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Safety
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Leaving fat or oil cooking on an unattended
hob can be dangerous and may lead to fires.
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Never leave hot oil or fat unattended.
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Never attempt to extinguish a fire using wa-
ter; instead, switch off the appliance and
then cover with a lid or a fire blanket.
Hob covers can cause accidents, for example
due to overheating, catching fire or materials
shattering.
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Do not use hob covers.
The appliance becomes very hot, fabrics and
other objects may ignite.
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Keep fabrics (e.g. garments or curtains)
away from the flames.
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Never reach over the flames.
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Do not place combustible objects (e.g. tea
towels or newspapers) on, next to or be-
hind the appliance.
Opening the appliance door creates a
draught. Greaseproof paper may come into
contact with the heating element and catch
fire.
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Never place greaseproof paper loosely
over accessories when preheating the ap-
pliance and while cooking.
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Always cut greaseproof paper to size and
use a plate or baking tin to hold it down.
Combustible objects that are left in the cook-
ing compartment may catch fire.
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Never store combustible objects in the
cooking compartment.
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If smoke is emitted, the appliance must be
switched off or the plug must be pulled out
and the door must be held closed in order
to stifle any flames.
The rear of the appliance becomes very hot.
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This may cause damage to the power
cables.
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Electricity and gas lines must not come into
contact with the rear of the appliance.
WARNING ‒ Risk of burns!
The accessible parts can become hot during
operation.
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Small children should be kept away from
the appliance.
Hob protective grilles may cause accidents.
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Never use hob protective grilles.
Accessories and cookware get very hot.
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Always use oven gloves to remove ac-
cessories or cookware from the cooking
compartment.
Empty cookware becomes extremely hot
when set on gas burners that are operating.
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Never heat up empty cookware.
The appliance becomes hot during operation.
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Allow the appliance to cool down before
cleaning.
When the cooking compartment is hot, any al-
coholic vapours inside may catch fire.
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Only use small quantities of drinks with a
high alcohol content in food.
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Open the appliance door carefully.
The appliance and its parts that can be
touched become hot during use.
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Caution should be exercised here in order
to avoid touching heating elements.
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Young children under 8 years of age must
be kept away from the appliance.
Accessible points may be hot when using the
grill.
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Keep small children away from the appli-
ance.
WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock!
Incorrect repairs are dangerous.
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Repairs to the appliance should only be
carried out by trained specialist staff.
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Only use genuine spare parts when repair-
ing the appliance.
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If the power cord of this appliance is dam-
aged, it must be replaced by the manufac-
turer, the manufacturer's Customer Service
or a similarly qualified person in order to
prevent any risk.
If the appliance or the power cord is dam-
aged, this is dangerous.
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Never operate a damaged appliance.
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Never operate an appliance with a cracked
or fractured surface.
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Never pull on the power cord to unplug the
appliance. Always unplug the appliance at
the mains.
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If the appliance or the power cord is dam-
aged, immediately unplug the power cord
or switch off the fuse in the fuse box and
turn off the gas supply.
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An ingress of moisture can cause an electric
shock.
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Do not use steam- or high-pressure clean-
ers to clean the appliance.
