AEG SANTO C 7 18 40-4I User manual

SANTO C 7 18 40-4i
Integrated Fridge Freezer
Operating and Installation Instructions
AEG Hausgeräte GmbH
Postfach 1036
D-90327 Nür berg
http://www.aeg.hausgeraete.de
2222 274-99 01/04

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Dear customer,
Be ore switching on your new re rigerator/ reezer please read these opera-
ting instructions care ully. They contain important in ormation or sa e use,
or installation and or care o the appliance.
Please keep these operating instructions or uture re erence. Pass them on
to possible new owners o the appliance.
These operating instructions are or use with several technically comparable
models with varying accessories. Please observe the notes which apply to
your model.
Notes which are important or your sa ety or or the proper unctioning o
the appliance are stressed with a warning triangle and/or with signal words
(Warning!, Important!, Attention!). Please observe the ollowing instructions
care ully.
Additional in ormation regarding operation and practical applications o
the appliance appear a ter this symbol.
Tips and notes concerning economical and environmentally sound use o
the appliance are marked with the lower.
In the event o a mal unction, these operating instructions contain in or-
mation on how to recti y aults yoursel , see the “Something Not Working”
section.
For uther assistance contact your local AEG Service Force Centre, see the
chapter “Service and Spare Parts”.
Printed on paper manu actured with environmentally sound processes.
who thinks ecologically acts accordingly ...
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Regulations, Standards, Guidelines
This appliance was designed or household use and was manu actured in
accordance with the appropriate standards. The necessary measures in
accordance with appliance sa ety legislation regulations (GSG), accident
prevention regulations or re rigeration appliances (VBG 20) and the regu-
lations o the German Society o Electrical Engineers (VDE) were observed in
the manu acture o this appliance.
The re rigerant circuit has been checked or leaks.
This appliance is in accordance with the ollowing EU guidelines:
– 73/23/EWG dated 19 February 1973 - low voltage guidelines.
– 89/336/EWG dated 3 May 1989
(including guideline change notice 92/31/EWG) - EMV guideline

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Appliance Packaging In ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Disposal o Old Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Remove Transport Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Shel holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Description of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Starting Up and Temperature Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Interior Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Storage shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Variable inner door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Variable storage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Fresh Food Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Free ing and Storing Fro en Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Ice pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Preparation of ice cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Storage goods symbols/ free ing calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Switching Off the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Energy Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Something Not Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Changing the light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Service and Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Guarantee Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Your appliance needs air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Reversing the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Housing dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Instructions or building-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Regulations, Standards, Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
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PR168
At the end o installation/adjusting, it
is necessary to check i the door o
the urniture closes properly.
Should adjustment o the urniture
door be necessary, use the clearance
o slots.
PR167/1
D
B
Fix cover (D) on guide (B) until it clips
into place.
I the appliance is ixed to the side o
the kitchen unit, simply slacken the
screws in the ixing brackets (D),
move the brackets as shown in igu-
re and re-tighten the screws. Fit
cover (E).
D
E
D734

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Safety
Please read this instruction book be ore using the appliance and retain or
uture re erence. These warnings are provided in the interests o your sa e-
ty, ensure you understand them ully be ore using the appliance.
Intended use
• The appliance is intended or use in the home. It is suitable or the coo-
ling, reezing and storing o rozen ood, as well as or making ice. I the
appliance is used or purposes other than those intended or used incor-
rectly, no liability can be accepted by the manu acturer or any damage
that may be caused.
• Alterations or changes to the appliance are not permitted or reasons o
sa ety.
Prior to initial start–up
• Check the appliance or transport damage. Under no circumstance should
a damaged appliance be plugged in! In the event o damage, please con-
tact your retailer.
Refrigerant
The re rigerant isobutane (R600a) is contained within the re rigerant circuit
o the appliance, a natural gas with a high level o environmental compat-
ibility, which is nevertheless lammable.
• During transportation and installation o the appliance, be certain that
none o the components o the re rigerant circuit become damaged.
• I the re rigerant circuit should become damaged:
– avoid open lames and sources o ignition;
– thoroughly ventilate the room in which the appliance is situated.
Safety of children
• Keep packaging material away rom children.
• Please make old appliances unusable prior to disposal. Pull out the mains
plug, cut o the mains cable and remove any locks or catches, to prevent
young children being trapped inside.
• Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the prod-
uct.
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Open the appliance door and the ur-
niture door at 90°. Insert the small
square (B) into guide (A). Put togeth-
er the appliance door and the urni-
ture door and mark the holes as indi-
cated in the igure. Remove the
squares and drill holes with ø 2 mm
at 8 mm rom the outer edge o the
door. Place the small square on the
guide again and ix it with the screws
supplied.
8mm
PR167
A
B
PR33
C
A
Fix cover (C) on guide (A) until it clips
into place.
Place guide (A) on the inside part o
the urniture door, in the upper and
lower positions as shown in the ig-
ure and mark the position o external
holes. Having drilled the holes, ix the
guide with the screws supplied.
20 mm
A
50mm
PR166

