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INDEX
Use&Careguide.........................................................2
Productdescription.........................................................2
Accessories*.....................................................................2
Controlpanelandtemperaturesetting..................................................3
LEDlight........................................................................3
Humiditycontrol*.................................................................3
Activeoxygen*...................................................................4
ECOfunction* ....................................................................4
Easyaccesstrayinfreezer*..........................................................4
Shelves.........................................................................4
PullOutShelf*...................................................................4
Tuckshelf* ......................................................................4
Door...........................................................................4
No-frostrefrigeratorcompartment.....................................................4
FreshBox0° .....................................................................5
No-frostfreezercompartment........................................................5
Howtousetheappliance.....................................................6
Firsttimeuse.....................................................................6
Refrigeratorcompartmentandfoodstorage ..............................................6
Howtostorefreshfoodandbeverages..................................................6
Freezercompartmentfoodstorage.....................................................7
Removingthefreezerdrawercontainer..................................................7
Tipsforfreezingandstoringfreshfood..................................................7
Frozenfood:shoppingtips...........................................................7
Storagetimesoffrozenfoods.........................................................8
Functionalsounds.................................................................8
Alarmtable......................................................................9
Recommendationincaseofnouseoftheappliance........................................9
Cleaningandmaintenance...................................................10
Troubleshooting..........................................................11
After-salesservice.........................................................12
Installationguide.......................................................13
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*Availableonlyoncertainmodels
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Productdescription
RefrigeratorCompartment
1.Levellingfeet
2.Storagecompartment
3.Freezerandstoragecompartment
4.Fruitandvegetablecrisper
5.Coolercompartment
6.Controlpanel
7.Winerack*
8.Shelves
9.Lamp
10.Extractablestorageshelfwithcover*
11.Removablemultipurposeshelves
12.Bottleshelf
13.Eggtray
14.Icetray*
15.Tuckshelf*
*Variesbynumberand/orposition,availableonlyoncertainmodels.
Accessories*
EGGTRAYHUMIDITYCONTROL
A
B
BOTTLERACK
ICETRAYTUCKSHELF
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Controlpanelandtemperaturesetting
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1.Freezeroperationbutton
2.Superfreezebutton
3.Superfreezeindicatorlight
4.Freezertemperatureindicatorlight
5.Fridgetemperatureindicatorlight
6.Activeoxygenindicatorlight
7.Activeoxygenbutton
8.Refrigeratoroperationbutton
On/off
Toswitchon/switchofftheproductpressbothFreezerOperationButtonandSuperFreezeButtonby3seconds.
Freezertemperaturesetting
ToregulatethetemperatureinthefreezercompartmentuseFreezerOperationButton.ThetemperatureoftheFreezeris
consistedwith4levelsasindicatedonserigraphy(signaledbyyellowledlight).
SuperFreezeFunction
UseSuperFreezeButton(rapidfreezing)tofreezefreshfood.Pressbuttonfor3secondstoswitchontheproductwhileitis
switchedoff.SuperFreezebluelightilluminateswhenSuperFreezebuttonispressed.TheSuperFreezefunctionistheideal
solutiontoquicklyfreezefreshlycookedfoodaswellasfoodthatyouwanttostoreinthefreezer.
Fridgetemperaturesetting
ThetemperatureoftheFridgeisconsistedwith4levelsasindicatedonserigraphy(signaledbyyellowledlight).Toregulate
thetemperatureoftherefrigeratorcompartmentuseRefrigeratorOperationbutton.
Activeoxygenfunction
ActivateordeactivateActiveOxygenfunction,whentheActiveOxygenbuttonispushed.ThebluelightoftheActiveOxygen
lightsup.Thisdevicereleasesozonemoleculesinsidetherefrigerator;ozoneisanaturalsubstancewhichcombatsbacteria
andmicroorganisms,reducingtheirproliferationwhilelimitingunpleasantodors.PressandholddowntheACTIVEOXYGEN
andREFRIGERATOROPERATIONbuttonssimultaneouslyforatleast6secondstoenableECOfunction.ToexitECOfunction,
youmustturnoffproductbyON/OFFbutton.
