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REFRIGERATORS
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Thecoolingunit’sperformanceis
inuencedbyambienttemperatures.
Pleaseselectthemediumsettingfor
ambienttemperaturesbetween+15°C
and+25°C.Theunitoperateswithin
itsoptimumperformancerange.
Dometicrefrigeratorsworkaccording
totheabsorptionprinciple.For
physicalreasons,anabsorption
systemrespondsslowlytochanges
madebythethermostatcontroller,by
lossofcoolingenergythrough
openingthedoororduringstoring
food.Thedevicesmeetthecooling
performancerequirementsofthe
ClimaticClassSNacc.ToEN/ISO7371
inthetemperaturerangeof+10°Cto
32°Cambienttemperature.
For temperaturesbelow+10°C,wintercovers
shouldbeinstalled.Forambienttemperatures
exceeding+32°Cforalongerperiodoftime,it
isrecommendedinstallingDometicadditional
fan(itemno.241298500).
Additional Features (MES)
Thebrightnessofthedisplayreducesaftera
fewsecondsifnootherbuttonsarepressed.
If the door is open, the interior lighting is
switchedoffautomaticallyafter2minutes.
Failuresareindicatedbyashingofthefailure
indicatorLED.
Should the door be kept open for too long
(morethan2minutes),theblueexternalLED
startsashinguntilthedoorisclosed.
Frame Heating
All models are equipped with a frame
heating (12v DC/3.5W) around the freezer
compartment. During summer months with
high temperatures and humidity the metal
frame may have water droplets forming. To
evaporatethesedropletsswitchontheframe
heatingwithswitch(3).TheLED(5)indicates
thattheheatingison.
Theframeheatingisinoperationwithapre-
settingof2hoursandswitchedoffafterwards
automatically. The frame heating can be
deactivatedeverytimebypressingthebutton
(3).
Door Locking
Manualdoorlock
Openthedoorbypressingthelockingbutton
andpullopen.
Shutthedooragainbypushingittoclose.The
snappingintothelockcanbeheard.
Whilethe vehicleis parked,the locking hook
maybexedtofacilitateopeningofthedoor.
Fastening and releasing the door lock hook
whenparkingthevehicle.
Ifthevehicleisparkedforalongertime,the
lockinghook maybe clampedbymeansof a
lockbar.Thedoormaynowbeopenedbyjust
pullingitwithoutneedofpressingthelocking
button.
Asabasicrule,shutandlocktherefrigerator
beforeyoustartyourjourney.