Storage and disposal
Storage and disposal
You can find out here how to prepare
your appliance for storage. You will
also find out how to dispose of old
appliances.
Switching off the appliance
Switch off the appliance.
1.
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Disconnect the appliance from the
2.
power supply.
Unplug the appliance from the
mains or switch off the circuit
breaker in the fuse box.
Defrost the appliance. → Page 45
3.
Clean the appliance. → Page 47
4.
Leave the appliance door open.
5.
Disposing of old appliance
Valuable raw materials can be re-
used by recycling.
WARNING
Risk of harm to health!
Children can lock themselves in the
appliance, thereby putting their lives
at risk.
Leave shelves and containers in-
▶
side the appliance to prevent chil-
dren from climbing in.
Keep children away from the re-
▶
dundant appliance.
WARNING
Risk of fire!
If the tubes are damaged, flammable
refrigerant and harmful gases may
escape and ignite.
Do not damage the tubes of the re-
▶
frigerant circuit or the insulation.
Dispose of the appliance in an en-
▶
vironmentally friendly manner.
Storage and disposal en
This appliance is labelled in ac-
cordance with European Direct-
ive 2012/19/EU concerning
used electrical and electronic
appliances (waste electrical and
electronic equipment - WEEE).
The guideline determines the
framework for the return and re-
cycling of used appliances as
applicable throughout the EU.
Customer Service
Customer Service
If you have any queries, are unable to
rectify faults on the appliance your-
self or if your appliance needs to be
repaired, contact Customer Service.
You can solve many problems your-
self by consulting the information on
troubleshooting in these instructions
or on our website. If this is not the
case, contact our after-sales service.
We will always find an appropriate
solution and try to avoid unnecessary
visits being made by a Customer Ser-
vice technician.
With any warranty claims, we will
make sure that your appliance is re-
paired by trained after-sales techni-
cians using genuine spare parts, in-
cluding after the manufacturer's war-
ranty has expired.
For safety reasons repairs to the ap-
pliance should only be carried out by
trained specialist staff. The warranty
claim becomes void if repairs or in-
terventions have been carried out by
persons not authorised by us for that
purpose or if our appliances have
been fitted with spare, supplementary
or accessory parts that were not
genuine parts and then resulted in a
defect.
Function-relevant genuine spare parts
according to the corresponding Eco-
design Order can be obtained from
Customer Service for a period of at
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