LEDlight
IftheLEDlightsystemdoesnotwork,pleasecontacttheServicetoreplaceit.
Important:Therefrigeratorcompartmentlightswitchesonwhentherefrigeratordoorisopened.Ifthedooriskeptopenfor
morethan8minutesthelightwillbeautomaticallyswitchedoff.
Humiditycontrol*
Openthehumidityregulator(positionB)ifyouwanttostorefoodinalesshumid
environmentlikefruit,orcloseit(positionA)tostorefoodinamorehumid
environmentlikevegetable.
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Activeoxygen*
Thisdevicereleasesozonemoleculesinsidetherefrigerator;ozoneisanaturalsubstancewhichcombatsbacteriaand
microorganisms,reducingtheirproliferationwhilelimitingunpleasantodors.
Automaticallydefinestheamountofozonerequiredforprolongingthefreshnessoffoodstuffs,eliminatingodorsand
preventingbacteriabuild-up.Theremaybeaslightdistinctiveodorinsidetherefrigerator.
Theverysamesmellcansometimesbedetectedduringastorm,duetotheozoneproducedasthechargeinthelightningbolts
isreleased;thisiscompletelynormal.
Theamountproducedbythedeviceisverysmallandabatesquicklyastheantibacterialactiontakesplace.
Deviceisactivatedpressingthededicatedkeyonthedisplaylocatedinfrontofthefridgedoor.ByholdingtheActiveOxygen
buttonandRefrigeratorOperationbuttonforanleast6syoucanenableECOfeature.
ECOfunction*
TheECOfunctioncanbeenabledtooptimizeenergyconsumption.
PressandholddowntheACTIVEOXYGENandREFRIGERATOROPERATIONbuttonssimultaneouslyforatleast6secondsto
enablethisfunction.Onenablingthefunction,4indicatorlightswillgoonfor2seconds:ACTIVEOXYGENlight,SUPERFREEZE
lightandtwotemperaturelights-onefortherefrigeratorandoneforthefreezer.
After5secondstheinterfacewillentertheenergysavingmodeandtheindicatorlightswillgooff.Theinterfacestaysoffeven
whenthedoorisopened.Justpressanybuttontoswitchitonagain.Presstheadjustmentbuttonstochangethetemperature.
Consumptionwillbeoptimized48hafterthefunctionwasenabled.
TodisabletheECOfunction,switchofftheproduct(seedescription). Theproductcanbeswitchedonagainfornormal
operation.
Inhumidenvironments,whentheECOfunctionisenabled,slightcondensationmayformonthedoors;normaloperating
conditionsarerestoredwhenthefunctionisdisabled.
Easyaccesstrayinfreezer*
Freezertrayisusefultoeasilyaccessfrequentlyusedproducts,freezeorsimplystoreleftoversorsmallitems.
Shelves
Allshelves,flapsandpull-outbasketsareremovable.
PullOutShelf*
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Duetothespecialguidestheshelvesareremovableandtheheightis
adjustableallowingeasystorageoflargecontainersandfood.Heightcan
beadjustedwithoutcompleteremovaloftheshelf.
Tuckshelf*
Thankstotherailsystem,thisshelfallowsyoutoslideunderthefrontpart,creatinganextraspaceforstoringtallbottlesor
pitchers.
Door
Doorreversibility
Note:thedirectionofdooropeningcanbechanged.IfthisoperationisperformedbyAfter-salesServiceitisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.Isrecommendedtoreversedoorswingbytwopersons.Followinstruction.
No-frostrefrigeratorcompartment
Refrigeratorcompartmentdefrostingiscompletelyautomatic.
Dropletsofwaterontherearwallinsidetherefrigeratorcompartmentindicatethattheautomaticdefrostphaseisinprogress.
TheNoFrostsystemcirculatescoldaircontinuouslytocollecthumidityandpreventiceandfrostformation.
Thesystemmaintainsanoptimalhumiditylevelinthecompartment,preservingtheoriginalqualityofthefood,preventingthe
foodfromstickingtogetherandmakingdefrostingathingofthepast.
