LG GR-B218STS User Manual

BOTTOM FREEZER REFRIGERATOR

User’s Guide

Please read this guide thoroughly before operating and keep it handy for reference at all times.

P/No. MFL51765501

TABLE OF CONTENTS

English Version 2

Safety Instructions 3–8

Parts and Features 9

Refrigerator Installation 10–17

Unpacking Your Refrigerator 10

Installation 10

Base Cover 10

Removing and Replacing Your Refrigerator Handles and Doors 11–16

Leveling and Door Alignment 17

Using Your Refrigerator 18–25

Ensuring Proper Air Circulation 18

Multi-Flow 18

Setting the Controls 18

Adjusting Control Settings 19

Food Storage Guide 19

Storing Frozen Food 20

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Refrigerator section

Refrigerator Shelves 21

Wine Holder 21

Crisper Humidity Control 22

Removing Crisper 22

Glide ‘N’ Serve 22

Modular Door Bin 23

Dairy Bin 23

Utility Bin 23

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Freezer section

Tilting Door 23

Ice Bin 24

Ice Making 24

Durabase 25

Durabase Divider 25

Pull out Drawer 25

Care and Cleaning 26–27

General Cleaning Tips 26

Outside 26

Inside Walls 26

Door Liner and Gaskets 26

Plastic Parts 26

Condenser Coils 26

Light Bulb Replacement 26–27

Power Interruptions 27

When you go on vacation 27

When you move 27

Troubleshooting Guide 28–31

This guide contains many important safety messages. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol. It alerts you to safety messages that inform you of hazards that can kill or hurt you or others, or cause damage to the product.

All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the hazard signal word DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION. These words mean:

BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

SAFETY MESSAGES

You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.

You can

be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.

Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

may

result in minor or moderate injury, or product damage only.

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

WARNING

CAUTION

DANGER

Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous…even if they will sit for just a few days. If you are getting rid of

your old refrigerator, please follow the instructions at right to help prevent accidents.

BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER

• Take off the doors.

• Leave the shelves in place so

that children may not easily climb inside.

DANGER:

RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT

CFC DISPOSAL

Your old refrigerator may have a cooling system that used CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). CFCs are believed to harm stratospheric ozone.

If you are throwing away your old refrigerator, make sure the CFC refrigerant is removed for proper disposal by a qualified servicer. If you intentionally release this CFC refrigerant, you can be subject to fines and imprisonment under provisions of environmental legislation.

• Repair or replace immediately all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either the plug or connector end.

• When moving your refrigerator away from the wall, be careful not to roll over or damage the power cord.

• Keep fingers out of pinch point areas; clearances between the doors and cabinet are necessarily small. Be careful closing doors when children are in the area.

• This refrigerator must be properly installed in accordance with the Attention Installer Instructions that were taped to the front of the refrigerator.

• Don’t touch the lamp, in case of light on the long time, Because it can be very hot.

• DO NOT refreeze frozen foods which have thawed completely. The United States Department of Agriculture in Home and Garden Bulletin No. 69 says:

…You may safely refreeze frozen foods that have thawed if they still contain ice crystals or if they are still cold—below 4°C.

…Thawed ground meats, poultry or fish that have any off-odor or off-color should not be refrozen and should not be eaten. Thawed ice cream should be discarded. If the odor or color of any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it. The food may be dangerous to eat.

Even partial thawing and refreezing reduces the eating quality of foods, particularly fruits, vegetables and prepared foods. The eating quality of red meats is affected less than that of many other foods. Use refrozen foods as soon as possible to save as much of their quality as you can.

WARNING

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

The dedicated outlet should be used.

• Using several devices at one outlet may cause fire.

• The electric leakage breaker may damage food and the dispenser may be leaked.

Do not allow the power plug to face upward or to be squeezed at the back of the refrigerator.

Water may be flown into or the plug may be damaged, which causes fire or electric shock.

1. When connecting the power

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your product, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following. Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Do not allow the power cord bent or pressed by the heavy object to be damaged.

It may damage the power cord to cause fire or electric shock.

