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Commissioning
• Before taking the appliance into use, ensure that ...
- the appliance, plug and power cable are in
good working order and...
– all packaging materials have been removed
from the appliance.
• Fill the appliance up to the MAX marking on
the scale
e
with a water and vinegar mixture
having a mix-ratio of 6:1 and then bring it to
be boil – as described in the next section.
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Warning
Do not inhale the vapours escaping during the boiling
process! This could lead to irritation of the mucous
membranes and an indisposition.
• When the process is finished, pour the water-
vinegar mixture away.
• Rinse the kettle out with clear water.
• Fill the appliance with water up to the MAX
marking on the scale
e
and then bring it to be
boil. When done, pour it away also.
Boiling water
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Danger
Never place the electrical base
t
near water –
life-threatening danger!
• Lift the kettle off of the base when filling it!
• Remove the lid
w
in that you pull it upwards.
• Hold the kettle upright while filling it. Only in this
way can you correctly read the markings on the
scale
e
.
Fill the kettle ...
– at least to the MIN mark, so that the appliance
does not overheat,
– no higher than the MAX mark, so that no boiling
water spills out.
• First close the lid
w
...
• and then place the kettle on the base
t
such
that it is standing absolutely upright on the base
t
.
• Now insert the power plug into the power socket ...
• and press the ON/OFF switch
r
upwards until
it engages.
• The control lamps integrated into the ON/OFF
switch
r
indicate that the appliance is now
heating the water up.
• The appliance switches itself off and the control
lamps go out as soon as the water is on the boil.
The ON/OFF switch
r
springs down.
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Warning
Remove the plug from the wall socket before you lift
the kettle from its base
t
. This prevents causing a
potential short circuit by water possibly spilling out
of the carafe and falling onto live electrical connec-
tions in the base
t
.
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Injury hazard
For safety reasons, the lid
w
should not be opened
while the water is boiling or is very hot. There is a
risk of receiving severe scalds.
Cleaning and Care
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Danger
Do not open any part of the housing. There are no
user-servicable elements inside. An open housing
can create the risk of a lethal electrical shock.
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