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Daily Operation
• Ice cream or ice cubes can cause “ rost/ reezer” burns i consumed strai-
ght rom the reezer.
• Do not operate any electrical appliances in the re rigerator/ reezer (e.g.
electric ice cream makers, mixers etc.).
• Be ore cleaning the appliance, always switch o the appliance and
disconnect rom the electricity supply.
• When unplugging always pull the plug rom the mains socket, do not pull
on the cable.
Service
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the appliance your-
sel . Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or
serious mal unctioning. Contact your local AEG Service Force Centre.
Disposal
Appliance packaging information
All materials are environmentally sound.
The plastics can be recycled and are identi ied as ollows:
>PE< or polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the interior.
>PS< or polystyrene oam, e.g. the pads, which are all ree o chloro luo-
rocarbon.
The carton parts are made rom recycled paper and should be disposed o
at a waste-paper recycling collection location.
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D726
B
Apply covers (B) into the relevant
holes.
Separate parts A, B, C, D as shown in
the igure
PR266
AB
C
D
D
C
D723
Open the door and push the appliance
against the side o the kitchen unit op-
posite to that o appliance hinges.
Fasten the appliance with 4 screws
provided in the kit included with the
appliance. Snap ventilation grille (C)
and hinge cover (D) into position.

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Remove Transport Packaging
The appliance and the interior ittings are protected or transport.
• Remove all adhesive tape and packing pieces rom the interior o the
appliance.
Disposal of old appliances
For environmental reasons, re rigeration appliances must be disposed o
properly. This applies to your old appliance, and - at the end o its service
li e - to your new appliance as well.
Warning! Be ore disposing o old appliances make them inoperable.
Remove plug rom mains, sever the power cable, remove or destroy any
snap or latch closures, to prevent small children being trapped inside.
• Use an authorised disposal site.
Contact your Local Council or Environmental Health O ice to see i there
are acilities in your area to recycle the appliance.
B
A
Shelf holders
Your appliance is equipped with shel
retainers that make it possible to
secure the shelves during transporta-
tion.
To remove them proceed as ollows:
Raise the shel rom the back, push it
in the direction o the arrow until it
is reed and remove the retainers.
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A
D023
Push appliance into the housing
until stop strip (A) touches the
kitchen unit.
Instructions for uilding-in
D765
Apply joint the sealing strip as shown
in igure.
For a correct alignment make sure that
the distance between the appliance and
the cabinet is o 44 mm.
44 mm

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Description of the Appliance
A - Dairy compartment
B - Can storage shelves
C Movable shel
D - Bottle storage shel
E - Thermostat control
F - Glass shelves
G - Glass shel
H - Salad drawers
I - Compartment or
storing rozen ood
J - Compartment or
reezing resh ood
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
B
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Housing dimensions
Height 1780 mm
Depth 550 mm
Width 560 mm
1. Unscrew the upper pin and remove
the spacer
2. Remove the upper door
3. Unscrew the middle hinge and the
plugs and re it them on the opposite
side
4. Re it the upper door, the upper pin
and the spacer on the opposite side
5. Unscrew the lower pin and remove
the spacer and re it them on the
opposite side.