Do not extend or modify the length of the power plug.

It causes electric shock or fire by the electric damage of the power cord or others.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. When connecting the power

Unplug the power plug when cleaning, handling or replacing the interior lamp of the refrigerator.

• It may cause electric shock or injury.

• When replacing the interior lamp of the refrigerator, make sure that the rubber ring for preventing the electric spark within the socket is not taken off.

Do not pull out the cord or touch the power plug with wet hands.

• It may cause electric shock or injury.

Remove water or dust from the power plug and insert it with the ends of the pins securely connected.

Dust, water or unstable connection may fire or electric shock.

Make sure of grounding.

The incorrect grounding may cause breakdown and electric shock.

When the power cord or the power plug is damaged or the holes of the outlet are loosed, do not use them.

It may cause electric shock or short circuit to make fire.

Grounding Conductor

Copper

flat

More than

75cm

Do not place the heavy object or the dangerous object (container with liquid) on the refrigerator.

It may be dropped to cause injury, fire or electric shock when opening or closing the door.

Do not install the refrigerator in the wet place or the place which water or rain splashes.

Deterioration of insulation of electric parts may cause electric leakage.

2. When using the refrigerator

Do not cling to the door or the shelves of the door or the home bar of the freezer or the cool chamber.

It may make the refrigerator fallen down or damage the hands. Especially, do not allow the children to do the above.

Do not use or store inflammable materials ether, benzene, alcohol, medicine, LP gas, spray or cosmetics near or in the refrigerator.

It may cause explosion or fire.

Benzene

Ether

Thinner

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Do not place the lit candle within the refrigerator to deodorize.

It may cause explosion or fire.

Do not store the medicine or the academic materials at the refrigerator.

When the material with the strict temperature control is stored, it may be deteriorated or it may make an unexpected reaction to cause any risk.

Do not use the combustible spray near the refrigerator.

It may cause fire.

The Academic

Medicine

The Medicine

Avoid the heating devices.

It may cause fire.

Do not place flower vase, cup, cosmetics, medicine or any container with water on the refrigerator.

It may cause fire, electric shock or injury by dropping down.

Use the submerged refrigerator after checking it.

It may cause electric shock or fire.

When gas is leaked, do not touch the refrigerator or the outlet and ventilate the room immediately.

• The explosion by spark may cause fire or burn.

• Because this refrigerator uses natural gas (isobutene, R600a) as the environment-friendly refrigerant, even a small amount (80~90g) is combustible. When the gas is leaked by the severe damage during delivering, installing or using the refrigerator, any spark may cause fire or burn.

2. When using the refrigerator

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Do not spray water at the outside or the inside of the refrigerator or do not clean it with benzene or thinner.

Deterioration of insulation of electric parts may cause electric shock or fire.

When any strange smell or smoke is detected from the refrigerator, disconnect the power plug immediately and contact to the service center.

It may cause fire.

Thinner

Service

center

Do not allow any person except the qualified engineer to disassemble, repair or alter the refrigerator.

It may cause injury, electric shock or fire.

Do not use the refrigerator for non-domestic purpose (storing medicine or testing material, using at the ship, etc.).

It may cause an unexpected risk such as fire, electric shock, deterioration of stored material or chemical reaction.

2. When using the refrigerator

When disposing the refrigerator, remove the packing materials from the door.

It may cause to lock out the child.

Install the refrigerator on the solid and level floor.

Installing it on the unstable place may cause death by falling down the refrigerator when opening or closing the door.

Do not insert the hands or the metal stick into the exit of cool air, the cover, the bottom of the refrigerator, the heatproof grill (exhaust hole) at the backside.

It may cause electric shock or injury.

When you want to dispose the refrigerator, contact to the down-block office.

When you want to dispose the large living waste such as electric home appliance and furniture, you’d better contact the local downblock office.

Down-block

office

WARNING

Violating this direction may cause injury or damage house or furniture. Always be careful, please.

Do not touch food or containers at the freezer with wet hands.

It may cause frostbite.

Wait for 5 minutes or longer when reconnecting the plug.

