Defrosting
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The appliance should be defrosted when the thickness of the white
frost has reached about 4 mm; but at least once a year in any case. A
convenient time for defrosting is any time when the appliance is empty,
or only minimally loaded.
1 Warning!
•Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical or
artificial devices to speed up the defrosting process, with the excep-
tion of those recommended in these operating instructions.
• Do not use defrosting sprays, because they may be health endange-
ring and/or contain substances damaging to plastics.
0About 12 hours prior to defrosting push the FAST CHILL/-FREEZE but-
ton, in order to build up sufficient chill reserve for the interruption in
operation.
Caution! Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands as this can cause skin
abrasions or frost/freezer burns.
0Remove frozen goods, pack them in several layers of newspaper, cover
them and store them in a cool place.
0Switch off refrigerator and freezer and remove plug from the mains.
0Remove all the drawers. Remove
the pedestal cover (see "Changing
Over the Door Hinges" section).
Place the bottom drawer directly in
front of the appliance to collect the
water from defrosting and pull out
the water drain conduit.
Tip: In order to speed up the
defrosting process, place a pot of
hot water in the freezer
compartment. In addition, remove pieces of ice that break away before
defrosting is complete.
0After defrosting thoroughly clean the freezer interior, as well as interior
accessories (see section: "Maintenance and Cleaning").