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Avoiding material damage
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Do not use the appliance if it has a cracked
or broken surface.
WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over
their heads or wrap themselves up in it and
suffocate.
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Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
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Do not let children play with packaging ma-
terial.
Children may breathe in or swallow small
parts, causing them to suffocate.
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Keep small parts away from children.
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Do not let children play with small parts.
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Avoiding material damage
This is where you can find the most common causes of damage and tips on how to avoid them.
Damage
Cause
Measure
Stains
Unsupervised cooking process.
Monitor the cooking process.
Stains, blisters
Spilled food, especially food with a high
sugar content.
Remove immediately with a glass scraper.
Stains, blisters or
fractures in the glass
Defective cookware, cookware with melted
enamel or cookware with copper or alu-
minium base.
Use suitable cookware that is in a good con-
dition.
Stains, discolouration
Unsuitable cleaning methods.
Only use cleaning agents that are suitable for
glass ceramic, and only clean the hob when
it is cold.
Blisters or fractures in
the glass
Knocks or falling cookware, cooking ac-
cessories or other hard or pointed objects.
When cooking, do not hit the glass or let ob-
jects fall onto the hob.
Scratches, discolour-
ation
Rough cookware bases or moving the cook-
ware on the hob.
Check the cookware. Lift the cookware when
moving it.
Scratches
Salt, sugar or sand.
Do not use the hob as a work surface or
storage space.
Damage to the appli-
ance
Cooking with frozen cookware.
Never use frozen cookware.
Damage to the cook-
ware or the appliance
Cooking without contents.
Never place or heat empty cookware on a
hot cooking zone.
Glass damage
Melted material on the hot cooking zone or
hot pot lid on the glass.
Do not place greaseproof paper or alu-
minium foil nor plastic containers or pot lids
on the hob.
Overheating
Hot cookware on the control panel or on the
frame.
Never place hot cookware on these areas.
ATTENTION!
A fan is located on the underside of this hob.
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If a drawer is located on the underside of the hob,
do not store any small or pointed objects, paper or
tea towels in it. These objects may be sucked in
and damage the fan or impair the cooling.
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There must be a clearance of at least 2 cm between
the contents of the drawer and the fan entry point.
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Environmental protection and saving energy
3.1 Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compat-
ible and can be recycled.
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Sort the individual components by type and dispose
of them separately.