Operating Elements |
| Boiling water |
qHandle
w Lid with knob
eScale
r ON/OFF switch with integrated pilot light
tBase
y Pourer sieve
Start-up
Important
Always and only use freshly drawn mains water in the kettle! Do not consume any water that is not certified as potable. If you do, you are taking a risk with your health!
•Before taking the appliance into use, ensure that ...
•the appliance, the plug and the power cable are in good working order and...
–the power cable been completely unwound from the holder on the bottom of the appliance, and that...
–all packaging materials have been removed from the appliance.
•Fill the appliance with water up to the MAX mark and let it come to a full boil once – as described in the next section.
•Pour this water away after the water has been boiled.
•Rinse the water boiler out with clear water.
•Fill the appliance with water once again up to the MAX marking on the scale e and then bring it to the boil. When done, pour this water away also.
The appliance is now ready for use.
Danger
Never place the electrical base t adjacent to water
– a potentially fatal risk!
•Lift the kettle off of the base when filling it!
•Remove the lid w in that you pull it upwards.
•Hold the kettle upright while filling it. Only in this way can you correctly read the markings on the scale e.
Fill the kettle ...
–at least to the MIN mark, so that the device does not overheat,
–no higher than the MAX mark, so that no boiling water spills out.
•First close the lid w...
•and then place the kettle on the base t such that it is standing absolutely upright on the base t.
•Now insert the plug into the mains power socket ...
•and press the ON/OFF switch r downwards until it engages.
•The pilot lamp integrated into the ON/OFF switch r indicates that the appliance is now heating the water up.
•The appliance switches itself off and the pilot lamp goes out as soon as the water is on the boil. The ON/OFF switch r springs upwards.
Warning
Remove the plug from the mains power socket before you lift the kettle from its base t. This prevents causing a potential short circuit by water possibly spilling out of the carafe and falling onto live electrical connections in the base t.
Injury hazard
For safety reasons, the lid w should not be opened while the water is boiling or is very hot.
There is a risk of receiving severe scalds.
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