Gaggenau VG295250, User Manual

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Preventing material damage
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The insulation on cables of electrical appli-
ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the
appliance.
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Never bring electrical appliance cables into
contact with hot parts of the appliance.
WARNING ‒ Risk of injury!
Faults or damage to the appliance and re-
pairs that have not been carried out correctly
are dangerous.
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Never switch on the appliance if there is a
fault with it.
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If the appliance is faulty, unplug the mains
plug or switch off the fuse in the fuse box.
Shut off the gas supply and call the after
sales service.
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Always have repairs carried out to the ap-
pliance and damaged gas lines replaced
by trained, specialist personnel.
Cookware that is not the right size, or that is
damaged or incorrectly positioned may cause
serious injuries.
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See the notes on cookware.
When switching on the burner, sparks are
generated in the ignition plugs.
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Never touch the ignition plugs while the
burner is being lit.
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.
2 Preventing material damage
ATTENTION!
A build-up of heat may damage the appliance.
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Never cover the stainless steel hob, for example
with aluminium foil or oven protectors.
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Only use the accessories specified.
Heat can cause damage to adjacent appliances or kit-
chen units. If the appliance is in operation for an exten-
ded period, heat and moisture will be generated.
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Open a window or switch on an extractor hood lead-
ing to the outside.
A build-up of heat may damage the appliance.
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Do not heat roasters, frying pans or grill stones us-
ing more than one burner at a time.
If a control knob is in the wrong position, this could
lead to malfunctions.
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Always turn the control knob to the "Off" position
when the appliance is not being used.
3 Environmental protection and saving energy
Help protect the environment by using your appliance
in a way that conserves resources and by disposing of
reusable materials properly.
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.
Information about current disposal methods are
available from your specialist dealer or local author-
ity.
3.2 Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use
less energy.
Choose a burner roughly the same size as your pan.
Centre the cookware on the hob.
Use cookware whose base diameter is the same dia-
meter as the hotplate.
Tip:
Cookware manufacturers often give the upper
diameter of the saucepan. It is often larger than the
base diameter.
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Unsuitable cookware or incompletely covered cook-
ing zones consume a lot of energy.
Cover saucepans with suitable lids.
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Cooking without a lid consumes far more energy.
Lift the lid as infrequently as possible.
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When you lift the lid, a lot of energy escapes.
Using a glass lid
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You can see into the pan through a glass lid
without having to lift it.