Super cool / fast cool (fridge)
The fridge section (not the freezer) runs at full power and drops to its coldest setting for a few hours, to chill a big shop or drinks quickly, then returns to your setting by itself.
What the manuals say to do
Switch it on before loading a lot of food or drinks. Miele says 4 hours before. It turns itself off: after about 6 hours (Bosch, Hisense) or about 12 hours (Miele). Hisense sets the fridge to 2 °C while it runs.
What it does not mean
It does not freeze anything and does not affect the freezer — that is super freeze. It is not a setting to leave on: Liebherr says it uses more energy than normal operation, and Miele suggests switching it off once food and drinks are cold.
Makes differ, check your fridge’s manual: the same drawing can mean different things on different brands, and only your model’s manual says exactly what a button does, what temperature it sets and when it switches itself off.
- What it looks like
- A single snowflake or star, a thermometer with a down arrow, or the words “Super cool” / “Extra Cool”. Liebherr uses one star for SuperCool and two for SuperFrost.
- Names used
- Super cooling (Bosch); SuperCool (Miele, Liebherr); Super Cool (Hisense, Electrolux); Power Cool (Samsung); Extra Cool (Electrolux display)
Where makers differ
Samsung’s Power Cool “speeds up the cooling process in the refrigerator” and is cancelled by pressing it again; Electrolux says the Eco and Holiday modes cannot be selected while super cool runs. Liebherr and Miele warn the appliance may be louder while it runs.
Other symbols with the same shapes
Sources
No public standard defines this panel symbol, so its meaning is taken from the manuals of 6 different maker groups (Bosch, Miele, Hisense, Liebherr, Electrolux, Samsung), each fetched and read on the date shown:
- Bosch: Bosch — Instructions for use, fridge-freezer KGN.. (9001101173 F, PDF) — “Super cooling sets the refrigerator temperature to the coldest temperature setting for approx. 6 hours. Then the appliance automatically switches to the temperature set prior to super cooling mode … before placing large quantities of food … for the fast cooling of drinks.” Checked 2026-09-27.
- Miele: Miele — Operating instructions, fridge-freezer, M.-Nr. 11 746 390 (PDF) — SuperCool rapidly reduces the fridge zone to its lowest setting; switch on 4 hours before; switches off after approx. 12 hours; the appliance may make more noise. Checked 2026-09-27.
- Hisense: Hisense — User’s operation manual, HR6BMFF435 / HR6BMFF520 (PDF, copy hosted by productreview.com.au) — “Super Cool can refrigerate your food faster … the refrigerator temperature setting will display 2°C. Super cool automatically switches off after 6 hours.” Checked 2026-09-27.
- Liebherr: Liebherr — User guide, built-in combined fridge-freezer HCB 1060 (7086622-03, 2021-04-09, PDF hosted by a Liebherr parts store) — “Use SuperCool to quickly cool large amounts of food … The cooling temperature drops to the coldest value … SuperCool will use more energy than normal operation.” Checked 2026-09-27.
- Electrolux: Electrolux — User manual, freezer-fridge RCB732E5MX (PDF) — Super Cool Mode: “To cool and store a large quantity of food in the fridge compartment. To quickly cool drinks.” Economy and holiday mode cannot be selected during it. Checked 2026-09-27.
- Samsung: Samsung — Owner’s manual and installation, side-by-side refrigerator RS263 / RS265 / RS267 / RS269 (DA99-01278A rev 0.4, 2007, PDF hosted by Encompass) — “POWER COOL — Speeds up the cooling process in the refrigerator … Press this button again to cancel the Power Cool mode.” Checked 2026-09-27.
Written in our own words; quotations are the regulation’s or the makers’ wording.