User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX SANTO4285-7DT

[. . . ] Notes which are important for your safety or for the proper functioning of the appliance are stressed with a warning triangle and/or with signal words (Warning!, Important!, Attention!). Please observe the following instructions carefully. Additional information regarding operation and practical applications of the appliance appear after this symbol. Tips and notes concerning economical and environmentally sound use of the appliance are marked with the flower. [. . . ] Take out the refrigerators food, press the door racks diagonally upwards at their edges, reposition them, and press them back into place. D006 D740 A Push appliance into the housing until stop strip (A) touches the kitchen unit. D022 8 21 Fresh food refrigeration To obtain the best performance: · do not store warm food or evaporating liquid in the refrigeator · do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong flavour. · Position food so that air can circuiate freely round it. Useful hints: Meat (all types): wrap in polythene bags and place on the glass shelf above the vegetable drawer(s) For safety, store in this way only one or two days at the most. Cooked foods, cold dishes, etc: these should be covered and may be placed on any shelf. Fruit and vegetables: these should be thoroughly cleaned and placed in the special drawer(s) provided. Reversibility of the freezer door When changing the hinges of the refrigerator door from right to left, it is also advisable to change the opening side of the freezer door. Remove the door lower hinge Remove the freezer door and take off the upper hinge. Unscrew the catch and fix it on the opposite side. If under the catch there is a plastic shim, it must be used only if necessary; Fix the upper hinge. Mount the freezer door on the left side and fix the lower hinge. 180° Butter and cheese: these should be placed in special airtight containers or wapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude as much air as possible. Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be stored in the bottle rack on the door. Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not in airtight containers, must not be kept in the refrigerator. Freezing and storing frozen food You can use your freezer for freezing fresh food yourself. 4. Important! PR78 · The temperature in the freezer compartment must be ­18 °C or colder before freezing food. Never use metal tools to scrape off the frost Do not use a mechanical device or any artificial means to speed up the thawing process other than those recommended by the manufacturer. A temperature rise of the frozen food packs, during defrosting, may shorten their safe storage life. WARNING ­ THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liability should these safety measures not be observed. Before switching on, make sure the electricity supply voltage is the same as that indicated on the appliance rating plate. The rating plate is inside, on the left. The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp plug fitted. In the event of having to change the fuse in the plug supplied, a 13 amp ASTA approved (BS 1362) fuse must be used. Important! The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: 1. The wire coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter "E" or by the earth symbol or coloured green and yellow. The wire coloured blue must be connected to the terminal marked "N" or coloured black. The wire coloured brown must be connected to the terminal marked "L" or coloured red. Upon completion there must be no cut, or stray strands of wire present and the cord clamp must be secure over the outer sheath. A cut-off plug inserted into a 13 amp socket is a serious safety (shock) hazard. [. . . ] · Do not leave the door open any longer than necessary. · Do not set temperature any colder than necessary. · Put frozen food in the fridge to defrost. The cold in the frozen food will then be used to cool the fridge. Customer Care Department For general enquiries regarding your AEG appliance, or futher information on AEG products please contact our customer care department. [. . . ]