AEG S 86378 Kg Operating Instructions

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Quick chill
The quick chill function can be used for the fast cooling of drinks in 
cans or bottles in the fast cool storage tray or of larger amounts of 
room-temperature food. 
Chilling of cans or bottles
Place cans or bottles in the holder on the 
fast cool storage tray in front of the air 
discharge grill. Set the regulator to 
maximum circulation and set the 
COOLMATIC function.
Chilling of food
Place the food in the fridge.
Open the regulator to maximum and set the COOLMATIC function. 
When the drinks or the food is sufficiently cooled, turn off the 
COOLMATIC function. Set regulator to minimum opening.
3 When this function has been activated, forced air will chill the groce-
ries, and the temperature in the cabinet reset to +3 °C. After 6 hours 
the COOLMATIC function is ended automatically. The yellow light goes 
out. Turn the air regulator to its minimum position.
Bottle Holder
Some models are equipped with a 
bottle holder in the bottle compart-
ment. This is used to prevent 
individual bottles from falling over 
and can be slid sideways.
 
						

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Correct storage
A fan provides for quick cooling of the 
food and an even temperature 
distribution in the fridge zone and in the 
LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone. 
Foods with different perishability can 
therefore be arranged on the shelves as 
you like, without having to take into 
account the different temperature zones 
which usually occur. The arrangement (see 
fig.) indicates possible ways of storing 
food.
In order to check the temperature on the 
shelves you can carry out the following 
test yourself:
0 1.Place a cup of water in the centre of the 
said shelf with a thermometer inside.
2.Leave the fridge door closed overnight 
and check the temperature first thing in 
the morning.
3.At this point the temperature should read no more than 5 °C; if it does, 
you need to adjust the temperature regulator to a colder setting.
For further information on keeping food cool and safe a guide 
published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is available 
and can be obtained free of charge by contacting:
Foodsense, London SE99 7TT. Tel: 0645 556000
Food that is sensitive to cold temperatures should not be stored in the 
LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone:
 citrus and tropical fruits, such as pineapples, bananas, grapefruits, 
melons, mangoes, papayas, oranges, lemons, kiwi fruit.
 hard cheese, potatoes, vegetables that are sensitive to cold 
temperatures such as cucumbers, peppers, aubergines, avocados, half 
ripe tomatoes, beans, courgettes.
1 Important: Do not store any dripping wet fruit or vegetables in the 
LONGFRESH 0°C cold section
 
						

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Guidelines for storage times
Some foods in the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone:
Dry storage:
Moist storage:
Food Storage period
Butterup to 30 days
Cheese, softup to 30 days
Milk, freshup to 7 days
Sausage, slicedup to 7 days
Fishup to 4 days
Shellfishup to 3 days
Poultryup to 5 days
Pork
larger joints
cut into smaller pieces
up to 7 days
up to 5 days
Beef, gameup to 7 days
Vegetables, salad stuffsStorage period
Artichokesup to 21 days
Cauliflowerup to 21 days
Broccoliup to 14 days
Iceberg lettuce, lamb’s lettuceup to 21 days
Peasup to 10 days
Green cabbageup to 14 days
Carrotsup to 150 days
Cabbageup to 14 days
Leeksup to 60 days
Mushroomsup to 7 days
Radishesup to 14 days
Asparagusup to 7 days
Spinachup to 7 days
 
						

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Tips: 
 When shopping always look for the freshest foods. Quality and 
freshness are crucial to how long food can be kept.
 Always store meat and fish wrapped and dry.
 Foodstuffs rich in protein spoil more quickly: Shellfish and 
crustaceans go off more quickly than fish and fish in turn goes off 
more quickly than meat. By storing them in the 0°C section, the 
storage period even for these foodstuffs can be increased by up to 3 
times without loss of quality.
 All food that is stored in the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone should be 
removed from the drawers approx. 15 - 30 minutes before 
consumption. Aroma and taste develop at room temperature and the 
enjoyment of the food is increased.
 Food stored in the refrigerator compartment should always be 
covered or packed so that they do not dry out, lose their flavour, or 
transfer their flavour to any other refrigerated food. The following 
are suitable for packing:
– polyethylene bags;
– plastic containers with lids;
– special plastic covers with rubber retainers;
– aluminium foil.
FruitStorage period
Apricotsup to 14 days
Pearsup to 120 days
Blackberriesup to 8 days
Dates (fresh)up to 60 days
Strawberriesup to 5 days
Blueberriesup to 14 days
Raspberriesup to 5 days
Cherriesup to 14 days
Peachesup to 30 days
Plumsup to 21 days
Rhubarbup to 21 days
Gooseberriesup to 21 days
Grapesup to 21 days
 