Donotblocktheaerationcellsbyplacingfoodorcontainersindirectcontactwiththerefrigeratingbackpanel.
Closebottlesandwrapfoodtightly.
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FreshBox0°
TheFreshBox0° compartmentguaranteesatemperaturesoperatingrangefrom-2°Cto3°Cdependingonchosenfridge
temperaturesettingwhichisidealto:
--storemeat,fishanddelicatefood;
--rapidcoolingofhotfoods;
--lowtemperaturedefrosting(itinhibitstheproliferationofmicroorganisms)
Youcangetthe0°Ctemperature,instandardconditions,whenthefridgecompartmenttemperatureissetforminimum
temperature.RememberthatbychangingthefridgetemperatureyouchangetheFreshZone0° compartmenttemperatureas
well.KeepinmindthatFreshBox0° compartmentisamechanicalfeatureoperatingallthetime,itcannotbeswitchedoff.
No-frostfreezercompartment
NoFrostfreezersprovidechilledaircirculationaroundthestorageareas,andpreventtheformationofice,therebycompletely
eliminatingtheneedfordefrosting.
Frozenitemsdon’tsticktothewalls,labelingstayslegibleandstoragespaceremainsneatandclear.
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Howtousetheappliance
Firsttimeuse
Beforeconnectingtheappliance,cleanthecompartmentsandaccessorieswellwithlukewarmwaterandbicarbonate.
Afterpluggingtheappliancetothemains,itstartstheoperationautomatically.
Afterstartingtheappliance,waitatleast4-6hoursbeforeplacingfoodintotheappliance.
Whentheapplianceisconnectedtothepowersupply,thedisplaylightsupandalltheiconsappearonthedisplayfor
approximately1second.Thedefault(factory)valuesofthefridgecompartmentsettingslight-up.
Refrigeratorcompartmentandfoodstorage
Therefrigeratorcompartmentallowsforthestorageoffreshfoodanddrink.Therefrigeratorcompartmentdefrostscompletely
automatically.Theoccasionalpresenceofdropsofwaterontheinternalbackwallofthecompartmentisasignoftheautomatic
defrostingphase.Thedefrostingwaterischannelledintoadrainandthencollectedinacontainer,whereitevaporates.
Note:theambienttemperature,howoftenthedoorsareopenedandthepositionoftheappliancemayaffecttheinternaltemperatures
inthetwocompartments.Setthetemperaturesdependingonthesefactors.Inveryhumidconditions,condensationmayforminthe
refrigeratorcompartment,especiallyontheglassshelves.Inthiscase,itisrecommendedthatyouclosecontainerswithliquidsin(e.g.apot
ofstock),wrapupfoodwithahighwatercontent(e.g.vegetables)andturnonthefan,ifthereisone.Allofthedrawers,doorshelvesand
shelvescanberemoved.
Airventilation
Thenaturalcirculationofairintherefrigeratorcompartmentresultsinzoneswithdifferenttemperatures.Itiscoldestdirectly
abovethefruitsandvegetablescrisperandattherearwall.Itiswarmestatthetopfrontofthecompartment.Insufficient
ventilationresultsinanincreaseinenergyconsumptionandreductionoftherefrigeratingperformance.
Howtostorefreshfoodandbeverages
Foodswhichgiveoffalargeamountethylenegas(apples,apricots,pears,peaches,avocado,figs,prunes,blueberries,mellons,
beans)andthosethataresensitivetothisgas,suchasfruitvegetablesandsalad,shouldalwaysbeseparatedorwrappedsoas
nottoreducethestoragelife;forexampledonotstoretomatoestogetherwithkiwifruitsorcabbage.Donotstorefoodtoo
closetogethertoenablesufficientaircirculation.Userecyclableplastic,metal,aluminumandglasscontainersandclingfilmto
wrapfoods.Ifyouhavealittlequantityoffoodtostoreintherefrigerator,werecommendtousetheshelvesabovethecrisper
forfruitsandvegetablessincethisisthecoolestareaofthecompartment.Alwaysuseclosedcontainersforliquidsandforfood
thatmaygiveofforbetaintedbyodororflavortransferorcoverthem.Toavoidbottlesfallingover,youcanusethebottle
holder(availableonselectedmodels).
