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The cooking surface becomes very hot.
▶ Never place flammable objects on the
cooking surface or in its immediate vicinity.
▶ Never place objects on the cooking sur-
face.
The appliance will become hot.
▶ Do not keep combustible objects or aero-
sol cans in drawers directly underneath the
hob.
Hob covers can cause accidents, for example
due to overheating, catching fire or materials
shattering.
▶ Do not use hob covers.
Food may catch fire.
▶ The cooking process must be monitored. A
short process must be monitored continu-
ously.
WARNING‒Risk of burns!
The appliance and its parts that can be
touched become hot during use, particularly
the hob surround, if fitted.
▶ Caution should be exercised here in order
to avoid touching heating elements.
▶ Young children under 8 years of age must
be kept away from the appliance.
Hob protective grilles may cause accidents.
▶ Never use hob protective grilles.
The appliance becomes hot during operation.
▶ Allow the appliance to cool down before
cleaning.
The cookware handles may become hot dur-
ing operation. If the handles are illuminated by
the heating zone, the handles may become
particularly hot.
▶ Always cover the entire heating zone with
the cookware.
▶ Use oven mitts.
WARNING‒Risk of electric shock!
Improper repairs are dangerous.
▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be
carried out by trained specialist staff.
▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repair-
ing the appliance.
▶ If the power cord of this appliance is dam-
aged, it must be replaced by trained spe-
cialist staff.
If the appliance or the power cord is dam-
aged, this is dangerous.
▶ Never operate a damaged appliance.
▶ If the surface is cracked, you must switch
off the appliance in order to prevent a pos-
sible electrical shock. To do this, switch off
the appliance via the fuse in the fuse box
rather than at the main switch.
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An ingress of moisture can cause an electric
shock.
▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure clean-
ers to clean the appliance.
The insulation on cables of electrical appli-
ances may melt if it touches hot parts of the
appliance.
▶ Never bring electrical appliance cables into
contact with hot parts of the appliance.
WARNING‒Risk of injury!
Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid
between the saucepan base and the hotplate.
▶ Always keep hotplates and saucepan
bases dry.
WARNING‒Risk of suffocation!
Children may put packaging material over
their heads or wrap themselves up in it and
suffocate.
▶ Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
▶ Do not let children play with packaging ma-
terial.
Children may breathe in or swallow small
parts, causing them to suffocate.
▶ Keep small parts away from children.
▶ Do not let children play with small parts.
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Rough pot and pan bases will scratch the ceramic.
▶ Check your cookware.
Boiling pans dry may damage cookware or the appli-
ance.
▶ Never place empty pans on a heated hotplate or al-
low to boil dry.
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