						

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To obtain the best performance from your refrigerator/freezer:
 Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids.
 Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your 
freezer as short as possible.
 Do not push food together too much, try to allow air to circulate 
around each item.
Freezing
Except for the bottom drawer, which serves only for storage purposes, 
all compartments and drawers in the freezer compartment are suitable 
for freezing fresh food.
Warning! 
 Before foods are frozen, the actual temperature in the freezer 
compartment must be -18 °C or colder.
 Please observe indicated freezing capacity on the rating plate. The 
freezing capacity represents the maximum amount of fresh goods 
that can be frozen within 24 hours. If you freeze goods on several 
days, one after the other, freeze amounts equal to 2/3 to 3/4 of the 
capacity indicated on the rating plate.
 When freezing large amounts of frozen food, place the frozen freezer 
block at the front of the middle drawer in the freezer section on the 
already frozen food. 
 Thawed foods which have not been processed further (cooked into 
meals) may not under any circumstances be frozen a second time.
0 1.Place the packaged frozen foodstuffs in the bottom drawer. Pack 
together as tightly as possible
, to prevent loss of coldness and place the 
freezer block on top.
Take care: Do not touch frozen foods with wet hands. Your hands 
could freeze onto them.
2.Before freezing, wrap up all foodstuffs to be frozen in airtight 
packaging, so that they do not dry out, do not lose their taste and there 
can be no transfer of taste to other frozen foods. Place the food to be 
frozen in the top drawer(s). Non-frozen goods must not touch already 
frozen goods, as otherwise the frozen goods can defrost. 
3 When using the max. freezer capacity, set the operating mode 
FROSTMATIC for 24 hours before freezing – with smaller amounts 4 to 
6 hours are sufficient. 
The FROSTMATIC mode need not to be set for freezing of small 
quantities of up to 3 kg.
 
						

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3 The appliance electronics automatically switch the FROSTMATIC oper-
ating mode off after a period of approx. 52 hours at the latest. You can 
also stop the FROSTMATIC operating mode manually by switching to 
normal operation.
Tips:
 The following are suited for the packaging of frozen goods:
– freezer bags and polyethylene wraps;
– plastic containers for frozen foods;
– extra-thick aluminium foil
 The following are suited for sealing bags and wraps:
plastic clips, rubber bands or adhesive tape.
 Press air out of bags and wraps before sealing, because air 
encourages drying of frozen goods.
 Make flat packages, because these freeze more quickly.
 Do not fill plastic containers for frozen foods to the brim with liquid 
or paste-like goods, because liquids expand during freezing.
Frozen Storage
Warning!  Before initial loading of the freezer compartment with 
previously frozen goods, the required storage temperature of -18 °C 
must be reached.
 Load freezer only with packaged frozen goods, so that they do not 
dry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination of 
other frozen goods can occur.
 Please observe maximum storage times and expiry dates of frozen 
goods.
 If the freezer section is only half filled, pack the frozen food together 
as tightly as possible. This ensures that the cold is retained in the 
frozen food for longer in the event of a power cut.
2 When possible store frozen goods separately according to type in 
drawers. 
 
						

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Storage Goods Symbols/Freezing Calendar
 The symbols on the drawers 
show different types of frozen 
goods.
 The numbers indicate storage 
times in months for the appropriate types of frozen goods. Whether 
the upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid 
depends on the quality of the foods and pre-treating before freezing. 
The lower value applies to foods with high fat content.
Preparation of Ice Cubes
0 1.Fill ice cube tray 3/4 full with cold water and place in a drawer and 
allow to freeze.
2.To remove the finished ice cubes twist the ice cube tray or hold under 
running water for a short time.
Warning!  Do not, under any circumstances, free an ice tray which is 
frozen to the appliance with pointed or sharp edged objects. Use a 
spoon-handle or similar object. 
Defrosting
Fridge zone and LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone defrost 
automatically
The electronics start the defrosting cycle in the refrigerator every time 
the compressor stops.
The water collects in the discharge trough at the back wall of the 
refrigerator, and is fed through the discharge opening in the catch tray 
at the compressor where it is evaporated.
 