Legend
TEMPERATEZONE
Suggestedforstorageoftropicalfruit,cans,drinks,eggs,
sauces,pickles,butter,jam
COOLZONE
Suggestedforthestorageofcheese,milk,dailyfood,
delicatessen,yogurt
FRUITANDVEGETABLEDRAWER
COOLESTAREA
Suggestedforstorageofcoldcuts,desserts,meatandfish
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Freezercompartmentfoodstorage
Thefreezercompartmentallowsforthestorageoffrozenfood(fortheperiodindicatedonthepackaging)andthefreezingof
freshfood.Thequantityoffreshfoodthatcanbefrozenin24hoursiswrittenontheratingplate.Arrangethefreshfoodinthe
freezingareainsidethefreezercompartment,leavingenoughspacearoundthefoodpackagestoallowairtocirculatefreely.It
isadvisablethatyoudonotre-freezefoodthathaspartiallydefrosted.Itisimportanttowrapthefoodinawaythatprevents
theingressofwater,humidityorcondensation.
Togetmorevolume,thefreezercompartmentcanbeusedwithoutthefreezerdrawers.Makesurethatthedoorisclosed
properly.
Icecubes
Fill2/3oftheicetraywithwaterandputitbackinthefreezercompartment.Donotusesharporpointedobjectstoremovethe
iceunderanycircumstances.
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FREEZERDRAWERS
FREEZINGZONEDRAWER
(Maxcoolzone)
Suggestedtofreezefresh/cookedfood.
Removingthefreezerdrawercontainer
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•Openthefreezerdoor.
•Pulltheuppercontainerupwardsbytherightandleftcorners(1).
•Removethedrawer(2).
•Installtheuppercontainerinthereverseorder.
Tipsforfreezingandstoringfreshfood
•Werecommendtolabelanddateallyourfrozenfood.Addingalabelwillhelpyoutoidentifyfoodsandtoknowwhen
theyshouldbeusedbeforetheirqualitydeteriorates.Donotre-freezedefrostedfood.
•Beforefreezing,wrapandsealfreshfoodin:aluminiumfoil,clingfilm,airandwater-tightplasticbags,polythene
containerswithlidsorfreezercontainerssuitableforfreezingfreshfood.
•Foodmustbefresh,matureandofprimequalityinordertoobtainhighqualityfrozenfood.
•Freshvegetablesandfruitshouldpreferablybefrozenassoonastheyarepickedtomaintainthefulloriginalnutritional
value,consistency,colourandflavor.Somemeat,especiallygame,shouldbehungbeforeitisfrozen.
•Alwaysleavehotfoodtocoolbeforeplacinginthefreezer.
•Eatfullyorpartiallydefrostedfoodsimmediately.Donotrefreezeunlessthefoodiscookedafterithasthawed.Once
cooked,thethawedfoodcanberefrozen.
•Donotfreezebottleswithliquid.
Frozenfood:shoppingtips
Whenpurchasingfrozenfoodproducts:
•Ensurethatthepackagingisnotdamaged(frozenfoodindamagedpackagingmayhavedeteriorated).Ifthepackage
isswollenorhasdamppatches,itmaynothavebeenstoredunderoptimalconditionsanddefrostingmayhavealready
begun.
•Whenshopping,buyfrozenfoodsattheendofyourtripandtransporttheminathermallyinsulatedcoolbag.
•Onceathome,placethefrozenfoodsimmediatelyinthefreezer.
•Iffoodhasdefrostedevenpartially,donotrefreezeit.Consumewithin24hours.
•Avoidorreducetemperaturevariationstotheminimum.Respectthebest-beforedateonthepackage.
•Alwaysobservethestorageinformationonthepackage.
