26STATEMENT OF LIMITED PRODUCTWARRANTY%What this Warranty Covers & Who it Applies to: Thelimited warranty provided by BSH Home Appliances inthis Statement of Limited Product Warranty appliesonly to the Gaggenau appliance (“Product”) sold toyou, the first using purchaser, provided that theProduct was purchased: (1) for your normal,household (non-commercial) use, and has in fact at alltimes only been used for normal household purposes;(2) new at retail (not a display, “as is”, or previouslyreturned model), and not for resale, or commercialuse; and (3) within the United States or Canada, andhas at all times remained within the country of originalpurchase. The warranties stated here in apply only tothe first purchaser of the Product and are nottransferable. Gaggenau reserves the right to requestproof of purchase at the time any warranty claim issubmitted to confirm that the Product falls within thescope of this limited product warranty.▯ Please make sure to return your registration card;while not necessary to effectuate warrantycoverage, it is the best way for Gaggenau to notifyyou in the unlikely event of a safety notice orproduct recall.How Long the Warranty Lasts: Gaggenau warrantsthat the Product is free from defects in materials andworkmanship for a period of one thousand eighthundred twenty five (1,825) days (5 years) from thedate of purchase. The foregoing timeline begins to runupon the date of purchase, and shall not be stalled,tolled, extended, or suspended, for any reasonwhatsoever.Repair/Replace as Your Exclusive Remedy: Duringthis warranty period, Gaggenau or one of itsauthorized service providers will repair your Productwithout charge to you (subject to certain limitationsstated herein) if your Product proves to have beenmanufactured with a defect in materials orworkmanship. If a reasonable number of attempts torepair the Product have been made without success,then Gaggenau will replace your Product (upgradedmodels may be available to you, in Gaggenau’s solediscretion, for an additional charge). All removedparts and components shall become the property ofGaggenau at its sole option. All replaced and/orrepaired parts shall assume the identity of the originalpart for purposes of this warranty and this warrantyshall not be extended with respect to such parts.Gaggenau’s sole liability and responsibility hereunderis to repair manufacturer-defective Product only, usinga Gaggenau-authorized service provider duringnormal business hours. For safety and propertydamage concerns, Gaggenau highly recommends thatyou do not attempt to repair the Product yourself, oruse an un-authorized servicer; Gaggenau will have noresponsibility or liability for repairs or work performedby a non-authorized servicer. If you choose to havesomeone other than an authorized service providerwork on your Product, THIS WARRANTY WILLAUTOMATICALLY BECOME NULL AND VOID.Authorized service providers are those persons orcompanies that have been specially trained onGaggenau products, and who possess, in Gaggenau’sopinion, a superior reputation for customer serviceand technical ability (note that they are independententities and are not agents, partners, affiliates orrepresentatives of Gaggenau). Notwithstanding theforegoing, Gaggenau will not incur any liability, orhave responsibility, for the Product if it is located in aremote area (more than 100 miles from an authorizedservice provider) or is reasonably inaccessible,hazardous, threatening, or treacherous locale,surroundings, or environment; in any such event, if yourequest, Gaggenau would still pay for labor and partsand ship the parts to the nearest authorized serviceprovider, but you would still be fully liable andresponsible for any travel time or other specialcharges by the service company, assuming they agreeto make the service call.Extended Limited Warranty: Sixth thru twelfth yearfrom date of purchase warranty on sealed refrigerationsystem parts only as listed. Gaggenau will pay forfactory specified replacement parts only to correctdefects in materials or workmanship in the sealedrefrigeration system. These parts are compressor,evaporator, condenser, dryer, and connecting tubing.Service must be performed by a Gaggenaudesignated service company.Out of Warranty Product: Gaggenau is under noobligation, at law or otherwise, to provide you with anyconcessions, including repairs, pro-rates, or Productreplacement, once this warranty has expired.Warranty Exclusions: The warranty coveragedescribed herein excludes all defects or damage thatare not the direct fault of Gaggenau, including withoutlimitation, one or more of the following: (1) use of theProduct in anything other than its normal, customaryand intended manner (including without limitation, anyform of commercial use, use or storage of an indoorproduct outdoors, use of the Product in conjunctionwith air or water-going vessels); (2) any party’s willfulmisconduct, negligence, misuse, abuse, accidents,neglect, improper operation, failure to maintain,improper or negligent installation, tampering, failureto follow operating instructions, mishandling,unauthorized service (including self-performed