Switch off the appliance with
the power button! Pull out the
mains plug or switch off the
fuse.
Eliminating minor faults yourself
Before you call customer service:
– Please check whether you can
eliminate the fault yourself based
on the following information.
Fault
Temperature differs greatly
from the set value.
No display on the display
panel.
"E.." is indicated on the
display panel.
Warning signal sounds and
the temperature display on
the freezer compartment
flashes.
The interior light is not
functioning.
The appliance becomes
slightly louder for a brief
period.
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Remove cover.
– Run an appliance self-test (see
"Appliance self-test").
Possible cause
The mains plug of the appliance is
not in the socket properly. The fuse
for the domestic supply is switched
off.
Electronics module is defective.
The freezer compartment is too
warm! Frozen food is at risk!
– The ventilation openings have
been covered.
– Freezer compartment door is
open.
– Too much food was placed in the
freezer compartment at once.
The light switch for the freezer or
refrigerator compartment is sticking.
The light is defective.
Not a fault! Your appliance is designed to save energy. Under certain
conditions (e.g. activation of the Super function) the appliance must work
harder for a brief period and therefore becomes slightly louder.
Change the bulb.
Replacement bulb max. 25 W,
E14 bulb holder.
Re-attach the cover.
Customer service will charge you for
advice, even if the appliance is still
under guarantee.
Remedial action
In some cases it is adequate to
switch off the appliance for
5 minutes.
If the temperature is too high, wait
a few hours and check whether the
temperature has approached the set
value.
If the temperature is too low, check
the temperature again the next day.
Check whether the power is on,
the fuse must be switched on.
Call Customer service.
Press the "alarm/lock" button to
switch off the warning signal and the
flashing display.
The warmest temperature reached in
the freezer compartment is indicated
on the temperature display of the
freezer section for ten seconds.
Frozen food which has started
thawing or which has thawed can
be refrozen if meat and fish were
above 37 °F (+3 °C) for not more
than one day or other frozen food
was above 37 °F (+3 °C) for not
more than three days.
Check whether the light switch can
move.
See "Light" section.