• rinse and dry thoroughly.
Important! Do not pull, move or damage
any pipes and/or cables inside the cabinet.
Never use detergents, abrasive powders,
highly perfumed cleaning products or wax
polishes to clean the interior as this will
damage the surface and leave a strong
odour.
Clean the condenser (black grill) and the
compressor at the back of the appliance
with a brush or a vacuum cleaner. This op-
eration will improve the performance of the
appliance and save electricity consumption.
The lowest shelf, dividing the cooler com-
partment from the Natura fresh 0°C com-
partment can be removed only for cleaning.
To remove pull out the shelf straight.
The cover plates above the drawers in the
compartment can be taken out for cleaning.
Important!
To make sure fully functionality of the Na-
tura fresh 0°C compartment the lowest
shelf and cover plates must be put back in
their original position after cleaning.
Important! Take care of not to damage the
cooling system.
Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage
the plastics used in this appliance. For this
reason it is recommended that the outer
casing of this appliance is only cleaned with
warm water with a little washing-up liquid
added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to
the mains supply.
Replacing the carbon filter
The carbon filter helps to reduce the odours
inside the fridge limiting the risk of unwan-
ted aroma in sensitive food
To get the best performance the carbon fil-
ter should be changed once every year.
New active air filters can be purchased from
your local dealer.
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The air filter is placed behind the flap and
can be reached by pulling the flap out-
ward (1)
• pull out of the slot the exhausted air filter.
• insert the new air filter in the slot (2)
• close the flap.
The air filter is a consumable accessory and
as such is not covered by the guarantee.
Important! During the operation, always
keep the air ventilation flap closed.
The air filter should be handled carefully to
prevent its surface from being scratched.
Defrosting of the refrigerator
Defrosting of the fridge compartment is au-
tomatic.
The water that forms flows into a recipient
on the compressor and evaporates. This re-
cipient cannot be removed.
Defrosting the freezer
A certain amount of frost will always form
on the freezer shelves and around the top
compartment.
Defrost the freezer when the frost layer rea-
ches a thickness of about 3-5 mm.
To remove the frost, follow the instructions
below:
• pull out the plug from the wall socket or
switch off the appliance
• remove any stored food, wrap it in sever-
al layers of newspaper and put it in a cool
place
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