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• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on
the cooking zones. They can become
hot.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet
hands or when it has contact with
water.
• Do not use the appliance as a work
surface or as a storage surface.
• If the surface of the appliance is
cracked, disconnect immediately the
appliance from the power supply. This
to prevent an electrical shock.
• When you place food into hot oil, it may
splash.
WARNING! Risk of fire and
explosion
• Fats and oil when heated can release
flammable vapours. Keep flames or
heated 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.
WARNING! Risk of damage to
the appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the
control panel.
• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glass
surface of the hob.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not to let objects or
cookware fall on the appliance. The
surface can be damaged.
• Do not activate the cooking zones with
empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the
appliance.
• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium
or with a damaged bottom can cause
scratches on the glass / glass ceramic.
Always lift these objects up when you
have to move them on the cooking
surface.
• This appliance is for cooking purposes
only. It must not be used for other
purposes, for example room heating.
Care and cleaning
WARNING! Do not remove the
buttons, knobs or gaskets from
the control panel. Water may
get inside the appliance and
cause damage.
• Clean regularly the appliance to
prevent the deterioration of the surface
material.
• Deactivate the appliance and let it cool
down before you clean it.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
electrical supply before maintenance.
• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do
not use any abrasive products,
abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or
metal objects.
Disposal
WARNING! Risk of injury or
suffocation.
• Contact your municipal authority for
information on how to discard the
appliance correctly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.
• Cut off the mains electrical cable close
to the appliance and dispose of it.
Service
• To repair the appliance contact an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Use original spare parts only.