2.
Safety instructions
DANGER! Determination and assessment of hazards in accordance with the
German Health and Safety at Work Act
● According to the German Health and Safety at Work Act, the employer must assess what haz
ards are present for those occupied in the work and what health and safety measures are neces
sary. Observe the information from the employers' liability insurance association for commercial
kitchens!
● The employer must specify and provide the personal protective equipment.
WARNING! Risk of injury
● During operation, the appliance and cookware are hot!
● The glass ceramic cooking surface remains hot after use!
● If the glass ceramic cooking surface is cracked or broken; or the circumferential silicone seal is
defective:
− Switch off the unit.
− Switch off the electric main switch upstream of the appliance, or disconnect the mains plug.
− Contact an authorized customer service.
DANGER! Risk of fire, fire fighting
● The appliance must not be used for deep frying!
● Approved fire extinguishers for cooking oil and fat fires must be available for fighting fires.
CAUTION! Risk of damage
● Make sure that no meltable material (sugary foods, plastics, aluminium foil, enamel etc.) gets
onto the hot glass ceramic cooking surface or under a pot. Remove the material immediately
when hot before it sticks permanently to the glass ceramic cooking surface.
● Do not douse the hot glass ceramic cooking surface with water, otherwise cracks may form!
● Do not push cookware over the glass ceramic cooking surface or allow it to stand on the circum
ferential silicone seal.
● Do not place any empty pots or pans on the glass ceramic cooking surface when the appliance is
switched on. Otherwise your cookware or the glass ceramic cooking surface could be damaged.
● Risk of breakage! Do not allow any hard or pointed objects to drop onto the glass ceramic cook
ing surface!
● Do not scratch the glass ceramic cooking surface, e. g. by pushing cookware with rough bot
toms, by using defective enamel pots or grains of sand caught between pot bottom and the glass
ceramic cooking surface.
● Do not place hot cookware on the stainless steel table tops or stainless steel work surfaces, oth
erwise there is a risk of warping of the stainless steel table tops and stainless steel work sur
faces, with permanent damage.
● Do not spray or clean the appliance with water hoses, high pressure cleaners, high pressure
steam cleaners or steam cleaners!
● Do not spray foam cleaner on front panels and appliance panels! The foam cleaner ingresses into
the smallest cracks and destroys the components of the appliance!
● If the appliance has not been used for a longer period, commission an authorised customer ser
vice agent check it for correct operation.
● If you cannot rectify malfunctions using the information on page 7. chapter 7. "Malfunctions and
rectification", switch off the appliance and contact the authorized customer service.
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