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KG..N.. Fridge-freezer EN Information for Use Register your appliance on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. Siemens Home Appliances...
Table of contents 1 Safety ........... 4 7.2 Operating tips...... 16 1.1 General information.... 4 7.3 Switching off the appliance .. 17 1.2 Intended use...... 4 7.4 Setting the temperature... 17 1.3 Restriction on user group.. 4 8 Additional functions .... 17 1.4 Safe transport ......
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14 Troubleshooting...... 25 14.1 Power failure...... 28 14.2 Conducting an appliance self-test ........ 28 15 Storage and disposal.... 28 15.1 Taking the appliance out of operation ....... 28 15.2 Disposing of old appliance ... 29 16 Customer Service.... 29 16.1 Product number (E-Nr.), production number (FD) and consecutive numbering (Z-Nr.) ........
en Safety 1 Safety Observe the following safety instructions. 1.1 General information Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe ¡ for future reference or for the next owner. Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. ¡...
Safety en 1.5 Safe installation WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Incorrect installation is dangerous. Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the ▶ specifications on the rating plate. Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating cur- ▶ rent only via a properly installed socket with earthing. The protective conductor system of the domestic electrical in- ▶...
en Safety Portable multiple socket strips or portable power supply units may overheat and cause a fire. Do not place portable multiple socket strips or power supply ▶ units on the back of the appliance. 1.6 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock.
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Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! Electrical devices within the appliance may cause a fire, e.g. heat- ers or electric ice makers. Do not operate electrical devices within the appliance. ▶ WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! Containers that contain carbonated drinks may burst. Do not store containers that contain carbonated drinks in the ▶...
en Safety Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator ▶ so that they do not touch or drip on other food. If the fridge/freezer is empty for an extended period of time, ▶ switch off the appliance, defrost it, clean it and leave the door open to prevent the formation of mould.
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Safety en Unplug the appliance from the mains or switch off the circuit ▶ breaker in the fuse box. Call after-sales service. → Page 29 ▶...
en Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material 3 Environmental protec- damage tion and saving energy ATTENTION! 3.1 Disposing of packaging If not rolling freely, the appliance's The packaging materials are environ- castors may damage the floor when mentally compatible and can be re- the appliance is moved. cycled.
Installation and connection en Allow warm food and drinks to ¡ 4.2 Criteria for the installation cool down before storing them. location Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator ¡ compartment to utilise the low tem- WARNING perature of the food. Risk of explosion! Always leave some space between ¡...
en Installation and connection If an appliance with climate class SN is operated at colder room temperat- ures, the appliance will not be dam- aged up to a room temperature of 5 °C. Over-and-under and side-by-side installation If you want to install 2 refrigerating appliances one over the other or side by side, you must maintain a clear- ance of at least 150 mm between the...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. Refrigerator compartment Lighting → Page 20 Bottle shelf → Page 15 Freezer compartment → Page 21 Storage container → Page 15...
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.2 Control panel Fruit and vegetable container → Page 15 You can use the control panel to con- Rating plate → Page 30 figure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the Frozen food container operating status. → Page 24 Screw foot Butter and cheese compart-...
Features en 6.3 Storage container Displays the set temperature for the refrigerator compart- The temperatures in the storage con- ment in °C. tainer are lower than in the refriger- (Refrigerator compart- ator compartment. Temperatures be- ment) switches Super cooling low 0 °C may occur occasionally. on or off.
en operation Fill the ice cube tray with drinking 6.5 Butter and cheese com- water up to ¾ and place in the partment freezer compartment. Store butter and hard cheese in the If the ice cube tray is stuck to the butter and cheese compartment. freezer compartment, loosen it with a blunt implement only (e.g.
Additional functions en The front panels of the housing are ¡ 8 Additional functions temporarily heated slightly. This prevents condensation in the area Find out which additional functions of the door seal. can be used for your appliance. When you close the door, a va- ¡...
en Additional functions After operation, the appliance Note: After approx. 54 hours, the ap- switches from automatic Super freez- pliance switches to normal operation. ing to normal operation. Switching off manual Super Activating automatic Super freezing freezing Press (Freezer compartment). ▶ Press and hold (Freezer com- ▶...
Alarm en Note: The control panel lighting is Freezer compart- −16 °C switched off during the Sabbath ment mode. lights up at a reduced brightness level. Switching on energy-saving mode Press ▶ Switching on Sabbath mode lights up. Press and hold ▶ 15 seconds until an audible signal Switching off energy-saving mode sounds.
en Refrigerator compartment term. The lower the selected temper- CAUTION ature, the longer the food remains Risk of harm to health! fresh. During the thawing process, bacteria may multiply and spoil the frozen 10.1 Tips for storing food in food. the refrigerator compart- Do not refreeze food after it has ▶...
Freezer compartment en 11.3 Tips for storing food in 11 Freezer compartment the freezer compartment You can store frozen food, freeze Store food in air-tight packaging. ¡ food and make ice cubes in the Do not bring food which is to be ¡ freezer compartment.
en Defrosting Label the packaging with the con- 12 Defrosting tents and the date of freezing. 11.5 Shelf life of frozen food 12.1 Defrosting in the freezer at −18 °C compartment Food Storage time The fully automatic NoFrost system Fish, sausages, pre- up to ensures that the freezer compartment pared meals and 6 months remains frost-free.
Cleaning and servicing en 13.2 Cleaning the appliance 13.3 Removing the fittings If you want to clean the fittings thor- WARNING oughly, remove these from your ap- Risk of electric shock! pliance. An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock. Removing the shelf Do not use steam- or high-pres- ▶...
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en Cleaning and servicing Lift the storage container at the Lift the frozen food container at the front and remove it . front and remove it . Removing the fruit and vegetable Removing the front of the container container Pull out the fruit and vegetable You can remove the front of the fruit container as far as it will go.
Troubleshooting en 14 Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
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en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting A warning tone The freezer compartment door is open. sounds and the tem- Close the freezer compartment door. ▶ perature display (freezer compartment) flash. The door alarm is switched on. The temperature dis- A sensor is defective. plays and light Call customer service.
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Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Condensation accu- The water contained in warm and humid air con- mulates on the sur- denses on the colder surfaces of the appliance. face of the appliance Wipe away the water with a soft, dry cloth. and on the shelves in- Open the appliance as briefly as possible.
en Storage and disposal If, at the end of the appliance self- 14.1 Power failure test, two audible signals sound During a power failure, the temperat- and the temperature display indic- ure in the appliance rises; this re- ates the set temperature, your ap- duces the storage time and the qual- pliance is OK.
Customer Service en 15.2 Disposing of old appli- 16 Customer Service ance Function-relevant genuine spare parts Valuable raw materials can be re- according to the corresponding Eco- used by recycling. design Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at WARNING least 10 years from the date on Risk of harm to health!
en Technical data searching for the model. The model 16.1 Product number (E-Nr.), identifier is made up of the charac- production number (FD) ters before the slash in the product and consecutive num- number (E-Nr.) on the rating plate. Al- bering (Z-Nr.) ternatively, you can also find the model identifier in the first line of the You can find the product number (E-...
18 Declaration of Con- requirements. formity A detailed Declaration of Conformity can be found online at siemens- BSH Hausgeräte GmbH hereby de- home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the clares that the appliance conforms to additional documents on the product the essential requirements and other page for your appliance.
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EN Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Carl-Wery-Straße 34...