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hot during use.
Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements.
Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless
continuously supervised.
WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can
be dangerous and may result in fire.
NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off
the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire
blanket.
WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the manu-
facturer of the cooking appliance or indicated by the
manufacturer of the appliance in the instructions for use
as suitable or hob guards incorporated in the appliance.
The use of inappropriate guards can cause accidents.
1.3 Operation and maintenance
1.3.1 Electrical Shock Hazard
Do not cook on a broken or cracked cooktop. If the cook-
top surface should break or crack, switch the appliance off
immediately at the mains power supply (wall switch) and
contact a qualified technician.
Switch the cooktop off at the wall before cleaning or
maintenance.
Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock
or death.
1.3.2 Health Hazard
This appliance complies with electromagnetic safety
standards.
However, persons with cardiac pacemakers or other elec-
trical implants (such as insulin pumps) must consult with
their doctor or implant manufacturer before using this ap-
pliance to make sure that their implants will not be af-
fected by the electromagnetic field.
Failure to follow this advice may result in death.
1.3.3 Hot Surface Hazard
During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become
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