User manual BOSCH GSN24V23

[. . . ] Leaking refrigerant can form a flam mable gas air mixture in rooms which are too small. The amount of refrigerant in your appliance is indicated on the rating plate inside the appliance. x Disposal of your old appliance Old appliances are not worthless rubbish!This appliance is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2002/96/EG concerning used electrical and electronic appliances (waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE). The guideline determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the EU. ! Warning Redundant appliances: 1. [. . . ] We recommend a setting of -18 °C in the freezer compartment. Operating tips S When the freezer compartment has reached its operating temperature, the temperature display 3 is lit continuously. S If you cannot open the freezer compartment door immediately after closing it, wait 2 3 minutes until the partial vacuum has equalised. S Fully automatic No Frost system keeps the freezer compartment free of ice. Defrosting is no longer required. Warning signal Door warning signal The door warning signal switches on if the appliance door is left open for longer than one minute. Temperature warning The temperature warning signal switches on if the freezer compartment is too warm. Alarm button Temperature Explanation display Temperature warning: Frozen food is not at risk of thawing. flashes flashes Thaw warning: Frozen food is at risk of thawing. illuminates flashes 7 en Alarm button flashes Temperature Explanation display illuminates Thaw warning: At some time the freezer compartment was too warm. Frozen food is at risk of thawing. Usable capacity Information on the usable capacity can be found inside your appliance on the rating plate. Fully utilising the freezer volume The maximum amount of food can be placed in the freezer by removing several fittings. Note To comply with the values indicated on the rating plate, the fittings at the very top and bottom should remain in the appliance. Removing the fittings: S Pull out the freezer drawer all the way, lift at the front and remove. 4 S Open freezer compartment flap, hold one of the bearing pins and remove flap. 6 Thaw warning If taste, odour and appearance have not changed, the food can be boiled or fried and then refrozen. Temperature warning The warning signal may switch on without any risk to the frozen food: S When the appliance is switched on. 2 If the alarm button 4 is pressed, the warning signal switches off and the display is reset to standby. 8 en Freezer compartment Freezing fresh food Use the freezer compartment S For storing frozen food S Making ice cubes S For freezing food Ensure that the freezer compartment door is always closed!Also: energy will be wasted due to high power consumption! Freezing food yourself If you are freezing food yourself, use only fresh, undamaged food. The following foods are suitable for freezing: Meat and sausage products, poultry and game, fish, vegetables, herbs, fruit, cakes and pastries, pizza, ready meals, leftovers, egg yolk and egg white. The following foods are not suitable for freezing: Eggs in shells, soured cream and mayonnaise, green salads, radishes and onions. Blanching vegetables and fruit To retain colour, flavour, aroma and vitamin C, vegetables and fruits should be blanched prior to freezing. Blanching is the brief immersion of vegetables and fruit in boiling water. Smaller quantities of food (up to 2 kg) can be frozen without super freezing. Super freezing switches off automatically after 2½ days. 10 en Features of the freezer compartment (not all models) Fig. When the ice cubes are frozen, rotate the knobs on the ice cube trays several times to the right and release. Remove ice cubes from the storage container Large freezer drawer Fig. [. . . ] storage period. The evaporator (refrigeration generator) in the Nofrost system is so iced over that it can no longer be defrosted fully automatically. The freezer compartment door was open for too long. To defrost the evaporator, take the frozen food out of the baskets, wrap up the food and store in a cool location. the water begins to run into the evaporation pan (at the rear of the appliance, see Fig. To prevent the evaporation pan from overflowing, mop up water several times with a sponge. The evaporator is defrosted when the water stops running into the evaporation pan. [. . . ]