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Important hints on safety
Priortothefirstuseoftheappliancedo makeyour-
self familiar with the instruction manual. Pay spe-
cial attention to the hints on safety. In this manual
they are marked with a
.
Thiswill prevent from damages to persons as well
as to th e appliance itself.
Do carefully keep the manual at a safe place and, if
need be, pass it on to your successor user.
The appliance is only to be used for its purpose in the
household. Thisapplianceisaccordingtointernational
security instructions and quality norms.
Thesafetymeasuresexistingasamatterofself-under-
standing would,however ,notcover all of possiblerisks
of accidents.
Electrical safety
Theconnection to the power supply mustexclusi-
vely be carried out by expert electricians. Moreo-
ver, electrical safety has to be ensured by expert
installation in standard built -in cabinets/work-
tops.
Die speziellen Anweisungen des Installationskapitels
sind zu beachten.
Damagedappliancesmustnotbeused.Fuselagetobe
cut off or unscrewed in case of trouble or failure.
For safety reasons repairing, in particular at live parts
oftheappliance, has to becarried out by expert electri-
cians or trained service technicians only, as potential
danger will result for the user. If a fault occurs, please
contact our after--sales--service.
Children safety
Always keep small children away. Make sure that
playing children do not operate the appliance.
Use and operation
In case of careless handling there is danger of bur-
ning oneself at the heating elements in the cooking
area.
Donotswitchoncookingzonesunlesspotsor pansare
placed on them. Vessels and their bottoms have to be
dry and clean.
Do not use hobs for parking any objects.
The preparation of food in aluminum foil or plastic con-
tainers is not allowed.
The hob gets damaged, when you operate it without
placingany vesselsonit or when you useempty orun-
suitable vessels, e.g. of an uneven bottom or a too
small diameter.
Overheated fat or oilmay ignite; therefore, watchdeep
frying and similar methods of preparation during which
a lot of fat needs to be heated up.
When taking the hot items from the hotplates do abso-
lutely make use of pot or thermo-gloves.
When connecting additional electrical appliances
make sure the connecting wires do not come into con-
tact with the hotplates.
After use make sure that the appliance is switched off.
All of the rotary knobs have to be reset into the OFF-
position.
Cleaning
No hotplate must be switched on during the cleaning
procedure. Make sure that the ceramic-glass surface
hascooleddowninawaythatonemaygetintouchwith
interior parts without any danger.
Always keep the ceramic-glass surface clean.
Steam and high--pressure cleaning units are not suit-
able for cleaning because of the requirements of elec-
trical safety.