Miele KWT 6422 iG-1 - Manuals

Warning and Safety instructions 5  The wine conditioning unit is intended for domestic use only for storing wine.It must not be used for any other purpose.  The wine conditioning unit is not suitable for storing and keeping cool medicines, blood plasma, laboratory preparations or other suchmateria...

Warning and Safety instructions 6  Danger of suffocation! Whilst playing, children could become en- tangled in packaging (such as plastic wrapping) or pull it over theirhead and suffocate. Keep packaging material away from children.

Warning and Safety instructions 7 Technical safety  The refrigerant circuit has been checked for leaks. The wine con- ditioning unit complies with statutory safety requirements and theappropriate EU directives.  This wine conditioning unit contains the coolant Isobutane (R600a), a natural gas whic...

Warning and Safety instructions 8  To avoid the risk of damage to the wine conditioning unit, make sure that the connection data (fuse rating, frequency and voltage) onthe data plate corresponds to the household supply.Check that this is the case before connecting the wine conditioningunit. Consult...

Warning and Safety instructions 10 Correct use  The wine conditioning unit is designed for use within a certain cli- mate range (ambient temperatures), and should not be used outsidethis range. The climate range for your wine conditioning unit is statedon the data plate inside the appliance. Instal...

Warning and Safety instructions 11 Accessories and spare parts  Only use genuine original Miele accessories and spare parts with this appliance. Using accessories or spare parts from other manu-facturers will invalidate the warranty, and Miele cannot accept liabil-ity.  Miele will guarantee to sup...

Warning and Safety instructions 12 Disposing of your old appliance  If your old wine unit or refrigeration appliance has a door lock, destroy it.This will prevent the risk of children playing accidentally lockingthemselves in and endangering their lives.  Splashes of coolant can damage the eyes. B...

Caring for the environment 13 Disposal of the packing mater-ial The packaging is designed to protectthe wine conditioning unit from damageduring transportation. The packagingmaterials used are selected from mater-ials which are environmentally friendlyfor disposal and should be recycled. Recycling t...

Saving energy 14 Normal energy consump-tion Increased energy con-sumption Installation /Maintenance In a ventilated room. In an enclosed, unventilatedroom. Protected from direct sun-light. In direct sunlight. Not near to a heat source(radiator, oven). Near to a heat source (radi-ator, oven). Where t...

Guide to the appliance 15 Control panel a For switchingthe whole wine conditioning unit on and off b Optical interface(for Service technicians only) c For selecting the upper or lower wine conditioning zone d For switching the DynaCool function (constant humidity) on and off e For switching the feat...

Guide to the appliance 16 Symbols Symbol Meaning Function  Lock function To prevent inadvertent switching off and al-tering of settings  Audible tones Choice of keypad tone and door alarm tone  Miele@home Only visible when a communication moduleor communication stick is fitted and signedon  Demo...

Guide to the appliance 17 a Door-opening mechanism (Push2open) b Lighting strip(in both wine conditioning zones) c Wooden shelves with labels (FlexiFrames with Noteboard) d Active AirClean filter e Control panel for the upper and lower wine conditioning zones/isolation plate for thermal separation o...

Guide to the appliance 18 Using the door-opening mech-anism correctly The Push2open system on your wineunit makes it easy to open the appli-ance door. The appliance door on yourwine unit is sensitive to pressure. The Push2open system is deactivatedat the factory. The function has to beactivated by t...

Accessories 19 Accessories supplied Chalk Use the chalk to annotate the magneticstrips on the wooden shelves to identifyyour wines quickly and easily. Optional accessories A range of useful Miele accessories andcare products are available for yourwine conditioning unit. Metal base plate If you wish ...

Switching on and off 20 Before using for the first time Packaging material  Remove all packaging material fromthe inside of the appliance. Cleaning the wine unit Please refer to the relevant instruc-tions in “Cleaning and care”.  Clean the inside of the appliance andthe accessories. Operating the ...

Switching on and off 21 The interior lighting will come on whenthe door is opened. Selecting settings A different setting can be set for eachwine conditioning zone.  Touch the sensor for the wine condi-tioning zone you want to adjust thesettings for. The sensor that has been selected ishighlighted ...

