Safety during use
•Remove stickers and film from the glass ceramic.
•There is the risk of burns from the appliance if used carelessly.
•Cables from electrical appliances must not touch the hot surface of the appliance or hot cookware.
•Overheated fat and oil can ignite quickly. When cooking with fat or oil (e.g. frying chips) do not leave the appliance unattended.
•Switch the cooking zones off after each use.
•Users with implanted pacemakers should keep their upper body at least 30 cm from induction cooking zones that are switched on.
•Risk of burns! Do not place objects made of metal, such as knives, forks, spoons and saucepan lids on the cooking surface, as they can get hot.
Safety when cleaning
•For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down.
•For safety reasons, the cleaning of the appliance with steam jet or high- pressure cleaning equipment is not permitted.
How to avoid damage to the appliance
•The ceramic glass can be damaged by objects falling onto it.
•The edge of the ceramic glass can be damaged by being knocked by the cookware.
•Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can scratch the ceramic glass if pushed across the surface.
•Objects that melt and things that boil over can burn onto the ceramic glass and should be removed straightaway.
•Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.
•To avoid damaging cookware and glass ceramics, do not allow saucepans or frying pans to boil dry.
•The ventilation gap of 5mm between the worktop and front of the unit un- derneath it must not be covered.
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