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beenopened.Theblownair(A)iscooledwhenitcomesinto
contactwiththecoldwall,whereasthehotterair(B)issucked
up(seediagram).
ThePureWindPlusproductsarealsoequippedwithafilter
which,thankstotheinclusionofsilverions,makesitpossible
toreducebacteriaby70%andtoeliminateodoursinsidethe
refrigeratorunit,therebyguaranteeingimprovedfoodstorage.
IftheTEMPERATUREADJUSTMENTknobhasbeenset
onhighvalueswithlargequantitiesoffoodandwithahigh
ambienttemperature,theappliancecanoperatecontinuously,
resultinginexcessivefrostformationandexcessiveenergy
consumption:compensateforthisbyshiftingtheknobtowards
lowervalues(defrostingwilloccurautomatically).
Using the refrigerator to its full potential
• Placeonlycoldorlukewarmfoodsinthecompartment,not
hotfoods(seePrecautionsandtips).
• Rememberthatcookedfoodsdonotlastlongerthanraw
foods.
• Donotstoreliquidsinopencontainers.Theywillincrease
humidityintherefrigeratorandcausecondensationtoform.
SHELVES:withorwithoutgrill.
Duetothespecialguidestheshelvesareremovableandthe
heightisadjustable(seediagram),allowingeasystorageof
largecontainersandfood.Heightcanbeadjustedwithout
completeremovaloftheshelf.
Using the freezer to its full potential
• Donotre-freezefoodthatisdefrostingorthathasalready
beendefrosted.Thesefoodsmustbecookedandeaten
(within24hours).
• Freshfoodthatneedstobefrozenmustnotcomeinto
contactwithfoodthathasalreadybeendefrosted.
Freshfoodmustbestoredabovethegrillinthefreezer
compartmentandifpossiblebeindirectcontactwiththe
walls(sideandrear),wherethetemperaturedropsbelow
-18°Candguaranteesrapidfreezing.
• Donotplaceglassbottleswhichcontainliquids,andwhich
arecorkedorhermeticallysealedinthefreezerbecause
theycouldbreak.
• Themaximumquantityoffoodthatmaybefrozen
dailyisindicatedontheplatecontainingthetechnical
propertieslocatedonthebottomleftsideoftherefrigerator
compartment(forexample:Kg/24h:4)
• The“SuperFreezer”buttonenablesintensivechillingsothat
thedesiredtemperatureisreachedquickly.Oncethefresh
foodisfrozen,settheswitchbacktotheOFFposition.
WARNING:inordertosaveenergy,makesurethefunctionis
switchedoffafter24hours.
!Donotopenthedoorduringfreezing.
!Ifthereisapowercutormalfunction,donotopenthefreezer
door.Thiswillhelpmaintainthetemperatureinsidethefreezer,
ensuringthatfoodsareconservedforatleast9-14hours.
!Iftheroomtemperaturedropsbelow14°Cforanextended
periodoftime,theidealtemperaturewillnotbereachedinthe
freezercompartmentandfoodpreservationwillbereduced.
Maintenance and care
Switching the appliance off
Duringcleaningandmaintenanceitisnecessarytodisconnect
theappliancefromtheelectricitysupply.
Itisnotsufficienttosetthetemperatureadjustmentknobson
(applianceoff)toeliminateallelectricalcontact.
Cleaning the appliance
• Theexternalandinternalparts,aswellastherubberseals
maybecleanedusingaspongethathasbeensoakedin
lukewarmwaterandbicarbonateofsodaorneutralsoap.Do
notusesolvents,abrasiveproducts,bleachorammonia.
• Theremovableaccessoriesmaybesoakedinwarmwater
andsoapordishwashingliquid.Rinseanddrythem
carefully.
• Thebackoftheappliancemaycollectdustwhichcanbe
removedbydelicatelyusingthehoseofavacuumcleaner
setonmediumpower.Theappliancemustbeswitched
offandtheplugmustbepulledoutbeforecleaningthe
appliance.
Avoiding mould and unpleasant odours
• Theapplianceismanufacturedwithhygienicmaterialswhich
areodourfree.Inordertomaintainanodourfreerefrigerator
andtopreventtheformationofstains,foodmustalwaysbe
coveredorsealedproperly.
• Ifyouwanttoswitchtheapplianceoffforanextended
periodoftime,cleantheinsideandleavethedoorsopen.
Defrosting the appliance
!Followtheinstructionsbelow.
Donotspeedupthedefrostingprocessbyusinganydevices
ortoolsotherthanthescraperprovided,youmaydamagethe
refrigerationcircuit.
Defrosting the refrigerator compartment
Therefrigeratorhasanautomaticdefrostingfunction:wateris
ductedtothebackoftheappliancebyaspecialdischarge
outlet(seediagram)wheretheheatproducedbythe
compressorcausesittoevaporate.Itisnecessarytocleanthe
dischargeholeregularlysothatthewatercanflowouteasily.
Defrosting the freezer compartment
Ifthefrostlayerisgreaterthan5mm,itisnecessarytodefrost
manually:
1. SettheTEMPERATUREADJUSTMENTknobtotheposition
.
2. Wrapfrozenfoodsinnewspaperandplacetheminanother
freezerorinacoolplace.
3. Leavethedooropenuntilthefrosthasmeltedcompletely.
Thiscanbemadeeasierbyplacingcontainerswith
lukewarmwaterinthefreezercompartment.
4. Cleananddrythefreezercompartmentcarefullybefore
switchingtheapplianceonagain.
*Variesbynumberand/orposition,availableonlyoncertain
models.