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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.