Safety instructions
Connection and operation
•The appliances are constructed in accordance with the rele- vant safety regulations.
•Connecting the appliance to the mains and repairing and serv- icing the appliance may only be carried out by a qualified elec- trician according to
Concerning the hob
•Never allow the induction hob to operate unattended, as the high power setting results in extremely fast reactions.
•When cooking, pay attention to the
•Do not place empty pots and pans on cooking zones which have been switched on.
•Take care when using simmering pans as simmering water may dry up unnoticed, resulting in damage to the pot and to the hob for which no liability will be assumed.
•It is essential that after using a cooking zone you switch it off with the respective minus key.
•Overheated fats and oils may spontaneously ignite. Always supervise the preparation of food with fats and oils. Never extinguish ignited fats and oils with water! Put the lid on the pan and switch off the cooking zone.
•The glass ceramic surface of the hob is extremely robust. You should, however, avoid dropping hard objects onto the glass ceramic hob. Sharp objects which fall onto your hob might break it.
•There is a risk of electric shocks if the glass ceramic hob develops fractures, cracks, tears or damage of any other kind. Immediately switch off the appliance. Disconnect the fuse immediately and call Customer Service.
•If the hob cannot be switched off due to a defect in the sensor control immediately disconnect your appliance and call Cus- tomer Service.
•Take care when working with home appliances! Connecting cables must not come into contact with hot cooking zones.
•The glass ceramic hob should not be used as a storage area.
•Do not put aluminium foil or plastic onto the cooking zones. Keep everything which could melt, such as plastics, foil and in particular sugar and sugary foods away from hot cooking zones. Use a special glass scraper to immediately remove any sugar from the ceramic hob (when it is still hot) in order to avoid damaging the hob.
•Metal items (pots and pans, cutlery, etc.) must never be put down on the induction hob since they may become hot. Risk of burning!
•Do not place combustible, inflammable or heat deformable objects directly underneath the hob.
•Metal items worn on your body may become hot in the immedi- ate vicinity of the induction hob. Caution! Risk of burns!
•Never use the cooking zones to heat up unopened tins of food or packaging made of material compounds. The power supply may cause them to burst!
•Keep the sensor keys clean since the appliance may consider dirt to be finger contact. Never put anything (pans, tea towels etc.) onto the sensor keys!
If food boils over onto the sensor keys, we advise you to acti- vate the OFF key.
•Hot pans should not cover the sensor keys, since this will cause the appliance to switch off automatically.
•Activate the childproof lock if there are any pets in the home which could make contact with the hob.
•The induction hob may not be used when pyrolysis operation is taking place in a
Concerning persons
•This appliance is not intended to be used by persons (includ- ing children) with physical, mental or sensory impairments or by persons (including children) who lack the required experi- ence or
Children should be supervised in order to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
•Attention!
The surfaces of the heating and cooking zones become hot during use. Keep small children away at all times.
•Persons with cardiac pacemakers or implanted insulin pumps must make sure that their implants are not affected by the induction hob (the frequency range of the induction hob is
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