Importanthintson safety
Priortothefirstuse of the appliance do make your-
self familiarwiththeinstruction manual. Pay spe-
cialattention tothehintson safety. Inthismanual
they aremarkedwitha.
Thiswill prevent fromdamages to persons as well
as tothe appliance itself.
Docarefully keep the manualatasafe place and,if
need be,pass iton toyoursuccessoruser.
The applianceisonlyto be used foritspurposeinthe
household.Thisapplianceisaccording tointernational
securityinstructionsand qualitynorms.
The safetymeasuresexisting asamatterofself-under-
standing would,however,notcoverall ofpossiblerisks
ofaccidents.
Electricalsafety
The connection tothepowersupplymustexclusi-
velybe carried outby expertelectricians.Moreo-
ver,electricalsafetyhas to be ensured by expert
installation instandard built-incabinets/work-
tops.
Diespeziellen Anweisungen desInstallationskapitels
sind zu beachten.
Damaged appliancesmustnotbe used.Fuselage to be
cutoff orunscrewed incase of trouble orfailure.
Forsafetyreasonsrepairing,in particularatlive parts
of the appliance,hasto be carried outbyexpertelectri-
ciansortrained servicetechniciansonly,aspotential
dangerwill result forthe user. If afaultoccurs,please
contactourafter--sales--service.
Childrensafety
Always keep small children away.Makesurethat
playing children do notoperatethe appliance.
Use and operation
Incase ofcareless handling thereisdangerofbur-
ning oneselfat the heating elementsinthe cooking
area.
Do notswitchoncooking zonesunless potsorpansare
placed on them.Vesselsand theirbottomshaveto be
dryand clean.
Do notuse hobsforparking anyobjects.
The preparation of food in aluminumfoil orplastic con-
tainersisnotallowed.
The hob getsdamaged,when you operateitwithout
placing any vesselson itorwhen you use emptyorun-
suitablevessels,e.g.ofan uneven bottomoratoo
small diameter.
Overheated fatoroil mayignite; therefore,watch deep
frying and similar methodsofpreparation during which
alotof fatneedsto be heated up.
When taking the hotitemsfromthe hotplatesdo abso-
lutelymake use ofpotorthermo-gloves.
When connecting additionalelectricalappliances
makesurethe connecting wiresdo notcomeintocon-
tactwiththe hotplates.
Afterusemakesurethat the applianceis switched off.
All of the rotary knobshaveto be resetintothe OFF-
position.
Cleaning
No hotplatemustbe switched on during the cleaning
procedure.Makesurethat the ceramic-glass surface
has cooled downinawaythatone maygetintouchwith
interiorpartswithoutanydanger.
Always keep the ceramic-glass surfaceclean.
Steamand high--pressurecleaning unitsare notsuit-
ableforcleaning because of the requirementsofelec-
tricalsafety.
ATTENTION!=Symbolforsafetyhints-ifyou do’ntobservethis,damagesofpersonsaswell to
the appliancecan happen
STOPSTOP!=Symbolfforhintsofspecialdanger-please observestrictly.
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