Electrolux SANTO 3843 manual

SANT O 3843-8 KG Electr onic Refrigerator/Fr eezer Oper ating Instructions 8 18 22 15-00/7[...]

2 818 22 15-00/7 Dear customer , Before placing your new r efrigerator into operation 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 e nce. P ass them on to possible new owners of the ap[...]

818 22 15-00/7 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 4 818 22 15-00/7 Control and Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 "Open Door"-Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

818 22 15-00/7 5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e provided in the interest s of your safety . Ensure that you understand them all befor e installing or u sing thi s a p p l i a n c e . Yo u r sa f e t y i s o f p a r a 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 re about any of the meanings of these warnings contact th[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 818 22 15-00/7 Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr om childr en! (Ther e is a risk of suffocation!) During Use • This appliance is designed for domes tic use only , specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs only . I[...]

818 22 15-00/7 7 Envir onmental Information Pa c k a g i n g All tr ansit packaging materials are environmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-treated. The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the ou ter covering and the bags in the interior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. th[...]

8 818 22 15-00/7 2. In order 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. Befor e Use Pa c k a g i n g 0 1. Remove all adhesive tape and packaging from the interior of the appli-[...]

818 22 15-00/7 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. Slide the storage shelf far enough forward so that it can be hinged downwards and the fittings can be removed fr om the guides. Installation Installation Location The [...]

Installation 10 818 22 15-00/7 The Refriger ator/Fr eez er 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 io n never cover or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under a hanging cabinet, a clearance of at least[...]

Installation 818 22 15-00/7 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 measures not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th e[...]

12 818 22 15-00/7 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 i n g ! Unplug from the mains, befor e reversing the door . 0 1. Open the freezer compartment door and remove the plinth to the front. Move the door bearing cover on the pl[...]

Reversing the Door 818 22 15-00/7 13 5. Unscrew the centr e door bear ing. 6. Remove the fridge compartment door carefully to the fr ont and place on one side. 7. Unscrew 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. Move the door handles from the[...]

Reversing the Door 14 818 22 15-00/7 11 . Carefully slid e the fridge com- partment door onto the top bear- ing pivot and close. 12. Slide the centre door bearing into the bottom left of the fridge com- partment door and fasten to the housing. 13. Fasten the self-closing mechanism on the top left of the freezer compartment door , 14. Carefully slid[...]

818 22 15-00/7 15 Appliance Description View of Appliance á Control panel à Butter and cheese compartment with lid â Door storage compartments ä Variable stor age box ã Bottle compartment/bottle rack å Fruit and vegetable drawer s ç Shelves é Freezer dr awer (only for storage) When defrosting the bottom dr awer also serves as a water collec[...]

Appliance Description 16 818 22 15-00/7 Fr eezer Tr ay with "Col d Accumulation Block" A freezer tr ay with a cold accu- mulation block and one ice tray is included below the upper drawer in the freezer compartment. Refer to the section "Prior to Initial Start-Up" regarding the freezing of the cold accumula- tion block. 3 In the[...]

Appliance Desc ription 818 22 15-00/7 17 Contr ol Panel 1 ON/OFF indicator light for refriger ator (green) 2 ON/OFF button for r efrigerator 3 Temper ature setting button for re frigerator (for warmer temperatur es) 4 T emperatur e display for r efrigerato r 5 Temper ature setting button for re frigerator (for colder temperatur es) 6 COOLMATIC indi[...]

Appliance Description 18 818 22 15-00/7 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 e d over from the display of the ACTUAL temperatur e (Temper ature display is illuminated) to the [...]

818 22 15-00/7 19 Prior to Initial Start-Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putt ing it into ope- ration f o r the fir st 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[...]

20 818 22 15-00/7 Initial Start-Up The refriger ator and freezer compartments can be operated and con- trolled independently of one another . 0 1. Insert plug into mains socket. Refrigerator Start-Up 0 1. Press the r efrigerator ON/OFF button. The green power indicator for the fr idge compartment lights up. Set the refriger ator to the desired temp[...]

818 22 15-00/7 21 T emperatur e Adjustment With the individual temperatur e se tting buttons the desired temper a- tures in the r efrigerator and in th e freezer compartment can be adju- sted independently of one another . 0 1. Press either the „+“ (W ARMER) or „-“ (COLDER) button. The temperatur e display switches over and the DESIRED temp[...]