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Starting Up and Temperature Regulation
Wash the inside o the appliance with lukewarm water with a little bicar-
bonate o soda added (5ml to 0,5 litre o water). Do not use soap or deter-
gent as the smell may linger. Dry the appliance thoroughly.
• When the re rigerator compartment door is opened, the internal lighting
is switched on. The temperature control knob is located on the right hand
side o the re rigerator compartment.
Setting “0”: O .
Setting “1”: Highest temperature, (warmest setting).
Setting “6” (end-stop) : Lowest temperature, (coldest setting).
The exact setting should be chosen keeping in mind that the temperature
inside the re rigerator depends on:
-the quantity o ood stored
-how o ten the door is opened
The temperatures in the re rigerator compartment and reezer compart-
ment cannot be independently regulated.
I you want to reeze resh ood rapidly, select setting “6”, ensuring that the
temperature in the re rigerator compartment does not drop below 0°C. You
should reset the temperature control knob to setting “3” or “4”, i this does
occur.
As soon as the resh ood placed in the reezer has rozen, return the tem-
perature control knob to “3” or “4”.
Important!
High ambient temperatures (e.g. on hot summer days) and a cold setting on
the temperature regulator (position"5" to "6") can cause the compressor to
run continuously.
I this happens, turn the temperature regulator back to a warmer setting
(position "3" to "4"). At this setting the compressor will be switched on and
o as usual and automatic de rosting recommenced.
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Positioning
This appliance should only be installed at a location where the ambient
temperature corresponds to the climate classi ication indicated on the rat-
ing plate, which is located on the inside le t o the appliance.
The ollowing table shows which ambient temperature is correct or each
climate classi ication.
Climate classification for an ambient temperature of
SN +10 to +32 °C
N+16 to +32 °C
Your appliance needs air
For sa ety reasons, minimum ventila-
tion must be as shown Fig.
Attention: keep ventilation openings
clear of obstruction;
50 mm
min.
200 cm
2
200 cm
2
min.
D567
Reversing the door
The side the door opens can be changed rom the right side ( actory adjust-
ment) to the le t side, i the installation site requires.
Warning! When changing the side the door opens, the appliance must not
be connected to the mains. Remove plug rom the mains be orehand.
The appliance should be located in a dry atmosphere, out o direct sunlight
and away rom continuous heat and extreme temperature, e.g. not next to
a boiler or radiator, or in a very cold room e.g. an outhouse. I these tem-
peratures are exceeded i.e. warmer or colder, then the appliance may not
operate correctly.
For building-in and door reversal instructions please re er to the relevant
instructions on the ollowing pages.

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Interior Accessories
Storage Shelves
The glass shel above the ruit and
vegetable compartment should
always remain in position, to ensure
ruit and vegetables stay resh longer.
The remaining storage shelves can be
adjusted to various heights:
Pull the storage shel orward until it
can be tipped up or down and remo-
ved.
To insert at a di erent height use the same procedure in reverse.
Adjustment or tall goods:
Remove the ront hal o the two-part vario glass storage shel and insert it
at a di erent level. Space is thus gained or storage o tall goods on the
underlying storage shel .
Varia le Inner Door
The door compartments can be pulled up and removed, and inserted at
other positions as needed.
D338
Varia le Storage Box
Some models are equipped with a
variable storage box which is itted
under a door shel compartment and
can be slid sideways.
The box can be inserted under any
door shel compartment.
1. To change the position o the stora-
ge box; li t the shel compartment
with the box upwards and out o the
holders in the door and remove the
retaining bracket out o the guide
under the shel compartment.
2. Reverse the above operation to insert
the shel at a di erent height.
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Installation
Electrical Connection
Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried
out by a quali ied electrician or competent person.
WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED
The manufacturer declines any liability should these safety measures not
be observed.
Be ore switching on, make sure the electricity supply voltage is the same as
that indicated on the appliance rating plate. The rating plate is inside, on the
le t.
The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp plug itted. In the event o having
to change the use in the plug supplied, a 13 amp ASTA approved (BS 1362)
use must be used.
Important!
The wires in the mains lead are
coloured in accordance with the ol-
lowing code:
Green and Yellow Earth
Blue Neutral
Brown Live
As the colours o the wires in the
mains lead o this appliance may not
correspond with the coloured mark-
ings identi ying the terminals in your
plug, proceed as ollows:
1. The wire coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal
marked with the letter “E” or by the earth symbol or coloured green and yel-
low.
2. The wire coloured blue must be connected to the terminal marked “N” or
coloured black.
3. The wire coloured brown must be connected to the terminal marked “L” or
coloured red.
4. Upon completion there must be no cut, or stray strands o wire present and
the cord clamp must be secure over the outer sheath.
Warning! A cut-o plug inserted into a 13 amp socket is a serious sa ety
(shock) hazard. Ensure that the cut-o plug is disposed o sa ely.
D207
GREEN & YELLOW 13 AMP. FUSE
BROWN
CORD CLAMP
BLUE
13 AMP