It may cause the operation of the freezer to fail.

After

5minutes

Pull out the power plug not by grasping the cord but the plug of its end.

It may cause electric shock or short circuit to fire.

Do not put bottle in the freezer.

It may freeze the contents to break the bottle to cause injury.

Do not insert the hands into the bottom of the refrigerator.

The iron plate of the bottom may cause injury.

Do not install the refrigerator in the wet place or the place which water or rain splashes.

Deterioration of insulation of electric parts may cause electric leakage.

Because opening or closing the door of the refrigerator may cause injury to the person around it, be careful, please.

Opening or closing the door may cause feet or hands to be caught in the chink in door or the child to be get hurt by the corner.

Carry the refrigerator with the handle bar at the bottom of the front and the top of the rear.

Otherwise, your hands may be slipped to cause injury.

Do not put any living animal in the refrigerator.

PARTS AND FEATURES

Use this page to become more familiar with the parts and features.Page references are included for your convenience.

NOTE: This guide covers several different models. The refrigerator you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed below. The locations of the features shown below may not match your model.

Digital Sensor Control

Modular Door Bins (p.23)

Shelves (p.21)

Crisper (p.22)

(Keeps fruits and vegetable fresh and crisper)

Glide ‘N’Serve (p.22)

Ice Tray(p.24)

Ice Bin (p.24)

Pull out Drawer (p.25)

Durabase (p.25)

Divider (p.25)

Dairy Bin (p.23)

Utility Bin (p.23)

Wine Holder (p.21)

UNPACKING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Remove tape and any temporary labels from your refrigerator before using. Do not remove any warning-type labels, the model and serial number label, or the TechSheet that is attached to back wall of the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining tape or glue, rub the area briskly with your thumb. Tape or glue residue can also be easily removed by rubbing a small amount of liquid dish soap over the adhesive with your fingers. Wipe with warm water and dry.

Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners to remove tape or glue. These products can damage the surface of your refrigerator. For more information, see the Important Safety Instructions section.

Refrigerator shelves are installed in the shipping position.

Please reinstall shelves according to your individual storage needs.

INSTALLATION

1. To avoid vibration, the unit must be level. If required, adjust the leveling screws to compensate for unevenness of the floor. The front should be slightly higher than the rear to aid in door closing. Leveling screws can be turned easily by tipping the cabinet slightly. Turn the leveling screws clockwise ( ) to raise the unit, counterclockwise ( ) to lower it.

2. Install this appliance in an area where the temperature is between 13°C and 43°C. If the temperature around the appliance is too low or high, cooling ability may be adversely affected.

To ensure proper air circulation around the fridge -freezer, please maintain sufficient space on both the sides as well as top and maintain at least 2 inches (5 cm) from the rear wall.

CAUTION: Avoid placing the unit near heat sources, direct sunlight or moisture.

1. Clean your refrigerator thoroughly and wipe off all dust accumulated during shipping.

2. Install accessories such as ice cube bin, drawers, shelves, etc., in their proper places. They are packed together to prevent possible damage during shipment.

3. Let your refrigerator run for at least 2 or 3 hours before putting food in it. Check the flow of cold air in the freezer compartment to ensure proper cooling. Your refrigerator is now ready for use.

WARNING

• Be careful when you work with hinge, base

grille, stopper etc. You may be injured.

• Do not put hands or foot or metal sticks into air

vents, base grille or bottom of refrigerator. You may be injured or receive an electrical shock.

BASE COVER

To remove the base cover

1. Open the Freezer Drawer. (Drawer not shown for clarity.)

2. Once drawer is open there is sufficient clearance to remove screws on top of cover.

To replace base cover:

• Place cover into position and insert and tighten

screws.

REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

WARNING

When Moving Your Refrigerator:

Your refrigerator is heavy. When moving the refrigerator for cleaning or service, be sure to protect the floor. Always pull the refrigerator straight out when moving it. Do not wiggle or walk the refrigerator when trying to move it, as floor damage could occur.

WARNING

Explosion Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in death, explosion or fire.

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