1 Safety precautions
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Appliance-specific safety precautions
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WARNING: If the surface has a crack running through the
thickness of the material, switch the appliance off and discon-
nect it from the mains to avoid possible electric shock.
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WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts get hot
during use. Be careful not to touch the heating elements.
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Under no circumstances use a steam cleaner to clean the ap-
pliance.
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Do not place metal objects such as knives, forks, spoons, lids
or aluminium foil on the hob as they can get hot.
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WARNING: It can be dangerous to leave the hob unattended
when cooking with fat or oil, as this can lead to fires. NEVER
attempt to extinguish a fire with water. Instead, switch the ap-
pliance off and then carefully smother the flames with, for ex-
ample, a lid or a fire blanket.
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WARNING: Never store objects on the hob due to the risk of
fire.
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WARNING: The cooking process should always be super-
vised. Shorter cooking processes, in particular, must be su-
pervised the entire time.
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Do not operate the appliance using an external time switch or
a separate remote control system.
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