Switching on and off 22 Switching off for longer peri-ods of time If the wine unit is not going to be usedfor a longer period of time:  Switch the wine unit off.  Switch off at the wall and withdrawthe plug from the socket, or discon-nect the fuse.  Clean the wine unit.  Leave the door ajar to a...

Selecting further settings 23 Certain settings on the wine condition-ing unit can only be selected in settingsmode. The door alarm is automatically dis-abled when the appliance is in set-tings mode. Safety lock   The safety lock can be activated to pre-vent: - the appliance being switched off by mi...

Selecting further settings 24 Audible tones   The wine conditioning unit has audibletones such as the keypad tone and thedoor and temperature alarms. You can switch the keypad tone or thedoor alarm tone on or off but you can-not deactivate the temperature alarm. There are four settings to choose fr...

Selecting further settings 25 Display brightness   The display brightness can be adjustedto suit lighting conditions in the room. The display brightness can be adjustedin steps from 1  to  3 . The factory default setting is 3 (maximum brightness). Altering the display brightness  Touch the setting...

The optimum temperature and air quality 26 Wine keeps on maturing depending onthe surrounding conditions. The lengthof time for which wine can be kept ingood condition will therefore dependnot only on the temperature but also onthe air quality. The wine conditioning unit with its con-stant ideal tem...

The optimum temperature and air quality 27 Safety device in case of low ambienttemperatures The appliance is equipped with a safetythermostat to protect your wine againsta sharp drop in temperature. If the ex-ternal temperature should fall, a heaterelement switches on automatically tokeep the temper...

The optimum temperature and air quality 28 - Touching a sensor once: The last temperature selected flashes. - Each subsequent touch of the sensor: Adjusts the temperature shown in1 °C increments. - Leaving a finger on the sensor: Changes the temperature continu-ously. A negative tone will sound (if ...

The optimum temperature and air quality 29 Air quality and humidity In most refrigerators the humidity is toolow for wine and therefore a refrigeratoris not suitable for wine storage. Highhumidity levels are necessary whenstoring wine to moisten corks from theoutside. When the humidity is too lowthe...

The optimum temperature and air quality 30 Switching off DynaCool The wine conditioning unit usesslightly more energy and is a littlenoisier when the DynaCool function isswitched on. You can switch it off nowand then if you wish.  Touch the sensor for switching theDynaCool function on and off so th...

Temperature and door alarm 31 This wine conditioning unit is equippedwith an alarm system so that the tem-perature cannot rise or fall unnoticed,thus possibly damaging the wine. Temperature alarm If the temperature in one of the wineconditioning zones rises or falls by acertain amount, the sensor fo...

Temperature and door alarm 32 Door alarm An alarm will sound if the appliancedoor has been left open for longer thanapprox. 2 minutes. The sensors for thewine conditioning zones will flash in thecontrol panel. The alarm symbol   lights up in the display. As soon as the door is closed, thealarm will...

Feature lighting 33 The interior lighting can be set to re-main on when the door is closed soyour wines can be on display at alltimes. Each wine conditioning zone has itsown lighting strip so that all zones areilluminated. Thanks to the use of LED lighting, thewine will not be adversely affected byh...

Feature lighting 34  Touch the OK sensor to confirm yourchoice. The set brightness is saved to memory.The temperature display then appearsagain. As soon as the appliance door isclosed, the set brightness for the fea-ture lighting takes effect. When the ap-pliance door is opened, the interiorlightin...

Feature lighting 35 By touching the sensor - lighting duration is reduced by 30 minutes - lighting duration is increased by 30 minutes.  Touch the OK sensor to confirm yourchoice. The selected lighting duration is savedand the temperature reappears in thedisplay. The lighting duration set starts an...

Storing wine bottles 36 Vibration and movement have a negat-ive effect on the maturing process,which can in turn affect the taste of thewine. To avoid disturbing other bottles whenremoving a bottle of wine, store bottlesof the same type beside each other onthe same shelf. Avoid stacking bottleson to...

