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13- SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

•Pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullybeforefirstuse.Thisproducthasbeendesignedfordomesticuseonly.Anycommercial use,inappropriateuseorfailuretocomplywiththeinstructions,themanufactureracceptsnoresponsibilityandtheguarantee willnotapply.

•Foryoursafety,thisapplianceconformstotheapplicablestandardsandregulations(LowVoltage,Electomagnetic Compatibility,EnvironmentalDirectives,asapplicable...).

•Yoursteamgeneratorisanelectricalappliance.Itshouldbeusedundernormalconditions.Itisintendedfordomesticuse only.

•Yourgeneratorisfittedwith2safetysystems:-apressurereleasevalvewhich,intheeventofamalfunction,releasesanyexcesssteam;-athermalfusetopreventtheappliancefromoverheating.•Alwaysplugyoursteamgeneratorinto:-anelectricalinstallationwithvoltagebetween220Vand240V.-anearthedsocket.

Connectingtothewrongvoltagemaycauseirreparabledamagetotheapplianceandwillinvalidateyourguarantee. Ifyouareusingamainsextensionlead,ensurethatitiscorrectlyrated(10A)withanearth,andisfullyextended.

•Completelyunwindthepowercordfromitsstoragespacebeforeconnectingtoanearthedsocket.

•Iftheelectricpowercord,theiron-unitorthebrush-unitisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbyanApprovedServiceCentrein ordertopreventanydanger.

•Donotunplugtheappliancebypullingonthecord.Alwaysunplugyourappliance :-beforerinsingouttheboilerorbeforefillingthereservoirorrinsingtheboiler,-beforecleaningyourgenerator,-aftereachuse.

•Theappliancemustbeusedandplacedonastable,heat-resistantsurface.Whenyouplacetheironontheironrest,make surethatthesurfaceonwhichyouplaceitisstable.

•Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,or lackofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguseoftheappliancebya personresponsiblefortheirsafety.

•Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.•Neverleavetheapplianceunattended:-whenitisconnectedtothemains,-untilithascooleddown(around1hour).

•Thesoleplateandgeneratoriron-restcanbecomeveryhotandcauseburns:nevertouchtheseparts. Nevertouchtheelectriccordswiththesoleplateoftheiron.

•Yourappliancegivesoffsteamwhichcancauseburns.Handleyourironcarefully,particularlywhenusingtheverticalsteam function.Neverdirectthesteamtowardspersonsoranimals.

•Beforeunscrewingtheboilerrinsecap,waituntilthegeneratoriscold(unpluggedformorethan2hours).

•Whilerinsingouttheboiler,neverfillitdirectlyunderthetap.•Ifyouloseordamagetheboilerrinsecap,haveitreplacedbyanapprovedServiceCentre.

•Neverimmerseyoursteamgeneratorinwateroranyotherliquid.Neverholditunderthewatertap.

•Theappliancemustnotbeusedifithasfallentothefloor,showsevidenceofdamage,leaksorfailstofunctioncorrectly. Neverdismantleyourappliance.Toavoidanydanger,haveitinspectedinanapprovedservicecentre.

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION FIRST !Yourappliancecontainsvaluablematerialswhichcanberecoveredorrecycled.￿Leaveitatawastedisposalcentre.