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Dear customer, Before placing your new refrigerator/freezer into operation please read these operating instructions carefully. They contain important infor- mation for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructions for future reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance.
Important Safety Instructions These warnings are provided in the interests of your safety. Ensure you fully understand them before installing or using the appliance. Your safety is of paramount importance. If you are unsure about the meaning of these warnings contact the Customer Care Department for assistance.
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• Under no circumstance should you attempt to repair the appliance yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local AEG Service Force Centre.
Disposal Appliance Packaging Information All materials are environmentally sound! They can be disposed of or burned at an incinerating plant without danger. About the materials: The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the interior.
Installation Installation Location The appliance should be set up in a well ventilated, dry room. Energy use and efficient performance of the appliance is affected by the ambient temperature. The appliance should therefore – not be exposed to direct sunlight; –...
Do not obstruct the space underneath. The back of the cabinet may be placed close to the wall but must not touch it. DO NOT install in places with restricted ventilation. Adjust the level of the appliance by screwing out the adjustable foot, or feet, at the bottom of the cabinet using your fingers.
Reversing the door The side at which the door opens can be changed from the right side (as supplied) to the left side, if the installation site requires. Warning! When changing the side at which the door opens, the appli- ance must not be connected to the mains.
Prior to Initial Start–Up Please clean the appliance interior and all accessories prior to initial start-up (see section: “Cleaning and Care”). Remove the ice pack from the appliance. Only put the ice pack to freeze in the top drawer after the optimal storage temperature of –18 °C has been reached.
Operating and indicator panel FROSTMATIC 1 Pilot light (green) 2 Temperature control knob and ON/OFF switch 3 Fast freeze (FROSTMATIC) light (amber) 4 Fast freeze (FROSTMATIC) button 5 Warning light (red) The temperature control knob (2), which incorporates the appliance’s On-/Off switch.
Starting up and temperature regulation Turn the temperature regulator (2) in the direction of “-16°C”. The green light (1) and the red light (5) come on, the audible warning sounds (if fitted), and the refrigeration motor starts up. Additionally operate FROSTMATIC by depressing the FROSTMATIC but- ton (4) for more than one second.
The ice pack can only fulfil this task optimally if it is placed in the uppermost drawer, at the front, above the frozen food. You can use the ice pack for cooling cold bags. Freezing and storing frozen food You can use your freezer for freezing fresh food yourself. Important! •...
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Place the packed food in the drawers. Place food to be frozen in the appliance´s top drawer (1) equipped with its own refrigerating unit. Unfrozen food must not touch items already frozen, otherwise the frozen food could begin to defrost. Freezer drawers (2), (3) and (4) should only be used for storage of frozen food.
Storage Goods Symbols/Freezing Calendar • The symbols on the drawers show different types of frozen goods. • The numbers indicate storage times in months for the appropriate types of frozen goods. Whether the upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid depends on the quality of the foods and pre-treating before freezing.
Each temperature rise reduces the keeping qualities of your frozen food. Around 12 hours before defrosting your freezer, switch over to FROSTMATIC to build up a low temperature reserve in the frozen food. Warning! • Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical or artificial devices to speed up the defrosting process.
Important! • Ethereal oils and organic solvents can attack plastic parts, e.g. – lemon juice or the juice from orange peel; – butyric acid; – cleansers which contain acetic acid. Do not allow such substances to come into contact with appliance parts.
What to do if ... Correcting Malfunctions Spare parts: The following spare parts can be ordered from your local AEG Service Force Centre. You can fit these yourself without any special skill or training, e.g.: – freezer drawers, –...
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Please check whether the pilot lights come on, the refrigerating unit operates, and the internal temperature is being maintained. Do not perform any other work on the appliance if the following information does not provide assistance in your specific case. Warning! Repairs to refrigerators/freezers may only be performed by competent service engineers.
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Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Temperature is not proper- Please look in the “Initial ly adjusted. Start Up” section. Open the door only as long Door was open for an as necessary. Press the extended period. FROSTMATIC button. The freezer temperature is A large quantity of warm not sufficient, red light food placed in the appli-...
Service & Spare Parts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spare parts, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by tele- phoning: 08705 929 929 Your call will be automatically routed to the Service Centre covering your post code area.
Noises during Operation The following noises are characteristic of refrigeration appliances: • Clicks Whenever the compressor switches on or off, a click can be heard. • Humming As soon as the compressor is in operation, you can hear it humming. •...
Technical terminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect are known as refrigerants. They have a rela- tively low boiling-point, indeed so low, that the warmth from the food stored in the fridge or freez- er can cause the refrigerant to boil and vaporise.