Storing wine bottles 37 Wooden shelves The wooden shelves are on telescopicrunners which can be pulled out tomake it easier to store and removebottles. Moving the wooden shelves The wooden shelves can be removedand replaced again if required.  Pull the wooden shelf out until itstops  .  Release t...

Storing wine bottles 38  Slide the wooden shelf back into theappliance as far as it will go  .  Push the wooden shelf right back sothat it clicks into place at the front.  Press down on the back of thewooden shelf until it clicks into placeat the back  . Adjusting the wooden shelves The slats i...

Storing wine bottles 39 Annotating wooden shelves For quick and easy identification of thewines stored, you can write on theblackboard-painted surface on themagnetic strips on the wooden shelves. Use the chalk supplied. You can writedirectly on the magnetic strip or removeit from the wooden shelf. T...

Storing wine bottles 40  If you do not wish to use the 3Dbottle presenter for presentation pur-poses or would like to make use ofthe maximum storage capacity ofyour wine conditioning unit, simplyfold down the rear struts.  Place the 3D bottle presenter flat onthe floor of the wine conditioning uni...

Storing wine bottles 41 Maximum capacity  Risk of damage! Do not exceed the maximum load-bearing capacity of 25 kg for eachwooden shelf. Do not stack bottleson the wooden shelves. Exception: you can stack bottles onthe 3D bottle presenter when it is fol-ded down in the bottom of the appli-ance. Wit...

Automatic defrosting 42 The wine conditioning unit defrostsautomatically.

Cleaning and care 43 Do not let water get into the elec-tronic unit or the lighting.  Risk of damage due to moisture ingress.The steam from a steam cleaner candamage plastic and and electricalcomponents.Do not use a steam cleaner to cleanthe wine conditioning unit. The data plate located inside the...

Cleaning and care 44 Before cleaning the wine unit  Switch the wine unit off.  Take any wine bottles out of the wineunit and store them in a cool place.  Take out all other removable parts forcleaning.  Remove the magnetic strips from thewooden shelves before cleaningthem. Interior, accessories ...

Cleaning and care 45 Cleaning the ventilation gaps A build-up of dust will increase the en-ergy consumption of the appliance.  The ventilation gaps should becleaned on a regular basis with abrush or vacuum cleaner (you coulduse a Miele vacuum cleaner dustingbrush, for example). Cleaning the door se...

Active AirClean filters 46 Fresh air from the room enters the wineconditioning unit through the ActiveAirClean filter. Filtering the incoming airthrough the Active AirClean filter en-sures that all the air entering the appli-ance is fresh and free from dust andodours. The reminder to change the Acti...

Problem solving guide 48 Many malfunctions and faults that can occur in daily operation can be easilyremedied. Time and money will be saved because a service call will not beneeded. The following guide may help you to find the reason for a malfunction or a fault,and to correct it. To prevent cold fr...

Problem solving guide 50 Display warnings Message Cause and remedy The alarm symbol  is lit in the display andboth sensors for thewine conditioning zonesare flashing in the con-trol field. Furthermore,an audible alarm is alsosounding. The door alarm has been activated.  Close the appliance door. B...

Problem solving guide 51 The interior lighting is not working. Problem Cause and remedy The LED interior lightingis not working. The wine conditioning unit is not switched on.  Switch the wine conditioning unit on. To avoid overheating, the LED lighting switches itselfoff automatically after approx...

Problem solving guide 52 General problems with the wine conditioning unit Problem Cause and remedy The door seal is dam-aged or needs to be re-placed. No tools are required to change the door seal.  Change the door seal. A replacement is availablefrom Miele or from specialist retailers. There is no...

Noises 53 Normal noises What causes them Brrrrr ... A humming noise is made by the motor (compressor). Thisnoise can get louder for brief periods when the motor switcheson. Blubb, blubb ... A gurgling noise can be heard when coolant is circulatingthrough the pipes. Click ... Clicking sounds are made...