22 818 22 15-00/7 FROSTMA TIC The FROSTMATIC function gives quick freezing of fr esh food products, and at the same time pr otects previously stored goods against undesir ed warming in the freezer compartment. 0 1. The FROSTMATIC function is switched on by pressing the FROSTMATIC button. The yellow light illuminates. 2. The FROSTMA TIC function can[...]

818 22 15-00/7 23 Holiday Mode In the holiday mode the temperatur e for the refrigerator is appr oxi- 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[...]

24 818 22 15-00/7 Contr ol and Information Systems The contr ol and information systems consist of temperatur e displays, an optical warning display and an acoustic warning. The system warns if: – when the appliance door is open – the temperature in the fr eezer compartment is too high; – functional faults with the appliance. "Open Door&[...]

818 22 15-00/7 25 Function Err ors If the el ectronics in the appliance d e tects a technical defect that has to be rectified by the customer , th e temper ature display indicates: – a squar e in the t emper ature di spla y of the fridge compartment for a fault in the fridge, – a square in the temper ature display of the freezer compartment for[...]

Interior Accessories 26 818 22 15-00/7 Bottle Rack Place bottles in the rack with the bottleneck to the fr ont. Important: Only store unopened bottles horizontally . The bottle rack can be tilted for storing opened bottles. 0 1. To do this p ull the bottle r ack for- ward until it can be tilted upwards, then slide the front sup- port into the next [...]

818 22 15-00/7 27 Corr ect Storage For physical reasons, the r efrigerator compartment has differ ent temperature zones. The coldest zone is on the lowest storage shelf immediately above the fruit and vegetable drawer s. Warmer zones ar e the upper storage shelves and door r acks. The arrangement (see fig.) indicates where differ ent types of food [...]

28 818 22 15-00/7 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. War n i n g ! • Before foods are fr ozen, the actual temperatur e in the freezer compartment must be -18°C or colder . • Please observe indicated freezing capaci[...]

818 22 15-00/7 29 Tips: • The follo wing are suited for the packaging of fr ozen goods: – freezer bags and polyethylene wr aps; – plastic containers for fr ozen foods; – extra-thick aluminium foil • The follo wing are suited for sealing bags and wr aps: plastic clips, rubber bands or adhesive tape. • Press air out of bags and wrap s bef[...]

30 818 22 15-00/7 Defr osting The Refriger ator is De frosted Automatically The electronics start the defr osting cy cle in the refrigerator every time the compressor stops. The water collects in the discharge tr ough at the back wall of the refriger ator , and is fed through the dischar ge opening in the catch tray at the compressor wher e it is e[...]

818 22 15-00/7 31 4. Remove all the dr awers. Remove the plinth (see "Reversing the Door " section). Place the bottom drawer directly in fr ont of the appliance to collect the water from defr osting and pull out the water drain con- duit. Tip: In or der to speed up the defrosting pr ocess, place a pot of hot water in the freezer compartme[...]

32 818 22 15-00/7 2 Ener gy Saving Advice • Do not install the appliance close to sources of heat, such as a cooker , dishwasher or radiator . • Locate the appliance in a cool well ventilated r oom and make sure that the air openings of the appliance are not obstructed. • Always leave warm fo od to cool down to room temper ature before placin[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 818 22 15-00/7 33 External Cleaning 0 1. Wash the outer cabinet with warm soapy water . 1 Wa rn i n g ! • Do not use abrasive products • There ar e sharp edges on the underside of the pr oduct so care should be taken when cleaning. 2 Accumulation of dust at the conden ser incr eases energy consumption. For this reason c[...]

34 818 22 15-00/7 Something Not W orking Before conta cting your local Service Force Centre, chec k 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. The temperature in the refriger ator/ freezer is too [...]

Something Not Working 818 22 15-00/7 35 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 [...]

36 818 22 15-00/7 T echnical Terminology • 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 f ri g era n t C i rcu i t Clos[...]

818 22 15-00/7 37 Regulations , Standards , Guidelines This appliance was designed for ho usehold use and was manufact ured in accordance with the appr opriate stand ards. The necessary measur es in accordance with appliance safe ty legislation regulations (GSG), accident prevention r egulations for refrigeration appliances (VBG 20) and the regulat[...]

Standard Guarantee Conditions 38 818 22 15-00/7 Exclusions This guarantee does not cover: • Damage or calls resulting from tr ansportation, improper use or neglect, the replacement of any li ght bulbs or removable parts of glass or plastic. • Costs incurred for calls to put right an appliance which is improperly installed or calls to applianc e[...]

818 22 15-00/7 39 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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