[. . . ] Ensure that the tubing of the refrigerant circuit is not damaged during transportation and installation. If damage has occurred ■ Keep naked flames and/or ignition sources away from the appliance, ■ thoroughly ventilate the room for several minutes, ■ switch off the appliance and pull out the mains plug, ■ The more refrigerant an appliance contains, the larger the room must be in which the appliance is situated. Leaking refrigerant can form a flammable gas-air mixture in rooms which are too small. The amount of refrigerant in your appliance is indicated on the rating plate inside the appliance. [. . . ] Temperature display The numbers correspond to the set refrigerator compartment temperatures in °C. Alarm button Used to switch off the warning signal, see chapter “Alarm function”. We recommend a factory setting of +4 °C in the refrigerator compartment. 2 3 4 Operating tips ■ 5 ■ After the appliance has been switched on, it may take several hours until the set temperature has been reached. While the refrigeration unit is running, water droplets or hoarfrost may form at the rear panel of the refrigerator. It is not necessary to scrape off the frost or wipe off the water droplets. The condensation collects in the drainage channel and is carried to the refrigeration unit where it evaporates. 2 “Super” function When “Super” function is switched on, the freezer compartment and refrigerator compartment will become colder. – The Super function is not required to freeze small quantities of food. Refrigerator compartment The temperature can be set from +2 °C to +8 °C. Keep pressing temperature setting button 3 until the required refrigerator compartment temperature is set. To retain the best possible nutritional value, flavour and colour, vegetables should be blanched before freezing. aubergines , peppers , zucchini and asparagus do not require blanching. Note Keep food which is to be frozen away from food which is already frozen. At a temperature of -18 °C: ■ Fish, sausage, ready meals and cakes and pastries: up to 6 months ■ Cheese, poultry and meat: ■ up to 8 months Vegetables and fruit: up to 12 months 33 en Interior fittings (not all models) Ice cube tray 1. Fill the ice cube tray ¾ full of drinking water and place in the freezer compartment. If the ice cube tray is stuck to the freezer compartment, loosen with a blunt implement only (spoonhandle). To loosen the ice cubes, twist the ice cube tray slightly or hold briefly under flowing water. 7 If required, you can vary the shelves inside the appliance: To do this, pull out shelf, lift at the front and take out. 8 The extendable glass shelf can be pulled out for a better overview of the food. Sticker “OK” (not all models) The “OK” temperature monitor can be used to determine temperatures below +4 °C. Gradually reduce the temperature if the sticker does not indicate “OK”. [. . . ] Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator compartment and use the low temperature of the frozen food to cool refrigerated food. Regularly defrost the freezer compartment to remove the layer of frost!A layer of hoarfrost will impair refrigeration of the frozen food and increase power consumption. Occasionally clean the rear of the appliance to prevent an increased power consumption. [. . . ]