AEG SANTO Operating Instructions Manual

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Defrosting46Defrosting the freezer compartmentDuring use and when the freezer compartment door is opened, mois-ture is deposited in the freezer compartment as frost. Remove thisfrost from time to time with the soft plastic scraper. Under no circum-stances use hard or pointed objects to remove frost.The freezer compartment should always be defrosted when the layer offrost has reached a thickness of approx. 4 millimetres; however at leastonce a year. A good time for defrosting is when the appliance is emptyor contains only a small amount of food.Warning!• Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical orartificial devices to speed up the defrosting process, with the excep-tion of those recommended in these operating instructions.• Do not use defrosting sprays, they can be hazardous to your healthand/or contain substances that damage plastics.Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands couldstick to the food causing skin abrasions.+1. Switch on the FROSTMATIC function a few hours before defrosting tomake sure frozen food remains sufficiently frozen.2. Remove frozen food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and storeit, covered, in a cool place.3. Switch off the appliance and unplug it, or disconnect from the elec-tricity supply.4. Remove the stopper from themeltwater outlet and place abowl underneath it to catch themeltwater.Tip: You can speed up thedefrosting process by placing aplastic bowl with warm water inthe freezer compartment andclosing the doors. Remove piecesof ice that have fallen beforethey completely defrost.5. After defrosting, thoroughlyclean the freezer compartment ( see "Cleaning and Care" section).6. Do not forget to switch the FROSTMATIC function off again.