Basic Operation; Switching On The Appliance; Operating Tips; Switching Off The Appliance - Siemens KU R Serie Gebrauchsanleitung

Basic operation

Basic operation
You can find out everything you need
to know about operating your appli-
ance here.

Switching on the appliance

Turn the temperature controller
1.
from position "0".
a The appliance begins to cool.
Set the required temperature.
2.
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Operating tips

¡ Once you have switched on the
appliance, the set temperature is
only reached after several hours.
Do not put in any food in the appli-
ance until the temperature is
reached.
¡ If you open the refrigerator com-
partment door frequently, put large
quantities of food in the appliance
or if the room temperature is high,
the temperature of the refrigerator
compartment rises.

Switching off the appliance

Turn the temperature controller to
▶
position "0".
a The appliance stops cooling.

Setting the temperature

After you have switched on the appli-
ance, you can set the temperature.
Setting the refrigerator
compartment temperature
Turn the temperature controller to
▶
the required setting.
When the controller is at a medium
setting, the temperature drops to
approx. 4 °C in the coldest zone.
→ ""OK" sticker", Page 36

Refrigerator compartment

Refrigerator compartment
You can keep meat, sausage, fish,
dairy products, eggs, ready meals
and pastries in the refrigerator com-
partment.
The temperature can be set from set-
ting 1 to setting 5.
When the controller is at a medium
setting, the temperature drops to ap-
prox. 4 °C in the coldest zone.
→ ""OK" sticker", Page 36
The refrigerator compartment can
also be used to store highly perish-
able foods in the short to medium
term. The lower the selected temper-
ature, the longer the food remains
fresh.
Tips for storing food in the re-
frigerator compartment
Follow the tips if you store food in
your refrigerator compartment.
¡ To ensure that the freshness and
quality of the food is retained for
longer, only store fresh and un-
spoiled food.
¡ In the case of ready-made
products and bottled goods, do
not exceed the best-before date or
use-by date specified by the manu-
facturer.
¡ To retain aroma, colour and fresh-
ness or to prevent taste transfer
and discolouration of the plastic
parts, store food well wrapped or
covered.
¡ Leave warm food and beverages
to cool down before placing them
in the refrigerator compartment.
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