Safety
Disposal of Old Appliance
Be sure to follow your local requirements for dis- posal of appliances. Discarded appliances can be dangerous.
Risk of child entrapment. Before you dis- card old appliances:
•Be sure to follow your local require- ments for disposal of appliances. Dis- carded appliances can be dangerous.
•Remove the door.
•Leave the shelves in place so that chil- dren may not easily climb inside.
•Cut off the prongs from the power cable plug and discard them.
•Cut off the power cable from the dis- carded refrigerator. Discard separately from the refrigerator.
Following these instructions reduces the possibility of causing personal injury, especially to children playing.
Contact the trash collection agency in your area for additional information.
Important Safety Information
Use the appliance only for its intended purpose - the storage of food products. Follow the cautions and safety warnings throughout this instruction manual including the following:
•To prevent injury to you or damage to the unit, the appliance should be unpacked and set up by two people.
•If the appliance is damaged on delivery, contact the supplier immediately before connecting to the power source.
•To guarantee safe operation, ensure that appli- ance is set up and connected as described in these operating instructions.
•Disconnect the appliance from the power source if a fault occurs. Pull out the plug, turn off or dis- able the power source.
•When disconnecting the appliance, use the plug.
Do not pull on the cable.
•Any repairs and work on the appliance should only be performed by the customer service department. Unauthorized work may be danger- ous to the user. Changing the power source cable should only be done by the customer ser- vice department.
•Do not store explosives or sprays using com- bustible propellants such as butane, propane, pentane in the appliance. Electrical components might cause leaking gas to ignite. You may identify such sprays by the printed contents or a flame symbol.
•Do not use electrical appliances inside the appli- ance.
•Do not allow children to play with the appliance.
Children must not climb, sit or stand on the racks or door.
•To prevent possible injury due to an electrical shock, be sure to disconnect the power cord or turn off the circuit breaker before cleaning the appliance.
•To avoid injury or damage to the appliance, do not use steam cleaning equipment to clean the appliance.
•Do not operate the appliance in the presence of explosive fumes.
•In the event of a power outage, minimize open- ing the door.
•To protect the appliance from possible dam- age, allow the appliance to stand 1/2 to 1 hour in place before turning the electricity on. This allows the refrigerant and system lubrication to reach equilibrium.
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