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242111904 (July 2012)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Refrigerator
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ......................2 Storage Features ......................................14
Features at a Glance ...................................4 Automatic Ice & Water Dispenser ..............16
Installation ................................................5 Changing the Filter ...................................19
Door Removal Instructions ..........................7 Normal Operating S
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Installation Checklist Doors Please read all instructions before using this refrigerator. Handles are secure and tight Door seals completely to cabinet on all For your Safety sides • DO NOT store or use gasoline, or other Freezer door is level across the top flammable l iquids in the vicini t y of this or any other appliance. Read product labels Leveling f or w arnings r egar ding flammabi li t y and other hazards. Refrigerator is level, s
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • If the power cord is damaged, it should Proper Disposal of your be replaced by an authorized service Refrigerator or Freezer technician to prevent any risk. Risk of child entrapment • Never unplug the refrigerator by pulling on Child entrapment and suffocation are not the power cor d. Alw a ys grip the plug firmly , problems of the past. Junked or abandoned and pull straight out from the receptacle to refrigerators or freezers are still dangerous prevent d
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FEATURES AT A GLANCE Features may vary according to model ® SpillSafe CAUTION: Adjustable Shelf Ice Cream Shelf Do Not Remove Water Filter Magnet Behind Ice Maker Dairy Compartment Fixed Door Bin Dairy Compartment Ice Container Door Bin ® SpillSafe Shelf Adjustable Shelf Door Bin Wine Rack Tall Bottle Shelf Retainer Tilt Out Door Bin Door Bin Special Item Small Basket Rack Large Meat Keeper Glide Out and Cover Basket Tilt Out Can Rack Door Bin Crisper Pan Large and Cover Basket Door Bin Fixed Do
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INSTALLATION This Use & Care Guide provides general Toe Grille Installation and operating instructions for your model. Use Removal the refrigerator only as instructed in this To install toe grille Use & Care Guide. Before starting the refrigerator, follow these important first 1 Open both doors. Slide left and right steps. sides of toe grille over lower hinges of refrigerator. Location 2 While pushing toe gri l le firmly against • Choose a place that is near a grounded cabinet, fa
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INSTALLATION To level the doors using the adjustable Door Opening lower hinge (some models): 1 Before leveling either door, remove set NOTE screw that locks door height into position. (The door cannot be adjusted without set The refrigerator doors are designed to shut screw removed). by themselves within a 20 degree opening. 2 If the refrigerator door is lower than the freezer door, raise the refrigerator door by Your refrigerator should be positioned to turning the adjustment screw c
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DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS 2 Open both doors and remove the toe Outils nécessaires: grille (as explained in the Installation Instructions that came with your appliance). 3 Remove any food from the door shelves. 4 Close the doors. To remove the refrigerator top hinge cover: Tournevis à 1 Remove the three screws from each cover tête Phillips™ over the top door hinges. 2 Lift hinge cover straight up and off. Rear Cover Front Cover Screw Screws Top Hinge or Cover Hinge Screws Clé à Jeu de c
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DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS 3 Remove the two bottom hinge screws and 2 Trace lightly around the hinge with a hinge if necessary. pencil. This makes reinstallation easier. 3 Detach the water tube from the connector located below the freezer door. The Door connector releases when you press its Hinge outer sleeve inward. Assembly 4 Remove the screws from the top hinge and pull the multi-wire cable through it. Closer Lift the door off of the bottom hinge. Pin 5 Remove the two bottom hinge s
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HANDLE INSTALLATION ® Frigidaire Professional Freezer Upper Refrigerator Upper CAUTION End Cap End Cap Wear gloves and safety goggles and use extreme CAUTION when installing these handles. The rounded end of the handles may be sharp (some models). IMPORTANT To ensure proper installation of handles, please review these instructions and illustrations thoroughly prior to installing the handles. 1 Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging. 2 Position freezer handle en
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CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY • A shutoff valve to connect the water supply line to your household water system. Do WARNING not use a self-piercing type shutoff valve. • Do not r e-use compr ession fit ting or use To avoid electric shock, which can cause thread seal tape. death or severe personal injury, disconnect the refrigerator from electrical power before • A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for connecting a water supply line to the connecting a copper water supply line to ref