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Fresh Food Refrigeration
To obtain the best per ormance:
• do not store warm ood or evaporating liquid in the re rigeator
• do cover or wrap the ood, particularly i it has a strong lavour.
• position ood so that air can circuiate reely round it.
Use ul hints:
Meat (all types): wrap in polythene bags and place on the glass shel above
the vegetable drawer(s)
For safety, store in this way only one or two days at the most.
Cooked foods, cold dishes, etc: these should be covered and may be placed
on any shel .
Fruit and vegetables: these should be thoroughly cleaned and placed in the
special drawer(s) provided.
Butter and cheese: these should be placed in special airtight containers or
wapped in aluminium oil or polythene bags to exclude as much air as pos-
sible.
Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be stored in the bottle
rack on the door.
Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not in airtight containers, must
not be kept in the refrigerator.
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GUARANTEE CONDITIONS
Standard guarantee conditions
We, AEG, undertake that i within 12 months o the date o the purchase this AEG applian-
ce or any part thereo is proved to be de ective by reason only o aulty workmanship or
materials, we will, at our discretion repair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE or labour,
materials or carriage on condition that:
· The appliance has been correctly installed and used only on the electricity or gas supply sta-
ted on the rating plate.
· The appliance has been used or normal domestic purposes only, and in accordance with
the manu acturer's operating and maintenance instructions.
· The appliance has not been serviced, maintained, repaired, taken apart or tampered with by
any person not authorised by us.
· All service work under this guarantee must be undertaken by a Service Force Centre. Any
appliance or de ective part replaced shall become the Company's property.
· This guarantee is in addition to your statutory and other legal rights.
· Home visits are made between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Visits may be avai-
lable outside these hours in which case a premium will be charged.
Exclusions
This guarantee does not cover:
· Damage or calls resulting rom transportation, improper use or neglect, the replacement o
any light bulbs or removable parts o glass or plastic.
· Costs incurred or calls to put right an appliance which is improperly installed or calls to
appliances outside the United Kingdom.
· Appliances ound to be in use within a commercial environment, plus those which are
subject to rental agreements.
· Products o AEG manu acture which are not marketed by AEG.
European Guarantee
I you should move to another country within Europe then your guarantee moves with you
to your new home subject to the ollowing quali ications:
· The guarantee starts rom the date you irst purchased your product.
· The guarantee is or the same period and to the same extent or labour and parts as exists
in the new country o use or this brand or range o products.
· This guarantee relates to you and cannot be trans erred to another user.
· Your new home is within the European Community (EC) or European Free Trade Area.
· The product is installed and used in accordance with our instructions and is only used dome-
stically, i.e. a normal household.
· The product is installed taking into account regulations in your new country.
Be ore you move please contact your nearest Customer Care centre, listed below, to give
them details o your new home. They will then ensure that the local Service Organisation is
aware o your move and able to look a ter you and your appliances.
France Senlis [phone]
Germany Nürnberg [phone]
Italy Pordenone [phone]
Sweden Stockholm [phone]
UK Slough [phone]

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Freezing and Storing Frozen Food
You can use your reezer or reezing resh ood yoursel .
Important!
• The temperature in the reezer compartment must be –18 °C or colder
be ore reezing ood.
• Please observe the reezing capacity given on the rating plate. The ree-
zing capacity is the maximum quantity o resh ood that can be rozen
within a period o 24 hours. I you wish to reeze ood several days in a
row, please observe a maximum capacity o only 2/3 to 3/4 o that on the
rating plate. The quality o the ood is best preserved when it is rozen
right through to the core as quickly as possible.
• Allow warm ood to cool down be ore reezing. The warmth will cause
increased ice ormation and increase the power consumption.
• Please note the maximum storage times speci ied by the manu acturer.
• Thawed oods which have not been processed urther (cooked into meals)
may not under any circumstances be rozen a second time.
• Containers with lammable gases or liquids can leak at low temperatures.
There is a risk o an explosion! Do not store any containers with lamma-
ble materials such as, or example, spray cans, ire extinguisher re ill car-
tridges etc in the re rigerator/ reezer.
• Bottles and cans must not be placed in the reezer. They can burst when
the contents reeze, high carbonate content drinks can even explode!
Never store lemonade, juices, beer, wine, sparkling wine etc. in the reezer.
• All oods must be packed air tight prior to reezing, so that they do not
dry out or lose their lavour, and so that no lavour contamination o
other rozen goods occurs.
• Ice cream or ice cubes can cause ' rost/ reezer' burns i consumed straight
rom the reezer
Important! Do not touch rozen ood with wet hands. Your hands could
stick to the ood.
1. Place the packed ood in the drawers. Place ood to be rozen in the bot-
tom drawer. Un rozen ood must not touch items already rozen, otherwise
the rozen ood could begin to de rost.
2 Place rozen oods in the drawers sorted by type, as ar as possible.
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Service and Spare Parts
In the event o your appliance requiring service, or i you wish to purchase
spare parts, please contact your local Service Force Centre by telephoning:
0870 5 929929
Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Cen-
tre covering your post code area.
For address o your local Service Force Centre and urther in ormation
about Service Force, please visit the website at www.service orce.co.uk.
Be ore calling out an engineer, please ensure you have read details under
the heading “Something Not Working”.
When you contact the Service Force Centre you will need to give ollowing
details:
1. Your name, address and post code
2. Your telephone number
3. Clear and concise details o the ault
4. The model and serial number o the apliance. ( ound on the rating plate).
5. The purchase date
Please note that a valid purchase receipt or guarantee documentation is
required for in-guarantee service calls.
Customer Care Department
For general enquiries concerning your AEG appliance or or uther
in ormation on AEG products, please contact our Customer Care
Department by letter or telephone at the address below or visit our
website at www.aeg.co.uk.
Customer Care Department
AEG Domestic Appliances
55-77 High Street,
Slough,
Berkshire
SL1 1DZ
Tel: [phone]*
*calls to this number may be recorded or training purposes