Service 54 Contact in the event of a fault In the event of any faults which youcannot remedy yourself, please contactyour Miele dealer or the Miele CustomerService Department. You can book a Miele Customer Ser-vice Department call-out online atwww.miele.com/service. Contact information for the Miele...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 55 Installation site  Risk of damage and injury from the wine unit tipping over.The wine unit is very heavy and cantip forwards when the appliance dooris open.Keep the appliance door shut untilthe wine unit has been built in andsecured in its building-in niche in ac-cord...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 58 Climate range The wine conditioning unit is designedfor use within a certain climate range(ambient temperatures) and should notbe used outside this range. The climaterange of the wine conditioning unit isstated on the data plate inside it. Climate range Ambient room te...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 60 Installation dimensions The mains connection cable is2000 mm long. The socket must be easily accessiblein an emergency, not concealed be-hind the appliance. Side view

Installation *INSTALLATION* 61 Adjusting the door hinges The door hinges on the wine condition-ing unit are set ex-works to enable theappliance door to be opened wide. However if the opening angle of the ap-pliance door needs to be limited for anyreason, the hinge can be adjusted toaccommodate this....

Installation *INSTALLATION* 63  Risk of damage. The glass door is breakable.The wine unit has an elongated glassdoor and must not be set down ver-tically at any time.  Carefully place the dismantled appli-ance door on a soft surface.  Now undo the screws completely.  Caution. Ensure that the hin...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 65  Unscrew the hinges   from the appli- ance door.  Unscrew the mounting plate fromhinge A and then screw it onto hingeB.  Unscrew the mounting plate fromhinge B and then screw it onto hingeA.

Installation *INSTALLATION* 66  Secure the hinges   diagonally on the opposite side.  Screw on the cover   and the sup- plied cover   . To do so use the screws that you put to one side thatwere previously used for the transportsafety device  .

Installation *INSTALLATION* 70 All fitting instructions given are for aright-hinged appliance. If you haveconverted the appliance to left handhinging you will need to adapt theseinstructions accordingly. Setting up the wine conditioning unit  Feed the power cable through to thesocket.  Risk of dam...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 71  Push the wine conditioning unit   two thirds of the way into the build-ing-in niche.  Turn the front adjustable feet all theway in using the spanner   supplied.  Slide the filler panel   supplied from the front into the holders on the wineconditioning unit as sh...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 72  Unscrew the transport safetydevice   from the front of the wine conditioning unit, if you have notalready done so. Tip: Keep this device in a safe place for refitting should the appliance need tobe moved in the future. With 16 mm thick unit walls only: 5 6  Clip sp...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 74  Carefully remove the protective foilfrom the supplied sealing strip   .  Fix the sealing strip   flush with the front of the appliance on the dooropening side. 1. Position the sealing strip   flush with the lower edge of the top fixingbracket. 2. Stick it down al...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 75 This will create a gap all round of 42 mm to the front edges of the hous- ing unit side walls.  Close the appliance door and alignthe wine conditioning unit flush withthe surrounding cabinetry, pulling thewine conditioning unit forwards if ne-cessary.  Align the heig...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 78  Screw the supplied cover   into pos- ition. 19  Refit the cover   and secure the seal.  Check that the wine conditioning unitis standing securely in the housingunit and that the door closes prop-erly. Adjusting the appliance door  Align the appliance door by wid...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 80  Secure the seal back on the appli-ance door. The following confirms that the wineunit is correctly installed: - The appliance door closes properly. - The appliance door does not touch the housing unit. - The seal on the top corner of the handle side is firmly seated....

Installation *INSTALLATION* 81 Electrical connection The wine unit is supplied with a mainscable with moulded plug ready for con-nection to an earthed socket. The socket must be easily accessibleafter the wine unit has been installed. Ifthe socket is not easily accessible, en-sure that a suitable me...

Information for dealers 82 Demo mode  The wine conditioning unit can bedemonstrated in the showroom or atexhibitions in “Demo mode”. In thismode the control panel and interiorlighting are active but the compressorremains switched off, so that the appli-ance does not cool down. Switching on demo mod...

Information for dealers 83  Touch the  or  sensor until 0 ap- pears (means: Demo mode isswitched off).  Touch the OK sensor to confirm yourselection. The selected setting is applied, the   symbol flashes.  Touch the settings sensor to leavesettings mode.Otherwise the appliance exits set-tings ...