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Bottom Freezer
Use & Care Guide
Guía de uso y cuidado en español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-43
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 1-2
Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien français . . . . . . . . . . . 44-65
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Benutzungs- und Pflegeanleitungen – Deutsch . . . . . . 66-87
Temperature Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Italiano – Guida all’uso e alla manutenzione . . . . . . . . 88-109
Fresh Food Features . . .
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Important Safety Instructions Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Installer: Please leave this guide with this appliance. Labels Consumer: Please read and keep this Use & Care Guide for future reference. This guide provides DANGER proper use and maintenance information. DANGER – Immediate hazards which WILL result Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled check as proof in severe personal injury or death. of purchase. WARNING Have complete model and serial number identification of your refrigerator. This
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Important Safety Instructions WARNING To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or 13. Install refrigerator according to Installation death when using your refrigerator, follow these basic Instructions. All connections for water, electrical precautions, including the following: power and earthing must comply with local codes and be made by licensed personnel when required. 1. Read all instructions before using the refrigerator. 14. Keep your refrigerator in good condition. Bumping 2
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Installation Location WARNING To be done by a qualified engineer only. • Do not install refrigerator near oven, radiator or other heat source. If not possible, shield refrigerator with Your refrigerator was packed carefully for shipment. cabinet material. Remove and discard shelf packaging and tape. Do not • Do not install where temperature falls below 13° C or remove the serial plate. rises above 95° C. Malfunction may occur at this temperature. Measuring the Opening • Refrigerator is designed
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Installation 2. Remove bottom bracket cover(s). Note • Place the eraser end of a pencil or similar blunt •For proper reinstallation, ensure the “top” marking tool in the cover notch. on the interior of the toe grille is oriented correctly. • Align the toe grille mounting clips with the lower cabinet slots. Notch • Snap bottom portion into place first. Press Location down on top of grille until top portion snaps into place. • Use slight pressure to pry the cover loose. For pullout drawer only: R
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Installation 3. Locate handle trim in literature pack and Freezer Handles install over top and bottom of handle, as Partial-Width Handle illustrated. Materials Needed • Secure top handle trim with remaining • Phillips screwdriver screw removed in step 1. To Install: • Snap bottom trim over bottom portion of handle. 1. Install handle by fastening with screws removed from edge of door. To Remove: • If reversing freezer door, remove 1. Remove top handle trim by removing top door plugs from top edge
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Installation Front Mount Freezer Handle 4. Rotate the handle so that the Materials Needed handle is flat against the door. • Gloves to protect hands. • Phillips screwdriver. • Plastic handle removal card (or 0.1 cm thick plastic card). Retain the card. 5. Push the handle down against the Notes upper door tab just enough to allow it to hang unsupported. •There is a slight curve to this style of freezer handle. •For proper installation, be sure handle is oriented as shown. 6. Align bottom of hand
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Installation When the left door is opened, the hinged seal To Remove: automatically folds inward so that it is out of the way. 1. At the right end, flex the handle base away from the surface of the freezer drawer. Simultaneously WARNING slide the door handle removal card that came with your refrigerator under the right side base of the To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe handle. Slide the card to the line indication or until personal injury or death, DO NOT attempt to remove the h
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Temperature Controls Adjusting the Controls Touch Temperature Controls (select models, style varies by model) • 24 hours after adding food, you may decide that one or both compartments should be colder or warmer. If The controls are located at the top front of the so, adjust the control(s) as indicated in the refrigerator compartment. Temperature Control Guide table below. See page 13 for instructions on checking compartment Control temperature. • Except when starting the refrigerator, do not ch
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Fresh Food Features To Remove: Shelves Completely unload the shelf and pull the shelf forward. CAUTION When the shelf stops, press up on the tabs located To avoid personal injury or property damage, underneath its outside edges, then continue pulling observe the following: forward, clear of the frame. • Never attempt to adjust a shelf that is loaded with To Install: food (except in the case of the Elevator™ shelf). Align the shelf to the frame and push it all the way • Confirm shelf is secure be
