Important Safety Information - Gaggenau DV 461 Gebrauchsanleitung

m Important safety information
Read these instructions carefully. Only then will
you be able to operate your appliance safely and
correctly. Retain the instruction manual and
installation instructions for future use or for
subsequent owners.
Check the appliance for damage after
unpacking it. Do not connect the appliance if it
has been damaged in transport.
This appliance is intended for domestic use and
the household environment only. Only use the
appliance to vacuum-seal food in suitable
vacuum-sealing bags and vacuum-sealing
containers, and to heat-seal film.
Only operate this appliance in enclosed rooms.
This appliance may be used by children over the
age of 8 years old and by persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or by
persons with a lack of experience or knowledge
if they are supervised or are instructed by a
person responsible for their safety how to use
the appliance safely and have understood the
associated hazards.
Children must not play with, on, or around the
appliance. Children must not clean the
appliance or carry out general maintenance
unless they are at least 8 years old and are
being supervised.
Keep children below the age of 8 years old at a
safe distance from the appliance and power
cable.
This appliance is intended for use up to a
maximum height of 2000 metres above sea level.
Risk of burns!
The heat-sealing column in the vacuum-sealing
compartment becomes extremely hot if the
appliance is used frequently and there are long
heat-sealing times. Never touch the hot heat-
sealing column. Keep children away from the
appliance.
Risk of electric shock!
Do not use any high-pressure cleaners or
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steam cleaners, which can result in an
electric shock.
Risk of electric shock!
A defective appliance may cause electric
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shock. Never switch on a defective
appliance. Unplug the appliance from the
mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the
fuse box. Contact the after-sales service.
Risk of electric shock!
Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs
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may only be carried out by one of our trained
after-sales engineers. If the appliance is
faulty, unplug the mains plug or switch off
the fuse in the fuse box. Contact the after-
sales service.
Risk of fire!
The heat-sealing column in the vacuum-sealing
compartment becomes extremely hot.
Combustible vapours may ignite. Do not
vacuum-seal any combustible liquids in the
vacuum-sealing bag. Do not store any
combustible materials and objects inside the
appliance.
Risk of injury!
The smallest cracks in the glass lid may
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result in it imploding when the vacuum is
attached. Unplug the appliance from the
mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the
fuse box. Call the after-sales service.
Risk of injury!
During the vacuuming process, the vacuum-
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sealing compartment and the glass lid
deform. Screw-top jars, other hard
containers, and indeformable food that are
vacuum-sealed in the compartment when the
lid is closed must not come into contact with
this lid. Otherwise, the protective layer on
the glass will be damaged and the glass lid
may break. Hard containers and
indeformable food must not protrude over a
maximum height of 80 mm.
Risk of injury!
Any misuse of the vacuum-sealing drawer
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may lead to injury. Do not insert any hoses
that are connected to the appliance into any
body cavities. Do not vacuum-seal any living
animals.
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