						

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Freezer Compartment Defrosting
Moisture is precipitated in the form of white frost in the freezer 
compartment during operation and when the door is opened, especially 
in the middle at the top. Remove this white frost from time to time 
with a soft plastic scraper, e.g. a dough scraper. Do not under any 
circumstances use hard or pointed objects for this purpose.
The appliance should be defrosted when the thickness of the white 
frost has reached about 4 mm; but at least once a year in any case. A 
convenient time for defrosting is any time when the appliance is empty, 
or only minimally loaded.
1 Warning! 
 Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical or 
artificial devices to speed up the defrosting process, with the 
exception of those recommended in these operating instructions.
 Do not use defrosting sprays, because they may be health 
endangering and/or contain substances damaging to plastics.
0 1.About 12 hours prior to defrosting set the operating mode to FROST-
MATIC in order to build up sufficient chill reserve for the interruption 
in operation.
Caution!  Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freeze 
to the goods.
2.Remove frozen goods, pack them in several layers of newspaper, cover 
them and store them in a cool place.
3.Switch off the appliance and remove plug from the mains, or discon-
nect from the electricity supply.
4.Remove all the drawers.  Place the 
bottom drawer directly in front of 
the appliance to collect the water 
from defrosting. Take out the 
water drain spout from its resting 
position at the bottom of the 
freezer compartment and place it 
as shown. 
Tip:  In order to speed up the 
defrosting process, place a pot of warm water in the freezer 
compartment. In addition, remove pieces of ice that break away before 
defrosting is complete.
5.After defrosting thoroughly clean the freezer interior, as well as interior 
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Maintenance and Cleaning
Before any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out DISCONNECT 
the appliance from the ELECTRICITY supply.
1 Warning! 
 Do not use detergents, abrasive powders, highly perfumed cleaning 
products, wax polishes or cleaning products containing bleach or 
alcohol.
 Never clean the appliance with a steam cleaner. Moisture could accu-
mulate in electrical components, danger of electrical shock! Hot 
vapours can lead to the damage of plastic parts.
 The appliance must be dry before it is placed back into service.
Attention!
 Ethereal oils and organic solvents can attack plastic parts, e. g.
– lemon juice or the juice from orange peals;
– butyric acid;
– cleansers which contain acetic acid.
Do not allow such substances to come into contact with appliance 
parts.
 Do not use any abrasive products.
Internal Cleaning
3 If the refrigerator only is to be cleaned, set the operating mode to 
FROSTMATIC several hours in advance, in order to build up sufficient 
chill reserve in the freezer compartment for the interruption in service. 
Do not open the freezer compartment door.
0 1.Set the operating mode to FROSTMATIC several hours in advance, in 
order to build up sufficient chill reserve in the frozen food for the 
interruption in service. 
Caution!  Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freeze 
to the goods.
2.Remove frozen food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and store it, 
covered, in a cool place. Place the cold accumulation block on top of 
the frozen food to keep it cold.
3.Switch off the apliance and remove plug from the mains, or disconnect 
from the electricity supply.
 
						

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4.Defrost the freezer compartment (see section: Defrosting).
5.Clean the inside and accessories with warm water and bicarbonate of 
soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). 
3 The bottom shelf, which divides the fridge zone from the 
LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone, can be removed for cleaning. To do this, 
pull the shelf straight out.
The cover over the bottom drawer can be removed for cleaning 
purposes. After cleaning, it must be returned to the previous position so 
that the function of the LONGFRESH 0°C cold section can be retained.
6.Rinse and dry thoroughly.
7.Regularly check the door seals and wipe clean to ensure they are clean 
and free from debris. 
External Cleaning
1 Warning! 
 There are sharp edges on the underside of the product  so care should 
be taken when cleaning.
 Do not use abrasive products
0 1.Wash the outer cabinet with warm soapy water.
2.Rinse and dry thoroughly.
1 Important: Do not use cleaning agents for stainless steel or other 
aggressive or abrasive cleaning agents. The protective coat of lacquer 
on the stainless steel surface can be damaged by these.
The coat of lacquer protects against finger prints and therefore 
additional cleaning agents and maintenance products are no longer 
required.
2 Accumulation of dust at the condenser increases energy consumption. 
For this reason carefully clean the condenser at the back of the 
appliance once a year with a soft brush or a vacuum cleaner.
3.After everything is dry place appliance back into service.