 6. Remove the f ridge compartment door carefully to the fr ont and place on one side. 7. Unscr ew the r etaining screw for the self-closing mechanism on the bottom of the fridge compart- ment door . 8. Move the upper bearing pivot to the left. 9. Unscr ew the top handle br ac[...]

Reversing The Door 818 36 43-01/7 15 11 . Turn the handle bracket with the handle rod 180° and scr ew them to the door (5) and the fitted han- dle bracket (6). 1 Caution! Do not overtighten the screws (max. 2 Nm) as you may damage the door handles. 12. F asten the self-closing mechanism to the bottom left of the fridge compartment door . 13. Car e[...]

Reversing The Door 16 818 36 43-01/7 15. F asten the self-closing mechanism on the top left of the freezer compartment door . 16. Car efully slide the fr eezer com- partment door onto the centre bearing pivot and close. 17. Place the lower door bearing with the bearing pivot in the lower left of the freezer compartment door and fasten. 18. Open the[...]

818 36 43-01/7 17 Appliance Description View of Appliance (various models) á Contr ol panel à Butter and cheese compartment with lid â Door stor age compartments ä Bottle compartment ã Salad bin å Bottle rack ç Shelves é Fr eezer drawer (only for storage) When defrosting the bottom dr awer also serves as a water collecting vessel. è Fr eez[...]

Appliance Description 18 818 36 43-01/7 Fr eezer tray A freezer tr ay is included below the upper drawer in the fr eezer compartment. Berries and vegetables, for example, can be pre-fr ozen on the fr eezer tray . Advantage: The berries are not squeezed and maintain their natural form. The frozen berries can then be stored in compartments or drawers[...]

Appliance Desc ription 818 36 43-01/7 19 Contr ol Panel 1 ON/OFF button and ON/OFF indicator light (green) 2 T emperatur e display for r efriger ator 3 Te mperatur e setting buttons for r efrigerator 4 COOLMATIC button and COOLMA TIC indicator light (yellow) • COOLMATIC for intensive cooling in the refriger ator 5 FROSTMATIC button and FROSTM ATI[...]

Appliance Description 20 818 36 43-01/7 T emperatur e setting buttons The temperatur e is adjusted using the „+“ (WARMER) and „- “ (COLDER) buttons. These buttons are connected to the temper ature display . • The temperature display is switch ed over from the display of the ACTUAL temperatur e (Temper ature display is illuminated) to the [...]

818 36 43-01/7 21 ALARM OFF button With the ALARM OFF button, th e acoustic warning signal can be switched off, e.g. the "Open Door" warning when sorting in or out, the food to be chilled or frozen. When there is a temperatur e warnin g for the freezer compartment, if the ALARM OFF button is activated, the temp eratur e dis play will sho [...]

22 818 36 43-01/7 Initial Start-Up 0 1. Insert plug into mains socket. 2. Pr ess the ON/OFF button. The green power indicator lights up . A warning tone sounds and the flashing red warning light indicates that the r equired stor age tempera- ture has not yet been r eached. The temperatur e displays shows the cur- rent, actual r efrigerator and fr e[...]

818 36 43-01/7 23 T emper atur e Adjustment With the individual temperatur e setting buttons the desir ed temperatur es in the refriger ator and in the freezer compartment can be adjusted independently of one another . 0 1. Press either the „+“ (W ARMER) or „-“ (COLDER) button. The temperatur e display switches over and the DESIRED temperat[...]

24 818 36 43-01/7 COOLMA TIC/FROSTMA TIC COOLMA TIC The COOLMATIC function is su ited for quick cooling of large quantities of goods in the r efrigerator , e.g. drinks and salads for a party or wedding. 0 1. The COOLMATIC function is switched on by pr essing the COOLMATIC button. The yellow light illuminates. The COOLMATIC function now gives intens[...]

818 36 43-01/7 25 Switching the Appliance Off 3 Refrigerator and fr eezer compartments can be switched off independently of one another . 0 1. To switch off the appliance, hold down the ON/OFF button. This will re sult in a countdown fr om "3" to "1" takin g place in the temperatur e displays. On re aching "1" the fri [...]

26 818 36 43-01/7 Holiday Mode In the holiday mode the temperatur e for the refriger ator is approxi- mately +15 °C. In the holiday mode it is ther efore possible to leave the door of the empty refriger ator closed during periods of extended absence. Advantage: Unintentional cl osing of the door , or accidental closing of the door by persons who h[...]

