Help protect the environment by using your appliance in a way that conserves resources and by disposing of reusable materials properly.
Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compatible and can be recycled.
- Sort the individual components by type and dispose of them separately.
Information about current disposal methods are available from your specialist dealer or local authority.
Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use less power.
Selecting the installation location
Follow these instructions when installing your appliance.
- Keep the appliance out of direct sunlight.
- Install the appliance as far away as possible from heating elements, cookers and other heat sources:
- Maintain a 30 mm clearance to electric or gas cookers.
- Maintain a 30 cm clearance to oil or solid-fuel cookers.
- The appliance needs to cool less frequently at low ambient temperatures.
- Use a niche depth of 560 mm.
- Do not cover or block ventilation openings.
- The air on the back wall of the appliance can escape more easily and the appliance does not warm up so intensely. The appliance must cool less frequently.
Saving energy during use
Follow these instructions when using your appliance.
Note: The arrangement of the fittings does not affect the energy consumption of the appliance.
- Do not cover or block ventilation openings.
- The air on the back wall of the appliance can escape more easily and the appliance does not warm up so intensely.
- Open the appliance door only briefly.
- Transport purchased food in a cool bag and place in the appliance quickly.
- Allow warm food and drinks to cool down before placing them in the appliance.
- Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator compartment to utilise the low temperature of the food.
- The air in the appliance does not warm up so intensely. The appliance must cool less frequently.
- Always leave some space between the food and to the back panel.
- Pack the food airtight.
- The air can circulate and the air humidity remains constant.
- Only open the freezer compartment door briefly and then carefully close it.
- A closed freezer compartment door protects the freezer compartment against severe icing.
You can find out here how to prepare your appliance for storage. You will also find out how to dispose of old appliances.
Switching off the appliance
- Disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
Unplug the appliance from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box.
- To ensure the ventilation inside the appliance, leave the appliance open.
Disposing of old appliance
Valuable raw materials can be reused by recycling.
WARNING — Risk of harm to health!
- Leave shelves and containers inside the appliance to prevent children from climbing in.
- Keep children away from the redundant appliance.
WARNING — Risk of fire!
- Do not damage the tubes of the refrigerant circuit or the insulation.
- Unplug the appliance from the mains.
- Cut through the power cord.
- Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally friendly manner.
 | This appliance is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU 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. |