• Do not operate the appliance with wet
hands or when it has contact with water.
• Do not use the appliance as a work
surface or as a storage surface.
• If the surface of the appliance is
cracked, disconnect immediately the
appliance from the power supply. This to
prevent an electrical shock.
• When you place food into hot oil, it may
splash.
WARNING!
Risk of fire and
explosion
• Fats and oil when heated can release
flammable vapours. Keep flames or
heated objects away from fats and oils
when you cook with them.
• The vapours that very hot oil releases
can cause spontaneous combustion.
• Used oil, that can contain food
remnants, can cause fire at a lower
temperature than oil used for the first
time.
• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products in,
near or on the appliance.
WARNING!
Risk of damage to
the appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the
control panel.
• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glass
surface of the hob.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not to let objects or cookware
fall on the appliance. The surface can be
damaged.
• Do not activate the cooking zones with
empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the
appliance.
• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium
or with a damaged bottom can cause
scratches on the glass / glass ceramic.
Always lift these objects up when you
have to move them on the cooking
surface.
• This appliance is for cooking purposes
only. It must not be used for other
purposes, for example room heating.
Care and cleaning
• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent
the deterioration of the surface material.
• Deactivate the appliance and let it cool
down before you clean it.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
electrical supply before maintenance.
• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do
not use any abrasive products, abrasive
cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.
Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or
suffocation.
• Contact your municipal authority for
information on how to discard the
appliance correctly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.
• Cut off the mains electrical cable close
to the appliance and dispose of it.
Service
• To repair the appliance contact an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Use original spare parts only.
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