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Ice pack
There is an ice pack in one drawer o the reezer.
In the event o a power ailure or mal unction, the ice pack will lengthen
the amount o time it takes or the rozen ood to become too warm by
several hours. The ice pack can only ul il this task e iciently i it is placed
in the uppermost drawer, at the ront, above the rozen ood. You can use
the ice pack or cooling cold bags.
Preparation of ice cu es
1. Fill the ice cube tray 3/4 ull with cold water, place it in the reezer com-
partment and leave to reeze.
2. To loosen the rozen cubes, either twist the ice cube tray or hold it under
running water or a ew seconds.
Important! Never try to ree an ice tray that is rozen to the reezer com-
partment using pointed or sharp edged objects. Use the ice scraper supplied.
Storage goods sym ols/freezing calendar
• The symbols on the drawers show di erent types o rozen goods.
• The numbers indicate storage times
in months or the appropriate
types o rozen goods. Whether
the upper or lower value o the
indicated storage time is valid
depends on the quality o the
oods and pre-treating be ore
reezing. The lower value applies to
oods with high at content.
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Changing the light ul
Warning! There is a risk o electric shocks! Be ore changing the light
bulb, switch o the appliance and unplug it. Light bulb data: 220-240 V,
max. 15 W
1. To switch o the appliance, turn the
temperature control knob to position
"0".
2. Unplug the mains plug.
3. To change the light bulb, remove the
screw rom the light bulb cover.
4. Unhook the light bulb cover as
shown.
5. Change the de ective light bulb.
6. Re it the light bulb cover and the
screw.
7. Switch the appliance back on.
AEG65

