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• This appliance is not connected to a de-
vice, which evacuates the products of
combustion. Make sure to connect the
appliance according to current installation
regulations. Pay attention to require-
ments regarding adequate ventilation.
Use
Warning! Risk of injury, burns or
electric shock.
• Use this appliance in a household envi-
ronment.
• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.
• Do not use an external timer or a sepa-
rate remote-control system to operate
the appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended
during operation.
• 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 or as
a storage surface.
Warning! Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release
flammable vapours. Keep flames or heat-
ed 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.
• Do not try to extinguish a fire with water.
Disconnect the appliance and cover the
flame with a lid or a fire blanket.
Warning! Risk of damage to the
appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the control
panel.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Do not let cookware cool down on the
hotplate.
• Do not activate the cooking zones with
empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the appli-
ance.
• Do not let acid liquids, for example vine-
gar, lemon juice or limescale remover
touch the hob. This can cause matt
patches.
• Provide good ventilation in the room
where the appliance is installed.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings
are not blocked.
• Use only stable cookware with the cor-
rect shape and diameter larger than the
dimensions of the burners. There is a risk
of overheating and rupture of the glass
plate (if applicable).
• Make sure the flame does not go out
when you quickly turn the knob from the
maximum to the minimum position.
• Make sure pots are centrally positioned
on the rings and do not stick out over
edges of the cooking surface.
• Use only the accessories supplied with
the appliance.
• Do not install a flame diffuser on the
burner.
Care and Cleaning
Warning! Risk of damage to the
appliance.
• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent
the deterioration of the surface material.
• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.
• Do not clean the burners in the dish-
washer.
• 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 infor-
mation on how to discard the appliance
correctly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
• Flat the external gas pipes.