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TroubleshooTing
Ifaproblemoccursduringoperation,checkwhetheritisduetoanoperatingerror.
Pleasenotethatevenduringthewarrantyperiod,somerepaircostsmaybeyourresponsibility.
Youmaybeabletocorrectthefollowingfaultsbycheckingthepossiblecausesyourself:
Problem Possible Cause and Remedy
Appliancedoesnotwork,
displayisoff
- Istheapplianceturnedonproperly?
- Isthepowercordproperlyinsertedintheoutlet?
- Isthecircuitbreakerorfuseinoperatingcondition?
Theinteriorlightdoes
notcomeon
- Istherefrigeratorcompartmentturnedon?
- Hasthedoorbeenopenformorethan15minutes?
Loudrunningnoise - Istheappliancestandingfirmlyonthefloor,ordoesthecompressor
causenearbyitemsoffurnitureorobjectstovibrate?Ifnecessary,move
theapplianceslightly,alignbyadjustingtheadjustablefeet,oradjust
bottlesandcontainers.
Motorseemsto
runtoolong
- Istheambienttemperaturetoohot?SeeSafety Regulations.
- Hastheappliancebeenopenedtoooftenorleftopentoolong?
- Alargeamountoffoodhasbeenadded.
- UnitisinSuperCoolmode.Verifyunitisinnormaloperationmode.
Thetemperatureis
notcoldenough
- Isthetemperaturesettingcorrect?SeeSetting the Temperature.
- Hasanexcessiveamountoffreshfoodbeenplacedintheappliance?
- Doesaseparatelyinstalledthermometershowthecorrectreading?
- Istheventilationsystemworkingproperly?
- Istheappliancesetuptooclosetoaheatsource?
Freezertemperaturedisplay
showstwodashes--
Thefreezertemperaturedisplaywillonlyshowtemperaturesthatare
belowfreezing.Wheninitiallystartingthefreezeritwillnotbebelowfreez-
ing.Itwilltakethreetofivehours(dependingonambientconditions)for
freezingtemperaturestobeachievedandthusdisplayednumerically.
Thismayalsooccurafterapowerfailure.
Iceorwaterdropsappear
ontherearwallintheinte-
rioroftherefrigeratorcom-
partment.
Thisiscompletelynormal.Duringthecoolingprocess,thehumidityinthe
refrigeratorcompartmentwillcondenseontherearwallandfreeze.During
thecompressoridleperiod,theicelayerwilldefrost.Thecondensateon
therearwalldrainsthroughthedefrostwaterdrainforevaporation.