Clean The Appliance; Cleaning The Dust Filter - Gaggenau ik 300 254 Gebrauchsanleitung

Clean the appliance

Before cleaning the appliance,
ALWAYS pull out the mains plug or
switch OFF/unscrew the mains fuse.
NEVER clean the appliance with
a steam cleaner or steam pressure
cleaner. The hot steam may damage
the surfaces and the electrics.
The electrical safety of the
appliance will then be impaired.
NEVER touch frozen food with wet
hands. Your hands could freeze
to the food or to the metal parts
of the appliance.
Prior to cleaning, allow the appliance
to warm up.
It is advisable to clean the appliance
at least once a month.
Procedure
q Remove food and place in a cool
location. Wrap frozen food in several
layers of newspaper or in a blanket.
q Take all shelves out of the appliance.
Do NOT take cold glass shelves
directly out of the freezer compart
ment and place in hot water.
q Cleaning water must NOT drip onto
the control panel or lights. Clean the
whole appliance, except the door
seal, with tepid water and a mild,
lightly disinfectant cleaning agent
(e.g. liquid soap). Abrasive and acidic
cleaning agents and chemical
solvents and polishes are NOT
suitable.
q Wipe the door seal with tepid water
only and then dry thoroughly.

Cleaning the dust filter

Fig. r
If the dust filter (28) is dirty (or FIL
illuminates on the display, see Fig. 2),
clean the filter.
This will maintain the performance of
the appliance and conserve energy.
q To clean the filter, pull off the
ventilation grille (27).
q Clean the dust filter (28), slots (29)
and side grilles (30) with a vacuum
filter.
q Re insert the ventilation grille (27).
To give the dust filter (28) a thorough
cleaning:
q Remove the dust filter (Fig. o a)
Raise the dust filter (28) with the
handle until the dust filter disengages
and pull out forwards.
q Clean the dust filter (Fig. r)
Clean the dust filter (28), slots (29)
and side grilles (30) with a vacuum
cleaner.
q Install the dust filter (Fig. o b)
Press the dust filter (28) upwards in
direction A and then tilt in direction B
until it locks into position.
q Re insert the ventilation grille (27).
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