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Defrosting
Refrigerator
Frost is automatically removed rom the evaporator o the re rigerator com-
partment every time the motor compressor stops, during normal use. The
de rost water drains out through a trough into a special container at the
back o the appliance, located over the motor compressor, where it evapo-
rates.
Free er
The reezer compartment, however, will become progressively covered with
rost. This should be removed with the special plastic scraper provided,
whenever the thickness o the rost exceeds 4 mm. During this operation it
is not necessary to switch o the power supply or to remove the oodstu s.
However when the ice becomes very thick on the inner liner, complete
de rosting should be carried out as ollows:
1. Remove the rozen ood rom the reezer, wrap it in several layers o new-
spaper and put it in a very cool place.
2. Switch o the appliance and pull out the plug, or turn the temperature
control knob to “0”.
3. Leave the reezer compartment door open.
4. Insert the plastic scraper into the
recess provided under the de rost
water channel and place a collecting
basin under it.
5. Once de rosting is completed keep
the scraper handy or uture use;
6. Turn the thermostat knob to the
required setting or replace the plug
in the power socket.
Warning!
Never use metal tools to scrape o
the rost
Do not use a mechanical device or any arti icial means to speed up the
thawing process other than those recommended by the manu acturer.
A temperature rise o the rozen ood packs, during de rosting, may shor-
ten their sa e storage li e.
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The compressor starts a ter a
period o time.
See the "Cleaning and Care"
section.
This is normal, no error has
occurred.
The compressor does not start
immediately a ter changing
the temperature setting.
Water on the loor or on sto-
rage shelves.
Water drain hole is blocked.
Heavy build up o rost, possi-
bly also on the door seal.
Door seal is not air tight (pos-
sibly a ter reversing the door).
Care ully warm the leaking
sections o the door seal with
a hair dryer (not hotter than
approx. 50 °C). At the same
time shape the warmed door
seal by hand until it sits cor-
rectly.
The ood is too warm.
Interior lighting does not work.
The appliance is near a heat
source.
Temperature is not properly
adjusted.
Please look in the "Initial Start
Up" section.
Light bulb is de ective. Please look in the "Changing
the Light Bulb" section.
Turn the temperature control
knob to a colder setting.
Door was open or an exten-
ded period.
Please look in the "Installation
location" section.
A large quantity o warm ood
was placed in the appliance
within the last 24 hours.
Open the door only as long as
necessary.
Symptom Possible Cause Remedy
Appliance does not work.
Appliance is not switched on Switch on the appliance.
Mains plug is not plugged in
or is loose. Insert mains plug.
Fuse has blown or is de ective. Check use, replace i neces-
sary.
Socket is de ective. Mains mal unctions are to be
corrected by an electrician.
Appliance cools too much. Temperature is set too cold. Turn the temperature control
knob to a warmer setting.
I , a ter carrying out the necessary checks there is still a ault with your
appliance please contact your local AEG Service Force Centre.
In guarantee customers should ensure that the suggested checks have
been made as the engineer will make a charge if the fault is not a
mechanical or electrical breakdown.
Please note that proo o purchase is required or any in-guarantee service
calls.

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Switching Off the Appliance
To switch o the appliance, turn the temperature regulator to position "0"
or disconnect rom the electricity supply.
If the appliance is not going to be used for an extended period:
1. Remove all re rigerated and deep- rozen packages as well as ice trays.
2. Remove the mains plug or switch o .
3. De rost reezer compartment and clean thoroughly (see section: “Cleaning
and Care”).
4. Leave the door open to avoid the build up o odours.
Cleaning and Care
For hygienic reasons the appliance interior, including interior accessories,
should be cleaned regularly.
Warning!
Be ore carrying out any cleaning or maintenance, disconnect the appliance
rom the electricity supply.
• Never clean the appliance with a steam cleaner. Moisture could accumu-
late in electrical components, which could cause an electric shock! Hot
vapours can lead to the damage o plastic parts.
• The appliance must be dry be ore it is placed back into service.
Warning!
• Ethereal oils and organic solvents can attack plastic parts, e.g.
– lemon juice or the juice rom orange peel,
– butyric acid;
– cleansers which contain acetic acid.
Do not allow such substances to come into contact with appliance parts.
• Many proprietary kitchen sur ace cleaners contain chemicals that can
attack/damage the plastics used in this appliance. For this reason it is
recommended that the outer casing o this appliance is only cleaned with
warm water with a little washing-up liqiud added.
1. Remove rozen ood and the ood rom the re rigerator. Wrap rozen
ood in several layers o newspaper. Store it in a cool place, well covered.
2. Switch the appliance o and remove the plug rom the mains, or switch o .
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3. Clean the appliance and the inte-
rior accessories with lukewarm
water and with a little bicarbonate
o soda added (5ml to 0,5 litre o
water).
4. Dry the appliance thoroughly.
5. Check the water drain hole on the
rear wall o the ridge. Clear a
blocked drain hole with the aid o
the drain cleaning tool included
with the appliance.
6. When everything is dry switch the appliance back on.
Energy Saving Tips
• Do not install the appliance near radiators or other sources o continuous
warmth. High ambient temperatures cause longer, more requent opera-
tion o the compressor.
• Ensure su icient air circulation at the appliance base and at the back wall
o the appliance. Never cover air vent openings.
• Do not place warm oods into the appliance. Allow warm oods to cool
irst.
• Do not leave the door open any longer than necessary.
• Do not set temperature any colder than necessary.
• Put rozen ood in the ridge to de rost. The cold in the rozen ood will
then be used to cool the ridge.
Something Not Working
I the appliance is not unctioning correctly, please carry out the ollowing
checks be ore contacting your local AEG Service Force Centre.
Warning!
Repairs should only be carried out by quali ied service engineers. Repairs
carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious mal unc-
tioning.
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