Maintenance
24h". This amount varies according to the model and climate
rating.
You have to activate FastFreeze in good time, depending on
how much fresh food is to be frozen: about 6 hours before
placing the food inside in case of small amounts and about 24
hours in advance in case of the maximum amount of food to be
frozen.
Wrap produce and spread it out as far as possible. Do not
allow produce to be frozen to touch produce that is already
frozen to prevent the latter thawing.
you do not have to activate Fast-Freeze in the following cases:
when placing frozen food in the freezer
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-
when freezing up to approx. 2 kg fresh food daily
5.8.1 Freezing with Fast-Freeze
u Briefly press the Fast-Freeze button
w The Fast-Freeze symbol
w The freezing temperature drops, the appliance operates with
the maximum cooling capacity.
For a smaller quantity of produce to be frozen:
u wait approx. 6 h.
u Place wrapped produce in the deep bottom drawers.
For the maximum quantity of produce to be frozen:
u wait approx. 24 h.
u Remove the deep bottom drawers and place produce
directly on the bottom shelves.
w Fast-Freeze is automatically deactivated. Depending on the
quantity placed inside, after 30 h at the earliest, 65 h at the
latest.
w The Fast-Freeze symbol
freezing is completed.
u Place produce in the drawers and push the latter back in
again.
w The appliance continues to operate in the energy-saving,
normal mode.
5.9 Drawers
Note
The energy consumption increases and the cooling perform-
ance decreases if there is insufficient ventilation.
For appliances with NoFrost:
u Leave the bottom drawer in the appliance!
u Always keep the air slits of the fan free at the rear wall!
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Fig. 4
u To store frozen food directly on the shelves: raise the drawer
at the back and pull it out forwards.
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Fig. 2 (4) once.
Fig. 2 (5) illuminates.
Fig. 2 (5) extinguishes once
5.10 Shelves
u To remove the shelf: lift up at the
front and pull out.
u To put the shelf back: simply push
in as far as it will go.
5.11 VarioSpace
Apart
from
being
able
remove the drawers, you can
also
remove
the
shelves,
creating space for large items
of frozen food. Poultry, meat,
large pieces of game and high
bakery products can be frozen
in one piece and prepared.
u The maximum load for the top drawer is 5 kg and for the
other drawers 25 kg each.
u The shelves can each be loaded with 35 kg of frozen food.
5.12 Cold storage accumulators
The cold storage accumulators prevent the temperature from
rising too fast in the event of power failure.
5.12.1 Using cold storage accumulators
u Place
the
frozen
storage accumulators on the
frozen food in the upper
front area of the freezer
compartment.
6 Maintenance
6.1 Defrosting with NoFrost
The NoFrost system automatically defrosts the appliance.
The moisture condenses on the evaporator, is periodically
defrosted and evaporates.
u The appliance does not have to be manually defrosted.
6.2 Cleaning the appliance
WARNING
Risk of injury and damage as a result of hot steam!
Hot steam can lead to burns and can damage the surfaces.
u Do not use any steam cleaners!
* Depending on model and options
to
cold