Changing the door hinging

Caution! The top door of the appliance is no longer secured as soon as the hinge bracket is removed when following the instructions below!

^Close the top door of the appliance.

^Loosen the screws m on the top hinge bracket n and remove the hinge bracket by pulling up.

^Carefully lift and remove the top door of the appliance and set aside.

^Make sure that the bearing pin in the middle of the appliance stays in place, otherwise the bottom door of the appliance has no hold!

^Engage the cover h together with the mounting bracket i on the opposite side.

^Now place the cover l on the other side.

Removing the bottom soft-close mechanism:

^Open the bottom door of the appliance.

^Loosen the panel a of the soft-close mechanism: Slowly pry the panel off from the top.

Be careful not to damage the door seal.

If the door seal is damaged, the appliance door may not close properly and there will not be enough refrigeration!

^Slide the panel a in the direction of the appliance and leave it hanging between the door and the appliance.

^Place the securing device b (supplied with the appliance) on the soft-close mechanism c.

With the securing device in place, the joint cannot snap shut. Do not remove the securing device until instructed to!

^From the side, carefully lift off the cover d using a flathead screwdriver.

^If necessary, lift the appliance backwards slightly with the assistance of another person.

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Miele KFN 14943 SD ED installation instructions Removing the bottom soft-close mechanism