Electrolux 86378-KG manual

SANT O 86378-KG 8 18 36 55-00/3 SAN T O 86378-KG 1 Electr onic Refrigerator/Fr eezer Oper ating Instructions[...]

2 818 36 55-00/3 Dear customer , Before placing your new r efrigerator/fr eezer into opera tion please read 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 owners[...]

818 36 55-00/3 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Appliance Tr ansport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Befor[...]

Contents 4 818 36 55-00/3 Control and Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Power cut warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 “Open door” warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

818 36 55-00/3 5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e provided in the inter ests of your safety . Ensur e that you understand them all befor e installing or us ing this 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[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 818 36 55-00/3 • 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 55-00/3 7 Envir onmental Information Pa ck ag in g All tr ansit packaging materials are enviro nmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-treated. The plastics can be r ecy cled and ar e identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the ou ter covering and the bags in the interior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. t[...]

8 818 36 55-00/3 4. When the appliance is standing in th e desired place, attach the plinth cover . Make sure that the door contact (if present) is not damaged and that it engages in the corresponding apertur e in the plinth cover . Befor e Use Pa ck ag in g 0 1. Remove all adhesive tape and packaging from the interior of the appli- ance. 3 Any r e[...]

818 36 55-00/3 9 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. Take hold of the stor age shelf at the back and together with the fit- tings slide the stor age shelf far enough forward so that it can be hinged downwards and the fit[...]

10 818 36 55-00/3 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 55-00/3 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 ensure 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 55-00/3 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 WARNING – THIS APPL IANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liabilit y s hould these safety measure s not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th[...]

818 36 55-00/3 13 Carbon filter There is a active carbon filter in th e r ear wall of the fridge section. The carbon filter cleans th e air in the fridge section and in the LONGFRESH 0°C cold section by binding unpleasant smells. Tip: The active carbon filter is a pa rt subject to wear and is not cove r ed by the warr anty . Inserting and changing[...]

14 818 36 55-00/3 Appliance Description View of Appliance (various models) á Control panel à Butter and cheese compartment with lid â Door storage compartments ä Bottle compartment ã LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone å Shelves ç Quick chill shelf é Bottle and can holder è Rating plate ê Air discharge grill with r egulator ë Freezer dr awer (only[...]

Appliance Desc ription 818 36 55-00/3 15 Fr eezer tray In the freezer section ther e is a freezer tr ay in the second drawer from the top. It can be used in both the top drawer and the second drawer fr om the top. Berries and vegetables, for example, can be pre-fr ozen on the freezer tr ay . Advantage: The berries are not squeezed and maintain thei[...]

Appliance Description 16 818 36 55-00/3 Contr ol panel 1 ON/OFF button 2 Fridge section indicator 3 Temper ature indicator for fridge section (not for LONGFRESH 0 °C cold section) 4 Buttons for setting temper ature for fridge section 5 Thermometer indicator for fri dge section (with COOLMATIC) 6 MODE button for setting the operating mode 7 Tex t d[...]

Appliance Desc ription 818 36 55-00/3 17 ACTUAL temperatur e means: The temperatur e display indicates th e current temper ature inside the fridge or the freezer compartment. The ACTUAL temper ature is indi- cated with static illuminated number s. 3 Once the COOLMATIC- or the FROSTM A TIC function has bee n switched on the DESIRED temperatur e that[...]

Appliance Description 18 818 36 55-00/3 MODE button Different oper ating modes can be set using the MODE button. The following operating modes can be selected: – SHOPPING: Fridge temperature valu e 3 °C for 6 hours, cooling for freezer section ru ns for 1 hour in continuous operation. – FROSTMATIC: Cooling for the freezer section runs for 52 h[...]

818 36 55-00/3 19 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 was transported upright. After tr ans port on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hours befor e putting it into operation. This is necessary t[...]

20 818 36 55-00/3 Initial Start-Up 0 1. Insert plug into mains socket. 2. Press and hold down the ON/OFF button. The temperatur e indicator and the back lighting light up, the appliance start s up. An alarm sounds, TEMPERATURE appear s in the display and the back lighting flashes in red . 3. Switch off alarm and red back lighting using RESET button[...]

Temperature Adjustment 818 36 55-00/3 21 0 1. Press either the „+“ (W ARMER) or „-“ (COLDER) button. The temperatur e display switches over and the DESIRED temperature currently set flashes on the temper ature display . 2. To adjust to a warmer temperature, pr ess the „+“ (WARMER) button. To adjust to a colder temperatur e, press the ?[...]

22 818 36 55-00/3 Oper ating modes Using the MODE button different operating modes can be selected. The operating modes ar e automatically switched off after a corresponding period, but can also be manualled en ded each time. T o do this, press the MODE button r epeatedly until there ar e no longer any words appearing in the display . After the ope[...]

Operating modes 818 36 55-00/3 23 0 1. Press the MODE button repeatedly until FROSTMATIC is flashing in the display . After approx. 4 seconds the oper atin g mode FROSTMATIC is activated, the FROSTMATIC indicator lights up. The thermometer indicator in the display for the freezer section shows a falling temper ature column. The operating mode FROST[...]

24 818 36 55-00/3 HOLIDA Y In the oper ating mode HOLIDA Y (ho liday setting) the desired tempera- ture value for the fridge section is +14 °C. In the holiday mode it is therefor e possible to leave the door of the empty refriger ator closed during periods of extended absence. Advantage: Unintentional closing of the door , or accidental closing of[...]