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CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY 5 With steel clamp and screw, secure water Plastic Water Tubing supply line (copper tubing only) to rear Steel to Ice Maker panel of refrigerator as shown. Clamp Fill Tube 6 Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about 2½ turns, behind refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so they do not vibrate or wear against any other surface. Stainless Steel 7 Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and water line tighten any connections that leak. Water Val
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CONTROLS ® Express-Select User Interface Sabbath Mode Y our r ef ri ger ator i s equi pped with a user i nterf ace The Sabbath Mode is a feature that disables display. portions of the refrigerator and its controls in accordance with observance of the weekly Touch an icon (Water/Cube/Crush) to activate Sabbath and religious holidays within the the desired dispenser mode. Orthodox Jewish community. light on-off On / Off Sabbath Mode is turned ON and OFF by control lock Press and hold fo
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CONTROLS ® Express-Select the desi r ed set ti ng. After fiv e seconds of i nacti vit y , User Interface the display will beep to accept the new temperature. Y our r ef riger ator is equipped wi th a user interface display. It is only necessary to touch Sabbath Mode the glass. There is no need to press with force. The Sabbath Mode is a feature that disables Touch an icon (Water/Cube/Crush) to portions of the refrigerator and its controls in activate the desired dispenser mode. accordance
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STORAGE FEATURES The dairy compartment, which is warmer than the CAUTION general food storage section, is intended for short term storage of cheese, spreads, or butter. To avoid personal injury or property damage, handle tempered glass shelves carefully. Fresh Drawers with Humidity Shelves may break suddenly if nicked, Control (some models) scratched, or exposed to sudden temperature The fresh drawers, located under the bottom change. Allow the glass shelves to stabilize refrigerator sh
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STORAGE FEATURES Chill Drawer (some models) S ome models ar e equipped with a Chi l l Dr a wer . Chi l l Dr a wer temper atur es can be adjusted b y sliding the Chill Drawer Temperature Control in either direction. Use this pan for short term storage of bulk meat items. If meats are to be kept longer than one or two days, they should be f r oz en. The Chi l l Dr a wer is fix ed and cannot be mo v ed up or down. If f rui ts or v egetables ar e to be stored in the Chill Drawer, set the Chill D
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AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER Priming the Water Supply System Ice Production: What to Expect Your refrigerator’s water supply system includes How Much Ice Will a Side Mounted Ice sev er al tubi ng li nes, an adv anced w ater filter , Maker Produce in 24 Hours? a distribution valve bank, and a reserve tank A side mounted ice maker will produce 4 to 4.5 to ensure ample supply to the ice and water pounds of ice every 24 hours, depending on dispenser at all times. This system needs to b
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AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER Turning the SIDE MOUNTED Ice IMPORTANT Maker On and Off Small ice cubes or ice chips jamming in the To begin ice production, lower the wire signal i ce mak er ma y be a si gn that y our w ater filter arm to the DOWN or ON position. The ice needs changing. If you have a side mounted maker turns off automatically when the ice ice maker you may also experience hollow container becomes full. To stop the ice maker, cubes partially frozen cubes with water ins
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AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER CAUTION IMPORTANT Chemicals from a malfunctioning water When removing or replacing the ice bin, softener can damage the ice maker. If the DO NOT rotate the auger in the ice bin. water supply to your refrigerator is softened, If the auger is accidentally rotated, you be sure the softener is maintained to work must realign the auger by turning it in 90 properly. degree turns (see below) until the ice bin fits into place wi th the driv e mechanism. If Clean
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CHANGING THE FILTER If your refrigerator has not been used for a Locating the Filter period of time (during moving for example), Y our r ef riger ator is equipped wi th a w ater change the fi l ter bef or e r einstal ling the fi l tering system. The w ater fi l ter system fi l ters refrigerator. all dispensed drinking water, as well as the water used to produce ice. Filter Cartridge Air Filter (some models) The air fi l ter is located at the top of the f r esh f ood compartment next to th
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CHANGING THE FILTER 5 Push firmly unti l the cartridge snaps into More about your Advanced place (you should hear a click as the Water Filter cartridge engages the snap-in connector). TM The PureSource Ultra ice and 6 Press a drinking glass against the water w ater fi l ter system is tested and dispenser while checking for any leaks at certified to NSF/ANSI Standar ds the fi l ter housing. An y spurts and sput ters 42 and 53 for the reduction that occur as the system purges air out
