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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
STRUCTIONS
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Safety
The safety of this appliance corresponds with the
recognised regulations and the legislation covering
the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers
we also regard it as our responsibility to familiarise
you with the following safety instructions.
Electrical Safety
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The new appliance may only be installed and
connected by qualified personnel. Please observe
this instruction, otherwise the warranty will not
cover any damage that may occur.
•
Repairs to the appliance are only to be carried out
by approved service engineers. Improper repairs
can cause injury or serious malfunction. If your
appliance needs repairing, please contact your
local Service Force Center.
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If your appliance malfunctions or fractures,
cracks or splits appear:
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switch off all cooking zones,
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disconnect the hob from the electricity supply.
Child Safety
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The cooking zones will become hot when you
cook. Therefore, always keep small children
away.
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The hob should only be operated by adults. Do
not allow children to play near the hob.
Safety During Use
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This appliance may only be used for cooking and
frying food in the home. It is not designed for
commercial or industrial purposes.
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Take care when plugging electrical appliances
into mains sockets near the hob. Connecting
leads must not come into contact with the hot
surface.
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Overheated fats and oils catch fire quickly. You
should supervise cooking when preparing foods
in fat or oil (e.g. chips).
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Switch off the cooking zones after use.
Safety When Cleaning
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For safety reasons do not clean the appliance
with a steam jet or high pressure cleaner.
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Clean the hob in accordance with the cleaning
and care instructions in this manual.
How to avoid damaging your
appliance
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Do not use the cooking surface as a work surface
or for storage.
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Do not use the cooking zones with empty pans.
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Glass ceramic is insensitive to temperature shock
and very robust, however it is not unbreakable. In
particular, pointed and hard objects which drop
onto the cooking surface can damage it.
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Do not use pans with damaged bases that are
rough and have burrs. Scratching may occur
when the pans are slid.
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Do not place any pans on the cooking surface
frame. Scratching may occur or the paint dam-
aged.
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Ensure that liquids containing acids e.g. vinegar,
lemon or limescale removing agents do not make
contact with the hob frame, otherwise matt spots
will result.
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Keep all objects and materials which can melt
away from the glass ceramic surface, e.g. alumin-
ium foil or oven foil. If something does melt onto
the glass ceramic surface, it must be removed
immediately.
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Avoid boiling pans dry. The bases could be irrep-
arably damaged in the process and the glass
ceramic cooking surface also damaged.
Special instructions for induction
cooking zones.
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Scientific examinations have shown that it is not
normally expected that induction cooking zones
can influence or endanger patients with active
implants (heart pacemakers, insulin pumps ...).
However, maintain a minimum distance of 30 cm
between the upper body and the cooking zone.
We recommend that you consult your doctor to
find out about any possible incompatibilities.
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Electromagnetic fields can influence electronic
circuits and can interfere with transistor radios.
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Do not put magnetically rechargable objects (e.g.
credit cards, cassettes etc.) on the glass ceramic
surface while the induction cooking zone(s) is
(are) in use!
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Do not place any metallic objects (e.g. spoons,
pan lids etc.) onto the induction surface, because
these could heat up during operation.
