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safety instructions
• Please read these instructions
before operating the appliance
and retain for future use.
• The appliance is intended solely
for domestic use within the home.
• Attention! Avoid touching hot
surfaces, especially the outside of
the appliance when the appliance
is in use.
• Attention! In case of overfilling
the kettle, it is possible that
boiling water is ejected.
• Before plugging into a socket,
check that the voltage in your
home corresponds with the
voltage printed on the bottom of
the appliance.
• Never let the power cord of the
appliance hang over the edge
of a table or counter, touch hot
surfaces or become knotted.
• Never place this appliance on or
near a hot gas or electric burner
or where it could touch a heated
oven or microwave oven. Do not
allow this appliance to touch
curtains, wall coverings, clothing,
dishtowels or other flammable
materials during use.
• Always use the appliance on a
secure, dry, level surface.
• Never leave the appliance
unattended when in use.
• Always carry out regular checks
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of the power cord to ensure no
damage is evident. Should there
be any signs that the cord is
damaged in the slightest degree,
the entire appliance should be
returned to the Customer Service
Department in order to avoid a
hazard.
• For your own safety, only use
the accessories and spare parts
from the manufacturer which are
suitable for the appliance.
• Always return the appliance after
a malfunction, or if it has been
damaged in any manner to the
Customer Service Department
for examination, repair or
adjustment as special purpose
tools are required.
• Never unplug it from the socket
by pulling the cable.
• Always ensure that your hands
are dry before handling the plug,
switch or power cord.
• An electrical appliance is not a
toy and should therefore always
be placed outside of the reach of
children. Children are not always
able to understand potential risks.
Teach children a responsible
handling of electrical appliances.
• Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
• This appliance is not intended
for use by persons (including
children) with reduced physical,
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