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Storagetimesoffrozenfoods
ProductStorageperiod
Butterormargarine6months
Cheese3months
Fish
Shellfish
2/3months
1month
Fruits(exceptcitrus)8-12months
Icecreamorsherbet2/3months
Meat
Ham-sausage
Roasts(beef-pork-lamb)
Steaksorchops(beef-lamb-pork)
2months
8/12months
4months
Milk,freshfluid1-3months
Poultry(chicken-turkey)5-7months
Vegetables8-12months
Functionalsounds
Soundscomingfromyourappliancesarenormalsinceithasanumberoffansandenginestoregulateperformancesthat
switchonandoffautomatically.
Someofthefunctionalsoundscanbereducedthrough:
•Levelingtheapplianceandinstallingitonanevensurface.
•Separatingandavoidingcontactbetweentheapplianceandfurniture.
•Checkingiftheinternalcomponentsarecorrectlyplaced.
•Checkingifbottlesandcontainersarenotincontactwitheachother.
Someofthefunctionalsoundsyoumighthear
1.Ahissingsoundwhenswitchingontheapplianceforthefirsttimeor
afteralongpause.
2.Agurglingsoundwhenrefrigerantfluidentersintothepipes.
3.BRRRsoundisfromthecompressorrunning.
4.Buzzingsoundwhenwatervalveorfanstartworking.
5.Acrackingsoundwhencompressorstarts.
6.TheCLICKisfromthethermostatwhichadjustshowoftenthe
compressorisrunning.
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Alarmtable
ALARMTYPESIGNALCAUSECURE
Dooropenalarm.Thealarmsoundsandthe
lightblinks.
Thedoorhasremainedopen
formorethan3minutes.
Closethedoor.
Temperaturealarm.
Thealarmsoundsandthe
twoblueindicatorlights
flash.
Thetemperatureinthe
freezeristoohigh.Checkthe
qualityofthefoodproducts
anddisposeifnecessary.
Toturnofftheacousticsignal,
openandclosetherefrigeration
doorandrestorenormaloperation
product.
Thetemperatureinthe
freezerhasreacheda
dangerouslevel.The
foodmustbedisposed
immediately.
Toturnofftheacoustic
signal,openandclosethe
refrigerationdoorandrestore
normaloperationproduct.
Toturnofftheacousticsignal,
openandclosetherefrigeration
doorandrestorenormaloperation
product.
Recommendationincaseofnouseoftheappliance
Intheeventofnon-useoftheapplicance
Disconnecttheappliancefromthepowersupply,emptyit,defrostit(ifnecessary)andcleanit.
Keepthedoorsslightlyajartoletaircirculateinsidethecompartments.Bydoingthis,youavoidthedevelopmentofmould
andbadodours.
Intheeventofaninterruptiontothepowersupply
Keepthedoorsclosedsothefoodstayscoldforaslongaspossible.Donotre-freezefoodthathaspartiallydefrosted.Ifthereis
aprolongedpowercut,theblackoutalarmmayalsoactivate(inproductswithelectronics).
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Cleaningandmaintenance
Beforeanycleaningormaintenanceoperation,unplugtheappliancefromthemainsordisconnecttheelectrical
powersupply.
Neveruseabrasives.Nevercleanrefrigeratorpartswithflammablefluids.
Donotusesteamcleaners.
Thebuttonsandcontrolpaneldisplaymustnotbecleanedwithalcoholoralcohol-derivedsubstances,butwithadry
cloth.
▶ Periodicallycleantheappliancewithaclothandasolutionof
lukewarmwaterandneutraldetergentspecificallyforrefrigerator
interiors.
▶ Theremovableaccessoriesmaybesoakedinwarmwaterandsoapor
dishwashingliquid.Rinseanddrythemcarefully.
▶ Cleantheoutsideoftheapplianceandthedoorsealwithadamp
clothanddrywithasoftcloth.
▶ Condenserplacedintherearoftheapplianceshouldbecleaned
regularlyusingavacuumcleaner.
▶ Unlessotherwisespecifiedtheapplianceaccessoriesarenot
dishwashersafe.
Important:
▶ Thebuttonsandcontrolpaneldisplaymustnotbecleanedwithalcoholoralcohol-derivedsubstances,butwithadry
cloth.