818 36 43-01/7 27 Contr ol and Information Systems The contr ol and information systems consist of temper ature displays, an optical warning display and an acoustic warning. The system warns: – when first switching on the appliance (when the stor age temperatur e has not yet been attained); – whe n the appliance door s are open – if the tempe[...]

28 818 36 43-01/7 For the freezer: The red warning display flashes and a warning tone sounds as soon as the temperatur e in the fr eezer rises to more than -12 °C. In addition the freezer temper ature display flashes. 0 1. Y ou can switch off the warning to ne using the ALARM OFF button. The freezer temper ature display stops flashing and displays[...]

818 36 43-01/7 29 Interior Accessories Stor age Shelves A storage shelf must be inserted in to the lower guide tr ack above the fruit and vegetable drawer . It must always remain in this position, so that fruits and vegetabl es r emain fresh longer . The remaining stor age shelves can be adjusted to various heights: 0 1. Pull the stor age shelf for[...]

Interior Accessories 30 818 36 43-01/7 2. If the lar ge divider is inserted in the middle of the drawer the right hand side can be further divided by inserting the small divider in the middle or rear position. 3 The ventilation grille above the salad bin improves air cir culation so that groceries keep for longer . Bottle r ack Place bottles in the[...]

818 36 43-01/7 31 Corr ect stor age For physical reasons, the r efrigerator compartment has different temper ature zones. The coldest zone is on the lowest storage shelf imme diately above the salad bin. Warmer zones ar e the upper storage shelves and door racks. The arrangement (see fig.) indicates wher e different types of food ar e best stor ed [...]

32 818 36 43-01/7 Fr eezing Except for the bottom drawer , which serves only for storage purposes, all compartments and drawer s in the freezer compartment ar e suitable for freezing fresh food. War n in g! • Before foods are fr ozen, the actual temperatur e in the freezer compartment must be -18 °C or colder . • Please observe indicated freez[...]

818 36 43-01/7 33 Tips: • The follo wing ar e suited for the packaging of frozen goods: – freezer bags and polyethylene wr aps; – plastic containers for fr ozen foods; – extra-thick aluminium foil • The follo wing ar e suited for sealing bags and wraps: plastic clips, rubber bands or adhesive tape. • Press air out of bags and wrap s bef[...]

34 818 36 43-01/7 Pr epar ation of Ice Cubes 0 1. Fill ice cube tray 3/4 full with co ld water and place in a dr awer and allow to freeze. 2. T o r emove the finished ice cubes twist the ice cube tray or hold under running water for a short time. War n in g! Do not, under any cir cumstances, fr ee an ice tray which is frozen to the appliance with p[...]

818 36 43-01/7 35 Caution! Do not touch fr ozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freeze to the goods. 2. Remove fr ozen goods, pack them in severa l layers of newspaper , cover them and store them in a cool place. 3. Switch off the appliance and r emove plug from the mains, or discon- nect from the electricity supply . 4. Remove all the drawers. Pla[...]

36 818 36 43-01/7 • 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 each item. 2 Energy Saving Advice • Do not install the appliance close to sources of heat, such as a cooker , dishwasher or radiator . • Locate the a[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 818 36 43-01/7 37 Internal Cleaning 3 If the refriger ator only is to be cleaned, pr ess the FROSTMATIC button several hour s in advance, in order to build up sufficient chill reserve in the freezer compa rtment for the inte rruption in service. Do not open the freezer compa rtment door . 0 1. Press the FROSTMA TIC button s[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 38 818 36 43-01/7 The coat of lacquer protects agai nst finger prints and therefor e additional cleaning agents and maintenance products ar e no longer req ui red . 2 Accumulation of dust at the conden ser increases ener gy consumption. For this reason car efully clean the condenser at the back of the appliance once a year [...]

818 36 43-01/7 39 What to do if ... Before conta cting your local Service Force Centr e, check the following points. Symptom Solution No power to the ap pliance. Check there is power at the socket Check there is not a power cut by checking the household lights. Check the fuse has not blown. Appliance cools too mu ch. Temper ature is set too cold. T[...]

40 818 36 43-01/7 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 serv[...]

818 36 43-01/7 41 ; This appliance is in accordance with the following EU guidelines: – 73/23/EWG dated 19 February 1973 - low voltage guidelines. – 89/3 36/EW G dated 3 May 1989 (including guideline change notice 92/3 1/EWG) - EMV guideline T echnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e kno[...]

42 818 36 43-01/7 Guar antee Conditions Standard Guarantee 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 there of 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 , [...]

818 36 43-01/7 43 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 [...]

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