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IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Afterhavingunpackedtheappliance,checktoensurethatitisnotdamaged.
Incaseofdoubt,donotuseitandconsultyoursupplieroraprofessionallyqualiedtechnician.
Packingelements(i.e.plasticbags,polystyrenefoam,nails,packingstraps,etc.)shouldnotbeleftaround
withineasyreachofchildren,asthesemaycauseseriousinjuries.Thepackagingmaterialisrecyclable
andismarkedwiththerecyclingsymbol
.
• Donotattempttomodifythetechnicalcharacteristicsoftheapplianceasthismaybecomedangerous
touse.
• Donotcarryoutcleaningormaintenanceoperationsontheappliancewithouthavingpreviouslydi-
sconnecteditfromtheelectricpowersupply.
• Afteruse,ensurethattheknobsarein
OFF
position.
• Donotallowchildrenorotherincapablepeopletousetheappliancewithoutsupervision.
• Duringandafteruseoftherange,certainpartswillbecomeveryhot.Donottouchhotparts.
• Keepchildrenawayfromtherangewhenitisinuse.
• Somemodelsaresuppliedwithaprotectivelmonsteelandaluminiumparts.Thislmmustberemo-
vedbeforeinstalling/usingtheappliance.
• Firerisk!Donot storeammablematerialin theovenandin thestoragecompartment(accessible
throughapivotingpanel).
• Makesurethatelectricalcablesconnectingotherappliancesintheproximityoftherangecannotcome
intocontactwiththehoborbecomeentrappedintheovendoor.
• Donotlinetheovenwallswithaluminiumfoil.Donotplaceshelves,broilerpan,pansorothercooking
utensilsonthebaseoftheovenchamber.
• Themanufacturerdeclinesallliabilityforinjurytopersonsordamagetopropertycausedbyincorrect
orimproperuseoftheappliance.
• Toavoidanypossiblehazard,theappliancemustbeinstalledbyqualiedpersonnelonly.Anyrepairs
byunqualiedpersonsmayresultinelectricshockorshortcircuit.Inordertoavoidpossibleinjuries
toyourbodyortotheappliance,donotattemptanyrepairsbyyourself.Suchworkshouldbecarried
outbyqualiedservicepersonnelonly.
• Dangerofburns!Theovenandcookingaccessoriesmaybecomeveryhotduringoperation.Make
surechildrenarekeptoutofreachandwarnthemaccordingly.Toavoidburnsusekitchenclothesand
gloveswhenhandlinghotpartsorutensils.
• Standawayfromtherangewhenopeningovendoor.Hotairorsteamwhichescapescancauseburns
tohands,face,and/oreyes.
• Nevercleantherangeandtheovenwithahigh-pressuresteamcleaningdevice,asitmayprovokea
shortcircuit.
• Inthecaseofaprolongedpowerfailure:
– thetopburnerscanbeusedwithnorestriction.Inthatcasefollowtheinstructionsinthechapter
“Howtousethetopburners”.
– ovenandbroilburner:DONOTattempttolighttheovenorbroilburnerduringpowerfailure.
• Thisapplianceisintendedforuseinyourhousehold.Neverusetheapplianceforanyotherpurpose!
• Ifyou shoulddecide notto usethisappliance anylonger (ordecide tosubstitute anolder model),
beforedisposingofit,itisrecommendedthatitbemadeinoperativeinanappropriatemannerinac-
cordancetohealthandenvironmentalprotectionregulations,ensuringinparticularthatallpotentially
hazardouspartsbemadeharmless,especiallyinrelationtochildrenwhocouldplaywitholdapplian-
ces.Removethedoorbeforedisposaltoprevententrapment.
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Useofanyelectricalapplianceimpliesthenecessitytofollowaseriesoffundamentalrules.
Inparticular:
• Nevertouchtheappliancewithwethandsorfeet.
• Donotoperatetheappliancebarefooted.
• Donotallowchildrenordisabledpeopletousetheappliancewithoutyoursupervision.
Themanufacturercannotbeheldresponsibleforanydamagescausedbyimproper,incorrectorunreaso-
nableuseoftheappliance.