Placing and Installation. Smeg FQ60BPE

• You may consult your authorized dealer or waste collection center of your municipality about the disposal of your refrigerator.

Before disposing of your refrigerator, cut out the electric plug and, if there are any locks on the door, make them inoperable in order to protect children against any danger.

Placing and Installation

Caution: Never plug the refrigerator into the wall outlet during installation.

Otherwise, risk of death or serious injury may arise.

If the entrance door of the room where the refrigerator will be installed is not wide enough for the refrigerator to pass through, than call the authorized service to have them remove the doors of your refrigerator and pass it sideways through the door.

5. Do not keep your refrigerator in ambient temperatures under 10°C.

Floor balance adjustment

If your refrigerator is unbalanced;

1- Ventilation cover is removed by unscrewing its screws as illustrated in the figure before the procedure.

You can balance your refrigerator by turning the front legs of it as illustrated in the figure. The corner where the leg exists is lowered when you turn in the direction of black arrow and raised when you turn in the opposite direction. Taking help from someone to slightly lift the refrigerator will facilitate this process.

1. Install your refrigerator to a place that allows ease of use.

2. Keep your refrigerator away from heat sources, humid places and direct sunlight.

3. There must be appropriate air ventilation around your refrigerator in order to achieve an efficient operation.

If the refrigerator is to be placed in a recess in the wall, there must be at least 5 cm distance with the ceiling and at least 5 cm with the wall.

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2. After the balance issue is remedied, install back the ventilation cover and fasten the screws.

If the floor is covered with a carpet, your product must be elevated 2.5 cm from the floor.

4. Place your refrigerator on an even floor surface to prevent jolts.

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3. Remove the screws fastening the lower ventilation cover using a Philips screwdriver.

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Adjusting the gap between the upper door

• You can adjust the gap between the fridge compartment doors as illustrated in the figures.

• Adjust the door as you desire by loosing the screws.

Door shelves should be empty when adjusting the door height.

Center Screw

• Fix the door you have adjusted by tightening the screws without changing the position of the door.

• Using a screwdriver, remove the screw of upper hinge cover of the door you want to adjust.

• Replace the hinge cover and fix with the screw.

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Preparation

C Your refrigerator should be installed at least 30 cm away from heat sources such as hobs, ovens, central heater and stoves and at least 5 cm away from electrical ovens and should not be located under direct sunlight.

C The ambient temperature of the room where you install your refrigerator should at least be 10°C.

Operating your refrigerator under cooler conditions than this is not recommended with regard to its efficiency.

C Please make sure that the interior of your refrigerator is cleaned thoroughly.

C If two refrigerators are to be installed side by side, there should be at least

2 cm distance between them.

C When you operate your refrigerator for the first time, please observe the following instructions during the initial six hours.

- The door should not be opened frequently.

- It must be operated empty without any food in it.

- Do not unplug your refrigerator. If a power failure occurs out of your control, please see the warnings in the “Recommended solutions for the problems” section.

C Original packaging and foam materials should be kept for future transportations or moving.

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