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Fresh Food Features The Crisper Top serves as the lower fresh food shelf. Storage Drawers To Remove the Crisper Top: Snack Drawer (select models) • Remove crisper drawers as indicated on page 11. The Snack Drawer can be used for • Place hand under the frame to push up the glass. Lift storage of miscellaneous items or glass out. extra produce. •Lift frame from refrigerator liner rails. To Remove: To Install: •Pull drawer out to full extension. Tilt up front • Repeat above instructions in reverse
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Fresh Food Features Humidity-Controlled Crisper Drawers Notes The Crisper Drawers provide a higher humidity • Cold air directed to the drawer can decrease environment for fresh fruit and vegetable storage. refrigerator temperature. Refrigerator control may Controls need to be adjusted. The Crisper Controls regulate the amount of humidity • Do not place leafy vegetables in the drawer. in the crisper drawer. Slide the control towards the Colder temperatures could damage leafy produce. fruit settin
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Freezer Features Models with pullout freezer drawer: Shelves and Baskets Models with swing freezer door: DANGER To prevent accidental child entrapment or Freezer Shelf (select models) suffocation risk, do not remove the divider in the top freezer basket. Select models have a shelf divider. To Remove: Upper Wire Basket •Pull shelf out to full To Remove: extension. Tilt up front of •Pull upper basket out to full extension and lift out to shelf and pull straight out. remove. To Install: To Install:
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Food Storage Tips Fresh Food Storage Frozen Food Storage •The fresh food compartment of a refrigerator should •The freezer compartment of a refrigerator should be be kept between 1°-4° C with an optimum kept at approximately -18° C. To check the temperature of 3° C. To check the temperature, place temperature, place an appliance thermometer an appliance thermometer in a glass of water and between the frozen packages and check after 24 place in the center of the refrigerator. Check after 24 hours
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Care and Cleaning WARNING CAUTION To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe To avoid personal injury or property damage, personal injury or death, disconnect power to observe the following: refrigerator before cleaning. After cleaning, connect • Read and follow manufacturer’s directions for all power. cleaning products. • Do not place buckets, shelves or accessories in dishwasher. Cracking or warping of accessories may result. Refrigerator Cleaning Chart PART DO NOT USE DO Textured Doors
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Care and Cleaning Removing Odors From Energy Saving Tips Refrigerator •Avoid overcrowding refrigerator shelves. This reduces air circulation around food and causes refrigerator to run longer. WARNING To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe •Avoid adding too much warm food to refrigerator at personal injury or death, disconnect power to one time. This overloads compartments and slows refrigerator before cleaning. After cleaning, rate of cooling. reconnect power. • Do not use aluminum foi
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Care and Cleaning Freezer (style of light shield varies) Replacing Light Bulbs 1. Reach behind the light WARNING cover. To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe 2. With firm pressure, press personal injury or death, disconnect power to forward on the notches at refrigerator before replacing light bulb. After the back of the cover and replacing light bulb, reconnect power. pull down. The cover will open from the back. CAUTION 3. Remove the cover. To avoid personal injury or property damag
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Care and Cleaning Upon your return: Preparing for Vacation After a short vacation or absence: CAUTION For models with automatic ice makers: If your refrigerator has a dispenser and there is any • Reconnect the water supply and turn on supply valve. possibility that the temperature can drop below freezing where the refrigerator is located, the water • Monitor water connection for 24 hours and correct supply system (including the water tank and the leaks if necessary. water valve) must be drained
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Operating Sounds Improvements in refrigeration design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator that are different or were not present in an older model. These improvements were made to create a refrigerator that is better at preserving food, is more energy efficient, and is quieter overall. Because new refrigerators run quieter, sounds may be detected that were present in older refrigerators, but were masked by higher sound levels. Many of these sounds are normal. Please note that the surface
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Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Freezer control and Refrigerator is in defrost mode. Normal operation. lights are on, but Wait 40 minutes to see if refrigerator restarts. compressor is not operating Crisper drawer Control settings are too low. See page 8 to adjust controls. temperature is too warm Refrigerator does Refrigerator is not plugged in. Plug in refrigerator. not operate Control is not on. See page 8 to adjust your controls. Fuse is blown, or circuit breaker needs R
