User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX SK48840-2I

[. . . ] SANTO Einbau - Kühlschränke Built-in - Refrigerators D Gebrauchsanweisung Operating instructions Dear customer, Before placing your new refrigerator/freezer into operation please read these operating instructions carefully. They contain important information 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. [. . . ] The coldest region is on the lowest storage shelf. Warmer regions are the top storage shelf, the vegetable basket and the storage compartments on the door. The arrangement example shows at which places in the refrigerator suitable temperatures for various types of foods exist. Tip: Food in the fridge should always be covered or packaged, to prevent drying and tainting of other food. The following are suited for packaging: ­ Polyethylene airtight bags and wraps; ­ Plastic containers with lids; ­ Special plastic covers with elastic; ­ aluminium foil. Freezing and storing frozen food The freezer compartment is for freezing and storing food. · The temperature in the freezer compartment must be ­18°C or colder before freezing food or storing food already frozen (for the recommended settings, see the table in the section "Starting up Setting the temperature"). · Do not freeze too large a quantity at any one time (max. The quality of the food is best preserved when it is frozen right through to the core as quickly as possible. · Allow warm food to cool down before freezing. The warmth will cause increased ice formation and increase the power consumption. · Please observe maximum storage times and expiry dates of frozen goods. 34 Preparation of ice cubes · Thawed foods which have not been processed further (cooked into meals) may not under any circumstances be frozen a second time. Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could stick to the food and cause skin abrasions. All foods must be packed air tight prior to freezing, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods occurs. Lay the packaged food on the floor of the freezer compartment. Unfrozen food must not touch items already frozen, otherwise the frozen food could begin to defrost. Tips: · The following are suited for the packaging of frozen goods: ­ freezer bags and polyethylene wraps; ­ special cans for frozen goods; ­ extra­thick aluminium foil. · The following are suitable for sealing bags and wrap: plastic clips, rubber bands or tape. · Smooth the air out of the bag before sealing; air makes it easier for the frozen food to dry out. · Make flat packages, because these freeze more quickly. · Do not fill cans for frozen goods to the brim with liquid or paste­like goods, because liquids expand during freezing. [. . . ] For this reason always provide the following appliance information: · Model Name · Model Number (PNC) · Serial Number (S-No. ) This information can be found on the serial plate in the interior at the left of the appliance. We recommend that you enter this information here, so that it is handy if needed. Note: The customer bears the costs of unjustified customer service calls even during the guarantee period. 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. [. . . ]