▶ Therefrigerationsystempipesarelocatednearthedefrostpanandcanbecomehot.Periodicallycleanthemwitha
vacuumcleaner.
Toensurecontinuousandcorrectflowofdefrostwater,regularlycleanthe
insideofthedrainingholeonthebackoftherefrigeratornearthefruitand
vegetabledrawer,usingthetoolprovided*.
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Troubleshooting
Whattodoif...PossiblereasonsSolutions
Theapplianceisnotworking.Theremaybeanappliancepower
supplyproblem.
•Checkifpowercablepluggedintoalive
socketwiththepropervoltage.
•Checkiftheprotectiondevicesandfuses
oftheelectricalsysteminyourhome
Thereiswaterinthedefrostpan.Thisisnormalinhot,dampweather.
Thepancanevenbehalffull.
•Makesuretheapplianceislevelsothat
thewaterdoesnotoverflow.
Theedgesoftheappliance
cabinet,whichcomeincontact
withthedoorseal,arewarmto
thetouch.
Thisisnotadefect.Thisisnormalinhot
weatherandwhenthecompressoris
running.
Thelightdoesnotwork.Thelightmayneedreplacing.
TheappliancemaybeinOn/Stand-by
model.
•Makesureiftheprotectiondevicesand
fusesoftheelectricalsysteminyour
homeworkwell.
•Checkifthepowercableispluggedintoa
livesocketwiththepropervoltage
•IncasetheLEDsarebrokentheuser
mustcalltheServiceforexchangeofthe
sametypeavailableonlyatourAftersales
ServiceCentersorauthorizeddealers.
Themotorseemstoruntoo
much.
Motorrunningtimedependson
differentthings:numberofdoor
openings,amountoffoodstored,
temperatureoftheroom,settingofthe
temperaturecontrols.
•Makesurethattheappliancecontrolsare
correctlyset.
•Checkifthereisnotalargeamountof
foodbeenaddedtotheappliance.
•Checkthatthedoorisnotopenedtoo
often.
•Checkthatthedoorcloseproperly.
Theappliancetemperatureis
toohigh.
Therecouldbevariouscauses(see
“Solutions”).
•Makesurethatthecondenser(backthe
appliance)isfreeofdustandfluff.
•Makesurethatthedoorproperlyclosed.
•Makesurethatthedoorsealsproperly
fitted.
•Onhotdaysoriftheroomiswarm,the
motornaturallyrunslonger.
•Iftheappliancedoorhasbeenleftopen
forawhileoriflargeamountsoffood
havebeenstored,themotorwillrun
longerinordertocooldowntheinterior
oftheappliance.
Thedoorsdonotopenandclose
properly.
Therecouldbevariouscauses(see
“Solutions”).
•Checkthatfoodpackagesarenot
blockingthedoor.
•Checkthattheinternalpartsorautomatic
icemakerarenotoutofposition.
•Checkthatthedoorsealsarenotdirtyor
sticky.
•Ensuretheapplianceislevel.
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After-salesservice
BEFORECALLINGTHEAFTER-SALESSERVICE
1.SeeifyoucansolvetheproblembyyourselfwiththehelpofthesuggestionsgivenintheTROUBLESHOOTING.
2.Switchtheapplianceoffandbackonagaintoseeifthefaultpersists.
IFAFTERTHEABOVECHECKSTHEFAULTSTILLOCCURS,GETINTOUCHWITHTHENEARESTAFTER-SALESSERVICE
Toreceiveassistance,callthenumbershownonthewarrantybookletor
followtheinstructionsonthewebsite
www.hotpoint.eu
WhencontactingourClientAftersalesservice,alwaysspecify:
•abriefdescriptionofthefault;
•thetypeandexactmodeloftheappliance;
•theservicenumber(numberafterthewordServiceontherating
plate).Theservicenumberisalsoindicatedontheguaranteebooklet;
•yourfulladdress;
•yourtelephonenumber.
Ifanyrepairsarerequired,pleasecontactanauthorisedaftersalesservice(toguaranteethatoriginalsparepartswillbeused
andrepairscarriedoutcorrectly).
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