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Safety notes
Risks of injury
• Keep children and animals away from the pot and the packaging material.
• Do not leave the pot unattended when in use.
• Scalding hazard! Hot steam is emitted from the valves! Always keep your face and
hands away from the area around the valve vents!
• Scalding hazard! Be careful when opening the lid, hot steam is released from the
inside of the pot.
• Be careful when using the pot. Improper use may cause burns. Make sure that the
pot is correctly closed when cooking.
• The pot may only be transported if the following safety measures are taken:
–
Never touch the hot surfaces of the pot. Take hold of it by the handles. Use oven
mitts if applicable.
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Never use the handle on the lid to lift the pot.
–
Always keep the pot in a level position and set it down carefully. Do not slide, pull,
bump or throw the pot!
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Always use both handles to hold the pot
fi
rmly when moving it!
Health safety notes
• Some production residues may be stuck to the product. Clean the pot and the cook-
ing lid before
fi
rst use. For this, observe the notes in the chapters “Before
fi
rst use”
and “Cleaning and storage”.
Proper use
• Each time before you use the pot, check that the pot, the lid closures and the valves
are in proper functioning order. Do not use the pot if the pot, cooking lid or the valves
are damaged or plugged.
• Keep the valves, the cooking lid and the pot clean before and after use. Keep all parts
free of soiling and greasy dirt (see chapter “Cleaning and storage”).
• If the pot, the valves, the cooking lid or the lid closures are defective, do not use the
pot and do not attempt to repair damages yourself. In the event of damage, contact a
professional or customer service.
• Only use the spare parts or accessories recommended by the manufacturer, which
fi
t the respective model.
• With the exception of the measures described in the chapter “Cleaning and storage”,
do not tamper with the valves at all.
• Make sure that the valves are not covered by other objects (e.g. potholders) during use!
• Do not push or pull the pot across glass ceramic hobs to prevent damage to the hob.
• Only use the pot on stable stoves/hotplates. Make sure that the hotplate is not larger
than the diameter of the bottom of the pot! With gas stoves, be particularly sure that
the gas
fl
ames do not lick up along the sides of the pot. The
fl
ames could damage
the pot or the handles.
• In
case
of
fi
re: Do not extinguish the
fl
ames with water; instead smother them with a
fi
re blanket or similar!