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Safety When Cleaning
• For safety reasons do not clean the appliance with a steam jet or high
pressure cleaner.
• Clean the hob in accordance with the maintenance and cleaning instruc-
tions in this manual.
To Avoid damaging your appliance
• Do not use the hob as a work surface or for storage.
• Do not operate the cooking zones when there is no pan or the pans are
empty.
• Ceramic glass is insensitve to temperature shock and very robust; howev-
er it is not unbreakable. Especially sharp and hard objects that fall on the
cooking surface can damage it.
• Do not use cast iron pans or pans with a rough, burred or damaged base.
Scratching may occur if the pans are slid across the surface.
• Do not place any pans on the hob frame. Scratching and damage to the
paint may occur.
• Make sure that no acidic liquids, e.g. vinegar, lemon or descaling agents,
are spilt onto the hob frame, since these cause dull spots.
• If sugar or a preparation with sugar comes into contact with the hot cook-
ing zone and melts there it must be cleaned off immediately with a scraper
while it is still hot. If it cools, the surface may be damaged when it is re-
moved.
• Keep all items and materials that can melt away from the glass ceramic
surface, e.g. plastics, aluminium foil, or oven foils. If something of this na-
ture should melt onto the ceramic glass surface, it must also be removed
immediately using the scraper.