• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during op-
eration.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or
when it has contact with water.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking
zones. They become hot.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after use.
• 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.
Warning!
Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release flammable va-
pours. 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 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 cook-
ware 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
ceramic. Always lift these objects up when you have
to move them on the cooking surface.
Care and Cleaning
Warning!
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the deterio-
ration of the surface material.
• Do not use water spray and steam to clean the appli-
ance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Only use
neutral detergents. Do not use 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 cable and discard it.
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