CAUTION
Risks when handling the
appliance
Risk of burns!
The appliance and its accessible parts be-
come hot during use.
Care should be taken to avoid touching
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heating elements inside the oven.
Children less than 8 years of age shall
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be kept away unless continously super-
vised.
Do not touch hot parts. Always protect
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hands with oven gloves or pot holders
when working on the hot appliance.
Only use dry oven gloves or pothold-
ers. Wet textiles are better heat conduc-
tors and can cause steam burns.
Glass ceramic hob:
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Do not store items that could be of
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interest to children in the storage
space above or below the hob. Chil-
dren could be encouraged to climb
on the hob.
Do not leave pot/pan handles stick-
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ing out over the edge of the work-
top; this ensures children cannot
reach up and pull down the cook-
ware.
The cooking zones get very hot dur-
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ing operation and will remain hot
after they are switched off; this is
shown by the residual heat indica-
tor.
If a power failure occurs, the resid-
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ual heat indicators will go out and
may not indicate the presence of
residual heat.
Metallic objects such as knives,
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forks, spoons and lids should not be
Safety
placed on the hotplate since they
can get hot.
Always switch off the cooking
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zones/areas yourself if you wish to
stop a cooking process. Cancelling
the cooking time limit does not end
the cooking process itself.Allow the
cooking zones to cool completely
before cleaning.
Exception: Remove sugary or starchy
residues, plastic or aluminium foil
from the hot glass ceramic immedi-
ately using a standard sharp scraper.
While doing so protect hands from
burns with oven gloves or pot hold-
ers.
Oven
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Never pour water directly into the
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hot oven. The steam can cause
scalding and damage the enamel.
Allow hot water from the oven to
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cool before pouring it out.
Never leave the oven unattended
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while grilling. Keep children away!
Allow the oven to cool completely
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before cleaning.
Fire hazard!
Do not cover the appliance with blan-
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kets, cloths or similar, as these objects
may become hot and catch fi re.
If a fi re starts, immediately turn all
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switches to zero and switch off the
automatic circuit breakers and/or un-
screw the fuses. To extinguish the fi re,
use a suitable fi re extinguisher with
the designation "F'"or a fi re blanket.
Hob
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Unattended cooking on a hob with fat
and oil can be dangerous and may re-
sult in fi re.
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