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Regulatory guidelines Regulatory guidelines
• Follow the requirements of the operating instructions, including
maintenance and cleaning, as well as the maintenance and
cleaning intervals, the operating conditions including the start-
up and shut-down procedures, the adjustment of the temperature
and any of the functions specified according to the appliance.
• If the appliance does not have auto-defrost technology, it will
need to be defrosted regularly.
• A freestanding appliance is not intended to be used as an
integrated appliance, so please check the type of construction
in the product information sheet on the leaflet attached to the
instructions.
• If the appliance is an integrated-type product, the dimensions
of the flush-mounting diagram and the additional air circulation
requirements must be observed.
• This refrigeration appliance is not suitable for freezing food.
• Check the compartment types in the product information sheet
attached to the instructions.
• Respect the climatic class(es) of the appliance specified in the
product information sheet attached to the instructions or the
appliance nameplate.
• The appliance may only be used within an ambient temperature
range as defined in these classes:
- SN/Subnormal: Between 10 and 32°C
- N/Normal: Between 16 and 32°C
- ST/Subtropical: Between 16 and 38°C
- T/Tropical: Between 16 and 43°C
• A multi-class appliance can handle the lowest and highest
temperature of all classes covered.
WARNING : Using the appliance in an ambient temperature that is
outside the recommended range may lead to a variation in internal
temperatures, leading to inferior performance and premature
ageing.
• The food must not be left outside the appliance for too long,
especially sensitive food items such as meat or fish.
WARNING : If in any doubt about whether some food has been
properly preserved, do not consume it at the risk of being
contaminated as a result of the growth of bacteria.
• If the door(s) or lid(s) has/have a key lock, do not leave the key
within reach of children or near the refrigeration appliance, so
that children cannot get locked inside it.
• Before recycling the appliance, remove the door(s) to prevent
children from getting trapped inside.
WARNING : Observe the waste sorting and recycling guidelines
for the appliance as specified at the end of these instructions. The
latter also apply to the refrigerant gas contained in the compressor
and the cooling circuit, which must not be allowed to evaporate
in the open air, under any circumstances.
• For more information on the energy labelling of the appliance,
please refer to the product information sheet on the leaflet
attached to the instructions as well as in the EPREL product
database (European Product Database for Energy Labelling) of
the European Commission available using the QR code of the
energy label version 2019/2016 supplied with the appliance or
by entering the 6-digit product code separated by a space by the
appliance reference under the website: https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/