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The appliance will become hot.
Do not keep combustible objects or aerosol
cans in drawers directly underneath the hob.
Hob covers can cause accidents, for example
due to overheating, catching fire or materials
shattering.
Do not use hob covers.
Food may catch fire.
The cooking process must be monitored. A
short process must be monitored continu-
ously.
WARNING ‒ Risk of burns!
The appliance and its parts that can be
touched become hot during use, particularly
the hob surround, if fitted.
Caution should be exercised here in order to
avoid touching heating elements.
Young children under 8 years of age must
be kept away from the appliance.
Hob guards may cause accidents.
Never use hob guards.
The appliance becomes hot during operation.
Allow the appliance to cool down before
cleaning.
The cookware handles may become hot dur-
ing operation. If the handles are illuminated by
the heating zone, the handles may become
particularly hot.
Always cover the entire heating zone with
the cookware.
Use oven mitts.
WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock!
Improper repairs are dangerous.
Repairs to the appliance should only be car-
ried out by trained specialist staff.
Only use genuine spare parts when repairing
the appliance.
If the power cord of this appliance is dam-
aged, it must be replaced by trained special-
ist staff.
If the appliance or the power cord is damaged,
this is dangerous.
Never operate a damaged appliance.
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Preventing material damage
ATTENTION
Rough pot and pan bases will scratch the ceramic.
Check your cookware.
Boiling pans dry may damage cookware or the appli-
ance.
Never place empty pans on a heated hotplate or al-
low to boil dry.
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If the surface is cracked, you must switch off
the appliance in order to prevent a possible
electrical shock. To do this, switch off the
appliance via the fuse in the fuse box rather
than at the main switch.
Call customer service.
An ingress of moisture can cause an electric
shock.
Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners
to clean the appliance.
The insulation on cables of electrical appli-
ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the
appliance.
Never bring electrical appliance cables into
contact with hot parts of the appliance.
WARNING ‒ Risk of injury!
Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid
between the saucepan base and the hotplate.
Always keep hotplates and saucepan bases
dry.
WARNING ‒ Danger: Magnetism!
The removable control element is magnetic
and may affect electronic implants, e.g. heart
pacemakers or insulin pumps.
Persons with electronic implants must stand
at least 10 cm away from the magnetic con-
trol element. Never put the control element
in your pockets.
WARNING ‒ Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over their
heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffoc-
ate.
Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
Do not let children play with packaging ma-
terial.
Children may breathe in or swallow small
parts, causing them to suffocate.
Keep small parts away from children.
Do not let children play with small parts.
Incorrectly positioned cookware can cause the appli-
ance to overheat.
Never place hot pots or pans on the controls or the
hob surround.
Damage can occur if hard or pointed objects fall onto
the hob.
Do not let hard or pointed objects fall onto the hob.
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