Miele KFN 14943 SD ED Removing the bottom door of the appliance, Changing the door hinging

Changing the door hinging

^ Push the pin e up and out.

Now the soft-close mechanism and the appliance are no longer connected.

^ Remove the panel a.

^Push the shock absorber arm f as far as possible towards the handle side.

^Loosen the three screws g on the soft-close mechanism and the spacer.

^In the middle, pry out the housing with the soft-close mechanism using a flathead screwdriver.

^Then, pry the housing with the soft-close mechanism out of the retainer from the appliance side.

^Lay the soft-close mechanism aside.

^Push out the spacer towards the hinge side.

^Lay the spacer aside.

Removing the bottom door of the appliance:

^Close the bottom door of the appliance.

^Pull the bearing pin i in the middle of the appliance up and out.

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

^Pull the cover d off.

^Unscrew the hinge bracket e, rotate it 180°, then screw it onto the opposite side.

^Turn the plastic cap h 180° and replace it on the hinge bracket k in the middle.

^Now place the cover l on the other side.

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