Freezing and storing frozen food
You can use your freezer for freezing fresh food yourself.
Important!
• The temperature in the freezer compartment must be –18°C or cold-
er before freezing food.
• Please observe the freezing capacity given on the rating plate. The
freezing capacity is the maximum quantity of fresh food that can be
frozen within a period of 24 hours. If you wish to freeze food several
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FROSTMATIC
FROSTMATIC button
The FROSTMATIC function accelerates the freezing of
fresh food and, at the same time, protects foodstuffs
already stored from undesirable warming.
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1. The FROSTMATIC function is switched on by pressing the FROSTMATIC
button. The yellow light illuminates. If the FROSTMATIC function is not
ended manually, the appliance electronics switch off the FROSTMATIC
function after 48 hours. The yellow light goes out.
2. The FROSTMATIC function can be ended manually at any time by pres-
sing the FROSTMATIC button again. The yellow light goes out.
Switching off the appliance
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To switch off, press the ON/OFF button until the mains power light
extinguishes.
If the appliance is not going to be used for an extended period:
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1. Remove all deep-frozen packages as well as ice-trays.
2. Switch off the appliance by pressing the ON/OFF button until the
mains power light extinguishes.
3. Remove the mains plug or switch off or disconnect the electricity sup-
ply.
4. Defrost freezer and clean thoroughly (see section: “Defrosting and
Cleaning”).
5. Leave the door open to avoid the build up of odours.