Switching the Appliance Off 818 36 55-00/3 25 Switching off fridge section when freezer section is switched on: 0 Press and hold the “+“ and “-“ butt ons for the fridge section at the same time. There is a “ countdown“ from “3“ to “1“ , then “OF“ appears in the temperatur e display . The fridge se ction switches itself off. [...]

26 818 36 55-00/3 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: – whe n ther e is a power cu t; – whe n the appliance door s are open – if the temperature in the r efrigerator or fr eezer compartment is too high; –[...]

Control and Information Systems 818 36 55-00/3 27 T emperatur e warning For the fridge section: An alarm sounds and the TEMPERA TURE indicator and a red back light flash, as soon as the temperatur e in the fridge section rises above 12 °C. If the temperatur e in the fridge sectio n falls below 12 °C, the alarm automatically switches itself off. T[...]

28 818 36 55-00/3 Function Err ors If the appliance’s electr onics recogn ise a technical problem that has to be remedied by the Customer Serv ice Department, an alarm sounds and the SERVICE indicator appears back lit with a flashing red light. The temperatur e display indicates: – a square or a letter in the temperat ur e display of the fridge[...]

818 36 55-00/3 29 Interior Accessories Stor age Shelves The storage shelves can be adjusted to various heights: 0 1. Pull the stor age shelf forward until it can be tipped up or down and rem ov ed . 2. To insert at a different height use the same procedur e in rever se. V ariable Inner Door The door compartments can be pulled up and removed, and in[...]

Interior Accessories 30 818 36 55-00/3 Setting the air moist ure The two drawer s can be used independently of one another with higher or lower air moisture accor ding to the storage conditions requir ed. The air moistur e can be set with the aid of the slide contr ol on the front of each drawer . • Dry: a low relative air moisture is obtained wh[...]

Interior Accessor ies 818 36 55-00/3 31 Quick chill The quick chill function can be used for the fast cooling of drinks in cans or bottles in the fast cool st orage tr ay or of larger amounts of room-temper atur e food. Chilling of cans or bottles Place cans or bottles in the holder on the fast cool stora ge tray in fr ont of the air discharge gril[...]

32 818 36 55-00/3 Corr ect storage A fan provides for quick cooling of the food and an even temperatur e distribution in the fridge zone and in the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone. 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 o[...]

Correct storage 818 36 55-00/3 33 Guidelines for stor age times Some foods in the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone: Dry storage: Moist storage: Food Storage period Butter up to 30 da ys Cheese, soft up to 30 da ys Milk, fresh up to 7 days Sausage, sliced up to 7 days Fish up to 4 days Shellfish up to 3 days Po ul t ry up to 5 days Po rk larger jo ints cut[...]

Correct storage 34 818 36 55-00/3 Tips: • When shopping always lo ok for the fr eshest foods. Quality and freshness ar e crucial to how long food can be kept. • Always store meat and fish wrapped and dry . • Foodstuffs rich in protein spoi l more quickly: Shellfish and crustaceans go off mor e quickly than fish and fish in turn goes off more [...]

818 36 55-00/3 35 To obtain the best performance fr om your refriger ator/freezer: • Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids. • 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. Fr eezing Except for the b[...]

36 818 36 55-00/3 3 The appliance electr onics automati call y switch the FROSTMA TIC oper- ating mode off after a period of approx. 52 hour s at the latest. Y ou can also stop the FROSTMATIC oper ating mode manually by switching to normal operation. Tips: • The follo wing ar e suited for the packaging of frozen goods: – freezer bags and polyet[...]

818 36 55-00/3 37 Stor age Goods Symbols/Freezing Calendar • The symbols on the dr awer s show different types of frozen goods. • The numbers indicate storage times in months for the appropriate types of fr ozen goods. Whether the upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid depends on the quality of the foods and pre-tr eating b[...]

Defrosti ng 38 818 36 55-00/3 Fr eezer Compartment Defrosting Moisture is pr ecipitated in the fo rm of white frost in the fr eezer compartment during operation and wh en the door is opened, especially in the middle at the top. Remove th is white frost fr om time to time with a soft plastic scraper , e.g. a dough scr aper . Do not under any circums[...]

818 36 55-00/3 39 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 [...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 40 818 36 55-00/3 4. Defrost the fr eezer compartment (see section: "Defrosting"). 5. Clean the inside and accessories wi th warm water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). 3 The bottom shelf, which divides the fridge zone fr om the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone, c an be removed for cleaning. T o do t[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 818 36 55-00/3 41 Replacing the light bulb 3 For safety r easons the interior ligh ting switches off after 7 minutes when the door is open. It switches on again the next time the door is opened. 1 Wa rni ng ! Danger of electrical shock! Befor e replacing the light bulb switch off the appliance and remove the mains plug. Lig[...]

42 818 36 55-00/3 Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gurgling or bu bbling sounds when the refriger ant 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 t[...]

818 36 55-00/3 43 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 t oo cold. [...]

44 818 36 55-00/3 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 requir ed for in-guarantee servi[...]

818 36 55-00/3 45 ; 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 19 89 (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 kn[...]

46 818 36 55-00/3 Guar antee Conditions Standard Guarantee Conditions We, AEG, underta ke that if within 12 mont hs of the dat e of the purchase this AEG appliance or any part thereof is proved to be defe ctive by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our disc r etion repair or r eplace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour , mat[...]

818 36 55-00/3 47 Service & Spar e Parts 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 Force Centre covering your post code area. For the adress of your local Servic e For ce[...]

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