8.2 Taking the appliance out of service
u Empty the appliance.
u Switch off the appliance (see 8 Decommissioning) .
u Remove mains connector.
u Clean the appliance (see 6.2 Cleaning the appli-
ance) .
u Leave the door open to prevent odour.
9 Disposal
9.1 Preparing appliance for disposal
V-ZUG uses batteries in some of its appliances.
In the EU, for environmental reasons, legislation
obliges the end user to remove these batteries
before disposing of old appliances. If your appli-
ance contains batteries, a corresponding notice is
attached.
Lamps
If you can remove the lamps yourself without
destroying them, also remove these before
disposal.
u Take the appliance out of operation. (see 8.2 Taking the
appliance out of service)
u Appliances with batteries: remove the batteries. For descrip-
tion, see Maintenance chapter.
u If possible: remove lamps without destroying them.
9.2 Disposing of the appliance in an
environmentally friendly manner
The
valuable
be disposed of separately from
unsorted municipal waste.
Dispose of batteries separately
from the old appliance. To do this,
you can return the batteries free
of charge to retailers as well as
recycling centres and collection
centres for recyclable materials.
Lamps
Dispose of removed lamps via the
respective collection systems.
For Germany:
You can dispose of the appli-
ance free of charge via the
class 1 collection containers at
the local recycling and recyclable
material collection centres. When
purchasing a new fridge/freezer, if
the sales area > 400 m
will also take back the old appli-
ance free of charge.
* Depending on model and options
appliance
still
contains
materials
and
must
, retailers
2
WARNING
Leaking coolant and oil!
Fire. The coolant contained in the appliance is eco-friendly,
but also flammable. The oil contained in the appliance is flam-
mable. Escaping coolant and oil can ignite if the concentration
is high enough and in contact with an external heat source.
u Do not damage the pipelines of the coolant circuit and the
compressor.
u Transport the appliance without damaging it.
u Dispose of batteries, lamps and the appliance according to
the above specifications.
Disposal
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