User manual SIEMENS GS40NA32

[. . . ] Leaking refrigerant can form a flam mable 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. x Disposal of your old appliance Old appliances are not worthless rubbish!This appliance is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2002/96/EG concerning used electrical and electronic appliances (waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE). The guideline determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the EU. ! Warning Redundant appliances: 1. [. . . ] Switching off the warning signal Press the temperature alarm button, Fig. 2/6, to switch off the warning signal. Usable capacity Information on the usable capacity can be found inside your appliance on the rating plate. Fully utilising the freezer volume The maximum amount of food can be placed in the freezer by removing several fittings. Note To comply with the values indicated on the rating plate, the fittings at the very top and bottom should remain in the appliance. Removing the fittings: S Pull out the freezer drawer all the way, lift at the front and remove. 4 S Open freezer compartment flap, hold one of the bearing pins and remove flap. 6 Door warning signal The door warning signal switches on if the appliance doors are open for longer than one minute. Temperature warning AL" flashes on the temperature display 1. The temperature warning noise switches on if the freezer compartment is too warm and the frozen food is at risk of thawing. When the temperature alarm button 6 is pressed, the temperature display indicates for five seconds the warmest temperature reached in the freezer compartment. Temperature display 1 indicates the set freezer compartment temperature without flashing. The warning signal may switch on without any risk to the frozen food: S When the appliance is switched on. S If the freezer compartment door is open too long. 8 en Freezer compartment Freezing fresh food Use the freezer compartment S For storing frozen food S Making ice cubes S For freezing food Ensure that the freezer compartment door is always closed!Also: energy will be wasted due to high power consumption! Freezing food yourself If you are freezing food yourself, use only fresh, undamaged food. The following foods are suitable for freezing: Meat and sausage products, poultry and game, fish, vegetables, herbs, fruit, cakes and pastries, pizza, ready meals, leftovers, egg yolk and egg white. The following foods are not suitable for freezing: Eggs in shells, soured cream and mayonnaise, green salads, radishes and onions. Blanching vegetables and fruit To retain colour, flavour, aroma and vitamin C, vegetables and fruits should be blanched prior to freezing. Blanching is the brief immersion of vegetables and fruit in boiling water. Smaller quantities of food (up to 2 kg) can be frozen without super freezing. If super freezing is switched on, display 1 indicates SU" and display 3 is lit. 3 days. 10 en Features of the freezer compartment (not all models) Fig. When the ice cubes are frozen, rotate the knobs on the ice cube trays several times to the right and release. 7/A The figures next to the symbols indicate the permitted storage period in months of the produce. If frozen produce is purchased, comply with the manufacturer's date or sell by date. Ice block Fig. [. . . ] The frozen food is at risk of thawing! 15 en Fault The evaporator (refrigeration generator) in the No Frost system is so iced over that it can no longer be defrosted fully automatically. Possible cause The freezer compartment door was open for too long. Remedial action To defrost the evaporator, take the frozen food out of the baskets, wrap up the food and store in a cool location. the water begins to run into the evaporation pan (at the rear of the appliance, see Fig. To prevent the evaporation pan from overflowing in this case, repeatedly soak up condensation with a sponge. When no more condensation runs into the evaporation pan, the evaporator has been defrosted. [. . . ]